County profile
Johnson County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#80 of 3,127 US counties by GDP37th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$67.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
352,238
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
18,999
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
636,906
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$109.2k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
57.6%±0.8%
Poverty rate
5.4%±0.3%
Business applications
9,801 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,857
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Seaboard CorporationIndustrials$9.7B72B2AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.Communication Services$4.8B59C3Euronet Worldwide, Inc.Technology$4.2B77B+4SelectQuote, Inc.Financial Services$1.5B57C5Compass Minerals International, Inc.Basic Materials$1.2B71B6Kustom Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services$13.8M40D7myFreightWorld Technologies, Inc.Industrials$13.7M——8Sterling Energy Resources IncorporatedEnergy$2.8M——9Tortoise Energy Infrastructure CorporationFinancial Services———10Corporate Restaurant Concepts, Inc.Financial Services———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 care23%
Retail trade18%
Professional services18%
Food & accommodation15%
Finance & insurance14%
Transportation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
636,906
residents · 2025 · +4.2% since 2020
Income per capita $95.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,057
International migration+13,020
Natural change+10,513
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$52.3B2019
$52.2B2020
$54.8B2021
$64.7B2022
$65.0B2023
$67.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$391.2k±$3.1k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$16/mo
Vacancy rate
3.9%±0.4%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$1.2B
3,237 units · 5.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 100Tornado 99Hail 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4492016
4822017
5162018
5402019
5652020
6262021
7162022
7702023
8182024
8492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -12% since 20213,6602021
3,4612022
3,1682023
2,7142024
3,2372025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.7 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
31.6 km
MID-WEST TERMINAL WAREHOUSE CO WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
33.3 km
KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR6 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Johnson?
Johnson's economy produced $67.0B in 2024, growing 3.0% year over year — slower than 63% 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.