County profile
Ramsey County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#105 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$56.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
294,664
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,677
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
541,623
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$81.6k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
45.6%±0.8%
Poverty rate
12.3%±0.8%
Business applications
7,534 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,431
26.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
13M CompanyIndustrials$24.9B82B+2Ecolab Inc.Basic Materials$16.1B77B+3Solventum CorporationHealthcare$8.3B65B4APi Group CorporationIndustrials$7.9B61C5H.B. Fuller CompanyBasic Materials$3.5B68B6Hawkins, Inc.Basic Materials$1.1B81B+7SecureTech Innovations, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$6.8M46D8Envoy Medical, Inc.Healthcare$241.0k33D9Park Dental Partners, Inc. Common StockHealthcare———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
Health care35%
Manufacturing15%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation13%
Management12%
Education11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
541,623
residents · 2025 · -1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $71.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−32,976
International migration+15,308
Natural change+7,757
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$45.0B2019
$44.0B2020
$46.1B2021
$49.8B2022
$52.7B2023
$56.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$326.6k±$2.6k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$14/mo
Vacancy rate
5.4%±0.4%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$203.7M
708 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Hail 99Tornado 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5692016
6052017
6482018
6762019
6992020
7602021
8372022
8662023
8882024
9142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -78% since 20213,2702021
1,8562022
1,8062023
1,0842024
7082025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.8 km
I-35E
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
CPKC
Nearest port
7.8 km
St. Paul Port Authority, MN
Nearest commercial airport
17.9 km
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):3,181,874 short tons/yr · St. Paul Port Authority, MN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR17 filings from 8 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$74.5k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ramsey?
Ramsey's economy produced $56.3B in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.