County profile
Breathitt County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2690 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$306.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,945
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
149
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,558
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.9%
Median HH income
$34.8k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
15.3%±2.4%
Poverty rate
33.1%±4.0%
Business applications
105 · 2025
Retail establishments
33
25.9/10k 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 care42%
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation15%
Education7%
Finance & insurance6%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,558
residents · 2025 · -8.3% since 2020
Income per capita $45.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−657
International migration+25
Natural change−521
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$238.6M2019
$219.9M2020
$234.0M2021
$267.4M2022
$284.6M2023
$306.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$70.3k±$10.3k
Median gross rent
$548/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
16.9%±2.9%
Affordability
1.7× wages
Residential permits
$101.8k
1 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 94Wildfire 70Winter weather 57
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
12022
12023
42024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
75.1 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
2.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
104.4 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, MADISON-JESSAMINE
Nearest commercial airport
115.5 km
TRI-STATE/MILTON J FERGUSON FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Breathitt?
Breathitt's economy produced $306.9M in 2024, growing 7.8% 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.