County profile
Adams County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#740 of 3,127 US counties by GDP38th-percentile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
27,990
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,967
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
107,594
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$84.1k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
25.8%±1.4%
Poverty rate
8.2%±1.0%
Business applications
885 · 2025
Retail establishments
312
29.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1ACNB CorporationFinancial Services$191.8M56CHQ-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
Manufacturing31%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation18%
Retail trade16%
Education8%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
107,594
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,642
International migration+671
Natural change−1,405
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.0B2019
$3.9B2020
$4.2B2021
$4.5B2022
$4.6B2023
$4.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$268.5k±$6.9k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
6.5%±0.9%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$174.6M
476 units · 4.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
67.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 88Hurricane 84Strong wind 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3212016
3322017
3452018
3552019
3662020
4002021
4512022
4802023
5212024
5332025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 9% since 20214382021
3942022
3382023
4032024
4762025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.6 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
2.4 km
GET
Nearest port
74.3 km
Baltimore, MD
Nearest commercial airport
47.0 km
HAGERSTOWN RGNL/RICHARD A HENSON FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Adams?
Adams's economy produced $4.7B in 2024, growing 3.3% year over year — slower than 62% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.