County profile
Knox County, ME
United States · GDP 2024
#1076 of 3,127 US counties by GDP43rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,502
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,823
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
41,117
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.6%
Median HH income
$74.1k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
39.7%±2.4%
Poverty rate
8.2%±1.3%
Business applications
417 · 2025
Retail establishments
233
56.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Camden National Corp.Financial Services$41.7M57CHQ-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 trade26%
Health care24%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction9%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
41,117
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $71.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,641
International migration+182
Natural change−1,332
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.2B2021
$2.4B2022
$2.5B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$324.9k±$14.7k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
24.8%±1.9%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$44.2M
191 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 91Ice storm 89Landslide 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2762016
2872017
3052018
3152019
3352020
3812021
4802022
5552023
5942024
6162025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 24% since 20211542021
2102022
1532023
1662024
1912025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
54.0 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
CKRR
Nearest port
3.9 km
FERRY SLIP
Nearest commercial airport
8.2 km
KNOX COUNTY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.7k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Knox?
Knox's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 3.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.