County profile
Clark County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2901 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$201.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-10.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
973
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
134
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$35.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,475
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$51.8k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
14.9%±2.7%
Poverty rate
11.2%±2.4%
Business applications
71 · 2025
Retail establishments
27
41.0/10k 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
Retail trade30%
Wholesale trade19%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation14%
Finance & insurance11%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,475
residents · 2025 · -2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $46.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−78
International migration+2
Natural change−105
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$148.8M2019
$157.8M2020
$187.5M2021
$209.9M2022
$223.2M2023
$201.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.7k±$21.3k
Median gross rent
$612/mo±$97/mo
Vacancy rate
25.1%±3.2%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$4.5M
15 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 83Landslide 65Drought 63
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 150% since 202162021
52022
32023
152024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
57.8 km
I-172
Nearest freight rail
4.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
25.3 km
GABE LOGSDON & SONS DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
66.4 km
SOUTHEAST IOWA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$35.1k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clark?
Clark's economy produced $201.0M in 2024, contracting 10.0% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.