County profile
Fergus County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2047 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$776.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,428
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
444
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,825
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$63.7k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
24.0%±3.4%
Poverty rate
15.1%±3.7%
Business applications
175 · 2025
Retail establishments
61
51.6/10k 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 care28%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation16%
Manufacturing15%
Construction13%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,825
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $56.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+505
International migration+31
Natural change−174
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$536.7M2019
$526.5M2020
$606.3M2021
$649.7M2022
$683.6M2023
$776.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$236.1k±$24.7k
Median gross rent
$954/mo±$87/mo
Vacancy rate
11.8%±3.0%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$950.0k
2 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
45.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 92Cold wave 92Wildfire 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2532016
2532017
2552018
2682019
2792020
3182021
3882022
4332023
4942024
4942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 202142021
202022
32023
02024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
167.2 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
26.3 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
599.0 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
147.9 km
HAVRE CITY-COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Fergus?
Fergus's economy produced $776.7M in 2024, growing 13.6% year over year — faster than 96% of 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.