County profile
Jefferson County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#897 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
18,269
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,199
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
62,987
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.1%
Median HH income
$51.1k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
20.1%±1.7%
Poverty rate
18.6%±1.9%
Business applications
841 · 2025
Retail establishments
255
40.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Simmons First National CorporationFinancial 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
Manufacturing28%
Health care24%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support9%
Arts & recreation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
62,987
residents · 2025 · -5.7% since 2020
Income per capita $44.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−3,118
International migration+366
Natural change−1,096
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.2B2019
$3.1B2020
$3.5B2021
$3.6B2022
$3.6B2023
$3.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$113.4k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$888/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
21.7%±1.9%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$8.8M
60 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$937/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 97Strong wind 96Earthquake 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2382016
2462017
2442018
2582019
2662020
2912021
3272022
3522023
3562024
3642025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 36% since 2021442021
632022
942023
632024
602025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.2 km
I-530
Nearest freight rail
0.8 km
UP
Nearest port
1.7 km
PETROLEUM FUEL AND TERMINAL CO PINE BLUFF TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
57.8 km
BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON NTL/ADAMS FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $3.5B in 2024, contracting 3.0% year over year — slower than 88% 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.