Counties in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Arkansas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Benton County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 73 counties in 2024, at 4,453. Woodruff County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,453Benton County

Lowest0Woodruff County

Median1273 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Benton County Estimated	4,453	-5.6%
2	Washington County Estimated	3,502	+60.9%
3	Pulaski County Estimated	1,009	-28.1%
4	Craighead County Estimated	923	-2.3%
5	Faulkner County Estimated	864	+43%
6	Saline County Estimated	509	+74.9%
7	Sebastian County Estimated	385	-6.1%
8	Greene County Estimated	265	+120.8%
9	Marion County Estimated	240	+20.6%
10	White County Estimated	205	-2.4%
11	Lonoke County Estimated	193	-42.2%
12	Garland County Estimated	111	+32.1%
13	Boone County Estimated	96	-60.7%
14	Poinsett County Estimated	93	+13.4%
15	Lawrence County Estimated	75	-15.7%
16	Crittenden County Estimated	69	+23.2%
17	Mississippi County Estimated	66	+34.7%
18	Jefferson County Estimated	63	-33%
19	Pope County Estimated	53	-11.7%
20	Baxter County Estimated	49	-23.4%
21	Crawford County Estimated	46	-70.3%
22	Independence County Estimated	32	+433.3%
23	Carroll County Estimated	30	+42.9%
24	Madison County Estimated	29	+31.8%
25	Grant County Estimated	28	-3.4%
26	Sharp County Estimated	26	+2,500%
27	Miller County Estimated	21	-41.7%
28	Union County Estimated	20	+5.3%
29	Arkansas County Estimated	18	+20%
29	Cross County Estimated	18	-28%
31	Franklin County Estimated	16	-33.3%
31	Phillips County Estimated	16	+1,500%
31	Van Buren County Estimated	16	+220%
34	Columbia County Estimated	14	-30%
35	Drew County Estimated	13	+62.5%
36	Clark County Estimated	12	+140%
36	Johnson County Estimated	12	-7.7%
38	Conway County Estimated	11	-35.3%
39	Clay County Estimated	10	+233.3%
39	Yell County Estimated	10	-37.5%
41	Cleburne County Estimated	8	-65.2%
42	Jackson County Estimated	7	-22.2%
43	Izard County Estimated	6	-45.5%
44	Ashley County Estimated	5	n/a
44	Prairie County Estimated	5	+150%
46	Hot Spring County Estimated	4	-33.3%
46	Lincoln County Estimated	4	+33.3%
46	Polk County Estimated	4	+100%
46	Sevier County Estimated	4	-50%
50	Logan County Estimated	3	-50%
50	Perry County Estimated	3	+50%
50	St. Francis County Estimated	3	-40%
53	Desha County Estimated	2	-50%
53	Hempstead County Estimated	2	n/a
53	Stone County Estimated	2	0%
56	Howard County Estimated	1	n/a
57	Bradley County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Calhoun County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Chicot County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Cleveland County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Dallas County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Fulton County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Lafayette County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Lee County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Little River County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Monroe County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Nevada County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Newton County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Ouachita County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Randolph County Estimated	0	-100%
57	Scott County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Searcy County Estimated	0	n/a
57	Woodruff County Estimated	0	-100%

Other periods

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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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Benton County, with 4,453 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woodruff County, with 0 in 2024.

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.