County profile
Bracken County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2869 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$219.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
943
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
98
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,511
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$9.3k
Bachelor's degree+
17.8%±3.3%
Poverty rate
19.5%±4.5%
Business applications
97 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
20.1/10k 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
Manufacturing35%
Health care18%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction8%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,511
residents · 2025 · +1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $49.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+245
International migration+28
Natural change−158
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$165.4M2019
$166.5M2020
$188.6M2021
$208.4M2022
$217.5M2023
$219.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$125.0k±$21.9k
Median gross rent
$756/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
12.8%±3.7%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
12.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 77Landslide 50Lightning 35
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1202016
1252017
1312018
1332019
1382020
1552021
1692022
1882023
2052024
2242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
42.4 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
8.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
12.0 km
FERRY CROSSING, AUGUSTA KY
Nearest commercial airport
54.1 km
CINCINNATI MUNI/LUNKEN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.0k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bracken?
Bracken's economy produced $219.5M in 2024, growing 0.9% year over year — slower than 76% of 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.