County profile
Larimer County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#204 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$28.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
139,517
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
11,764
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
377,292
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$93.8k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
53.0%±1.2%
Poverty rate
11.2%±0.6%
Business applications
6,980 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,252
33.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Woodward, Inc.Industrials$3.6B81B+2Lightning eMotors, Inc.Industrials$24.4M——3Statera Biopharma, Inc.Healthcare$1.5M——4Westmountain Gold, Inc.Basic Materials$0——5Cloverleaf Kennel ClubConsumer Cyclical———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 trade22%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation21%
Manufacturing14%
Professional services11%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
377,292
residents · 2025 · +4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $73.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+11,855
International migration+3,716
Natural change+1,479
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$21.1B2019
$21.5B2020
$23.5B2021
$26.2B2022
$27.4B2023
$28.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$569.1k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
6.4%±0.5%
Affordability
8.4× wages
Residential permits
$617.9M
2,436 units · 6.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 99Hail 98Winter weather 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8192016
8972017
9612018
10022019
10192020
11272021
13262022
13762023
14212024
14252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -24% since 20213,2212021
2,5722022
2,6862023
1,7862024
2,4362025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.9 km
I-25
Nearest freight rail
27.3 km
UP
Nearest port
779.8 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
44.9 km
NORTHERN COLORADO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.5k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Larimer?
Larimer's economy produced $28.5B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.