County profile
Atchison County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#1990 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$845.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,385
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
364
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
16,172
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$61.1k±$8.0k
Bachelor's degree+
21.8%±3.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%±3.5%
Business applications
122 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
28.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1MGP Ingredients, Inc.Consumer Defensive$536.4M57CHQ-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%
Education22%
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade13%
Food & accommodation12%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
16,172
residents · 2025 · -0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $47.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−126
International migration+103
Natural change−139
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$736.2M2019
$718.5M2020
$765.4M2021
$730.7M2022
$794.3M2023
$845.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$145.7k±$14.3k
Median gross rent
$765/mo±$131/mo
Vacancy rate
15.9%±3.8%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$4.9M
19 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 73Hail 62Ice storm 61
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3682016
3772017
3822018
4112019
4232020
4712021
5312022
5952023
7012024
7002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 375% since 202142021
132022
102023
222024
192025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.2 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
UP
Nearest port
43.3 km
GLOBAL MATERIALS, ST JOSEPH, MO.
Nearest commercial airport
43.8 km
ROSECRANS MEML
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.5k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Atchison?
Atchison's economy produced $845.3M in 2024, growing 6.4% year over year — faster than most 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.