County profile
Smith County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#1994 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$842.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,921
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
307
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,981
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
18.5%±2.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%±2.6%
Business applications
200 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
25.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lig Assets Inc.Real Estate———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
Manufacturing37%
Mining & energy17%
Retail trade16%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,981
residents · 2025 · +5.1% since 2020
Income per capita $53.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,210
International migration+47
Natural change−256
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$733.0M2019
$736.9M2020
$800.1M2021
$876.1M2022
$893.0M2023
$842.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$243.8k±$10.3k
Median gross rent
$922/mo±$67/mo
Vacancy rate
9.4%±2.1%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$41.0M
153 units · 7.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
18.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 52Earthquake 51Tornado 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1852016
2002017
2262018
2442019
2552020
2972021
3572022
3822023
3962024
4212025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 23% since 20211242021
1262022
1252023
1592024
1532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.8 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
NERR
Nearest port
39.5 km
GALLATIN STEAM PLANT (TVA) DOCK UPPER FUEL OIL RECEIVING WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
57.2 km
SMYRNA
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Smith?
Smith's economy produced $842.9M in 2024, contracting 5.6% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.