County profile
Benton County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#1127 of 3,127 US counties by GDP30th-percentile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
16,944
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
975
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
41,744
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$74.4k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
26.2%±1.8%
Poverty rate
9.9%±1.8%
Business applications
445 · 2025
Retail establishments
114
27.3/10k 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
Manufacturing36%
Construction19%
Health care16%
Retail trade13%
Wholesale trade9%
Food & accommodation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
41,744
residents · 2025 · +0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $58.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−354
International migration+305
Natural change+424
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$271.0k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$982/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
5.0%±1.6%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$35.8M
139 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 80Strong wind 78Tornado 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2292016
2432017
2582018
2652019
2742020
3022021
3442022
3662023
3772024
3892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 51% since 2021922021
852022
632023
822024
1392025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
14.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
95.1 km
AMERICAN IRON AND SUPPLY CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
17.6 km
ST CLOUD SKY CENTRAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Benton?
Benton's economy produced $2.4B in 2024, growing 2.1% year over year — slower than 70% of 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.