County profile
Haywood County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#1612 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+29.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,743
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
292
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,042
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$50.5k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
14.5%±2.1%
Poverty rate
21.5%±3.5%
Business applications
229 · 2025
Retail establishments
51
29.6/10k 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
Manufacturing53%
Retail trade15%
Health care11%
Food & accommodation10%
Professional services6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,042
residents · 2025 · -4.4% since 2020
Income per capita $42.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−553
International migration+48
Natural change−282
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$731.1M2019
$736.9M2020
$871.2M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.0B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.4k±$18.9k
Median gross rent
$762/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
13.2%±2.7%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$13.4M
82 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 95Cold wave 76Heat wave 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1622016
1682017
1832018
1892019
1872020
2072021
2382022
2742023
3302024
3192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 228% since 2021252021
192022
172023
272024
822025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.9 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
47.2 km
CARGILL AG HORIZONS, HALES POINT ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
33.4 km
JACKSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.2k
avg. annual pay · +44% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Haywood?
Haywood's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 29.6% year over year — faster than 99% 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.