County profile
Ashley County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#1696 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,418
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
329
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,831
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$44.3k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
12.8%±2.2%
Poverty rate
22.1%±4.1%
Business applications
176 · 2025
Retail establishments
57
31.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Manufacturing31%
Health care23%
Retail trade17%
Construction12%
Food & accommodation11%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,831
residents · 2025 · -5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $48.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−597
International migration+11
Natural change−531
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$901.8M2019
$837.9M2020
$923.9M2021
$1.0B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$91.9k±$5.0k
Median gross rent
$703/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
21.7%±3.1%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.6M
8 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 86Earthquake 83Drought 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1832016
1812017
1882018
1902019
1962020
2022021
2362022
2312023
2432024
2502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
52024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
79.8 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
12.2 km
ALM
Nearest port
31.1 km
PORT OF CROSSET PUBLIC WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
79.7 km
MONROE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.8k
avg. annual pay · +7% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ashley?
Ashley's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.