County profile
Lewis County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2689 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$308.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,836
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
182
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,879
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$59.9k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
16.8%±2.5%
Poverty rate
12.7%±3.0%
Business applications
95 · 2025
Retail establishments
30
30.4/10k 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 trade26%
Construction16%
Health care16%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation15%
Arts & recreation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,879
residents · 2025 · -1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $46.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−27
International migration+24
Natural change−155
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$244.2M2019
$247.4M2020
$280.7M2021
$301.3M2022
$316.9M2023
$308.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.2k±$13.5k
Median gross rent
$644/mo±$68/mo
Vacancy rate
26.3%±3.4%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$395.0k
4 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
27.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 83Landslide 64Drought 62
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1232015
1262016
1362017
1342018
1442019
1482020
1572021
1792022
2102024
2282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 100% since 202122021
12022
22023
42024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.6 km
I-172
Nearest freight rail
17.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
17.9 km
TRI-STATE FERTILIZER CO., CANTON TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
48.2 km
QUINCY RGNL-BALDWIN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.3k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lewis?
Lewis's economy produced $308.3M in 2024, contracting 2.7% year over year — slower than 87% of 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.