County profile
Ray County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2212 of 3,127 US counties by GDP34th-percentile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$651.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,816
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
360
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
23,398
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$74.6k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
16.2%±1.9%
Poverty rate
12.6%±2.3%
Business applications
260 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
19.8/10k 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 trade30%
Health care24%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction12%
Manufacturing11%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
23,398
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $53.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+606
International migration+3
Natural change−353
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$508.1M2019
$500.4M2020
$559.9M2021
$597.4M2022
$634.2M2023
$651.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$198.8k±$14.0k
Median gross rent
$782/mo±$74/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±1.7%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$18.5M
66 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 80Cold wave 78Heat wave 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2132016
2252017
2372018
2612019
2692020
3032021
3402022
3842023
3882024
4112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 57% since 2021422021
392022
532023
702024
662025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.9 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
5.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
20.0 km
LEXINGTON SAND CO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
57.9 km
KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ray?
Ray's economy produced $651.3M in 2024, growing 2.7% year over year — slower than 66% 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.