County profile
Breckinridge County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2356 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$540.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,480
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
283
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,503
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.3%
Median HH income
$55.8k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
14.2%±2.7%
Poverty rate
21.4%±3.7%
Business applications
201 · 2025
Retail establishments
57
26.8/10k 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 trade29%
Health care27%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction10%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,503
residents · 2025 · +5.2% since 2020
Income per capita $44.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,252
International migration+5
Natural change−202
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$412.5M2019
$404.9M2020
$468.5M2021
$493.2M2022
$515.4M2023
$540.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.7k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$733/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
25.3%±2.8%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$2.6M
14 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 79Ice storm 77Earthquake 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1302016
1422017
1372018
1492019
1532020
1782021
1832022
2242023
2212024
2282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 367% since 202132021
12022
102023
52024
142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.5 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
13.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
26.6 km
Domtar-Hawesville Mill
Nearest commercial airport
65.0 km
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Breckinridge?
Breckinridge's economy produced $540.7M in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.