County profile
Maricopa County, AZ
United States · GDP 2024
#7 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$419.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,016,986
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
109,863
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$70.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,689,558
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$89.3k±$562
Bachelor's degree+
36.7%
Poverty rate
11.0%±0.2%
Business applications
98,384 · 2025
Retail establishments
11,076
23.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Freeport-McMoRan Inc.Basic Materials$25.2B77B+2Avnet, Inc.Technology$22.2B72B3Carvana Co.Consumer Cyclical$20.3B70B4Honeywell Aerospace Inc. Common Stock When IssuedIndustrials$17.4B——5Republic Services, Inc.Industrials$16.6B81B+6Southern Copper CorporationBasic Materials$13.4B89A7Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.Consumer Defensive$8.8B74B8Insight Enterprises, Inc.Technology$8.2B72B9Taylor Morrison Home CorporationConsumer Cyclical$8.1B74B10Resideo Technologies, Inc.Technology$7.5B56C11Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.Industrials$7.5B68B12Amkor Technology, Inc.Technology$6.7B77B+13StandardAero, Inc.Industrials$6.1B55C14ON Semiconductor CorporationTechnology$6.0B76B+15Pinnacle West Capital CorporationUtilities$5.3B66B16First Solar, Inc.Technology$5.2B86A17Carlisle Companies IncorporatedBasic Materials$5.0B84B+18Gen Digital Inc.Technology$5.0B80B+19GoDaddy Inc.Technology$5.0B76B+20Microchip Technology IncorporatedTechnology$4.7B77B+21Opendoor Technologies Inc.Real Estate$4.4B28D22Align Technology, Inc.Healthcare$4.0B83B+23Axon Enterprise, Inc.Industrials$2.8B64C24Benchmark Electronics, Inc.Technology$2.7B74B25WillScot Holdings CorporationIndustrials$2.3B52DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction13%
Finance & insurance12%
Professional services12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,689,558
residents · 2025 · +5.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+76,991
International migration+117,779
Natural change+49,537
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$271.7B2019
$283.1B2020
$319.0B2021
$359.3B2022
$389.4B2023
$419.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$452.8k±$1.4k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$8/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±0.2%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$8.5B
31,651 units · 6.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 100Wildfire 100Hail 100
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5832016
6282017
6792018
7262019
7782020
9332021
11462022
11572023
12062024
12142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 202142,1232021
40,5502022
38,2922023
36,3802024
31,6512025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.1 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
5.4 km
UP
Nearest port
434.5 km
San Diego Unified Port, CA
Nearest commercial airport
45.8 km
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR91 filings from 44 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$70.3k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Maricopa?
Maricopa's economy produced $419.3B in 2024, growing 7.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.