County profile
Howard County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#1915 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 3% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$908.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+15.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,020
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
270
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,306
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$45.6k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.2%±3.1%
Poverty rate
22.5%±4.4%
Business applications
128 · 2025
Retail establishments
44
35.2/10k 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
Manufacturing55%
Health care21%
Retail trade10%
Food & accommodation7%
Agriculture5%
Transportation3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,306
residents · 2025 · -3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $52.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−393
International migration+88
Natural change−149
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$584.1M2019
$587.5M2020
$725.0M2021
$835.2M2022
$790.1M2023
$908.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$153.9k±$16.9k
Median gross rent
$690/mo±$67/mo
Vacancy rate
17.4%±3.4%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$883/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Hail 81Earthquake 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1402016
1442017
1492018
1582019
1592020
1822021
1792022
2432023
2182024
2442025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
42022
02023
12024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
55.4 km
I-30
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
DQE
Nearest port
123.2 km
LITTLE BAY QUACHITA RIVER MILE 322
Nearest commercial airport
70.5 km
TEXARKANA RGNL-WEBB FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Howard?
Howard's economy produced $908.5M in 2024, growing 15.0% year over year — faster than 97% 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.