County profile
Lincoln County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#1950 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$880.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,520
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
671
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
22,328
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$47.1k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
18.9%±2.3%
Poverty rate
15.4%±2.8%
Business applications
370 · 2025
Retail establishments
88
39.7/10k 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 care31%
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction12%
Manufacturing7%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
22,328
residents · 2025 · +13.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,235
International migration+20
Natural change−679
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$596.8M2019
$629.7M2020
$664.1M2021
$777.8M2022
$803.9M2023
$880.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$296.5k±$22.2k
Median gross rent
$762/mo±$90/mo
Vacancy rate
17.5%±2.4%
Affordability
6.6× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
27 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 97Avalanche 94Landslide 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1972016
2102017
2322018
2572019
2682020
3302021
3922022
4112023
4312024
4812025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 59% since 2021172021
202022
162023
172024
272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
122.0 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
14.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
252.2 km
KELLERS LANDING WASH - FERRY
Nearest commercial airport
88.5 km
GLACIER PARK INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.8k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lincoln?
Lincoln's economy produced $880.5M in 2024, growing 9.5% year over year — faster than most 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.