County profile
Scott County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2892 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 37% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$207.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
604
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
84
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,866
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$66.7k±$7.9k
Bachelor's degree+
21.5%±4.4%
Poverty rate
11.5%±2.5%
Business applications
33 · 2025
Retail establishments
10
20.5/10k 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
Wholesale trade31%
Retail trade23%
Utilities17%
Finance & insurance12%
Food & accommodation11%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,866
residents · 2025 · -4.0% since 2020
Income per capita $54.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−114
International migration+5
Natural change−92
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$141.8M2019
$150.8M2020
$185.2M2021
$212.1M2022
$198.3M2023
$207.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$96.4k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$689/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
14.2%±3.2%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
2.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 72Landslide 58Heat wave 35
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1192015
1272016
1382017
1382018
1342019
1382020
1382021
1602022
1752024
1822025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.1 km
I-72
Nearest freight rail
12.1 km
NS
Nearest port
11.7 km
CARGILL AGHORIZONS, FLORENCE GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
69.7 km
QUINCY RGNL-BALDWIN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Scott?
Scott's economy produced $207.8M in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is wholesale 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.