County profile
Sharp County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2302 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 24% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$579.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+15.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,833
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
342
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,122
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$44.6k±$5.2k
Bachelor's degree+
13.9%±2.4%
Poverty rate
16.5%±2.2%
Business applications
200 · 2025
Retail establishments
76
42.0/10k 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
Retail trade32%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation15%
Other services11%
Manufacturing10%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,122
residents · 2025 · +4.7% since 2020
Income per capita $46.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,476
International migration+7
Natural change−672
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$338.3M2019
$325.6M2020
$414.5M2021
$512.5M2022
$502.8M2023
$579.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$105.1k±$9.8k
Median gross rent
$766/mo±$89/mo
Vacancy rate
28.0%±2.8%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$3.2M
16 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
68.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Earthquake 87Strong wind 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1342016
1322017
1452018
1472019
1562020
1772021
2012022
2422023
2462024
2542025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 167% since 202162021
92022
12023
262024
162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
71.6 km
I-555
Nearest freight rail
11.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
47.0 km
GALLOWAY S & G BATESVILLE ARK
Nearest commercial airport
150.7 km
BOONE COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.6k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sharp?
Sharp's economy produced $579.8M in 2024, growing 15.3% year over year — faster than 97% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.