County profile
Cuyahoga County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#37 of 3,127 US counties by GDP58th-percentile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$135.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
681,543
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
31,496
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,232,925
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$64.5k±$702
Bachelor's degree+
36.5%±0.5%
Poverty rate
16.1%±0.4%
Business applications
24,617 · 2025
Retail establishments
3,890
31.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Progressive CorporationFinancial Services$87.7B83B+2Athene Holding Ltd. 7.250% FixeFinancial Services$25.7B56C3The Sherwin-Williams CompanyBasic Materials$23.6B82B+4Parker-Hannifin CorporationIndustrials$19.9B81B+5Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.Basic Materials$18.6B62C6TransDigm Group IncorporatedIndustrials$8.8B72B7Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.Industrials$4.6B80B+8Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.Industrials$4.2B78B+9Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.Industrials$3.8B54D10Nordson CorporationIndustrials$2.8B88A11CBIZ, Inc.Industrials$2.8B73B12Materion CorporationBasic Materials$1.8B79B+13KeyCorpFinancial Services$1.7B68B14Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.Industrials$1.6B63C15Sotera Health CompanyHealthcare$1.2B70B16Preformed Line Products CompanyIndustrials$669.3M73B17GrafTech International Ltd.Industrials$504.1M48D18NACCO Industries, Inc.Energy$277.2M75B+19ViewRay, Inc.Healthcare$102.2M——20SIFCO Industries, Inc.Industrials$84.8M59C21SITE Centers Corp.Real Estate$18.3M63C22DATATRAK International, Inc.Technology$7.2M65B23Range Impact, Inc.Basic Materials$3.7M64C24US Lighting Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.6M——25Energy Focus, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.6M35DHQ-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 care35%
Retail trade16%
Manufacturing15%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services11%
Finance & insurance10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,232,925
residents · 2025 · -2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $72.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−42,360
International migration+22,407
Natural change−9,226
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$103.9B2019
$102.2B2020
$111.0B2021
$122.2B2022
$129.3B2023
$135.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$195.4k±$1.9k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$11/mo
Vacancy rate
9.9%±0.3%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$530.2M
1,896 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 100Tornado 99Heat wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3402016
3572017
3782018
3952019
4132020
4612021
5212022
5652023
6002024
6352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 142% since 20217842021
1,2602022
1,2812023
1,6852024
1,8962025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.2 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
4.6 km
CLEVELAND CLIFFS-CLEVELAND WORKS UPPER DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
10.5 km
BURKE LAKEFRONT
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):13,831,329 short tons/yr · Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port, OH
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR27 filings from 9 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cuyahoga?
Cuyahoga's economy produced $135.9B in 2024, growing 5.1% 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.