County profile
Lemhi County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#2352 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 37% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$546.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+35.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,090
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
307
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,474
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$53.2k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
24.1%±3.7%
Poverty rate
12.8%±3.1%
Business applications
105 · 2025
Retail establishments
44
52.3/10k 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 care36%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction12%
Professional services6%
Manufacturing5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,474
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $60.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+817
International migration+9
Natural change−292
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$262.3M2019
$270.3M2020
$314.1M2021
$351.5M2022
$404.0M2023
$546.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$326.1k±$31.6k
Median gross rent
$754/mo±$186/mo
Vacancy rate
26.0%±3.9%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$15.1M
49 units · 5.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
41.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$992/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 96Wildfire 93Lightning 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1552016
1602017
1862018
2002019
2162020
2472021
3182022
3482023
3712024
3602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 2% since 2021482021
542022
522023
452024
492025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
84.9 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
85.0 km
UP
Nearest port
290.1 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
158.6 km
BERT MOONEY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.1k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lemhi?
Lemhi's economy produced $546.1M in 2024, growing 35.2% year over year — faster than 100% 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.