County profile
Sampson County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#1094 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,611
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,014
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
61,504
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$52.4k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.2%±1.3%
Poverty rate
21.8%±2.5%
Business applications
851 · 2025
Retail establishments
175
28.7/10k 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
Manufacturing31%
Retail trade22%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade7%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
61,504
residents · 2025 · +4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+710
International migration+1,680
Natural change+25
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.2B2021
$2.5B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.7k±$8.7k
Median gross rent
$834/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±1.7%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$23.6M
117 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Hurricane 97Winter weather 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1802016
1882017
1942018
1962019
2062020
2242021
2572022
3032023
3172024
3322025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 20211742021
1802022
1692023
1892024
1172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.5 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
CTR
Nearest port
57.6 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
46.4 km
FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Sampson?
Sampson's economy produced $2.5B in 2024, growing 9.0% 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.