County profile
Henrico County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#158 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$37.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
183,459
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
9,754
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
342,775
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$88.8k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
46.5%±1.0%
Poverty rate
8.8%±0.7%
Business applications
10,881 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,145
33.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Markel CorporationFinancial Services$15.5B79B+2Genworth Financial, Inc.Financial Services$7.3B64C3Everforth, Inc.Technology$4.0B64C4Accendra Health, Inc.Healthcare$2.8B62C5Hamilton Beach Brands Holding CompanyConsumer Cyclical$606.9M66B6Dynex Capital, Inc.Real Estate———7Atlantic Union Bankshares CorporationFinancial Services———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 care22%
Finance & insurance22%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services13%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
342,775
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $81.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−5,257
International migration+11,714
Natural change+1,338
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$32.0B2019
$31.1B2020
$34.1B2021
$36.1B2022
$36.1B2023
$37.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$359.2k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
5.2%±0.6%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$297.0M
2,323 units · 6.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 93Lightning 89Winter weather 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4632016
4912017
5172018
5422019
5602020
6242021
7212022
7892023
8382024
8792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 20212,1912021
2,3862022
2,7432023
1,8262024
2,3232025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.2 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
NS
Nearest port
3.4 km
IMTT, RICHMOND TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
8.4 km
RICHMOND INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR12 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Henrico?
Henrico's economy produced $37.6B in 2024, growing 4.1% 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.