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GDP growth ≥ (per yr)
≥ 2%≥ 4%≥ 6%
Population change ≤
≤ 0%≤ -1%≤ -3%
Min. population
≥ 100k≥ 500k≥ 1M
Unemployment ≤ (BLS LAUS, latest)
≤ 3%≤ 5%≤ 8%
Business formation growth ≥ (Census BFS, ’20–’24)
≥ 0%≥ 5%≥ 10%
Affordability (income CAGR − FHFA HPI CAGR)
ImprovingStrongly improvingWorsening
Min. average wage (BLS QCEW)
≥ $50k≥ $75k≥ $100k
Min. per-capita income (BEA CAINC1)
≥ $40k≥ $60k≥ $80k
Max. distance to interstate (BTS NHS)
≤ 10 km≤ 25 km≤ 50 km
Max. distance to port (USACE)
≤ 50 km≤ 100 km≤ 250 km
Intl migration ≥ (per 1,000, ’20–’25)
≥ net inflow≥ +10≥ +25
FEMA risk score (0–100, current point)
≥ 50≥ 75≥ 90≤ 25≤ 50

Derived from public data — GDP CAGR, location quotient, wage & income, unemployment, formation growth, affordability, transport access, migration, and FEMA risk all computed live. Methodology

267 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Avery, NC$890.3M+7.7%+0.3%$42.1k$53.9k1.893.1%-5.7%41 km173 km+15.547.5Cibola, NM$868.1M+6.0%-0.2%$46.0k$36.4k1.825.5%-5.9%28 km873 km+8.058.4Coahoma, MS$859.4M+4.8%-1.4%$43.4k$49.7k1.337.1%—62 km17 km+42.562.5Rabun, GA$851.9M+9.8%+1.1%$39.6k$58.0k2.193.3%-3.3%55 km109 km+15.845.3Abbeville, SC$846.1M+8.5%+0.4%$46.8k$45.2k2.994.1%-5.0%45 km222 km+2.145.4Atchison, KS$845.3M+4.1%-0.2%$49.5k$47.4k5.953.8%-7.6%45 km43 km+6.416.0Knox, KY$836.8M+6.6%-0.4%$41.1k$41.4k1.906.3%-4.3%24 km103 km+2.074.7Bond, IL$781.2M+7.1%-0.4%$48.2k$48.5k4.054.1%-5.4%3 km58 km+1.936.2Macon, AL$764.9M+8.0%-1.6%$53.3k$44.8k8.574.6%+0.2%8 km110 km+6.923.9Union, LA$752.2M+12.0%-0.4%$42.4k$53.4k1.735.3%-3.1%34 km31 km+12.449.7Northampton, NC$738.9M+8.2%-1.3%$47.5k$52.8k3.104.4%+4.7%20 km40 km+1.544.2Winnebago, IA$690.1M+10.5%-0.7%$45.6k$58.4k2.752.6%+0.6%30 km159 km+2.730.7Phillips, AR$677.6M+4.4%-2.9%$41.8k$46.2k2.537.0%—60 km0 km+12.861.7Jersey, IL$672.9M+6.4%-0.4%$43.5k$56.6k3.973.8%-3.6%34 km15 km+2.818.9Lamar, GA$668.4M+11.1%+2.7%$49.2k$48.1k1.543.9%-2.9%13 km243 km+1.97.8Nemaha, KS$666.8M+5.6%-0.4%$53.0k$74.1k1.662.8%-5.1%72 km65 km+4.317.4Socorro, NM$666.2M+6.7%-1.0%$49.1k$47.3k2.955.0%-0.9%3 km954 km+7.361.5Glacier, MT$649.7M+8.9%-0.4%$49.1k$49.4k2.364.5%-8.9%82 km394 km+0.151.5Madison, NC$632.1M+10.2%+1.4%$42.8k$50.9k2.673.4%-0.2%14 km103 km+2.827.4Towns, GA$600.7M+12.2%+1.2%$41.0k$55.9k4.253.1%-4.0%67 km88 km+3.739.6Charles Mix, SD$599.6M+6.6%-0.2%$44.8k$56.3k2.241.9%-10.2%55 km199 km+1.748.5Butler, NE$584.0M+13.2%+0.3%$59.0k$70.8k1.892.2%-2.9%45 km94 km-1.324.5Lawrence, AR$559.4M+4.3%-0.0%$41.6k$43.5k3.983.8%-3.0%36 km51 km+1.767.9Madison, VA$521.5M+8.5%+0.6%$47.2k$63.8k4.633.1%-3.3%43 km88 km+7.58.4Marion, KS$520.6M+6.1%-0.2%$39.2k$52.6k4.713.6%-6.1%37 km219 km+1.538.0
Avery, NC
GDP ’24
$890.3M
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$42.1k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Education
1.89
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.5
FEMA risk
47.5
Cibola, NM
GDP ’24
$868.1M
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$46.0k
Income / cap
$36.4k
LQ · Education
1.82
Unemployment
5.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
873 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
58.4
Coahoma, MS
GDP ’24
$859.4M
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
-1.4%
Avg wage
$43.4k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Education
1.33
Unemployment
7.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+42.5
FEMA risk
62.5
Rabun, GA
GDP ’24
$851.9M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$39.6k
Income / cap
$58.0k
LQ · Education
2.19
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
109 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.8
FEMA risk
45.3
Abbeville, SC
GDP ’24
$846.1M
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$45.2k
LQ · Education
2.99
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
222 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
45.4
Atchison, KS
GDP ’24
$845.3M
GDP CAGR
+4.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$47.4k
LQ · Education
5.95
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.4
FEMA risk
16.0
Knox, KY
GDP ’24
$836.8M
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$41.1k
Income / cap
$41.4k
LQ · Education
1.90
Unemployment
6.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
103 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
74.7
Bond, IL
GDP ’24
$781.2M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Education
4.05
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
58 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.9
FEMA risk
36.2
Macon, AL
GDP ’24
$764.9M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$44.8k
LQ · Education
8.57
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
110 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.9
FEMA risk
23.9
Union, LA
GDP ’24
$752.2M
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$42.4k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Education
1.73
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
31 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.4
FEMA risk
49.7
Northampton, NC
