County profile
Stone County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1744 of 3,127 US counties by GDP54th-percentile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,681
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
736
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
32,503
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$63.5k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
24.8%±2.0%
Poverty rate
13.9%±1.6%
Business applications
481 · 2025
Retail establishments
110
33.8/10k 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
Arts & recreation26%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation21%
Construction15%
Other services8%
Health care6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
32,503
residents · 2025 · +4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $55.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,274
International migration+57
Natural change−1,062
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$778.9M2019
$737.9M2020
$849.1M2021
$957.2M2022
$1.1B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$249.0k±$13.8k
Median gross rent
$896/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
33.9%±2.2%
Affordability
6.7× wages
Residential permits
$81.6M
212 units · 6.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
76.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$923/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Ice storm 94Landslide 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1802016
1872017
1972018
2052019
2102020
2382021
2942022
3292023
3362024
3522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -18% since 20212582021
3872022
2442023
1952024
2122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
48.9 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
5.7 km
MNA
Nearest port
157.5 km
RIVER MOUNTAIN QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
33.1 km
BRANSON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Stone?
Stone's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 4.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is arts & recreation.
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.