Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits

Bentonville, AR had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 39 cities in 2014, at 1,089. Malvern, AR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 65 and the figure for Arkansas was 7,666. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,089Bentonville, AR

Lowest0Malvern, AR

Median6539 cities

Arkansas7,666History

All cities, 2014

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Bentonville, AR Estimated	1,089	+94.8%
2	Little Rock, AR Estimated	779	+28.1%
3	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	649	+56%
4	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	598	+36.8%
5	Rogers, AR Estimated	543	+17.3%
6	Fort Smith, AR Estimated	372	+17%
7	Centerton, AR Estimated	296	+28.1%
8	Springdale, AR Estimated	224	+23.1%
9	Conway, AR Estimated	213	-29%
10	Benton, AR Estimated	204	-2.4%
11	Paragould, AR Estimated	178	+54.8%
12	Sherwood, AR Estimated	147	-7.5%
13	Maumelle, AR Estimated	99	+39.4%
14	El Dorado, AR Estimated	83	+13.7%
15	Bryant, AR Estimated	78	-31.6%
16	North Little Rock, AR Estimated	71	-85.8%
17	Marion, AR Estimated	70	+42.9%
18	Cabot, AR Estimated	67	-30.9%
19	Farmington, AR Estimated	65	+71.1%
19	Lowell, AR Estimated	65	-54.2%
21	Searcy, AR Estimated	61	-62.8%
22	Bella Vista, AR Estimated	51	n/a
23	Magnolia, AR Estimated	49	+716.7%
24	Batesville, AR Estimated	48	+2.1%
25	Jacksonville, AR Estimated	46	+39.4%
26	Hot Springs, AR Estimated	43	+4.9%
27	Russellville, AR Estimated	40	-70.8%
28	Pea Ridge, AR Estimated	39	+34.5%
29	Texarkana, AR Estimated	37	-30.2%
30	Pine Bluff, AR Estimated	27	-63%
31	Van Buren, AR Estimated	25	-54.5%
32	Siloam Springs, AR Estimated	23	-23.3%
33	West Memphis, AR Estimated	18	-70.5%
34	Harrison, AR Estimated	10	-28.6%
35	Blytheville, AR Estimated	4	+33.3%
35	Mountain Home, AR Estimated	4	-92%
37	Camden, AR Estimated	3	n/a
38	Forrest City, AR Estimated	0	-100%
38	Malvern, AR Estimated	0	-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2014. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South\%20Region/so2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Bentonville, AR, with 1,089 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Malvern, AR, with 0 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.