GDP ’24
$738.9M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Education
3.10
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
+4.7%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.5
FEMA risk
44.2
Winnebago, IA
GDP ’24
$690.1M
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Education
2.75
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.6%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
159 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
30.7
Phillips, AR
GDP ’24
$677.6M
GDP CAGR
+4.4%
Pop Δ
-2.9%
Avg wage
$41.8k
Income / cap
$46.2k
LQ · Education
2.53
Unemployment
7.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
60 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
61.7
Jersey, IL
GDP ’24
$672.9M
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$43.5k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Education
3.97
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
18.9
Lamar, GA
GDP ’24
$668.4M
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+2.7%
Avg wage
$49.2k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Education
1.54
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
243 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.9
FEMA risk
7.8
Nemaha, KS
GDP ’24
$666.8M
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.0k
Income / cap
$74.1k
LQ · Education
1.66
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.3
FEMA risk
17.4
Socorro, NM
GDP ’24
$666.2M
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$47.3k
LQ · Education
2.95
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
954 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
61.5
Glacier, MT
GDP ’24
$649.7M
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$49.4k
LQ · Education
2.36
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-8.9%
Nearest interstate
82 km
Nearest port
394 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.1
FEMA risk
51.5
Madison, NC
GDP ’24
$632.1M
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$42.8k
Income / cap
$50.9k
LQ · Education
2.67
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.2%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
103 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
27.4
Towns, GA
GDP ’24
$600.7M
GDP CAGR
+12.2%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$41.0k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Education
4.25
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
67 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
39.6
Charles Mix, SD
GDP ’24
$599.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$44.8k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Education
2.24
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-10.2%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
199 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
48.5
Butler, NE
GDP ’24
$584.0M
GDP CAGR
+13.2%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$70.8k
LQ · Education
1.89
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
94 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-1.3
FEMA risk
24.5
Lawrence, AR
GDP ’24
$559.4M
GDP CAGR
+4.3%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$41.6k
Income / cap
$43.5k
LQ · Education
3.98
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
51 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
67.9
Madison, VA
GDP ’24
$521.5M
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$63.8k
LQ · Education
4.63
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
43 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.5
FEMA risk
8.4
Marion, KS
GDP ’24
$520.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$39.2k
Income / cap
$52.6k
LQ · Education
4.71
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
219 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.5
FEMA risk
38.0
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GDP: BEA nominal, 2020–2024. Population & change: Census PEP Vintage 2025. Avg wage: BLS QCEW county annual pay 2023 (CBP payroll÷employment fallback). Income per capita: BEA CAINC1 2024. Location quotient: employment concentration vs. the national base — CBP 2-digit, or BLS QCEW for deep sectors (2023). Unemployment: BLS LAUS, most recent month. Business formation growth: Census BFS county applications, 2020→2024 CAGR (2022+ counts carry Census differential-privacy noise). Affordability: BEA CAINC1 per-capita income CAGR minus FHFA county HPI CAGR, 2020→2024 — positive means incomes are outpacing home prices. Interstate & port distance: county centroid to nearest BTS National Highway System segment / USACE port or dock, computed by Economic Atlas. Intl migration: net international migration per 1,000 residents — Census PEP Vintage 2025 components of change summed over the 2020→2025 window ÷ 2025 population × 1,000; a net census estimate (arrivals minus departures), not an official immigration statistic. FEMA risk: National Risk Index composite (0–100), a current point-in-time release — relative hazard exposure, not a trend. Suppressed cells show “—”, never zero.
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