County profile
Newton County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#3004 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$138.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
665
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
85
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$35.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,026
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$49.0k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
15.7%±3.4%
Poverty rate
15.9%±4.6%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
24.1/10k 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
Health care41%
Food & accommodation25%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing6%
Utilities5%
Finance & insurance3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,026
residents · 2025 · -2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $41.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+77
International migration−5
Natural change−237
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$109.8M2019
$107.7M2020
$119.8M2021
$121.8M2022
$128.8M2023
$138.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$169.3k±$13.6k
Median gross rent
$617/mo±$65/mo
Vacancy rate
22.4%±4.4%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$296.2k
1 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
18.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 85Ice storm 83Landslide 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1372015
1272016
1362017
1562018
1422019
1602020
1662021
2202022
2212023
2272025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202112021
02022
02023
02024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
55.7 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
46.0 km
MNA
Nearest port
66.4 km
RIVER MOUNTAIN QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
38.4 km
BOONE COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$35.5k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Newton?
Newton's economy produced $138.7M in 2024, growing 7.6% 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.