State profile
Arkansas
United States · GDP 2025
#34 of 51 US states by GDPtop-quartile growth
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2025 (USD)
$198.4B
BEA · 2025
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.4%
BEA · 2025
Jobs tracked
1,120,356
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
70,452
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,018,669
Census PEP · 2022
Arkansas · GDP by county
BEA 2025 · hover or taplower
higher · USD
Counties
top 24 by GDP · BEA 2024Pulaski$41.4BBenton$26.1BWashington$18.2BSebastian$9.3BCraighead$7.3BFaulkner$5.7BGarland$4.7BPope$4.2BMississippi$4.2BSaline$4.0BJefferson$3.5BUnion$3.4BWhite$3.3BIndependence$2.6BCrittenden$2.3BCrawford$2.3BBaxter$2.3BLonoke$2.1BGreene$2.0BBoone$1.9BMiller$1.8BHot Spring$1.6BArkansas$1.4BHempstead$1.3B
See all counties in Arkansas →Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Walmart Inc.Consumer Defensive$706.4B80B+2Tyson Foods, Inc.Consumer Defensive$54.4B74B3Murphy USA Inc.Consumer Cyclical$19.4B64C4J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.Industrials$12.0B78B+5FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc.Industrials$8.8B47D6Dillard's, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$6.5B76B+7ArcBest CorpIndustrials$4.0B64C8Uniti Group Inc.Real Estate$2.2B45D9Westrock Coffee Company, LLCConsumer Defensive$1.2B48D10America's Car-Mart, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.1B——11Onterris, Inc.Industrials$830.5M52D12Pamt Corp.Industrials$598.1M49D13White River Bancshares Co.Financial Services$95.7M60C14Inuvo, Inc.Technology$86.2M54D15DAC Technologies Group International, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$14.7M——16SPO Networks, Inc.Industrials$6.9M——17Envirotech Vehicles, Inc.Technology$5.9M34D18WellQuest Medical & Wellness CorporationHealthcare$5.4M——19White River Energy Corp.Energy$1.1M——20Hannover House, Inc.Communication Services$489.1k——21Nouveau Holdings, Ltd.Technology$0——22Bank OZKFinancial Services———23Simmons First National CorporationFinancial Services———24Humble Energy, Inc.Energy———25Entergy Arkansas, Inc. 1M BD 4.875%66Utilities———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 care26%
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Transportation9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
GDP trend
2021–2025 · nominal
$154.3B2021
$167.9B2022
$178.1B2023
$188.3B2024
$198.4B2025
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR27 filings from 11 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.7k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Arkansas?
Arkansas's economy produced $198.4B in 2025, growing 5.4% year over year — faster than most US states. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.