County profile
Phillips County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#2953 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$163.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-11.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
796
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
135
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,203
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$53.4k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
25.4%±5.2%
Poverty rate
10.5%±3.6%
Business applications
74 · 2025
Retail establishments
21
50.0/10k 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 trade32%
Health care22%
Food & accommodation21%
Finance & insurance12%
Construction7%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,203
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $46.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+60
International migration+13
Natural change−77
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$132.8M2019
$135.8M2020
$145.8M2021
$188.9M2022
$184.2M2023
$163.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$197.6k±$44.6k
Median gross rent
$536/mo±$183/mo
Vacancy rate
21.0%±4.5%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
34.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 86Winter weather 68Wildfire 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1282016
1392017
1422018
1442019
1502020
1652021
1812022
1852023
2032024
2212025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
12023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
228.3 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
11.7 km
BNSF
Nearest port
714.4 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
96.4 km
WOKAL FLD/GLASGOW-VALLEY COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.5k
avg. annual pay · +13% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Phillips?
Phillips's economy produced $163.8M in 2024, contracting 11.0% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.