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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
La Paz County is a county of Arizona with 16,664 residents. Its economy produced $849 million in 2024 (ranked #15 of 15 counties) and had 6,359 jobs with an average annual pay of $51,608 (#13 for pay). The unemployment rate was 6.0% in 2026M09.
La Paz County produced about $849 million of goods and services in 2024, which is 0.1% of the combined output of the 15 counties of Arizona that BEA reports (about 0.2% of the state's population lives here), and ranks it 15th of 15 on that measure. Per resident that is $50,919, 34% below the state average; the average for all counties of the state taken together is $77,260. In current dollars output grew 1.3% from 2023 to 2024, before adjusting for inflation.
BLS counts 6,359 jobs located in La Paz County on average in 2024, spread over 402 employer sites (about 16 jobs per site). That is 0.38 jobs for every resident, above the 0.29 of the typical county in Arizona, which tells you whether the county is a place people mostly commute to for work or a place they commute from. The average annual pay per job was $51,608, 26% below the average of all counties in the state ($51,608 against $69,601). Average pay is total wages divided by jobs, so it is pulled up by high earners and counts part-time jobs as whole jobs; it is not the pay of a typical worker. The number of jobs rose 1.7% from 2023 to 2024.
The three largest private industries are retail trade (52.7% of private jobs, $43,157 a year on average), agriculture, forestry, fishing (17.2% of private jobs, $52,071 a year on average), manufacturing (7.8% of private jobs, $60,670 a year on average). Together they hold 77.7% of private-sector jobs. Among industries with at least 3% of jobs, the best paying is administrative and waste services at $70,794 a year, followed by wholesale trade ($68,179). The county is specialised in several industries: agriculture, forestry, fishing (10.5 times the US share, 540 jobs); retail trade (2.6 times the US share, 1,650 jobs). A location quotient above 1 means an industry employs a larger share of workers here than in the whole country, so these are the industries where local employers compete hardest for skills.
In 2026M09 the unemployment rate in La Paz County was 6.0%, 28% above the average of the state's counties (6.0% against 4.7%). The labour force (people working or looking for work) numbered 6,155. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 5.8% (2026M04) to 7.5% (2026M06); the latest month is preliminary and BLS revises it. These county rates are not seasonally adjusted, so compare the same month across years.
The median household income was $49,478 (ACS 2020–2024), 38% below the state median ($49,478 against $79,964). None of the largest places of the guide has this as its main county, which usually means a smaller or more rural county; the figures above still describe the whole county.
Counties close to La Paz County in output are Gila County, Graham County. Compare their jobs, pay and unemployment on their own pages.
| Measure ⇅ | Value ⇅ | Rank among the 15 counties of Arizona ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,664 | 14 of 15 |
| GDP 2024 | $849 million | 15 of 15 |
| GDP per resident | $50,919 | 9 of 15 |
| Jobs (QCEW 2024) | 6,359 | 14 of 15 |
| Average annual pay | $51,608 | 13 of 15 |
| Job change vs 2023 | +1.7% | 9 of 15 |
| Unemployment rate (lower is better) | 6.0% | 11 of 15 |
| Median household income | $49,478 | 14 of 15 |
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| Industry ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Share of private jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 1,650 | 52.7% | $43,157 | 2.60 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 540 | 17.2% | $52,071 | 10.49 |
| Manufacturing | 244 | 7.8% | $60,670 | 0.47 |
| Administrative and waste services | 129 | 4.1% | $70,794 | 0.34 |
| Wholesale trade | 94 | 3.0% | $68,179 | 0.38 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 91 | 2.9% | $79,726 | 0.34 |
| Construction | 85 | 2.7% | $85,559 | 0.25 |
| Real estate and rental | 67 | 2.1% | $28,750 | 0.68 |
| Information | 63 | 2.0% | $80,946 | 0.53 |
| Finance and insurance | 49 | 1.6% | $50,005 | 0.19 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 45 | 1.4% | $40,950 | 0.24 |
| Professional and technical services | 27 | 0.9% | $61,434 | 0.06 |
| Utilities | 19 | 0.6% | $44,068 | 0.79 |
| Mining, oil and gas | 16 | 0.5% | $68,019 | 0.67 |
| Management of companies | 12 | 0.4% | $108,994 | 0.11 |
A location quotient above 1 means the industry is more concentrated here than in the US. BLS withholds sectors with too few employers.
| Measure ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Labour force | 6,155 |
| Employed residents | 5,785 |
| Unemployed residents | 370 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0% |
| Jobs located in the county (QCEW) | 6,359 |
| Employer sites | 402 |
Residents employed and jobs located here differ: many residents commute to other counties.
| County ⇅ | Population ⇅ | GDP 2024 ⇅ | GDP per resident ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Unemployment ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 4,559,748 | $419,250 million | $91,946 | 2,280,645 | $73,840 | 4.1% |
| Pima County | 1,060,490 | $66,712 million | $62,907 | 386,312 | $61,936 | 4.8% |
| Pinal County | 469,006 | $16,272 million | $34,694 | 77,687 | $58,158 | 4.8% |
| Yavapai County | 245,480 | $12,137 million | $49,443 | 71,540 | $54,666 | 4.7% |
| Mohave County | 220,517 | $9,482 million | $42,997 | 56,391 | $51,199 | 5.9% |
| Yuma County | 211,741 | $11,353 million | $53,620 | 71,978 | $53,873 | 14.5% |
| Coconino County | 144,508 | $10,662 million | $73,783 | 65,975 | $54,494 | 5.0% |
| Cochise County | 125,566 | $6,576 million | $52,373 | 34,954 | $59,877 | 5.8% |
| Navajo County | 108,415 | $4,065 million | $37,498 | 28,615 | $50,447 | 6.6% |
| Apache County | 65,341 | $2,948 million | $45,111 | 16,611 | $56,805 | 7.8% |
| Gila County | 53,795 | $2,397 million | $44,562 | 15,973 | $56,684 | 4.4% |
| Santa Cruz County | 48,926 | $2,844 million | $58,128 | 13,675 | $59,656 | 7.7% |
| Graham County | 39,232 | $2,015 million | $51,367 | 10,751 | $57,182 | 4.3% |
| La Paz County | 16,664 | $849 million | $50,919 | 6,359 | $51,608 | 6.0% |
| Greenlee County | 9,409 | $2,526 million | $268,483 | 5,832 | $88,182 | 3.1% |
16,664 (Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024).
$849 million in 2024 (BEA, current dollars).
6.0% in 2026M09 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted; the latest month may be revised).
6,359 jobs on average in 2024 with an average annual pay of $51,608 (BLS QCEW).