County profile
Cumberland County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2801 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$252.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,181
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
104
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,992
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$40.0k±$12.7k
Bachelor's degree+
19.1%±4.7%
Poverty rate
24.8%±4.6%
Business applications
85 · 2025
Retail establishments
24
39.8/10k 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 care35%
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction8%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,992
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $58.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+317
International migration+3
Natural change−193
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$166.8M2019
$176.3M2020
$179.7M2021
$203.2M2022
$235.3M2023
$252.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$141.1k±$43.3k
Median gross rent
$523/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
22.7%±5.6%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 58Hail 45Cold wave 44
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2023
1172014
1182015
1262016
1222017
1272018
1262019
1262020
1492021
1952022
1892023
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202112021
12022
02023
62024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
65.4 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
52.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
19.2 km
KENTUCKY 214 MONROE COUNTY "MCMILLIAN FERRY"
Nearest commercial airport
93.8 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cumberland?
Cumberland's economy produced $252.9M in 2024, growing 7.5% 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.