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A profile of Johnson County from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Johnson County was 56,670 in 2025, up 1.5% from 2024, and the 21st highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Population56,6702025Up 1.5% from 2024The 21st highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Median age31.5 years2024Up 0.2 years from 2023The 3rd lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Population aged 65 and over15.5%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 3rd lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Foreign-born population share3%2024Up 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density26.4 inhabitants per km²2025Up 1.5% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June4152025, estimatedCompared with 290 in 2024
54K55K56K57K2020202120222023202420252020: 54,023 persons2021: 54,209 persons2022: 54,406 persons2023: 55,051 persons2024: 55,824 persons2025: 56,670 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Johnson County was 4.3% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.3 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 35th highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Unemployment rate4.3%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.3 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 35th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Median household income$67,2722024Up 0.2% from 2023The 26th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Per capita personal income$48,4202024Up 3.9% from 2023The 40th lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Poverty rate (US official measure)11.8%2024Down 1.8 percentage points from 2023
Gini index40.12024Down 0.2 points from 2023
123452021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 4.1 %2021-08: 3.8 %2021-09: 2.6 %2021-10: 3.1 %2021-11: 2.7 %2021-12: 2.5 %2022-01: 3.4 %2022-02: 2.9 %2022-03: 3 %2022-04: 1.9 %2022-05: 2.4 %2022-06: 2.5 %2022-07: 3 %2022-08: 3 %2022-09: 1.9 %2022-10: 2.4 %2022-11: 2.3 %2022-12: 2.3 %2023-01: 3 %2023-02: 3.1 %2023-03: 3.2 %2023-04: 2.5 %2023-05: 3.3 %2023-06: 3.6 %2023-07: 3.6 %2023-08: 3.5 %2023-09: 2.6 %2023-10: 3.1 %2023-11: 2.7 %2023-12: 2.7 %2024-01: 3.9 %2024-02: 3.7 %2024-03: 3.8 %2024-04: 3.3 %2024-05: 4 %2024-06: 4.5 %2024-07: 4.8 %2024-08: 4.2 %2024-09: 3 %2024-10: 3.2 %2024-11: 3.4 %2024-12: 3.2 %2025-01: 4.2 %2025-02: 4.2 %2025-03: 4.4 %2025-04: 3.5 %2025-05: 4 %2025-06: 4.5 %2025-07: 4.9 %2025-08: 4.6 %2025-09: 3.3 %2025-11: 3.3 %2025-12: 3.2 %2026-01: 4.2 %2026-02: 4 %2026-03: 4.1 %2026-04: 3.3 %2026-05: 3.5 %2026-06: 4.1 %2026-07: 4.6 %2026-08: 4.3 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Johnson County was $2.62 billion in 2024, up 5.4% from 2023, and the 22nd highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$2.62 billion2024Up 5.4% from 2023The 22nd highest of 115 counties in Missouri
GDP per capita, US dollars$46,8962024Up 3.9% from 2023The 45th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Real GDP growth2.6%2024Up 0.6 percentage points from 2023The 47th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 1,013.8 USD million2002: 1,110.3 USD million2003: 1,151.1 USD million2004: 1,258 USD million2005: 1,310.3 USD million2006: 1,365.3 USD million2007: 1,360.4 USD million2008: 1,417.6 USD million2009: 1,378.5 USD million2010: 1,459 USD million2011: 1,521.5 USD million2012: 1,562.9 USD million2013: 1,663.3 USD million2014: 1,679.5 USD million2015: 1,729.7 USD million2016: 1,810.7 USD million2017: 1,868.6 USD million2018: 1,914.3 USD million2019: 1,945.7 USD million2020: 2,013.3 USD million2021: 2,122.8 USD million2022: 2,332.7 USD million2023: 2,486.5 USD million2024: 2,620.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Johnson County was $235,700 in 2024, up 6.5% from 2023, and the 13th highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Median home value$235,7002024Up 6.5% from 2023The 13th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
County house price annual change, sales and refinances4.74%2025Down 0.35 percentage points from 2024The 48th lowest of 97 counties in Missouri
Median gross rent (monthly)$9322024Up 3% from 2023The 18th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)63.5%2024Down 0.4 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits1132025, estimatedUp 10.8% from 2024
160K180K200K220K240K20212022202320242021: 173,400 USD2022: 206,600 USD2023: 221,400 USD2024: 235,700 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Johnson County were 797 in 2023, up 0.9% from 2022, and the 27th highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Employer firms7972023Up 0.9% from 2022The 27th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Establishment entry rate8.832%2023Down 1.71 percentage points from 2022The 33rd lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Establishment exit rate8.251%2023Down 0.65 percentage points from 2022The 27th lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Job creation rate11.337%2023Down 2.67 percentage points from 2022
Farms1,5262022No 2021 figure to compare
65070075080085090019992003200720112015201920231999: 692 count2000: 701 count2001: 709 count2002: 713 count2003: 753 count2004: 781 count2005: 787 count2006: 816 count2007: 824 count2008: 794 count2009: 788 count2010: 828 count2011: 870 count2012: 750 count2013: 755 count2014: 770 count2015: 761 count2016: 771 count2017: 771 count2018: 739 count2019: 754 count2020: 764 count2021: 776 count2022: 790 count2023: 797 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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