County profile
Butler County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1279 of 3,127 US counties by GDP31st-percentile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,429
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,030
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
41,904
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$49.1k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
15.8%±2.0%
Poverty rate
20.5%±2.4%
Business applications
577 · 2025
Retail establishments
194
46.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———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 care33%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing20%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction5%
Finance & insurance5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
41,904
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $47.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+545
International migration+63
Natural change−776
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.7B2021
$1.8B2022
$2.0B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$145.1k±$7.7k
Median gross rent
$780/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
14.0%±2.1%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$4.3M
45 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$895/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 95Heat wave 93Ice storm 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1842016
1912017
1942018
1962019
2032020
2172021
2552022
2862023
2742024
2942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 650% since 202162021
32022
262023
632024
452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
71.9 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
1.8 km
UP
Nearest port
68.6 km
New Madrid County Port, MO
Nearest commercial airport
93.4 km
CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Butler?
Butler's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 2.3% year over year — slower than 69% 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.