County profile
Polk County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#1969 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$860.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,995
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
429
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,486
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$49.2k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
17.8%±2.8%
Poverty rate
15.9%±3.1%
Business applications
176 · 2025
Retail establishments
72
37.0/10k 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
Manufacturing29%
Health care28%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services7%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,486
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $44.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+859
International migration+28
Natural change−586
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$527.2M2019
$540.5M2020
$667.6M2021
$763.6M2022
$768.2M2023
$860.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$138.4k±$18.0k
Median gross rent
$711/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
18.1%±2.9%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$836.3k
4 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$897/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 92Wildfire 82Hail 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1422016
1472017
1562018
1682019
1642020
1872021
2242022
2452023
2662024
2902025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202142021
02022
22023
42024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
91.6 km
I-540
Nearest freight rail
9.4 km
CPKC
Nearest port
99.7 km
FORT SMITH PORT AUTHORITY DOCKS NOS. 1 AND 2
Nearest commercial airport
95.4 km
FORT SMITH RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Polk?
Polk's economy produced $860.2M in 2024, growing 12.0% year over year — faster than 94% 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.