County profile
Sussex County, DE
United States · GDP 2024
#235 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$23.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
78,541
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,411
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
277,140
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$81.5k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
33.0%±1.0%
Poverty rate
10.9%±0.9%
Business applications
6,877 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,070
39.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1NuVim, Inc.Consumer Defensive$60013DHQ-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 care22%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation20%
Manufacturing18%
Construction10%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
277,140
residents · 2025 · +16.1% since 2020
Income per capita $73.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+39,199
International migration+4,319
Natural change−5,184
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.5B2019
$14.4B2020
$16.2B2021
$19.0B2022
$21.3B2023
$23.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$382.6k±$7.0k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
29.9%±0.7%
Affordability
7.3× wages
Residential permits
$509.1M
3,885 units · 14.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Coastal flooding 98Hurricane 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4272016
4432017
4602018
4822019
4942020
5542021
6462022
6792023
7362024
7752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20214,8052021
4,1702022
4,1342023
4,3542024
3,8852025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
104.5 km
I-595
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
DCR
Nearest port
20.0 km
VULCAN MATERIALS SEAFORD, DE
Nearest commercial airport
37.2 km
SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.8k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Sussex?
Sussex's economy produced $23.4B in 2024, growing 9.7% year over year — faster than 90% of 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.