County profile
Boone County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#339 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
85,754
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,725
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
191,746
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$72.8k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
51.5%±1.7%
Poverty rate
16.6%±1.1%
Business applications
2,760 · 2025
Retail establishments
583
30.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1EquipmentShare.com Inc.Industrials$2.0B46D2American Outdoor Brands, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$190.5M47DHQ-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 care33%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation17%
Finance & insurance14%
Manufacturing8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
191,746
residents · 2025 · +4.2% since 2020
Income per capita $62.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,038
International migration+4,040
Natural change+2,618
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.2B2019
$10.2B2020
$11.0B2021
$11.7B2022
$12.6B2023
$13.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$272.8k±$6.5k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
6.3%±0.8%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$293.7M
787 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 94Lightning 93Tornado 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3582016
3682017
3792018
3932019
4062020
4512021
5202022
5652023
6102024
6332025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 20211,0132021
7592022
6562023
1,3032024
7872025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
CT
Nearest port
21.9 km
COLUMBIA SAND CO ROCHEPORT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
20.7 km
COLUMBIA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR10 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Boone?
Boone's economy produced $13.9B in 2024, growing 10.6% year over year — faster than 92% of 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.