County profile
Gadsden County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#1413 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 71% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,539
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
734
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,298
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$48.8k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
21.3%±2.1%
Poverty rate
27.9%±2.8%
Business applications
837 · 2025
Retail establishments
120
27.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Trulieve Cannabis Corp.Healthcare$1.2B63CHQ-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 care25%
Construction19%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation16%
Manufacturing11%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,298
residents · 2025 · +2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $50.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+702
International migration+798
Natural change−596
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$174.9k±$15.8k
Median gross rent
$851/mo±$133/mo
Vacancy rate
11.9%±1.9%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$39.8M
122 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 91Lightning 86Tornado 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1502016
1652017
1762018
1902019
2002020
2192021
2542022
2832023
2962024
2912025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 33% since 2021922021
1892022
972023
1092024
1222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.3 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
FGA
Nearest port
61.2 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
32.2 km
TALLAHASSEE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR6 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.3k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gadsden?
Gadsden's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, contracting 1.1% year over year — slower than 83% 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.