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Arkansas in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +4.4%, against +4.9% for the United States and +8.7% in 2023.

13,684 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,819 single-family), +6.6% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+4.4%Arkansas index, 2023–2024US +4.9%
13,684housing units permitted in 20249,819 single-family
49 of 59counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024
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Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2024Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Searcy County+21.6%000.0
Perry County+20.8%330.3
Hot Spring County+19.6%440.1
Carroll County+15.1%30201.0
Marion County+14.0%24024013.6
Mississippi County+14.0%66621.7
Hempstead County+13.2%220.1
Clay County+12.3%10100.7
Arkansas County+12.2%18181.1
St. Francis County+11.6%330.1
Cross County+11.3%18181.1
Conway County+10.4%11110.5
Independence County+9.7%3260.8
Lawrence County+9.2%75554.6
Columbia County+8.9%14140.6
Yell County+8.9%10100.5
Polk County+8.6%440.2
Poinsett County+8.0%93514.1
White County+7.1%2051672.6
Sevier County+7.0%440.3
Scott County+6.9%000.0
Baxter County+6.5%49391.1
Cleburne County+6.1%880.3
Logan County+6.1%330.1
Faulkner County+5.4%8643916.4
Boone County+5.3%96202.5
Ashley County+5.2%510.3
Sebastian County+5.0%3852342.9
Washington County+4.9%3,5021,91512.9
Little River County+4.7%000.0
Pope County+4.6%53460.8
Benton County+4.5%4,4533,65113.4
Madison County+4.5%29291.6
Franklin County+4.3%16160.9
Miller County+4.3%21210.5
Craighead County+4.1%9236107.9
Johnson County+4.1%12120.5
Lonoke County+4.1%1931752.5
Pulaski County+3.8%1,0099672.5
Greene County+3.6%2651055.6
Crawford County+3.2%46350.7
Saline County+3.2%5094913.8
Garland County+2.3%111871.1
Union County+2.3%20200.5
Sharp County+1.6%26261.4
Jefferson County+1.1%63531.0
Randolph County+0.8%000.0
Clark County+0.7%12120.6
Grant County+0.2%28281.5
Drew County−0.4%1320.8
Cleveland County−1.1%000.0
Izard County−2.8%660.4
Stone County−3.1%220.2
Crittenden County−3.3%69691.5
Jackson County−3.9%770.4
Ouachita County−5.3%000.0
Van Buren County−6.2%16161.0
Fulton County−9.4%000.0
Howard County−10.4%110.1
Bradley County—000.0
Chicot County—000.0
Desha County—220.2
Lincoln County—440.3
Montgomery County—000.0
Newton County—000.0
Phillips County—16101.1
Pike County—000.0
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.