County profile
Morgan County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2582 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$377.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,010
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
160
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,415
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.8%
Median HH income
$47.9k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
18.7%±2.6%
Poverty rate
17.1%±3.2%
Business applications
118 · 2025
Retail establishments
38
26.7/10k 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
Retail trade23%
Health care22%
Manufacturing20%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction12%
Information7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,415
residents · 2025 · +5.0% since 2020
Income per capita $38.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+593
International migration+239
Natural change−196
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$275.4M2019
$269.6M2020
$283.4M2021
$321.9M2022
$349.7M2023
$377.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$118.2k±$10.8k
Median gross rent
$663/mo±$83/mo
Vacancy rate
14.1%±2.8%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$592.4k
2 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
22.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 89Wildfire 71Winter weather 45
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
1092014
1172015
1222016
1222017
1282018
1292019
1432020
1492021
1592022
2262024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 202132021
22022
22023
12024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
35.7 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
32.8 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
73.1 km
Redbud South
Nearest commercial airport
78.5 km
TRI-STATE/MILTON J FERGUSON FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.9k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Morgan?
Morgan's economy produced $377.7M in 2024, growing 8.0% 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.