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County Economic Trends
County Economies Grew by 5.9 Percent Between 2020 and 2021
Percent change in county GDP between 2020 and 2021.
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County Economic TrendsMarch 30, 2023March 30, 2023, 1:45 pm
County Economies Grew by 5.9 Percent Between 2020 and 2021
Percent change in county GDP between 2020 and 2021.
Note: Real GDP in 2012 chained dollars.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Regional Accounts - Gross Domestic Product by County, 2022.
Output and Productivity Amid a Global Pandemic
2021 County GDP Analysis
Output and Productivity Amid a Global Pandemic, published in March 2023, analyzes the impact of the pandemic on county economies, drawing on new county-level gross domestic product (GDP) data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Archive of County Economy Publications
County Economic Output Trends, 2020County Economic Output Trends analyzes 2018 county-level gross domestic product (GDP) data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), finding a diverse national economy on the rise, but evidence that not all local economies are experiencing the same expansion. |
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Local Economies in the Global Market, 2020Local Economies in the Global Market analyzes county engagement with the world economy through NACo’s new Global Market Engagement (GME) Index, emphasizing the key role counties play in encouraging exports and exploring foreign investment. |
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Senior Analyst, Economic and Government Studies
Kevin is NACo's senior analyst for economic and government studies in NACo's Counties Futures Lab. His responsibilities include leading new research on key government functions to expand NACo’s data resources on county governance and providing leadership to NACo’s Housing Task Force.More from Kevin Shrawder
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