County profile
Franklin County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2157 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$688.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+18.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,429
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
309
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,725
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$55.9k±$7.3k
Bachelor's degree+
14.5%±2.4%
Poverty rate
18.0%±3.7%
Business applications
132 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
29.5/10k 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
Manufacturing39%
Health care18%
Retail trade18%
Finance & insurance11%
Food & accommodation9%
Utilities6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,725
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $47.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+980
International migration−12
Natural change−386
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$434.6M2019
$455.7M2020
$484.4M2021
$585.5M2022
$579.5M2023
$688.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.8k±$20.6k
Median gross rent
$719/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±2.6%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$3.0M
31 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
49.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 93Heat wave 86Wildfire 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1442016
1462017
1512018
1562019
1612020
1752021
2102022
2372023
2482024
2562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 182% since 2021112021
262022
242023
162024
312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
4.5 km
UP
Nearest port
42.0 km
FIVE RIVERS DISTRIBUTION, LLC
Nearest commercial airport
47.3 km
FORT SMITH RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.3k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Franklin?
Franklin's economy produced $688.9M in 2024, growing 18.9% year over year — faster than 98% of 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.