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Missouri in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Missouri changed +4.6%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.1% in 2016.

18,811 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,109 single-family), −1.0% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+4.6%Missouri index, 2016–2017US +5.4%
18,811housing units permitted in 201712,109 single-family
83 of 103counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017
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Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2017Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Holt County+34.8%330.7
Dade County+24.6%220.3
Maries County+22.0%220.2
Caldwell County+20.4%31313.4
Chariton County+16.5%220.3
Mississippi County+8.6%10100.8
Lafayette County+7.9%36361.1
Washington County+7.9%000.0
Putnam County+7.7%110.2
Jackson County+7.6%3,9891,8215.4
Lewis County+7.6%330.3
Clay County+7.3%4694261.8
Bollinger County+7.1%000.0
Lincoln County+7.1%1491432.2
Montgomery County+7.1%28282.4
Warren County+7.1%2822827.2
Webster County+7.0%76521.8
Ozark County+6.8%510.5
Cass County+6.7%6554735.7
Dunklin County+6.7%19190.7
St. Clair County+6.6%110.1
Shannon County+6.4%000.0
Macon County+6.2%13130.9
St. Charles County+6.2%1,9981,5504.7
Polk County+6.1%24180.7
Christian County+6.0%5815656.0
Saline County+5.9%1390.6
Platte County+5.8%3263262.8
Gentry County+5.7%881.3
Gasconade County+5.4%440.3
DeKalb County+5.2%440.4
Ralls County+5.2%220.2
Ray County+5.2%42421.8
Taney County+5.1%2091733.7
Wright County+5.1%880.4
St. Louis city+5.0%785952.8
Audrain County+4.9%56142.3
Greene County+4.8%1,2227164.0
McDonald County+4.8%550.2
Moniteau County+4.7%330.2
Miller County+4.6%13130.5
St. Louis County+4.6%1,4841,1741.5
Franklin County+4.5%4403884.1
Phelps County+4.4%105412.3
Stone County+4.4%1631635.0
Jefferson County+4.3%7447343.2
Daviess County+4.2%110.1
St. Francois County+4.0%289844.3
Stoddard County+4.0%4081.4
Bates County+3.9%110.1
Laclede County+3.9%83572.2
Livingston County+3.9%25211.7
Osage County+3.6%5734.2
Butler County+3.5%840.2
Clinton County+3.4%61552.8
Callaway County+3.2%71711.6
Camden County+3.1%1591413.6
Newton County+3.1%41330.7
Dent County+2.9%000.0
Boone County+2.8%1,6347698.5
Andrew County+2.7%310.2
Johnson County+2.6%89351.6
Pettis County+2.5%16120.4
Marion County+2.3%48421.7
Ste. Genevieve County+2.0%330.2
Randolph County+1.7%22220.9
Cooper County+1.6%330.2
Cole County+1.4%1911662.5
Dallas County+1.4%110.1
Madison County+1.4%660.5
Morgan County+1.4%220.1
Adair County+1.2%87833.4
Crawford County+1.0%1170.5
Jasper County+1.0%7244125.7
Pike County+1.0%13130.7
Cape Girardeau County+0.9%5982607.1
Howard County+0.9%620.6
Scott County+0.9%54451.4
Howell County+0.6%19190.5
Cedar County+0.5%10100.7
Lawrence County+0.5%990.2
Buchanan County+0.4%97911.2
Perry County+0.4%43392.3
Barry County0.0%75352.1
Douglas County−0.2%220.2
Harrison County−0.6%000.0
Benton County−0.7%330.1
Nodaway County−0.9%43222.1
Linn County−1.1%110.1
Henry County−1.5%970.4
Vernon County−1.5%12100.6
Monroe County−1.6%000.0
Iron County−1.8%310.3
New Madrid County−2.3%330.2
Texas County−2.3%1120.4
Pulaski County−2.5%54541.0
Atchison County−5.4%000.0
Carroll County−6.2%11111.3
Grundy County−6.2%440.4
Pemiscot County−7.7%1360.9
Hickory County−8.1%000.0
Barton County−11.9%000.0
Shelby County−23.7%110.2
Oregon County—110.1

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Missouri by year020,00040,0001995: 24,282 units (18,975 single-family, 5,307 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 26,298 units (20,107 single-family, 6,191 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 25,156 units (18,811 single-family, 6,345 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 25,657 units (19,997 single-family, 5,660 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 26,840 units (20,658 single-family, 6,182 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 24,321 units (17,929 single-family, 6,392 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 24,739 units (18,792 single-family, 5,947 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 28,255 units (20,747 single-family, 7,508 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 29,309 units (22,730 single-family, 6,579 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 32,791 units (26,269 single-family, 6,522 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 33,114 units (25,949 single-family, 7,165 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 29,172 units (19,926 single-family, 9,246 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 21,525 units (14,905 single-family, 6,620 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 13,273 units (7,777 single-family, 5,496 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 10,056 units (6,552 single-family, 3,504 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 9,699 units (6,901 single-family, 2,798 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 9,242 units (6,059 single-family, 3,183 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 12,297 units (7,998 single-family, 4,299 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 13,708 units (9,366 single-family, 4,342 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 16,003 units (9,072 single-family, 6,931 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 18,344 units (10,339 single-family, 8,005 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 18,997 units (11,292 single-family, 7,705 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 18,811 units (12,109 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 16,875 units (11,376 single-family, 5,499 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 17,460 units (10,955 single-family, 6,505 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,839 units (13,107 single-family, 6,732 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 21,372 units (13,941 single-family, 7,431 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 20,901 units (11,598 single-family, 9,303 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 16,781 units (11,022 single-family, 5,759 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 18,464 units (11,528 single-family, 6,936 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 17,474 units (11,374 single-family, 6,100 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Missouri 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.