County profile
Faulkner County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#663 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 85% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
37,718
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,990
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
133,979
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$67.3k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
35.0%±1.8%
Poverty rate
14.5%±1.3%
Business applications
1,680 · 2025
Retail establishments
418
31.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Home Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———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 care24%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction13%
Manufacturing12%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
133,979
residents · 2025 · +8.2% since 2020
Income per capita $52.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+7,541
International migration+996
Natural change+1,550
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.0B2019
$4.1B2020
$4.5B2021
$4.9B2022
$5.4B2023
$5.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$232.7k±$6.6k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
8.1%±1.0%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$127.8M
703 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 98Tornado 97Earthquake 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2872016
2942017
3042018
3132019
3232020
3542021
4052022
4412023
4652024
4822025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 20219332021
1,1382022
6042023
8642024
7032025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.2 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
11.4 km
UP
Nearest port
19.2 km
Evergreen Packaging, Inc., Cadron Creek Chip Mill Dock
Nearest commercial airport
47.6 km
BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON NTL/ADAMS FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.3k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Faulkner?
Faulkner's economy produced $5.7B in 2024, growing 5.9% 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.