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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 2018, at 1,805. Blytheville, AR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 88 and the figure for Arkansas was 10,179. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,805Bentonville, AR
Lowest0Blytheville, AR
Median8839 cities
Arkansas10,179History

All cities, 2018

Bentonville, AR: 1,805 countBentonville, AR1,805Rogers, AR: 702 countRogers, AR702Fayetteville, AR: 701 countFayetteville, AR701Jonesboro, AR: 635 countJonesboro, AR635Little Rock, AR: 470 countLittle Rock, AR470Centerton, AR: 332 countCenterton, AR332Conway, AR: 329 countConway, AR329Fort Smith, AR: 269 countFort Smith, AR269Bella Vista, AR: 260 countBella Vista, AR260Springdale, AR: 227 countSpringdale, AR227Sherwood, AR: 205 countSherwood, AR205Paragould, AR: 158 countParagould, AR158Siloam Springs, AR: 153 countSiloam Springs, AR153Benton, AR: 150 countBenton, AR150Bryant, AR: 148 countBryant, AR148North Little Rock, AR: 135 countNorth Little Rock, AR135Cabot, AR: 118 countCabot, AR118Farmington, AR: 90 countFarmington, AR90Hot Springs, AR: 90 countHot Springs, AR90Pea Ridge, AR: 88 countPea Ridge, AR88Lowell, AR: 83 countLowell, AR83Maumelle, AR: 78 countMaumelle, AR78Van Buren, AR: 77 countVan Buren, AR77Russellville, AR: 61 countRussellville, AR61Jacksonville, AR: 53 countJacksonville, AR53Searcy, AR: 52 countSearcy, AR52Harrison, AR: 37 countHarrison, AR37Mountain Home, AR: 33 countMountain Home, AR33Batesville, AR: 32 countBatesville, AR32Marion, AR: 29 countMarion, AR29Texarkana, AR: 29 countTexarkana, AR29Magnolia, AR: 19 countMagnolia, AR19West Memphis, AR: 12 countWest Memphis, AR12Malvern, AR: 10 countMalvern, AR10Pine Bluff, AR: 7 countPine Bluff, AR7El Dorado, AR: 4 countEl Dorado, AR4Camden, AR: 2 countCamden, AR2Forrest City, AR: 1 countForrest City, AR1Blytheville, AR: 0 countBlytheville, AR0Bentonville, AR: 1,805 countBentonville, AR1,805Rogers, AR: 702 countRogers, AR702Fayetteville, AR: 701 countFayetteville, AR701Jonesboro, AR: 635 countJonesboro, AR635Little Rock, AR: 470 countLittle Rock, AR470Centerton, AR: 332 countCenterton, AR332Conway, AR: 329 countConway, AR329Fort Smith, AR: 269 countFort Smith, AR269Bella Vista, AR: 260 countBella Vista, AR260Springdale, AR: 227 countSpringdale, AR227Sherwood, AR: 205 countSherwood, AR205Paragould, AR: 158 countParagould, AR158Siloam Springs, AR: 153 countSiloam Springs, AR153Benton, AR: 150 countBenton, AR150Bryant, AR: 148 countBryant, AR148North Little Rock, AR: 135 countNorth Little Rock, AR135Cabot, AR: 118 countCabot, AR118Farmington, AR: 90 countFarmington, AR90Hot Springs, AR: 90 countHot Springs, AR90Pea Ridge, AR: 88 countPea Ridge, AR88Lowell, AR: 83 countLowell, AR83Maumelle, AR: 78 countMaumelle, AR78Van Buren, AR: 77 countVan Buren, AR77Russellville, AR: 61 countRussellville, AR61Jacksonville, AR: 53 countJacksonville, AR53Searcy, AR: 52 countSearcy, AR52Harrison, AR: 37 countHarrison, AR37Mountain Home, AR: 33 countMountain Home, AR33Batesville, AR: 32 countBatesville, AR32Marion, AR: 29 countMarion, AR29Texarkana, AR: 29 countTexarkana, AR29Magnolia, AR: 19 countMagnolia, AR19West Memphis, AR: 12 countWest Memphis, AR12Malvern, AR: 10 countMalvern, AR10Pine Bluff, AR: 7 countPine Bluff, AR7El Dorado, AR: 4 countEl Dorado, AR4Camden, AR: 2 countCamden, AR2Forrest City, AR: 1 countForrest City, AR1Blytheville, AR: 0 countBlytheville, AR0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2018
count		Change on 2017
1Bentonville, AR Estimated1,805+99.9%
2Rogers, AR Estimated702+4.6%
3Fayetteville, AR Estimated701+53.4%
4Jonesboro, AR Estimated635-2.5%
5Little Rock, AR Estimated470-57.3%
6Centerton, AR Estimated332-45.3%
7Conway, AR Estimated329+8.2%
8Fort Smith, AR Estimated269-28.3%
9Bella Vista, AR Estimated260+34%
10Springdale, AR Estimated227-35.7%
11Sherwood, AR Estimated205-20.5%
12Paragould, AR Estimated158-12.7%
13Siloam Springs, AR Estimated153+48.5%
14Benton, AR Estimated150+2.7%
15Bryant, AR Estimated148+16.5%
16North Little Rock, AR Estimated135-76.6%
17Cabot, AR Estimated118+5.4%
18Farmington, AR Estimated90-15.9%
18Hot Springs, AR Estimated90+150%
20Pea Ridge, AR Estimated88-40.5%
21Lowell, AR Estimated83-22.4%
22Maumelle, AR Estimated78+27.9%
23Van Buren, AR Estimated77-2.5%
24Russellville, AR Estimated61-28.2%
25Jacksonville, AR Estimated53-18.5%
26Searcy, AR Estimated52-20%
27Harrison, AR Estimated37+131.3%
28Mountain Home, AR Estimated33-51.5%
29Batesville, AR Estimated32-57.9%
30Marion, AR Estimated29-23.7%
30Texarkana, AR Estimated290%
32Magnolia, AR Estimated19+5.6%
33West Memphis, AR Estimated12+20%
34Malvern, AR Estimated10+11.1%
35Pine Bluff, AR Estimated7-12.5%
36El Dorado, AR Estimated4-95.5%
37Camden, AR Estimated2-60%
38Forrest City, AR Estimated1n/a
39Blytheville, AR Estimated0-100%

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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/so2018a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt

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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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 20 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bentonville, AR, with 1,805 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Blytheville, AR, with 0 in 2018.

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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.

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