County profile
Craighead County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#568 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
48,791
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,788
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
116,957
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$59.5k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
29.7%±1.9%
Poverty rate
20.1%±1.9%
Business applications
1,463 · 2025
Retail establishments
451
38.8/10k 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
Health care31%
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support7%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
116,957
residents · 2025 · +4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $50.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,707
International migration+733
Natural change+1,864
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.1B2019
$5.2B2020
$6.0B2021
$6.5B2022
$6.9B2023
$7.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$210.4k±$6.9k
Median gross rent
$958/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±1.3%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$119.9M
973 units · 8.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Earthquake 98Tornado 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2652016
2732017
2822018
2912019
2972020
3272021
3732022
3862023
4012024
4132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -11% since 20211,0942021
1,0772022
9452023
9232024
9732025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.7 km
I-555
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
UP
Nearest port
63.2 km
Poinsett Rice & Grain, North Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
86.8 km
MILLINGTON/MEMPHIS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.5k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Craighead?
Craighead's economy produced $7.3B in 2024, growing 5.6% 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.