In the past five years, 17,982 complaints have been lodged with the county's borough and district councils.
Of those, 3,454 relate to dogs barking, the BBC Radio Suffolk Freedom of Information request found.
Seven thousand complaints were made about loud music and parties, while church bells have led to 10 complaints to councils.
Other complaints were made about bird scarers in fields, machinery and vehicle noise, and people shouting or talking loudly.
17,982
Total number of complaints
3,454 about barking dogs
336 about bird scarers
16 about fireworks
10 about church bells
Ipswich Borough Council received the highest number of complaints over the five years, with 4,568.
Waveney District Council received 3,672 complaints, while Suffolk Coastal District Council had a total of just over 3,000.
Mark Johnson, senior public health officer at St Edmundsbury Borough Council, said the best thing for people to do was to speak with the person making the noise.
"It's the most common sense approach because sometimes they don't even realise they're causing a nuisance to their neighbours," he said.
As for dogs, Candice Rose, owner of Canine Creche in Martlesham, said they could be taught not to bark.
"The key thing is reward and distraction," she said. "We distract them and then reward the good behaviour.
"There are solutions, it could be a behavioural issue, in which case that can be adjusted, but if it's just through boredom - there really is no excuse in this day and age."

Arlene Foster told the BBC's The World This Weekend that data could be "sent to the cloud and tracked".
"It's not beyond the boundaries of possibility that we deal with the realities of the situation of today using new technologies," she said.
"I'm thinking of going through technology borders essentially.
"So when people move from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, they're tracked in relation to technology and that data is sent to the cloud and can then be tracked."
Mrs Foster said she didn't foresee a time when heavy goods vehicles would be stopped and searched at a hard border.
"There is a border in reality, but if you go to any border road, you'll not see a particular sign that says you're leaving or coming into Northern Ireland and that's going to remain the case.
"If there are tariffs imposed, that could be done remotely."
Speaking at her party conference on Saturday, the first minister said Brexit presents the biggest economic opportunity for the UK in decades.
Mrs Foster also criticised the Irish government for allowing "political instability in Dublin" to drive its decision making "as much as any concern for Northern Ireland".
"While they seek to take the views of people in Northern Ireland on the issue of Brexit at home, their (the Irish government's) representatives are sent out around the world to talk down our economy and attempt to poach our investors," she said.
Reacting to her comments on Sunday, the Republic of Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said he was "very surprised and concerned" about Mrs Foster's remarks.
The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness shared Mr Flanagan's sentiments in an interview with the Irish Broadcaster RTÃ‰.
Mr McGuinness told RTÃ‰ he met with a Chinese investor alongside Mrs Foster and the Chief Executive of Invest NI, but that Mrs Foster's did not mention her concerns.
He added that Northern Ireland would be "living in a fools paradise" if it did not consider that US investors would be cautious about the market as a result of Brexit uncertainty.

As part of BBC Scotland's coverage, leader Kezia Dugdale will take part in a half-hour webcast in which she will answer your questions.
Do you want to find out what her party's long-term plans are for Holyrood's new tax powers or how Labour's approach to education differs from other parties?
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You will be able to watch the one-to-one interview, hosted by BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor, via BBC Scotland's politics website.
Barking dogs account for about a fifth of all noise complaints in Suffolk, it has emerged.
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The first minister has said she believes technology could be used to control the border with the Republic of Ireland following Brexit.
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The Scottish Labour Party will be holding its spring conference in Glasgow on Saturday.