County profile
Lincoln County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2281 of 3,127 US counties by GDP62nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 43% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$595.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,710
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
304
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
25,353
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.1%
Median HH income
$52.4k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
15.9%±2.4%
Poverty rate
16.3%±2.9%
Business applications
265 · 2025
Retail establishments
61
24.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1UTG, Inc.Financial Services$42.3M56CHQ-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 care30%
Retail trade26%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation12%
Finance & insurance10%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
25,353
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $44.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,249
International migration−12
Natural change−156
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$435.3M2019
$438.0M2020
$464.9M2021
$528.0M2022
$565.0M2023
$595.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$147.3k±$12.7k
Median gross rent
$698/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
11.3%±2.5%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$14.7M
88 units · 3.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
32.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 75Hail 70Winter weather 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2082016
2092017
2242018
2332019
2442020
2812021
3162022
3552023
3672024
3942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 24% since 2021712021
662022
932023
912024
882025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.1 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
7.9 km
NS
Nearest port
47.4 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, LEXINGTON-FAYETTE
Nearest commercial airport
65.0 km
BLUE GRASS
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.2k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lincoln?
Lincoln's economy produced $595.6M in 2024, growing 5.4% 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.