County profile
Cook County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#4 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$546.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,492,328
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
134,513
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$83.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,194,625
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$83.5k±$630
Bachelor's degree+
42.7%±0.3%
Poverty rate
13.5%±0.3%
Business applications
99,217 · 2025
Retail establishments
13,577
26.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Allstate CorporationFinancial Services$67.7B84B+2United Airlines Holdings, Inc.Industrials$59.1B75B+3US Foods Holding Corp.Consumer Defensive$39.4B67B4Mondelez International, Inc.Consumer Defensive$38.5B81B+5Medline Inc.Healthcare$28.4B62C6McDonald's CorporationConsumer Cyclical$26.9B81B+7Jones Lang LaSalle IncorporatedReal Estate$26.1B71B8Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyConsumer Defensive$25.0B77B+9Exelon CorporationUtilities$24.3B65B10GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.Healthcare$20.6B69B11Illinois Tool Works Inc.Industrials$16.0B85A12Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Financial Services$13.9B76B+13LKQ CorporationConsumer Cyclical$13.7B74B14Motorola Solutions, Inc.Technology$11.7B83B+15Conagra Brands, Inc.Consumer Defensive$11.6B——16Cushman & Wakefield plcReal Estate$10.3B50D17Old Republic International CorporationFinancial Services$9.1B80B+18Ingredion IncorporatedConsumer Defensive$7.2B74B19Hyatt Hotels CorporationConsumer Cyclical$7.1B59C20CF Industries Holdings, Inc.Basic Materials$7.1B80B+21CME Group Inc.Financial Services$6.5B79B+22Ventas, Inc.Real Estate$5.8B70B23Northern Trust CorporationFinancial Services$5.0B73B24Kemper CorporationFinancial Services$4.8B69B25Cboe Global Markets, Inc.Financial Services$4.7B80B+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 care26%
Professional services18%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade14%
Finance & insurance14%
Manufacturing12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,194,625
residents · 2025 · -1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $80.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−306,394
International migration+198,992
Natural change+38,691
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$431.9B2019
$410.4B2020
$448.6B2021
$490.4B2022
$522.4B2023
$546.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$324.5k±$1.5k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$7/mo
Vacancy rate
7.7%±0.2%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.5B
4,969 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
100.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 100Winter weather 100Tornado 100
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5432016
5612017
5752018
5902019
5952020
6382021
7102022
7512023
7992024
8432025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -27% since 20216,7892021
8,3252022
4,8542023
6,5072024
4,9692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.6 km
I-290
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
CN
Nearest port
4.4 km
KINDER MORGAN ARGO HARLEM, IL TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
8.0 km
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):8,950,972 short tons/yr · Illinois International Port, IL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR146 filings from 63 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$83.9k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cook?
Cook's economy produced $546.4B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.