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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).

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County Economic Output Trends, 2020

County 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, 2020

Local 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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HUD expected to revise CoC NOFO following court decision

New HUD notice signals revised CoC NOFO coming

The Laureate, a 268-apartment building is Montgomery County’s first housing development built with the Housing Production Fund. Rendering by D. Reed, courtesy of Montgomery County
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County-backed loan fund unlocks thousands of affordable housing units

Montgomery County, Md. is using a $100 million revolving loan fund to develop more than 3,000 affordable housing units across the county. 

Many public sector and middle class workers have been priced out of Teton County, Wyo. and second-home owners have not filled spots in civic and volunteer groups.
County News

Housing shortages limit community building in rural counties

When counties' housing markets price out workers, they lose a population that participates in civic live, volunteerism and community building.