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Arkansas in 2022

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +16.5%, against +15.5% for the United States and +11.3% in 2021.

14,364 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,473 single-family), +1.2% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+16.5%Arkansas index, 2021–2022US +15.5%
14,364housing units permitted in 20229,473 single-family
63 of 67counties with a rising indexmedian county +14.5%
1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022
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Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2022Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Newton County+32.3%000.0
Clay County+29.8%1080.7
Fulton County+26.8%000.0
Benton County+23.9%5,0553,40715.2
Logan County+23.7%10100.5
Madison County+23.5%26261.4
Hot Spring County+22.1%1030.3
Washington County+22.1%2,1652,0028.0
Carroll County+21.5%15150.5
Boone County+20.5%29210.8
Franklin County+20.5%26241.5
Randolph County+20.4%34341.8
Montgomery County+19.9%000.0
Bradley County+19.6%330.3
Cleveland County+19.5%000.0
Polk County+19.5%000.0
Cleburne County+19.4%1080.4
Crawford County+18.8%117901.9
Hempstead County+18.7%110.1
Marion County+18.7%20320311.5
Baxter County+18.1%48351.1
Garland County+18.0%99671.0
Cross County+17.8%770.4
Grant County+17.7%30301.6
Johnson County+17.3%880.3
Clark County+16.7%440.2
Ashley County+16.5%000.0
Ouachita County+15.9%770.3
Independence County+15.8%27140.7
Crittenden County+15.4%78761.7
Lonoke County+15.2%2561803.3
Saline County+14.7%4374353.3
Sebastian County+14.7%4852273.7
Faulkner County+14.5%1,1384008.5
Craighead County+14.2%1,0776379.2
White County+14.1%6711618.4
Miller County+14.0%48321.1
Stone County+13.8%550.4
Pope County+13.7%55470.8
Pulaski County+13.6%1,4758163.6
Sharp County+13.4%990.5
Greene County+13.0%2821445.9
Izard County+13.0%770.5
Pike County+13.0%000.0
Sevier County+12.8%880.5
Columbia County+12.5%550.2
Mississippi County+12.3%61451.6
Jefferson County+12.2%63391.0
Lawrence County+12.2%64193.9
Van Buren County+12.0%15150.9
Jackson County+11.9%220.1
Lincoln County+11.3%440.3
Conway County+9.9%19190.9
Little River County+9.1%440.3
Arkansas County+8.7%16161.0
Yell County+8.6%14110.7
Drew County+7.0%880.5
Scott County+7.0%000.0
Searcy County+6.9%000.0
Union County+6.8%17170.5
Perry County+6.6%220.2
Poinsett County+4.8%72443.2
Phillips County+4.1%1100.8
Howard County−1.5%440.3
St. Francis County−5.0%000.0
Chicot County−6.7%000.0
Desha County−8.1%330.3
Woodruff County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by year010,00020,0001995: 11,707 units (7,295 single-family, 4,412 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 11,144 units (7,671 single-family, 3,473 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 11,026 units (6,831 single-family, 4,195 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,021 units (7,160 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 11,502 units (7,749 single-family, 3,753 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,203 units (6,927 single-family, 2,276 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 10,407 units (7,457 single-family, 2,950 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,436 units (8,007 single-family, 4,429 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 14,839 units (10,072 single-family, 4,767 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 15,855 units (10,563 single-family, 5,292 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 17,932 units (13,191 single-family, 4,741 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,885 units (10,769 single-family, 3,116 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,031 units (7,990 single-family, 3,041 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,810 units (5,219 single-family, 3,591 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,056 units (4,526 single-family, 2,530 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,177 units (4,648 single-family, 2,529 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,800 units (4,141 single-family, 2,659 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 8,231 units (5,417 single-family, 2,814 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,481 units (5,521 single-family, 1,960 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,666 units (5,257 single-family, 2,409 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,500 units (5,709 single-family, 2,791 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,474 units (6,816 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 10,795 units (7,376 single-family, 3,419 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 10,179 units (7,354 single-family, 2,825 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 12,723 units (7,869 single-family, 4,854 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,493 units (8,802 single-family, 3,691 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 14,198 units (10,563 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 14,364 units (9,473 single-family, 4,891 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 12,842 units (9,360 single-family, 3,482 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 13,684 units (9,819 single-family, 3,865 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 15,492 units (10,298 single-family, 5,194 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.