County profile
Perry County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#2745 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 3% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$280.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,608
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
115
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,126
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.0%
Median HH income
$56.0k±$10.1k
Bachelor's degree+
14.2%±3.2%
Poverty rate
18.1%±5.4%
Business applications
87 · 2025
Retail establishments
27
30.0/10k 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
Manufacturing55%
Retail trade16%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation5%
Other services5%
Finance & insurance3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,126
residents · 2025 · +8.9% since 2020
Income per capita $41.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+812
International migration+9
Natural change−91
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$202.7M2019
$183.5M2020
$196.4M2021
$216.9M2022
$253.6M2023
$280.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$126.9k±$19.2k
Median gross rent
$758/mo±$65/mo
Vacancy rate
25.8%±5.6%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$2.3M
12 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
33.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 72Landslide 66Tornado 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1062015
1062016
1072017
1212018
1232019
1212020
1452021
1942022
2022023
2552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 9% since 2021112021
122022
122023
122024
122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.8 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
28.9 km
SCTR
Nearest port
15.9 km
KOCH ASPHALT CO., WEST TENN. TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
95.6 km
JACKSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.7k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Perry?
Perry's economy produced $280.1M in 2024, growing 10.4% year over year — faster than 92% 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.