Places/NY/Suffolk County, NY
County profile

Suffolk County, NY

United States · GDP 2024
#35 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$139.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
592,580
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
50,748
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,546,090
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$130.7k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
40.2%±0.5%
Poverty rate
6.4%±0.3%
Business applications
21,701 · 2025
Retail establishments
6,079
39.4/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care31%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation14%
Manufacturing13%
Construction13%
Professional services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
1,546,090
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $92.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration25,623
International migration+37,846
Natural change+11,104

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$105.1B
2019
$108.0B
2020
$117.6B
2021
$125.1B
2022
$131.3B
2023
$139.0B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$578.4k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$2.3k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
11.7%±0.3%
Affordability
7.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.0B
1,399 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Coastal flooding 99Strong wind 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
895
2016
936
2017
995
2018
1039
2019
1083
2020
1199
2021
1358
2022
1454
2023
1587
2024
1673
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-4% since 2021
1,459
2021
1,492
2022
1,220
2023
1,407
2024
1,399
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-495
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
LI
Nearest port
19.6 km
BELLPORT-DAVIS PARK FERRY CO PIER
Nearest commercial airport
22.8 km
LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):2,528,059 short tons/yr · Port Jefferson, NY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$74.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Suffolk?

Suffolk's economy produced $139.0B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over yearfaster than most 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.