County profile
Kossuth County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#1572 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,276
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
536
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,322
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$67.7k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
22.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
8.2%±1.5%
Business applications
127 · 2025
Retail establishments
69
47.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1American Power Group CorporationIndustrials———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
Manufacturing34%
Retail trade19%
Health care18%
Finance & insurance13%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,322
residents · 2025 · -3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $68.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−410
International migration+124
Natural change−172
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$908.2M2019
$848.7M2020
$1.2B2021
$1.3B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$148.3k±$12.8k
Median gross rent
$859/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
9.2%±2.2%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.5M
4 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
32.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 94Winter weather 71Cold wave 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2332016
2482017
2392018
2412019
2452020
2622021
2852022
2972023
3272024
3342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 2021122021
82022
142023
92024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.3 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
UP
Nearest port
188.4 km
HARVEST STATE COOPERATIVES, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
71.2 km
MASON CITY MUNI
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.8k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kossuth?
Kossuth's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 6.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.