County profile
Adams County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#2066 of 3,127 US counties by GDP59th-percentile growthmore diversified than 39% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$760.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,187
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
346
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,752
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$59.4k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
17.5%±1.4%
Poverty rate
14.1%±1.6%
Business applications
252 · 2025
Retail establishments
41
19.0/10k 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
Food & accommodation36%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing14%
Health care14%
Arts & recreation10%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,752
residents · 2025 · +5.1% since 2020
Income per capita $49.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,770
International migration+206
Natural change−954
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$600.5M2019
$624.8M2020
$648.3M2021
$688.2M2022
$723.9M2023
$760.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$200.8k±$8.3k
Median gross rent
$828/mo±$76/mo
Vacancy rate
44.0%±1.6%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$70.1M
168 units · 7.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
70.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 93Cold wave 90Strong wind 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2762016
2902017
2952018
3172019
3262020
3642021
4442022
4892023
5442024
5762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 20% since 20211402021
1482022
1582023
1272024
1682025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.5 km
I-39
Nearest freight rail
3.3 km
UP
Nearest port
119.7 km
LACROSSE MUNICIPAL TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
90.4 km
CENTRAL WISCONSIN
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Adams?
Adams's economy produced $760.9M in 2024, growing 5.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.