County profile
Barry County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1246 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 10% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
11,838
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
775
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,200
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$58.3k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
14.6%±2.1%
Poverty rate
15.2%±2.3%
Business applications
409 · 2025
Retail establishments
128
35.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.Technology$2.4B82B+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
Manufacturing52%
Retail trade17%
Health care11%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade6%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,200
residents · 2025 · +4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $47.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,816
International migration+210
Natural change−374
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.6B2021
$2.0B2022
$1.9B2023
$2.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$187.8k±$14.7k
Median gross rent
$766/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
21.8%±2.7%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$12.3M
70 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
75.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 93Strong wind 86Tornado 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1872016
1872017
2012018
2182019
2192020
2482021
2882022
3102023
3342024
3452025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 133% since 2021302021
912022
252023
752024
702025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.9 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
7.6 km
AM
Nearest port
150.1 km
ARKOLA SAND & GRAVEL CO VAN BUREN DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
59.5 km
BRANSON
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.9k
avg. annual pay · +13% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Barry?
Barry's economy produced $2.1B in 2024, growing 6.3% 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.