County profile
Denver, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#46 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$128.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
489,563
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
27,422
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$95.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
740,613
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$94.7k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
56.5%±0.7%
Poverty rate
11.2%±0.5%
Business applications
30,899 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,348
31.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Newmont CorporationBasic Materials$22.7B85A2DaVita Inc.Healthcare$13.6B77B+3V.F. CorporationConsumer Cyclical$9.6B71B4Ovintiv Inc.Energy$8.7B62C5Antero Resources CorporationEnergy$5.1B75B+6Liberty Energy Inc.Energy$4.0B63C7The Western Union CompanyFinancial Services$3.9B77B+8Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.Industrials$3.7B41D9Gates Industrial Corporation plcIndustrials$3.4B64C10SM Energy CompanyEnergy$3.1B76B+11ModivCare Inc.Healthcare$2.8B——12Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.Technology$1.8B78B+13SSR Mining Inc.Basic Materials$1.6B69B14The Simply Good Foods CompanyConsumer Defensive$1.5B63C15Antero Midstream CorporationEnergy$1.2B68B16Angi Inc.Communication Services$1.0B69B17Royal Gold, Inc.Basic Materials$1.0B81B+18BKV CorporationEnergy$893.8M55C19Innovage Holding Corp.Healthcare$853.7M68B20The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$805.7M49D21CMTSU Liquidation, Inc.Technology$787.0M——22Healthpeak Properties, Inc.Real Estate$604.0M71B23EverCommerce Inc.Technology$588.9M58C24Ibotta, Inc.Technology$342.4M47D25Intrepid Potash, Inc.Basic Materials$298.3M60CHQ-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
Professional services22%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation18%
Admin & support15%
Transportation13%
Retail trade11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
740,613
residents · 2025 · +3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $119.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−25,336
International migration+29,702
Natural change+18,844
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$85.0B2019
$84.1B2020
$96.9B2021
$111.5B2022
$122.3B2023
$128.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$616.0k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
6.7%±0.4%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$1.0B
4,727 units · 6.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 100Lightning 99Tornado 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
12672016
13922017
15102018
15642019
16022020
17792021
20442022
20642023
20862024
20772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -53% since 202110,0002021
8,2962022
5,7252023
3,9942024
4,7272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
DRTD
Nearest port
766.5 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
20.8 km
DENVER INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR56 filings from 30 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$95.7k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Denver?
Denver's economy produced $128.5B in 2024, growing 5.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.