County profile
Cedar County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2458 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 64% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$458.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,576
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
305
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,888
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$48.2k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
19.0%±3.4%
Poverty rate
17.0%±4.1%
Business applications
211 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
34.8/10k 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
Health care27%
Retail trade24%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation13%
Finance & insurance10%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,888
residents · 2025 · +4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $42.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+848
International migration−9
Natural change−144
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$287.2M2019
$304.4M2020
$334.2M2021
$372.2M2022
$422.5M2023
$458.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$168.1k±$16.7k
Median gross rent
$767/mo±$81/mo
Vacancy rate
16.9%±3.8%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$3.3M
8 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
26.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 76Heat wave 68Strong wind 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1252016
1262017
1422018
1432019
1472020
1672021
2022022
2332023
2372024
2472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -11% since 202192021
122022
42023
112024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.7 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
34.5 km
BNSF
Nearest port
161.5 km
MFA LEXINGTON GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
67.3 km
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON NTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.8k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cedar?
Cedar's economy produced $458.8M in 2024, growing 8.6% 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.