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Housing units authorized by building permits in Arkansas

Housing units authorized by building permits in Arkansas was 15,492 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 13.2% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count15,492 Estimated
Change on 2024+13.2%
Rank27th of 51US states ranked
Series high17,9322005
Series low6,8002011

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Arkansas, 2000 to 2025

5,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K20K20002004200820122016202020252000: 9,203 count2001: 10,407 count2002: 12,436 count2003: 14,839 count2004: 15,855 count2005: 17,932 count2006: 13,885 count2007: 11,031 count2008: 8,810 count2009: 7,056 count2010: 7,177 count2011: 6,800 count2012: 8,231 count2013: 7,481 count2014: 7,666 count2015: 8,500 count2016: 9,474 count2017: 10,795 count2018: 10,179 count2019: 12,723 count2020: 12,493 count2021: 14,198 count2022: 14,364 count2023: 12,842 count2024: 13,684 count2025: 15,492 count5,00010K15K20K20002009201820252000: 9,203 count2001: 10,407 count2002: 12,436 count2003: 14,839 count2004: 15,855 count2005: 17,932 count2006: 13,885 count2007: 11,031 count2008: 8,810 count2009: 7,056 count2010: 7,177 count2011: 6,800 count2012: 8,231 count2013: 7,481 count2014: 7,666 count2015: 8,500 count2016: 9,474 count2017: 10,795 count2018: 10,179 count2019: 12,723 count2020: 12,493 count2021: 14,198 count2022: 14,364 count2023: 12,842 count2024: 13,684 count2025: 15,492 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
202515,492 Estimated
202413,684 Estimated
202312,842 Estimated
202214,364 Estimated
202114,198 Estimated
202012,493 Estimated
201912,723 Estimated
201810,179 Estimated
201710,795 Estimated
20169,474 Estimated
20158,500 Estimated
20147,666 Estimated
20137,481 Estimated
20128,231 Estimated
20116,800 Estimated
20107,177 Estimated
20097,056 Estimated
20088,810 Estimated
200711,031 Estimated
200613,885 Estimated
200517,932 Estimated
200415,855 Estimated
200314,839 Estimated
200212,436 Estimated
200110,407 Estimated
20009,203 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
Arkansas15,492
United States1,431,616

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 19,061 countAlaska: 848 countArizona: 51,532 countArkansas: 15,492 countCalifornia: 103,856 countColorado: 33,754 countConnecticut: 7,273 countDelaware: 6,468 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,591 countFlorida: 178,297 countGeorgia: 61,196 countHawaii: 3,708 countIdaho: 17,944 countIllinois: 18,551 countIndiana: 29,076 countIowa: 13,664 countKansas: 10,299 countKentucky: 14,940 countLouisiana: 14,203 countMaine: 6,979 countMaryland: 13,358 countMassachusetts: 12,477 countMichigan: 23,075 countMinnesota: 20,947 countMississippi: 8,405 countMissouri: 17,474 countMontana: 5,258 countNebraska: 10,596 countNevada: 18,540 countNew Hampshire: 5,030 countNew Jersey: 27,661 countNew Mexico: 7,747 countNew York: 38,667 countNorth Carolina: 86,167 countNorth Dakota: 2,440 countOhio: 33,640 countOklahoma: 15,513 countOregon: 14,839 countPennsylvania: 25,709 countRhode Island: 1,738 countSouth Carolina: 45,862 countSouth Dakota: 5,305 countTennessee: 43,374 countTexas: 210,217 countUtah: 26,775 countVermont: 2,294 countVirginia: 33,094 countWashington: 34,913 countWest Virginia: 3,962 countWisconsin: 25,569 countWyoming: 2,238 count
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2025, count. Arkansas is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Arkansas, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Arkansas, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Arkansas, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Arkansas, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Arkansas?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Arkansas was 15,492 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 13.2% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Arkansas?

17,932 in 2005, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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