County profile
Benton County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#217 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$26.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
140,001
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,788
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$75.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
332,554
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$93.5k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
37.8%±1.2%
Poverty rate
7.6%±0.6%
Business applications
4,798 · 2025
Retail establishments
813
25.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Walmart Inc.Consumer Defensive$706.4B80B+2J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.Industrials$12.0B78B+3America's Car-Mart, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.1B——4WellQuest Medical & Wellness CorporationHealthcare$5.4M——5Glucose Health, Inc.Consumer Defensive———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
Management26%
Transportation17%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation14%
Health care13%
Manufacturing13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
332,554
residents · 2025 · +16.0% since 2020
Income per capita $120.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+30,727
International migration+7,677
Natural change+7,313
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.1B2019
$17.2B2020
$19.5B2021
$21.8B2022
$23.5B2023
$26.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$323.5k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
8.8%±0.8%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.7B
6,307 units · 19.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 100Winter weather 96Heat wave 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3462016
3712017
3952018
4142019
4332020
5052021
6262022
6992023
7302024
7652025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 45% since 20214,3562021
5,0552022
4,7172023
4,4532024
6,3072025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.3 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
6.2 km
AM
Nearest port
101.7 km
ARKOLA SAND & GRAVEL CO VAN BUREN DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
8.0 km
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$75.0k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Benton?
Benton's economy produced $26.1B in 2024, growing 11.1% year over year — faster than 93% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is management.
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.