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Cities in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits

Fayetteville, AR had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 39 cities in 2019, at 1,616. Forrest City, AR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 103 and the figure for Arkansas was 12,723. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,616Fayetteville, AR
Lowest0Forrest City, AR
Median10339 cities
Arkansas12,723History

All cities, 2019

Fayetteville, AR: 1,616 countFayetteville, AR1,616Bentonville, AR: 1,076 countBentonville, AR1,076Little Rock, AR: 1,019 countLittle Rock, AR1,019Rogers, AR: 734 countRogers, AR734Jonesboro, AR: 663 countJonesboro, AR663Centerton, AR: 560 countCenterton, AR560North Little Rock, AR: 436 countNorth Little Rock, AR436Conway, AR: 332 countConway, AR332Fort Smith, AR: 326 countFort Smith, AR326Springdale, AR: 284 countSpringdale, AR284Bella Vista, AR: 278 countBella Vista, AR278Siloam Springs, AR: 225 countSiloam Springs, AR225Paragould, AR: 212 countParagould, AR212Sherwood, AR: 199 countSherwood, AR199Jacksonville, AR: 142 countJacksonville, AR142Bryant, AR: 136 countBryant, AR136Lowell, AR: 127 countLowell, AR127Hot Springs, AR: 117 countHot Springs, AR117Benton, AR: 112 countBenton, AR112Cabot, AR: 103 countCabot, AR103Farmington, AR: 98 countFarmington, AR98Pea Ridge, AR: 98 countPea Ridge, AR98Van Buren, AR: 90 countVan Buren, AR90Russellville, AR: 83 countRussellville, AR83Searcy, AR: 70 countSearcy, AR70Maumelle, AR: 66 countMaumelle, AR66Marion, AR: 32 countMarion, AR32Texarkana, AR: 28 countTexarkana, AR28Magnolia, AR: 21 countMagnolia, AR21Batesville, AR: 20 countBatesville, AR20Mountain Home, AR: 16 countMountain Home, AR16Harrison, AR: 12 countHarrison, AR12West Memphis, AR: 12 countWest Memphis, AR12El Dorado, AR: 10 countEl Dorado, AR10Pine Bluff, AR: 10 countPine Bluff, AR10Camden, AR: 8 countCamden, AR8Malvern, AR: 5 countMalvern, AR5Blytheville, AR: 4 countBlytheville, AR4Forrest City, AR: 0 countForrest City, AR0Fayetteville, AR: 1,616 countFayetteville, AR1,616Bentonville, AR: 1,076 countBentonville, AR1,076Little Rock, AR: 1,019 countLittle Rock, AR1,019Rogers, AR: 734 countRogers, AR734Jonesboro, AR: 663 countJonesboro, AR663Centerton, AR: 560 countCenterton, AR560North Little Rock, AR: 436 countNorth Little Rock, AR436Conway, AR: 332 countConway, AR332Fort Smith, AR: 326 countFort Smith, AR326Springdale, AR: 284 countSpringdale, AR284Bella Vista, AR: 278 countBella Vista, AR278Siloam Springs, AR: 225 countSiloam Springs, AR225Paragould, AR: 212 countParagould, AR212Sherwood, AR: 199 countSherwood, AR199Jacksonville, AR: 142 countJacksonville, AR142Bryant, AR: 136 countBryant, AR136Lowell, AR: 127 countLowell, AR127Hot Springs, AR: 117 countHot Springs, AR117Benton, AR: 112 countBenton, AR112Cabot, AR: 103 countCabot, AR103Farmington, AR: 98 countFarmington, AR98Pea Ridge, AR: 98 countPea Ridge, AR98Van Buren, AR: 90 countVan Buren, AR90Russellville, AR: 83 countRussellville, AR83Searcy, AR: 70 countSearcy, AR70Maumelle, AR: 66 countMaumelle, AR66Marion, AR: 32 countMarion, AR32Texarkana, AR: 28 countTexarkana, AR28Magnolia, AR: 21 countMagnolia, AR21Batesville, AR: 20 countBatesville, AR20Mountain Home, AR: 16 countMountain Home, AR16Harrison, AR: 12 countHarrison, AR12West Memphis, AR: 12 countWest Memphis, AR12El Dorado, AR: 10 countEl Dorado, AR10Pine Bluff, AR: 10 countPine Bluff, AR10Camden, AR: 8 countCamden, AR8Malvern, AR: 5 countMalvern, AR5Blytheville, AR: 4 countBlytheville, AR4Forrest City, AR: 0 countForrest City, AR0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Fayetteville, AR Estimated1,616+130.5%
2Bentonville, AR Estimated1,076-40.4%
3Little Rock, AR Estimated1,019+116.8%
4Rogers, AR Estimated734+4.6%
5Jonesboro, AR Estimated663+4.4%
6Centerton, AR Estimated560+68.7%
7North Little Rock, AR Estimated436+223%
8Conway, AR Estimated332+0.9%
9Fort Smith, AR Estimated326+21.2%
10Springdale, AR Estimated284+25.1%
11Bella Vista, AR Estimated278+6.9%
12Siloam Springs, AR Estimated225+47.1%
13Paragould, AR Estimated212+34.2%
14Sherwood, AR Estimated199-2.9%
15Jacksonville, AR Estimated142+167.9%
16Bryant, AR Estimated136-8.1%
17Lowell, AR Estimated127+53%
18Hot Springs, AR Estimated117+30%
19Benton, AR Estimated112-25.3%
20Cabot, AR Estimated103-12.7%
21Farmington, AR Estimated98+8.9%
21Pea Ridge, AR Estimated98+11.4%
23Van Buren, AR Estimated90+16.9%
24Russellville, AR Estimated83+36.1%
25Searcy, AR Estimated70+34.6%
26Maumelle, AR Estimated66-15.4%
27Marion, AR Estimated32+10.3%
28Texarkana, AR Estimated28-3.4%
29Magnolia, AR Estimated21+10.5%
30Batesville, AR Estimated20-37.5%
31Mountain Home, AR Estimated16-51.5%
32Harrison, AR Estimated12-67.6%
32West Memphis, AR Estimated120%
34El Dorado, AR Estimated10+150%
34Pine Bluff, AR Estimated10+42.9%
36Camden, AR Estimated8+300%
37Malvern, AR Estimated5-50%
38Blytheville, AR Estimated4n/a
39Forrest City, 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/so2019a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2019a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/arkansas-cities?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fayetteville, AR, with 1,616 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forrest City, AR, with 0 in 2019.

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