County profile
Sherman County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2964 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$157.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-11.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
494
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
88
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,924
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$63.6k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.5%±3.5%
Poverty rate
8.6%±2.1%
Business applications
37 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
74.5/10k 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 care34%
Retail trade32%
Wholesale trade9%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction8%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,924
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $58.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+33
International migration+0
Natural change−65
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$108.0M2019
$112.3M2020
$153.7M2021
$148.6M2022
$177.1M2023
$157.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.0k±$15.3k
Median gross rent
$818/mo±$173/mo
Vacancy rate
26.2%±4.7%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
11 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
22.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 96Drought 89Wildfire 67
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 38% since 202182021
52022
52023
12024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
58.2 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
14.7 km
BNSF
Nearest port
242.9 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
54.9 km
KEARNEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.9k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sherman?
Sherman's economy produced $157.7M in 2024, contracting 11.0% 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.