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Counties in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Benton County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 73 counties in 2025, at 6,307. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,307Benton County
Lowest0Woodruff County
Median973 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Benton CountyBenton County: 6,307 count6,307Washington CountyWashington County: 2,632 count2,632Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,705 count1,705Craighead CountyCraighead County: 973 count973Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 703 count703Sebastian CountySebastian County: 525 count525Saline CountySaline County: 477 count477Garland CountyGarland County: 326 count326White CountyWhite County: 254 count254Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 224 count224Marion CountyMarion County: 190 count190Greene CountyGreene County: 156 count156Boone CountyBoone County: 135 count135Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 96 count96Baxter CountyBaxter County: 80 count80Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 69 count69Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 60 count60Pope CountyPope County: 55 count55Crawford CountyCrawford County: 46 count46Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 44 count44Miller CountyMiller County: 37 count37Grant CountyGrant County: 33 count33Independence CountyIndependence County: 33 count33Franklin CountyFranklin County: 31 count31Cross CountyCross County: 28 count28Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 24 count24Carroll CountyCarroll County: 22 count22Madison CountyMadison County: 22 count22Conway CountyConway County: 21 count21Union CountyUnion County: 19 count19Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 16 count16Sharp CountySharp County: 16 count16Yell CountyYell County: 15 count15Johnson CountyJohnson County: 13 count13Columbia CountyColumbia County: 11 count11Clay CountyClay County: 9 count9Izard CountyIzard County: 9 count9Ashley CountyAshley County: 8 count8Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 7 count7Jackson CountyJackson County: 7 count7
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Benton County Estimated6,307+41.6%
2Washington County Estimated2,632-24.8%
3Pulaski County Estimated1,705+69%
4Craighead County Estimated973+5.4%
5Faulkner County Estimated703-18.6%
6Sebastian County Estimated525+36.4%
7Saline County Estimated477-6.3%
8Garland County Estimated326+193.7%
9White County Estimated254+23.9%
10Lonoke County Estimated224+16.1%
11Marion County Estimated190-20.8%
12Greene County Estimated156-41.1%
13Boone County Estimated135+40.6%
14Crittenden County Estimated96+39.1%
15Baxter County Estimated80+63.3%
16Mississippi County Estimated69+4.5%
17Jefferson County Estimated60-4.8%
18Pope County Estimated55+3.8%
19Crawford County Estimated460%
20Poinsett County Estimated44-52.7%
21Miller County Estimated37+76.2%
22Grant County Estimated33+17.9%
22Independence County Estimated33+3.1%
24Franklin County Estimated31+93.8%
25Cross County Estimated28+55.6%
26Arkansas County Estimated24+33.3%
27Carroll County Estimated22-26.7%
27Madison County Estimated22-24.1%
29Conway County Estimated21+90.9%
30Union County Estimated19-5%
31Lawrence County Estimated16-78.7%
31Sharp County Estimated16-38.5%
33Yell County Estimated15+50%
34Johnson County Estimated13+8.3%
35Columbia County Estimated11-21.4%
36Clay County Estimated9-10%
36Izard County Estimated9+50%
38Ashley County Estimated8+60%
39Hot Spring County Estimated7+75%
39Jackson County Estimated70%
41Clark County Estimated6-50%
41Logan County Estimated6+100%
41Sevier County Estimated6+50%
41Van Buren County Estimated6-62.5%
45Cleburne County Estimated5-37.5%
46Drew County Estimated4-69.2%
46Polk County Estimated40%
46Prairie County Estimated4-20%
49Phillips County Estimated3-81.3%
50Calhoun County Estimated2n/a
50Desha County Estimated20%
50Hempstead County Estimated20%
53Bradley County Estimated1n/a
53Newton County Estimated1n/a
53Ouachita County Estimated1n/a
53St. Francis County Estimated1-66.7%
57Chicot County Estimated0n/a
57Cleveland County Estimated0n/a
57Dallas County Estimated0n/a
57Fulton County Estimated0n/a
57Howard County Estimated0-100%
57Lafayette County Estimated0n/a
57Lee County Estimated0n/a
57Lincoln County Estimated0-100%
57Little River County Estimated0n/a
57Monroe County Estimated0n/a
57Nevada County Estimated0n/a
57Perry County Estimated0-100%
57Randolph County Estimated0n/a
57Scott County Estimated0n/a
57Searcy County Estimated0n/a
57Stone County Estimated0-100%
57Woodruff County Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Benton County, with 6,307 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woodruff County, with 0 in 2025.

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 county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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