County profile
Cheyenne County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2614 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$356.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-10.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
358
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
59
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,713
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$70.9k±$12.5k
Bachelor's degree+
26.1%±5.4%
Poverty rate
8.2%±3.8%
Business applications
31 · 2025
Retail establishments
8
47.3/10k 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
Health care32%
Mining & energy30%
Wholesale trade15%
Retail trade9%
Transportation9%
Food & accommodation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,713
residents · 2025 · -1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $79.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−20
International migration+27
Natural change−37
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$157.0M2019
$145.9M2020
$301.1M2021
$363.1M2022
$399.2M2023
$356.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$187.5k±$38.3k
Median gross rent
$926/mo±$69/mo
Vacancy rate
20.4%±6.0%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.9M
4 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
3.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 74Hail 58Cold wave 36
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 2021122021
112022
02023
72024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.9 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
UP
Nearest port
613.1 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
175.3 km
PUEBLO MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.3k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cheyenne?
Cheyenne's economy produced $356.1M in 2024, contracting 10.8% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.