County profile
Yavapai County, AZ
United States · GDP 2024
#382 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
68,562
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,559
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
252,552
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$69.6k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
30.3%±1.1%
Poverty rate
12.0%±0.8%
Business applications
3,904 · 2025
Retail establishments
777
30.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc.Basic Materials$3.0k——HQ-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 care29%
Food & accommodation22%
Retail trade22%
Construction13%
Manufacturing7%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
252,552
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $60.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+24,565
International migration+1,219
Natural change−10,345
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.7B2019
$8.1B2020
$9.3B2021
$9.9B2022
$11.2B2023
$12.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$425.2k±$6.5k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
11.8%±0.7%
Affordability
8.2× wages
Residential permits
$629.9M
1,718 units · 6.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 100Lightning 99Winter weather 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3782016
4122017
4502018
4792019
5032020
5942021
7102022
7332023
7612024
7812025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -31% since 20212,4812021
2,3662022
1,5672023
2,0682024
1,7182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
47.8 km
I-17
Nearest freight rail
8.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
466.9 km
San Diego Unified Port, CA
Nearest commercial airport
13.7 km
PRESCOTT RGNL/ERNEST A LOVE FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.6k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Yavapai?
Yavapai's economy produced $12.1B in 2024, growing 8.4% 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.