Places/AZ/Maricopa County, AZ
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
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 · 20202025
4,689,558
residents · 2025 · +5.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration+76,991
International migration+117,779
Natural change+49,537

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$271.7B
2019
$283.1B
2020
$319.0B
2021
$359.3B
2022
$389.4B
2023
$419.3B
2024

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 · 20162025
583
2016
628
2017
679
2018
726
2019
778
2020
933
2021
1146
2022
1157
2023
1206
2024
1214
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-25% since 2021
42,123
2021
40,550
2022
38,292
2023
36,380
2024
31,651
2025

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
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$70.3k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rank
Pima$66.7BPinal$16.3BYavapai$12.1B
The read

What is the GDP of Maricopa?

Maricopa's economy produced $419.3B in 2024, growing 7.7% year over yearfaster 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.