County profile
Union County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#910 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 85% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,851
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,036
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,926
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$55.3k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
19.1%±1.8%
Poverty rate
19.5%±2.5%
Business applications
415 · 2025
Retail establishments
175
47.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Murphy USA Inc.Consumer Cyclical$19.4B64CHQ-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
Manufacturing28%
Retail trade18%
Construction18%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation10%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,926
residents · 2025 · -5.2% since 2020
Income per capita $57.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,683
International migration+217
Natural change−550
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.5B2019
$2.5B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.3B2022
$3.5B2023
$3.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$120.9k±$7.7k
Median gross rent
$847/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
19.6%±2.0%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$3.6M
19 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$923/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 98Heat wave 84Strong wind 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1732016
1732017
1802018
1802019
1852020
1972021
2102022
2232023
2282024
2272025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 2021182021
172022
192023
202024
192025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
70.3 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
UP
Nearest port
46.5 km
PORT OF CROSSET PUBLIC WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
20.5 km
SOUTH ARKANSAS RGNL AT GOODWIN FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $3.4B in 2024, contracting 3.0% year over year — slower than 87% 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.