County profile
Scott County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#754 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
26,711
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,058
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
62,262
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$85.2k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
34.7%±2.0%
Poverty rate
10.6%±1.3%
Business applications
746 · 2025
Retail establishments
137
22.2/10k 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
Manufacturing59%
Food & accommodation11%
Health care10%
Retail trade10%
Transportation6%
Admin & support5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
62,262
residents · 2025 · +8.2% since 2020
Income per capita $58.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,234
International migration+430
Natural change+1,020
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.8B2019
$3.6B2020
$3.5B2021
$3.8B2022
$4.1B2023
$4.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$288.5k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$60/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±1.1%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$100.4M
393 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 92Tornado 81Earthquake 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2232016
2312017
2422018
2542019
2592020
2872021
3342022
3442023
3902024
4062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 20215912021
4302022
3072023
5462024
3932025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
NS
Nearest port
51.0 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, MADISON-JESSAMINE
Nearest commercial airport
28.3 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Scott?
Scott's economy produced $4.5B in 2024, growing 8.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.