County profile
Yell County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#1934 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$895.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,950
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
323
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,956
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$55.9k±$8.1k
Bachelor's degree+
14.9%±2.6%
Poverty rate
15.6%±2.8%
Business applications
192 · 2025
Retail establishments
58
28.9/10k 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
Manufacturing43%
Health care22%
Admin & support13%
Retail trade12%
Food & accommodation5%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,956
residents · 2025 · -1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $48.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−192
International migration+232
Natural change−301
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$591.5M2019
$577.0M2020
$713.0M2021
$823.5M2022
$782.8M2023
$895.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$143.6k±$14.0k
Median gross rent
$735/mo±$84/mo
Vacancy rate
10.6%±2.0%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$3.0M
15 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
58.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 89Lightning 86Tornado 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1282016
1312017
1382018
1472019
1452020
1602021
1742022
1872023
2042024
2052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 2021252021
142022
162023
102024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.6 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
6.4 km
LRWN
Nearest port
34.2 km
MOBLEY CONSTRUCTION CO NORTH DARDANELLE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
64.9 km
MEML FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.9k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Yell?
Yell's economy produced $895.4M in 2024, growing 14.4% year over year — faster than 97% 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.