County profile
Livingston County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2381 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$519.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+17.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,823
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
136
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,863
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.2%
Median HH income
$59.0k±$9.1k
Bachelor's degree+
14.7%±3.1%
Poverty rate
19.3%±4.3%
Business applications
95 · 2025
Retail establishments
28
31.6/10k 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
Mining & energy30%
Health care22%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction13%
Retail trade11%
Arts & recreation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,863
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $52.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+289
International migration−4
Natural change−283
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$291.4M2019
$325.2M2020
$360.4M2021
$404.0M2022
$444.0M2023
$519.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$125.6k±$23.7k
Median gross rent
$926/mo±$91/mo
Vacancy rate
22.3%±4.6%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
27.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 84Earthquake 82Drought 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1502016
1562017
1592018
1612019
1742020
1862021
2012022
2282023
2722024
2492025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.1 km
I-24
Nearest freight rail
16.8 km
PAL
Nearest port
3.1 km
THREE RIVERS QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
40.6 km
BARKLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Livingston?
Livingston's economy produced $519.3M in 2024, growing 17.0% year over year — faster than 98% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.