County profile
Anson County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#1713 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,477
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
380
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,758
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$47.3k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
9.9%±1.7%
Poverty rate
21.7%±3.4%
Business applications
281 · 2025
Retail establishments
63
29.3/10k 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
Manufacturing38%
Health care18%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction8%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,758
residents · 2025 · -2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $55.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−169
International migration+144
Natural change−425
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$812.9M2019
$762.1M2020
$877.2M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$148.6k±$22.9k
Median gross rent
$814/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
14.1%±2.6%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$8.0M
53 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 83Ice storm 76Strong wind 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1372016
1352017
1442018
1522019
1652020
1792021
2192022
2462023
2762024
2622025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 2021642021
552022
522023
552024
532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.6 km
I-73
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
167.9 km
ELWELL FERRY - CARVERS
Nearest commercial airport
71.8 km
CONCORD-PADGETT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.6k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Anson?
Anson's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, growing 9.2% year over year — faster than most 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.