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 2023, at 703. Forrest City, AR had the lowest, at 1. The median was 70. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest703Little Rock, AR

Lowest1Forrest City, AR

Median7039 cities

All cities, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Little Rock, AR Estimated	703	+86.5%
2	Fayetteville, AR Estimated	684	-26.8%
3	Bentonville, AR Estimated	632	+32.2%
4	Centerton, AR Estimated	559	-32.4%
5	Bella Vista, AR Estimated	497	-7.8%
6	Rogers, AR Estimated	468	-5.5%
7	Jonesboro, AR Estimated	436	-5%
8	Pea Ridge, AR Estimated	397	+31%
9	Springdale, AR Estimated	388	+86.5%
10	Siloam Springs, AR Estimated	317	+115.6%
11	Farmington, AR Estimated	261	+107.1%
12	Conway, AR Estimated	226	-15%
13	Fort Smith, AR Estimated	192	+24.7%
14	Benton, AR Estimated	148	-51.3%
15	Sherwood, AR Estimated	138	+29%
16	North Little Rock, AR Estimated	122	-32.6%
17	Bryant, AR Estimated	91	+3.4%
18	Jacksonville, AR Estimated	85	+28.8%
19	Maumelle, AR Estimated	78	-8.2%
20	Hot Springs, AR Estimated	70	+4.5%
21	Cabot, AR Estimated	69	-12.7%
22	Searcy, AR Estimated	60	+114.3%
23	Paragould, AR Estimated	52	-62.3%
24	Van Buren, AR Estimated	48	-38.5%
25	Lowell, AR Estimated	46	-38.7%
26	Mountain Home, AR Estimated	31	+121.4%
27	Russellville, AR Estimated	24	-38.5%
28	Marion, AR Estimated	23	-48.9%
29	Magnolia, AR Estimated	20	+300%
29	Texarkana, AR Estimated	20	-37.5%
31	West Memphis, AR Estimated	16	-11.1%
32	El Dorado, AR Estimated	13	+8.3%
33	Pine Bluff, AR Estimated	11	+83.3%
34	Harrison, AR Estimated	7	+40%
35	Malvern, AR Estimated	6	+100%
36	Batesville, AR Estimated	5	-54.5%
36	Camden, AR Estimated	5	0%
38	Blytheville, AR Estimated	1	0%
38	Forrest City, AR Estimated	1	n/a

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/so2023a.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/arkansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Little Rock, AR, with 703 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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