County profile
Donley County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2940 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 27% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$173.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
365
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
70
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,213
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$58.8k±$10.1k
Bachelor's degree+
16.6%±4.5%
Poverty rate
7.9%±2.7%
Business applications
28 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
34.2/10k 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
Retail trade30%
Food & accommodation28%
Other services12%
Health care11%
Finance & insurance10%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,213
residents · 2025 · -1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+100
International migration+10
Natural change−167
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$123.8M2019
$129.5M2020
$150.4M2021
$159.8M2022
$183.1M2023
$173.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$96.4k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$780/mo±$161/mo
Vacancy rate
39.5%±5.3%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$125.0k
5 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
26.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 98Wildfire 85Hail 82
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 202162021
12022
12023
32024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.9 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
480.3 km
CATOOSA FERTILIZER CO DOCKS
Nearest commercial airport
85.9 km
RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.2k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Donley?
Donley's economy produced $173.2M in 2024, contracting 5.4% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.