County profile
Adams County, CO*
United States · GDP 2024
#137 of 3,127 US counties by GDP48th-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$43.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
207,227
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
11,319
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
554,668
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$94.6k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
29.0%±0.8%
Poverty rate
9.8%±0.6%
Business applications
10,612 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,248
22.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.Industrials$356.2M54D2Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common StockEnergy$76.8k38D3FusionPharm, Inc.Healthcare———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
Health care20%
Transportation20%
Retail trade18%
Construction16%
Food & accommodation13%
Wholesale trade13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
554,668
residents · 2025 · +6.6% since 2020
Income per capita $60.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,744
International migration+17,217
Natural change+13,954
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$29.8B2019
$30.2B2020
$34.2B2021
$38.3B2022
$41.3B2023
$43.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$484.2k±$3.9k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
3.6%±0.4%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$741.8M
2,608 units · 4.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 100Winter weather 97Cold wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8142016
9022017
9872018
10342019
10662020
12212021
14162022
14262023
14562024
14402025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -44% since 20214,6872021
2,8112022
2,8172023
2,3712024
2,6082025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
14.5 km
UP
Nearest port
718.9 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
28.6 km
DENVER INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.2k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Adams?
Adams's economy produced $43.1B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.