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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

408 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Roberts, SD$563.0M+9.5%+0.0%$43.9k$58.6k3.082.4%-4.1%3 km295 km+3.037.8Johnson, WY$562.2M+9.1%+1.0%$46.0k$73.2k1.292.4%-1.6%4 km845 km-0.819.3Fremont (includes Yellowstone Park), ID$549.8M+7.0%+1.7%$42.4k$47.6k1.313.0%-4.8%56 km496 km+7.038.3Roosevelt, MT$549.3M+7.7%-1.4%$47.5k$46.3k2.933.6%—132 km856 km+2.054.5Lemhi, ID$546.1M+19.2%+1.4%$47.1k$60.0k1.763.8%-4.0%85 km290 km+1.141.4Lowndes, AL$537.8M+8.0%-1.9%$66.4k$58.1k1.594.9%+3.0%18 km35 km+1.729.1Carbon, MT$523.7M+9.3%+2.3%$44.3k$71.3k6.992.5%-3.9%41 km632 km+1.659.8Middlesex, VA$523.0M+7.4%+0.8%$44.3k$70.8k2.153.3%-2.4%32 km12 km+11.423.8Livingston, KY$519.3M+12.4%-0.1%$54.9k$52.4k2.925.4%-3.0%20 km3 km-0.527.1Musselshell, MT$513.9M+14.2%+3.5%$60.3k$52.1k1.564.5%-5.4%64 km659 km-2.017.0McIntosh, OK$511.7M+5.3%+1.0%$36.2k$46.1k3.916.1%-4.8%9 km51 km+1.265.8Franklin, FL$505.9M+6.9%+1.0%$41.5k$47.8k1.474.9%-4.8%78 km15 km+7.246.5Columbia, WA$498.1M+9.4%+0.6%$67.1k$63.7k8.075.2%-3.5%89 km33 km+9.98.6Worth, IA$485.0M+11.6%-0.5%$45.5k$58.1k9.642.3%-2.2%7 km144 km+2.69.9Polk, TN$482.6M+9.6%+1.2%$38.6k$45.4k2.343.4%-3.0%32 km29 km-0.131.2Northumberland, VA$478.3M+4.3%+1.2%$48.1k$69.8k2.575.3%-3.6%63 km9 km-1.040.0Monona, IA$462.0M+9.8%-0.7%$44.3k$60.3k3.882.5%-2.7%14 km21 km+1.125.1Crook, WY$458.1M+8.2%+2.1%$54.2k$65.9k1.382.3%+0.0%26 km702 km+0.416.1Spencer, KY$444.7M+7.6%+1.5%$44.5k$61.3k1.585.0%-3.1%18 km34 km+2.513.3Brown, IN$442.6M+11.0%+0.2%$36.3k$66.4k1.863.1%-3.8%23 km87 km+1.019.7Burt, NE$437.5M+10.2%+0.0%$42.2k$61.5k1.503.2%-3.0%19 km18 km+1.820.7Deer Lodge, MT$431.3M+10.1%+0.9%$53.1k$53.6k1.463.5%-7.6%22 km305 km+2.417.6Roger Mills, OK$431.0M+12.2%-1.1%$46.5k$54.2k7.943.8%—38 km361 km+5.523.2Alleghany, NC$420.0M+7.1%+1.2%$40.5k$51.8k1.433.6%-7.3%32 km183 km+6.334.7Iron, MI$419.5M+5.7%+0.3%$43.5k$53.5k2.457.3%-8.7%169 km94 km+2.755.1
Roberts, SD
GDP ’24
$563.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$43.9k
Income / cap
$58.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
3.08
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
295 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
37.8
Johnson, WY
GDP ’24
$562.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$46.0k
Income / cap
$73.2k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.29
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
845 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.8
FEMA risk
19.3
Fremont (includes Yellowstone Park), ID
GDP ’24
$549.8M
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$42.4k
Income / cap
$47.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.31
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
56 km
Nearest port
496 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.0
FEMA risk
38.3
Roosevelt, MT
GDP ’24
$549.3M
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-1.4%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$46.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.93
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
132 km
Nearest port
856 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
54.5
Lemhi, ID
GDP ’24
$546.1M
GDP CAGR
+19.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$47.1k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.76
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
290 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
41.4
Lowndes, AL
GDP ’24
$537.8M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-1.9%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.59
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
+3.0%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
35 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
29.1
Carbon, MT
GDP ’24
$523.7M
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$71.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
6.99
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
632 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
59.8
Middlesex, VA
GDP ’24
$523.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$70.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.15
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.4
FEMA risk
23.8
Livingston, KY
GDP ’24
$519.3M
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.92
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.5
FEMA risk
27.1
Musselshell, MT
GDP ’24
$513.9M
GDP CAGR
+14.2%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.56
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
659 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-2.0
FEMA risk
17.0
McIntosh, OK
GDP ’24
$511.7M
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$36.2k
Income / cap
$46.1k
LQ · Arts & recreation
3.91
Unemployment
6.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
51 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.2
FEMA risk
65.8
Franklin, FL
GDP ’24
$505.9M
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$41.5k
Income / cap
$47.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.47
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.8%
Nearest interstate
78 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.2
FEMA risk
46.5
Columbia, WA
GDP ’24
$498.1M
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$67.1k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
8.07
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
89 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.9
FEMA risk
8.6
Worth, IA
GDP ’24
$485.0M
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$45.5k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Arts & recreation
9.64
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
144 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
9.9
Polk, TN
GDP ’24
$482.6M
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$38.6k
Income / cap
$45.4k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.34
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.1
FEMA risk
31.2
Northumberland, VA
GDP ’24
$478.3M
GDP CAGR
+4.3%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$48.1k
Income / cap
$69.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.57
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
9 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-1.0
FEMA risk
40.0
Monona, IA
GDP ’24
$462.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$60.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
3.88
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
25.1
Crook, WY
GDP ’24
$458.1M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$65.9k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.38
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.0%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
702 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.4
FEMA risk
16.1
Spencer, KY
GDP ’24
$444.7M
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$44.5k
Income / cap
$61.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.58
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.5
FEMA risk
13.3
Brown, IN
GDP ’24
$442.6M
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$36.3k
Income / cap
$66.4k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.86
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
87 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
19.7
Burt, NE
GDP ’24
$437.5M
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$42.2k
Income / cap
$61.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.50
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
20.7
Deer Lodge, MT
GDP ’24
$431.3M
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.46
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-7.6%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
305 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
17.6
Roger Mills, OK
GDP ’24
$431.0M
GDP CAGR
+12.2%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$46.5k
Income / cap
$54.2k
LQ · Arts & recreation
7.94
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
361 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.5
FEMA risk
23.2
Alleghany, NC
GDP ’24
$420.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$40.5k
Income / cap
$51.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.43
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
183 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
34.7
Iron, MI
GDP ’24
$419.5M
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$43.5k
Income / cap
$53.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.45
Unemployment
7.3%
Affordability Δ
-8.7%
Nearest interstate
169 km
Nearest port
94 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
55.1
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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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