County profile
Harlan County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2068 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$759.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,652
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
370
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,725
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.6%
Median HH income
$41.7k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
13.0%±1.8%
Poverty rate
27.4%±3.1%
Business applications
166 · 2025
Retail establishments
87
34.7/10k 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 care29%
Mining & energy26%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation13%
Transportation5%
Wholesale trade3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,725
residents · 2025 · -7.6% since 2020
Income per capita $43.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−831
International migration−7
Natural change−1,187
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$549.7M2019
$516.1M2020
$570.7M2021
$663.8M2022
$738.4M2023
$759.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$73.7k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$678/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
17.7%±1.9%
Affordability
1.7× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
65.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Strong wind 87Avalanche 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2023
1672013
1812014
1722015
1692016
1802017
1932018
1872019
1962020
2192021
2172023
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
65.8 km
I-26
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
114.8 km
Burkhart Enterprises, Knoxville Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
83.9 km
TRI-CITIES
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Harlan?
Harlan's economy produced $759.8M in 2024, growing 2.9% year over year — slower than 65% of 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.