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Washington County, AR

Name: Building Permits — Washington County, AR
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,632
Construction valuation (2025): $784,461,194
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,621 · 2-unit 24 · 3-4 9 · 5+ 978

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,632	$784,461,194
2024	3,502	$911,533,821
2023	2,176	$566,320,892
2022	2,165	$696,396,726
2021	2,685	$626,820,373
2020	2,011	$472,970,480
2019	3,017	$522,143,296
2018	1,560	$372,678,227
2017	1,387	$323,055,212
2016	1,523	$292,118,155
2015	1,399	$279,077,355

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.