County profile
Perry County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2770 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 19% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$265.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+16.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
678
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
115
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,309
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$55.8k±$8.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.5%±3.3%
Poverty rate
14.2%±3.2%
Business applications
87 · 2025
Retail establishments
18
17.5/10k 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
Health care34%
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction12%
Admin & support8%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,309
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+481
International migration+22
Natural change−202
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$152.2M2019
$154.5M2020
$194.6M2021
$236.7M2022
$229.1M2023
$265.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.2k±$21.8k
Median gross rent
$805/mo±$130/mo
Vacancy rate
17.7%±3.8%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 85Tornado 64Earthquake 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1212016
1122017
1292018
1282019
1282020
1432021
1532022
1602023
1932024
1932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
22022
22023
32024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.1 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
10.1 km
LRWN
Nearest port
26.8 km
BRUCE OAKLEY MORRILTON GRAIN DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
54.3 km
MEML FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Perry?
Perry's economy produced $265.7M in 2024, growing 16.0% year over year — faster than 97% of 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.