County profile
Yellowstone County, MT
United States · GDP 2024
#338 of 3,127 US counties by GDP48th-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$14.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
75,637
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,060
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
172,692
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$76.6k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
34.1%±1.3%
Poverty rate
9.2%±0.8%
Business applications
3,469 · 2025
Retail establishments
701
40.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.Financial Services———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 care30%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction12%
Wholesale trade9%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
172,692
residents · 2025 · +4.5% since 2020
Income per capita $73.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,685
International migration+705
Natural change+46
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.6B2019
$9.1B2020
$10.7B2021
$12.8B2022
$13.5B2023
$14.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$349.5k±$5.5k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
5.8%±0.9%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$276.5M
997 units · 5.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Cold wave 97Wildfire 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5682016
5892017
6022018
6232019
6472020
7352021
8752022
9202023
9442024
9552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 9% since 20219172021
1,1532022
2902023
1,4732024
9972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
674.0 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
25.2 km
BILLINGS LOGAN INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.9k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Yellowstone?
Yellowstone's economy produced $14.0B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.