Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Little Rock, AR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 39 cities in 2017, at 592. Forrest City, AR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 75. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest592Little Rock, AR

Lowest0Forrest City, AR

Median7539 cities

All cities, 2017

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Little Rock, AR Estimated	592	+79.4%
2	Bentonville, AR Estimated	459	-22.7%
3	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	457	-5%
4	Rogers, AR Estimated	406	-1.2%
5	Springdale, AR Estimated	353	+12.4%
6	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	343	-20.2%
7	Centerton, AR Estimated	288	-28.9%
8	Sherwood, AR Estimated	258	+15.7%
9	Conway, AR Estimated	195	-3.5%
10	Bella Vista, AR Estimated	194	+98%
11	Pea Ridge, AR Estimated	148	+12.1%
12	Benton, AR Estimated	146	-3.9%
13	Bryant, AR Estimated	127	-13%
14	Paragould, AR Estimated	117	+24.5%
15	Lowell, AR Estimated	107	+2.9%
16	Cabot, AR Estimated	96	+11.6%
17	Fort Smith, AR Estimated	95	-18.1%
18	North Little Rock, AR Estimated	90	+15.4%
19	Siloam Springs, AR Estimated	75	+17.2%
19	Van Buren, AR Estimated	75	-8.5%
21	Farmington, AR Estimated	71	+208.7%
21	Russellville, AR Estimated	71	+26.8%
23	Jacksonville, AR Estimated	65	+66.7%
23	Searcy, AR Estimated	65	+18.2%
25	Maumelle, AR Estimated	61	0%
26	Marion, AR Estimated	38	0%
27	Hot Springs, AR Estimated	36	-20%
28	Texarkana, AR Estimated	29	-31%
29	Batesville, AR Estimated	22	-31.3%
30	Harrison, AR Estimated	16	+300%
31	Magnolia, AR Estimated	12	n/a
32	West Memphis, AR Estimated	10	-54.5%
33	Malvern, AR Estimated	9	n/a
34	El Dorado, AR Estimated	8	0%
34	Pine Bluff, AR Estimated	8	-20%
36	Mountain Home, AR Estimated	6	-40%
37	Blytheville, AR Estimated	5	+400%
37	Camden, AR Estimated	5	-16.7%
39	Forrest City, AR Estimated	0	-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Arkansas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Little Rock, AR, with 592 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forrest City, AR, with 0 in 2017.

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 estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.