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Counties in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits

Benton County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 73 counties in 2023, at 4,717. Searcy County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,717Benton County
Lowest0Searcy County
Median1073 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Benton CountyBenton County: 4,717 count4,717Washington CountyWashington County: 2,176 count2,176Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,404 count1,404Craighead CountyCraighead County: 945 count945Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 604 count604Sebastian CountySebastian County: 410 count410Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 334 count334Saline CountySaline County: 291 count291Boone CountyBoone County: 244 count244White CountyWhite County: 210 count210Marion CountyMarion County: 199 count199Crawford CountyCrawford County: 155 count155Greene CountyGreene County: 120 count120Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 94 count94Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 89 count89Garland CountyGarland County: 84 count84Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 82 count82Baxter CountyBaxter County: 64 count64Pope CountyPope County: 60 count60Randolph CountyRandolph County: 57 count57Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 56 count56Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 49 count49Miller CountyMiller County: 36 count36Grant CountyGrant County: 29 count29Cross CountyCross County: 25 count25Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24 count24Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 23 count23Madison CountyMadison County: 22 count22Carroll CountyCarroll County: 21 count21Columbia CountyColumbia County: 20 count20Union CountyUnion County: 19 count19Conway CountyConway County: 17 count17Yell CountyYell County: 16 count16Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 15 count15Johnson CountyJohnson County: 13 count13Izard CountyIzard County: 11 count11Chicot CountyChicot County: 10 count10Jackson CountyJackson County: 9 count9Drew CountyDrew County: 8 count8Sevier CountySevier County: 8 count8
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Benton County Estimated4,717
2Washington County Estimated2,176
3Pulaski County Estimated1,404
4Craighead County Estimated945
5Faulkner County Estimated604
6Sebastian County Estimated410
7Lonoke County Estimated334
8Saline County Estimated291
9Boone County Estimated244
10White County Estimated210
11Marion County Estimated199
12Crawford County Estimated155
13Greene County Estimated120
14Jefferson County Estimated94
15Lawrence County Estimated89
16Garland County Estimated84
17Poinsett County Estimated82
18Baxter County Estimated64
19Pope County Estimated60
20Randolph County Estimated57
21Crittenden County Estimated56
22Mississippi County Estimated49
23Miller County Estimated36
24Grant County Estimated29
25Cross County Estimated25
26Franklin County Estimated24
27Cleburne County Estimated23
28Madison County Estimated22
29Carroll County Estimated21
30Columbia County Estimated20
31Union County Estimated19
32Conway County Estimated17
33Yell County Estimated16
34Arkansas County Estimated15
35Johnson County Estimated13
36Izard County Estimated11
37Chicot County Estimated10
38Jackson County Estimated9
39Drew County Estimated8
39Sevier County Estimated8
41Ouachita County Estimated7
42Hot Spring County Estimated6
42Independence County Estimated6
42Logan County Estimated6
45Clark County Estimated5
45St. Francis County Estimated5
45Van Buren County Estimated5
48Desha County Estimated4
48Little River County Estimated4
50Clay County Estimated3
50Lincoln County Estimated3
50Woodruff County Estimated3
53Calhoun County Estimated2
53Perry County Estimated2
53Polk County Estimated2
53Prairie County Estimated2
53Stone County Estimated2
58Bradley County Estimated1
58Dallas County Estimated1
58Lee County Estimated1
58Phillips County Estimated1
58Sharp County Estimated1
63Ashley County Estimated0
63Cleveland County Estimated0
63Fulton County Estimated0
63Hempstead County Estimated0
63Howard County Estimated0
63Lafayette County Estimated0
63Monroe County Estimated0
63Nevada County Estimated0
63Newton County Estimated0
63Scott County Estimated0
63Searcy County Estimated0

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Benton County, with 4,717 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Searcy County, with 0 in 2023.

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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