County profile
Sweetwater County, WY
United States · GDP 2024
#805 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,361
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,219
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
41,267
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$75.0k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
20.9%±2.0%
Poverty rate
12.9%±2.3%
Business applications
677 · 2025
Retail establishments
153
37.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Fidelity Holding Corp.Financial Services$0——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
Mining & energy21%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing17%
Health care14%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
41,267
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $63.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,404
International migration+286
Natural change+211
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.8B2019
$3.4B2020
$3.8B2021
$4.2B2022
$4.3B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$251.4k±$9.7k
Median gross rent
$911/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
9.3%±1.8%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$13.9M
35 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$996/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 91Winter weather 86Wildfire 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5262016
5372017
5382018
5462019
5532020
5792021
6342022
6742023
6932024
7252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -29% since 2021492021
332022
452023
452024
352025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
3.2 km
UP
Nearest port
837.2 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
17.0 km
SOUTHWEST WYOMING RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.4k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sweetwater?
Sweetwater's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, contracting 6.8% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.