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Missouri in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Missouri changed +5.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +4.6% in 2017.

16,875 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,376 single-family), −10.3% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+5.1%Missouri index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
16,875housing units permitted in 201811,376 single-family
90 of 102counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Hickory County+21.0%000.0
Barton County+17.1%330.3
Dallas County+15.3%110.1
Grundy County+13.6%440.4
Shannon County+13.4%000.0
Bates County+12.7%000.0
Cedar County+12.4%990.6
Linn County+10.7%110.1
Monroe County+10.5%000.0
Clinton County+10.4%63632.9
Harrison County+10.2%000.0
Shelby County+9.9%110.2
Atchison County+9.2%110.2
Henry County+8.6%1160.5
Lawrence County+8.6%11110.3
Cass County+8.5%5214574.5
Randolph County+8.3%56542.3
St. Clair County+8.1%000.0
Barry County+7.9%22220.6
Benton County+7.9%1040.5
Jackson County+7.9%3,5641,7724.9
Clay County+7.6%4664621.8
Daviess County+7.4%110.1
Platte County+7.4%3463463.0
Morgan County+7.0%220.1
Vernon County+7.0%770.4
Ste. Genevieve County+6.9%440.2
Pemiscot County+6.8%940.6
Nodaway County+6.7%40222.0
DeKalb County+6.5%660.6
Douglas County+6.5%220.2
Johnson County+6.3%45340.8
Pettis County+6.3%1400.3
Adair County+5.8%61372.4
Greene County+5.8%1,2716874.1
Buchanan County+5.7%78700.9
Lafayette County+5.7%60601.8
Webster County+5.6%41331.0
Madison County+5.5%1571.2
Camden County+5.3%1631503.7
Ray County+5.3%48482.1
Newton County+5.1%38290.6
Stone County+5.1%1701705.2
Callaway County+5.0%69691.5
Christian County+5.0%6085806.3
Howell County+5.0%39131.0
Lincoln County+5.0%1401282.1
Jasper County+4.9%6024284.7
Andrew County+4.8%110.1
Perry County+4.8%85354.5
Wright County+4.8%880.4
Cape Girardeau County+4.7%8161319.7
Cooper County+4.7%000.0
Cole County+4.5%1711512.2
Livingston County+4.5%39182.7
Polk County+4.4%32321.0
St. Charles County+4.4%2,3261,4765.5
St. Louis city+4.2%6611612.4
St. Francois County+4.1%181752.7
Warren County+4.0%3323328.5
St. Louis County+3.9%1,1368971.1
Pulaski County+3.8%49490.9
Taney County+3.8%2441764.3
Jefferson County+3.6%6776752.9
Howard County+3.5%220.2
Miller County+3.4%14140.5
Phelps County+3.4%131292.9
Washington County+3.4%110.0
Dent County+3.2%000.0
Carroll County+3.1%440.5
Franklin County+3.1%4574484.2
Boone County+3.0%5575552.9
Laclede County+3.0%20140.5
Moniteau County+2.0%440.3
Texas County+2.0%710.3
Marion County+1.9%50501.8
Butler County+1.7%1080.2
Crawford County+1.7%530.2
New Madrid County+1.7%1060.7
Scott County+1.7%52501.4
Saline County+1.5%330.1
Audrain County+1.4%16140.7
Stoddard County+1.3%14140.5
Osage County+1.1%510.4
Ozark County+1.1%000.0
Pike County+0.9%13130.7
Ralls County+0.9%220.2
Montgomery County+0.8%21211.8
McDonald County+0.6%770.3
Mississippi County+0.6%880.7
Macon County−0.1%990.6
Caldwell County−0.3%25252.8
Gasconade County−0.6%440.3
Dunklin County−0.9%19190.7
Maries County−1.1%110.1
Lewis County−1.4%110.1
Iron County−1.9%000.0
Dade County−3.8%110.1
Putnam County−4.3%000.0
Chariton County−5.8%220.3
Holt County−10.0%000.0
Gentry County−10.1%420.6
Bollinger County—000.0
Oregon County—000.0

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.