County profile
Anoka County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#252 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$20.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
123,486
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,438
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
381,605
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$101.9k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
32.2%±0.7%
Poverty rate
7.0%±0.6%
Business applications
5,033 · 2025
Retail establishments
942
24.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Northern Technologies International CorporationBasic Materials$84.2M64CHQ-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
Manufacturing24%
Health care22%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction11%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
381,605
residents · 2025 · +4.7% since 2020
Income per capita $64.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,537
International migration+6,789
Natural change+6,804
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.5B2019
$16.4B2020
$17.4B2021
$18.7B2022
$19.7B2023
$20.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$346.5k±$2.3k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
3.1%±0.4%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$255.8M
774 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Hail 96Lightning 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4982016
5342017
5702018
5962019
6152020
6872021
7672022
7952023
8172024
8362025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -69% since 20212,4812021
1,9122022
1,0592023
1,0622024
7742025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.1 km
I-35W
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
29.4 km
AMERICAN IRON AND SUPPLY CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
43.6 km
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$63.2k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Anoka?
Anoka's economy produced $20.6B in 2024, growing 4.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.