County profile
Skagit County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#458 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
44,636
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,670
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
132,975
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$89.3k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
30.2%±1.1%
Poverty rate
11.6%±1.0%
Business applications
1,925 · 2025
Retail establishments
496
37.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 care23%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction13%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
132,975
residents · 2025 · +2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $71.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,047
International migration+1,552
Natural change−416
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.1B2019
$6.9B2020
$7.5B2021
$8.4B2022
$8.8B2023
$9.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$545.1k±$11.8k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
8.3%±0.7%
Affordability
8.8× wages
Residential permits
$85.3M
373 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Volcanic 99Earthquake 97Landslide 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8232016
9092017
10032018
10792019
11422020
13082021
15662022
16052023
16762024
17442025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -59% since 20219142021
5792022
4862023
5472024
3732025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
44.8 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
36.7 km
STMA
Nearest port
46.5 km
AVON LOG DUMP
Nearest commercial airport
68.8 km
BELLINGHAM INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$61.7k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Skagit?
Skagit's economy produced $9.6B in 2024, growing 9.2% year over year — faster 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.