County profile
Atlantic County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#265 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 23% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
106,760
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,192
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
278,657
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$78.0k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
31.8%
Poverty rate
13.2%±1.1%
Business applications
3,640 · 2025
Retail establishments
986
35.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Absecon BancorpFinancial Services$10.0M51DHQ-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
Food & accommodation43%
Health care22%
Retail trade19%
Construction7%
Admin & support5%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
278,657
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $63.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−23
International migration+6,289
Natural change−1,739
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.5B2019
$13.8B2020
$15.7B2021
$17.3B2022
$18.6B2023
$19.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$295.0k±$5.1k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
17.1%±0.7%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$230.1M
759 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 100Winter weather 97Coastal flooding 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6002016
5892017
6152018
6502019
6852020
7922021
9362022
10502023
11472024
12362025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 20218042021
7622022
3832023
6472024
7592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
53.7 km
I-295
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
NJT
Nearest port
23.1 km
ATLANTIC CITY-FOREGIN-YACHTS&FISHING
Nearest commercial airport
7.6 km
ATLANTIC CITY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Atlantic?
Atlantic's economy produced $19.4B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.