County profile
Fulton County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2728 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 2% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$286.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,461
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
105
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,218
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.2%
Median HH income
$38.2k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.1%±3.6%
Poverty rate
22.6%±5.0%
Business applications
53 · 2025
Retail establishments
21
33.5/10k 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
Manufacturing61%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation10%
Health care6%
Finance & insurance6%
Wholesale trade4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,218
residents · 2025 · -4.5% since 2020
Income per capita $45.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−37
International migration−10
Natural change−241
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$206.1M2019
$199.3M2020
$244.5M2021
$271.4M2022
$300.2M2023
$286.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$79.1k±$14.2k
Median gross rent
$570/mo±$106/mo
Vacancy rate
19.3%±3.8%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$900.0k
7 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 92Ice storm 89Drought 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2024
1132013
1292014
1112015
952016
1392017
1322019
1402020
1632021
1992023
2032024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
12023
72024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.5 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
TKEN
Nearest port
0.3 km
Hickman-Fulton County Port, KY
Nearest commercial airport
67.2 km
BARKLEY RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,208,350 short tons/yr · Hickman-Fulton County Port, KY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.5k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDPNearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Fulton?
Fulton's economy produced $286.3M in 2024, contracting 4.6% year over year — slower than 90% 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.