County profile
Little River County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2126 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 12% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$715.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,514
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
168
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,763
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$53.3k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
17.2%±3.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%±3.1%
Business applications
117 · 2025
Retail establishments
26
22.2/10k 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
Manufacturing44%
Retail trade17%
Health care14%
Food & accommodation10%
Transportation9%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,763
residents · 2025 · -1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $47.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+151
International migration−3
Natural change−348
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$500.7M2019
$525.6M2020
$541.4M2021
$638.5M2022
$669.5M2023
$715.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$113.5k±$11.6k
Median gross rent
$697/mo±$161/mo
Vacancy rate
20.4%±4.5%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 98Lightning 81Hail 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1272016
1282017
1402018
1492019
1452020
1582021
1722022
1972023
2062024
2182025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202122021
42022
42023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.1 km
I-30
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
KRR
Nearest port
132.8 km
LITTLE BAY QUACHITA RIVER MILE 322
Nearest commercial airport
35.5 km
TEXARKANA RGNL-WEBB FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.1k
avg. annual pay · +13% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Little River?
Little River's economy produced $715.0M in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most 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.