County profile
Adair County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2317 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$570.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,066
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
331
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,423
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$53.6k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
21.8%±3.1%
Poverty rate
18.4%±3.2%
Business applications
207 · 2025
Retail establishments
63
32.8/10k 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
Retail trade30%
Health care26%
Food & accommodation18%
Finance & insurance10%
Construction8%
Manufacturing8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,423
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $46.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+636
International migration+204
Natural change−305
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$393.3M2019
$406.1M2020
$438.9M2021
$489.7M2022
$541.7M2023
$570.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.8k±$14.4k
Median gross rent
$771/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
17.5%±3.0%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$875.0k
6 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 71Winter weather 69Tornado 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2242016
2242017
2412018
2532019
2602020
2962021
3522022
3832023
4392024
4322025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
12023
32024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
59.1 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
54.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
53.3 km
KENTUCKY 214 MONROE COUNTY "MCMILLIAN FERRY"
Nearest commercial airport
102.3 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Adair?
Adair's economy produced $570.2M in 2024, growing 5.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail 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.