County profile
New Madrid County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1583 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,096
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
376
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,086
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$51.9k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
14.5%±2.3%
Poverty rate
17.7%±2.5%
Business applications
196 · 2025
Retail establishments
70
45.8/10k 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
Retail trade26%
Manufacturing23%
Health care22%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade11%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,086
residents · 2025 · -7.6% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−755
International migration+7
Natural change−500
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$1.0B2020
$1.2B2021
$1.5B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$111.8k±$8.3k
Median gross rent
$729/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
15.0%±3.1%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$3.0M
18 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$890/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 96Heat wave 88Ice storm 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2092016
2052017
2082018
2232019
2142020
2332021
2542022
3012023
2982024
3152025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 500% since 202132021
112022
92023
112024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.1 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
UP
Nearest port
0.2 km
New Madrid County Port, MO
Nearest commercial airport
70.3 km
CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):2,025,067 short tons/yr · New Madrid County Port, MO
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of New Madrid?
New Madrid's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 7.3% year over year — faster than most 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.