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

Fayetteville, AR had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 39 cities in 2022, at 935. Forrest City, AR had the lowest, at 0. The median was 79. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest935Fayetteville, AR

Lowest0Forrest City, AR

Median7939 cities

All cities, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	935	+40.6%
2	Centerton, AR Estimated	827	+41.6%
3	Bella Vista, AR Estimated	539	-7.7%
4	Rogers, AR Estimated	495	-14.1%
5	Bentonville, AR Estimated	478	+4.6%
6	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	459	-13.9%
7	Little Rock, AR Estimated	377	-43.4%
8	Benton, AR Estimated	304	-6.7%
9	Pea Ridge, AR Estimated	303	+11.4%
10	Conway, AR Estimated	266	-53.2%
11	Springdale, AR Estimated	208	-8%
12	North Little Rock, AR Estimated	181	+1.7%
13	Fort Smith, AR Estimated	154	-19.4%
14	Siloam Springs, AR Estimated	147	-23%
15	Paragould, AR Estimated	138	-11.5%
16	Farmington, AR Estimated	126	-73.8%
17	Sherwood, AR Estimated	107	-22.5%
18	Bryant, AR Estimated	88	-26.1%
19	Maumelle, AR Estimated	85	-14.1%
20	Cabot, AR Estimated	79	-18.6%
21	Van Buren, AR Estimated	78	-13.3%
22	Lowell, AR Estimated	75	-79.3%
23	Hot Springs, AR Estimated	67	-14.1%
24	Jacksonville, AR Estimated	66	+57.1%
25	Marion, AR Estimated	45	+7.1%
26	Russellville, AR Estimated	39	-13.3%
27	Texarkana, AR Estimated	32	+14.3%
28	Searcy, AR Estimated	28	-24.3%
29	West Memphis, AR Estimated	18	+50%
30	Mountain Home, AR Estimated	14	-72%
31	El Dorado, AR Estimated	12	0%
32	Batesville, AR Estimated	11	+22.2%
33	Pine Bluff, AR Estimated	6	-40%
34	Camden, AR Estimated	5	+150%
34	Harrison, AR Estimated	5	-58.3%
34	Magnolia, AR Estimated	5	-54.5%
37	Malvern, AR Estimated	3	n/a
38	Blytheville, AR Estimated	1	-80%
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/so2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Fayetteville, AR, with 935 in 2022, 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 2022.

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.