County profile
Boone County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#1311 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,566
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
916
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
38,628
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$55.1k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.2%±1.9%
Poverty rate
11.7%±2.2%
Business applications
430 · 2025
Retail establishments
146
37.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc.Industrials$8.8B47DHQ-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
Retail trade25%
Health care23%
Manufacturing18%
Management15%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
38,628
residents · 2025 · +3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $46.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,137
International migration+19
Natural change−897
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.4B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.7B2021
$1.8B2022
$1.8B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$188.9k±$12.6k
Median gross rent
$733/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
12.0%±2.3%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$16.4M
135 units · 3.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
62.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 97Cold wave 88Lightning 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1432016
1502017
1582018
1622019
1662020
1892021
2282022
2492023
2622024
2672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 382% since 2021282021
292022
2442023
962024
1352025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
95.1 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
MNA
Nearest port
111.0 km
RIVER MOUNTAIN QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
7.8 km
BOONE COUNTY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Boone?
Boone's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.