County profile
Furnas County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2700 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$300.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-20.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,229
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
148
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,524
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$61.0k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
24.9%±2.7%
Poverty rate
13.0%±2.6%
Business applications
41 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
51.4/10k 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 care33%
Retail trade24%
Manufacturing15%
Wholesale trade13%
Construction8%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,524
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $57.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−98
International migration+21
Natural change−25
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$236.5M2019
$268.6M2020
$329.9M2021
$346.1M2022
$376.2M2023
$300.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$98.4k±$10.2k
Median gross rent
$763/mo±$119/mo
Vacancy rate
20.1%±3.5%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$1.9M
7 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 98Strong wind 96Drought 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1642016
1492017
1582018
1722019
1662020
1822021
2082022
2212023
2472024
2572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -13% since 202182021
22022
12023
02024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.8 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
5.7 km
NKCR
Nearest port
348.7 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
57.9 km
MC COOK BEN NELSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.7k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Furnas?
Furnas's economy produced $300.4M in 2024, contracting 20.1% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.