County profile
Washington County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#281 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$18.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
101,087
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,281
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
271,213
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$70.6k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
35.2%±1.2%
Poverty rate
14.6%±1.0%
Business applications
3,523 · 2025
Retail establishments
809
30.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Tyson Foods, Inc.Consumer Defensive$54.4B74B2Pamt Corp.Industrials$598.1M49D3White River Bancshares Co.Financial Services$95.7M60C4SPO Networks, Inc.Industrials$6.9M——5White River Energy Corp.Energy$1.1M——6Hannover House, Inc.Communication Services$489.1k——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 care24%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation19%
Retail trade19%
Construction10%
Transportation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
271,213
residents · 2025 · +9.9% since 2020
Income per capita $54.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,810
International migration+7,320
Natural change+6,214
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.2B2019
$12.8B2020
$14.6B2021
$15.9B2022
$16.8B2023
$18.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$298.4k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
7.8%±0.8%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$784.5M
2,632 units · 9.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 100Heat wave 99Winter weather 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4322016
4602017
4962018
5192019
5342020
6132021
7482022
8212023
8622024
8892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 20212,6852021
2,1652022
2,1762023
3,5022024
2,6322025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.5 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
AM
Nearest port
62.4 km
ARKOLA SAND & GRAVEL CO VAN BUREN DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
5.1 km
DRAKE FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $18.2B in 2024, growing 8.0% 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.