County profile
Johnson County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2247 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$619.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,592
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
351
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
22,051
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.3%
Median HH income
$44.9k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.8%±2.9%
Poverty rate
22.8%±4.2%
Business applications
233 · 2025
Retail establishments
90
40.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Citizens National CorporationFinancial Services$33.5M52DHQ-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 trade45%
Health care23%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction5%
Professional services4%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
22,051
residents · 2025 · -2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $44.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+59
International migration+44
Natural change−710
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$475.7M2019
$462.6M2020
$490.1M2021
$525.4M2022
$585.2M2023
$619.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$120.2k±$10.6k
Median gross rent
$708/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
14.6%±2.8%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Wildfire 76Winter weather 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1372016
1422017
1402018
1432019
1512020
1562021
1642022
1772023
1882024
2022025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2022
02021
02022
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
55.5 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
4.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
55.6 km
Redbud South
Nearest commercial airport
62.5 km
TRI-STATE/MILTON J FERGUSON FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.1k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Johnson?
Johnson's economy produced $619.4M in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most 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.