County profile
Ness County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2852 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$227.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-16.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
807
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
122
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,617
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$68.6k±$8.5k
Bachelor's degree+
25.0%±3.7%
Poverty rate
11.2%±3.8%
Business applications
32 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
41.8/10k 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
Health care28%
Mining & energy26%
Wholesale trade18%
Other services10%
Transportation10%
Retail trade8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,617
residents · 2025 · -2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $70.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−30
International migration+57
Natural change−85
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$178.0M2019
$180.3M2020
$212.7M2021
$241.3M2022
$272.3M2023
$227.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$89.7k±$15.1k
Median gross rent
$538/mo±$63/mo
Vacancy rate
19.4%±3.9%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
10.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 77Hail 74Wildfire 51
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202112021
12022
12023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
58.1 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
KO
Nearest port
423.5 km
BUNGE CORP BROWNSVILLE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.7 km
HAYS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.5k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ness?
Ness's economy produced $227.1M in 2024, contracting 16.6% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.