County profile
Johnson County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1078 of 3,127 US counties by GDP62nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,744
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
951
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
56,670
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$67.3k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
29.1%±2.2%
Poverty rate
11.8%±1.9%
Business applications
637 · 2025
Retail establishments
124
22.2/10k 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 care26%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation20%
Manufacturing18%
Transportation9%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
56,670
residents · 2025 · +4.9% since 2020
Income per capita $48.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+873
International migration+653
Natural change+1,114
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.5B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$235.7k±$8.5k
Median gross rent
$932/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
7.2%±1.4%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$16.9M
113 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
54.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$965/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 81Heat wave 81Ice storm 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2042016
2092017
2222018
2402019
2472020
2802021
3272022
3472023
3642024
3822025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 20% since 2021942021
542022
492023
1022024
1132025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.7 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.8 km
UP
Nearest port
48.7 km
MFA LEXINGTON GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
80.0 km
KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.8k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Johnson?
Johnson's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 5.4% 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.