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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

620 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Sunflower, MS$862.7M+4.5%-2.6%$41.2k$41.5k3.694.8%+2.1%71 km35 km+15.169.6Dickenson, VA$850.5M+14.1%-1.2%$54.8k$46.6k1.404.8%—57 km133 km+0.817.9Monroe, AL$848.1M+5.6%-0.8%$50.9k$46.8k3.106.2%-1.0%35 km15 km+0.948.7Bethel Census Area, AK$837.1M+3.4%-0.4%$53.6k$50.7k2.7810.1%—482 km54 km+8.344.3Richland, IL$834.2M+9.2%-0.7%$46.4k$57.4k4.344.0%+0.8%52 km89 km+3.946.7Grant, SD$831.0M+12.6%+0.3%$53.1k$77.1k2.231.8%-1.4%23 km271 km+22.618.9Bienville, LA$824.6M+14.4%-1.1%$48.6k$51.5k1.325.8%-3.5%24 km50 km+4.128.7Pike, IL$824.6M+11.1%-0.6%$45.4k$59.3k1.344.2%-2.3%6 km23 km+3.430.3Pembina, ND$813.4M+13.2%-0.9%$58.1k$87.0k1.822.7%-1.4%24 km305 km+8.820.9Cedar, IA$811.5M+7.9%-0.3%$47.6k$69.2k2.252.6%-1.5%14 km40 km+2.621.5Houston, MN$810.3M+8.5%-0.4%$44.4k$67.9k1.463.5%-3.5%26 km23 km+1.929.5Sac, IA$793.7M+13.0%-0.5%$50.1k$75.3k1.512.4%-1.0%93 km99 km+2.927.3Paulding, OH$790.0M+7.0%-0.1%$51.0k$55.8k1.522.5%-4.4%35 km104 km+8.921.2Crockett, TX$788.4M+18.0%-2.4%$50.3k$70.1k1.993.0%—4 km479 km-9.85.8Bond, IL$781.2M+7.1%-0.4%$48.2k$48.5k1.414.1%-5.4%3 km58 km+1.936.2Sherman, OR$774.0M+7.6%+1.7%$60.8k$59.3k5.895.1%—31 km32 km+0.52.9Fentress, TN$769.0M+10.9%+1.9%$39.7k$47.4k1.303.3%-4.4%40 km65 km+0.128.4Big Horn, WY$767.5M+10.4%+1.1%$50.7k$54.4k1.303.4%-5.1%75 km733 km+2.431.1Rush, IN$764.1M+6.8%-0.0%$48.9k$60.2k1.753.0%-3.3%23 km79 km+2.315.8Texas, MO$753.0M+8.4%+1.4%$39.5k$41.2k1.773.8%-3.2%58 km142 km-0.562.4Northwest Arctic Borough, AK$743.5M+3.3%-2.1%$84.9k$62.9k1.918.8%—822 km31 km-0.754.6Northampton, NC$738.9M+8.2%-1.3%$47.5k$52.8k5.824.4%+4.7%20 km40 km+1.544.2Pierce, NE$737.8M+22.1%+0.0%$45.6k$112.7k1.852.2%+10.2%88 km102 km+9.214.2Sitka City and Borough, AK$734.7M+11.5%-0.1%$61.9k$91.4k1.822.7%-0.8%691 km12 km+13.123.8Assumption, LA$734.6M+10.4%-1.1%$53.5k$69.6k1.954.5%+2.6%35 km14 km+1.370.3
Sunflower, MS
GDP ’24
$862.7M
GDP CAGR
+4.5%
Pop Δ
-2.6%
Avg wage
$41.2k
Income / cap
$41.5k
LQ · Transportation
3.69
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+2.1%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
35 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.1
FEMA risk
69.6
Dickenson, VA
GDP ’24
$850.5M
GDP CAGR
+14.1%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$46.6k
LQ · Transportation
1.40
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
133 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.8
FEMA risk
17.9
Monroe, AL
GDP ’24
$848.1M
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$46.8k
LQ · Transportation
3.10
Unemployment
6.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.9
FEMA risk
48.7
Bethel Census Area, AK
GDP ’24
$837.1M
GDP CAGR
+3.4%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Transportation
2.78
Unemployment
10.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
482 km
Nearest port
54 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
44.3
Richland, IL
GDP ’24
$834.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$57.4k
LQ · Transportation
4.34
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+0.8%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
89 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.9
FEMA risk
46.7
Grant, SD
GDP ’24
$831.0M
GDP CAGR
+12.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$77.1k
LQ · Transportation
2.23
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
271 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.6
FEMA risk
18.9
Bienville, LA
GDP ’24
$824.6M
GDP CAGR
+14.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Transportation
1.32
Unemployment
5.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
28.7
Pike, IL
GDP ’24
$824.6M
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$59.3k
LQ · Transportation
1.34
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
30.3
Pembina, ND
GDP ’24
$813.4M
GDP CAGR
+13.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$58.1k
Income / cap
$87.0k
LQ · Transportation
1.82
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
305 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.8
FEMA risk
20.9
Cedar, IA
GDP ’24
$811.5M
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$69.2k
LQ · Transportation
2.25
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
21.5
Houston, MN
GDP ’24
$810.3M
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$67.9k
LQ · Transportation
1.46
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.9
FEMA risk
29.5
Sac, IA
GDP ’24
$793.7M
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Transportation
1.51
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
93 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
27.3
Paulding, OH
GDP ’24
$790.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Transportation
1.52
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
104 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
21.2
Crockett, TX
GDP ’24
$788.4M
GDP CAGR
+18.0%
Pop Δ
-2.4%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Transportation
1.99
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
479 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-9.8
FEMA risk
5.8
Bond, IL
GDP ’24
$781.2M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Transportation
1.41
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
Sherman, OR
GDP ’24
$774.0M
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$59.3k
LQ · Transportation
5.89
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
2.9
Fentress, TN
GDP ’24
$769.0M
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$39.7k
Income / cap
$47.4k
LQ · Transportation
1.30
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
40 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.1
FEMA risk
28.4
Big Horn, WY
GDP ’24
$767.5M
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$54.4k
LQ · Transportation
1.30
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
75 km
Nearest port
733 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
31.1
Rush, IN
GDP ’24
$764.1M
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Transportation
1.75
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
79 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
15.8
Texas, MO
GDP ’24
$753.0M
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$39.5k
Income / cap
$41.2k
LQ · Transportation
1.77
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
58 km
Nearest port
142 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.5
FEMA risk
62.4
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$743.5M
GDP CAGR
+3.3%
Pop Δ
-2.1%
Avg wage
$84.9k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Transportation
1.91
Unemployment
8.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
822 km
Nearest port
31 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.7
FEMA risk
54.6
Northampton, NC
GDP ’24
$738.9M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$47.5k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Transportation
5.82
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
Pierce, NE
GDP ’24
$737.8M
GDP CAGR
+22.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$112.7k
LQ · Transportation
1.85
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
+10.2%
Nearest interstate
88 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
14.2
Sitka City and Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$734.7M
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$61.9k
Income / cap
$91.4k
LQ · Transportation
1.82
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
691 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.1
FEMA risk
23.8
Assumption, LA
GDP ’24
$734.6M
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$69.6k
LQ · Transportation
1.95
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+2.6%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
70.3
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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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