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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

2,321 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Pottawatomie, OK$2.8B+5.1%+0.7%$45.2k$50.7k1.485.0%-2.4%20 km156 km+2.282.3Live Oak, TX$2.8B+34.3%+1.1%$64.2k$50.0k1.375.0%-6.2%8 km82 km+22.833.7Carbon, PA$2.8B+1.4%+0.4%$45.3k$59.1k0.854.4%-10.6%5 km108 km+2.359.4Armstrong, PA$2.8B+7.0%-0.7%$49.7k$60.8k1.193.8%-2.5%41 km5 km+1.269.3Rusk, TX$2.8B+3.7%+1.1%$52.3k$48.3k1.764.5%-5.2%36 km110 km+4.454.0Talbot, MD$2.8B+8.2%+0.5%$54.4k$102.5k0.443.5%-0.4%44 km10 km+16.542.4Stanly, NC$2.8B+10.3%+1.9%$44.4k$54.2k2.672.9%-3.0%35 km195 km+8.958.8Montour, PA$2.8B+8.7%-0.3%$82.2k$72.3k0.443.1%-0.9%4 km60 km+11.214.7Henderson, TX$2.8B+8.8%+1.5%$45.8k$55.0k1.714.5%-2.7%37 km210 km+2.784.5Lamar, MS$2.8B+10.5%+1.0%$42.7k$54.5k0.203.0%-2.0%15 km95 km+5.865.0Tift, GA$2.8B+7.8%+0.4%$47.7k$50.0k0.972.9%-3.3%0 km158 km+9.556.0Storey, NV$2.8B+5.9%+0.4%$76.7k$83.5k7.065.7%-2.4%12 km196 km+11.325.2Logan, OH$2.8B+9.1%-0.0%$52.5k$55.3k3.352.5%-5.7%33 km139 km+3.453.2Lincoln, OR$2.8B+7.6%+0.1%$48.8k$62.0k0.695.4%-0.5%64 km14 km+6.689.9McDowell, NC$2.8B+7.6%+0.4%$45.0k$50.5k4.733.7%-3.8%4 km164 km+10.659.2Camden, GA$2.8B+8.4%+1.8%$53.6k$48.8k0.293.0%-3.6%1 km23 km+2.254.5Webster, IA$2.8B+7.4%-0.1%$55.5k$55.5k1.253.1%-0.6%50 km171 km+16.860.0Okeechobee, FL$2.8B+12.1%+1.6%$46.9k$44.0k0.435.1%-5.0%44 km56 km+12.880.3Seneca, OH$2.8B+6.8%-0.2%$46.9k$52.1k3.042.8%-4.7%30 km46 km+6.346.9Titus, TX$2.8B+11.1%+0.3%$48.3k$54.7k4.334.1%-1.4%4 km157 km+14.446.8Bedford, VA*$2.7B+7.8%+0.9%$47.7k$60.1k1.933.5%-4.0%28 km179 km+4.151.2Athens, OH$2.7B+5.5%+0.3%$47.8k$43.9k0.373.3%-5.2%46 km32 km+18.168.7Anderson, TX$2.7B+7.0%+0.7%$59.3k$46.6k1.204.3%-2.3%51 km200 km+8.573.6Cumberland, TN$2.7B+10.2%+1.7%$44.3k$52.5k1.413.8%-4.9%2 km32 km+0.767.2Burnet, TX$2.7B+9.6%+3.1%$55.0k$68.6k1.163.8%-2.6%49 km250 km+14.176.6
Pottawatomie, OK
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$50.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.48
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
156 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
82.3
Live Oak, TX
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+34.3%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$64.2k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.37
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
82 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.8
FEMA risk
33.7
Carbon, PA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+1.4%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$45.3k
Income / cap
$59.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.85
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-10.6%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
108 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
59.4
Armstrong, PA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.19
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.2
FEMA risk
69.3
Rusk, TX
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+3.7%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$48.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.76
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
110 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
54.0
Talbot, MD
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$102.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.44
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.5
FEMA risk
42.4
Stanly, NC
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+1.9%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$54.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.67
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
195 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.9
FEMA risk
58.8
Montour, PA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$82.2k
Income / cap
$72.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.44
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
60 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.2
FEMA risk
14.7
Henderson, TX
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$55.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.71
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
210 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
84.5
Lamar, MS
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$42.7k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.20
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
95 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
65.0
Tift, GA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$50.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.97
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
158 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.5
FEMA risk
56.0
Storey, NV
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$83.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
7.06
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
196 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.3
FEMA risk
25.2
Logan, OH
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$55.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.35
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
139 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
53.2
Lincoln, OR
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$62.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.69
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
89.9
McDowell, NC
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.73
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
164 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.6
FEMA risk
59.2
Camden, GA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.29
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
54.5
Webster, IA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$55.5k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.25
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
171 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.8
FEMA risk
60.0
Okeechobee, FL
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$46.9k
Income / cap
$44.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.43
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
56 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
80.3
Seneca, OH
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$46.9k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.04
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
46.9
Titus, TX
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$54.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.33
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
157 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.4
FEMA risk
46.8
Bedford, VA*
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.93
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
179 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
51.2
Athens, OH
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.37
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.1
FEMA risk
68.7
Anderson, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$46.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.20
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
200 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.5
FEMA risk
73.6
Cumberland, TN
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.41
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.7
FEMA risk
67.2
Burnet, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.1%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$68.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.16
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
49 km
Nearest port
250 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.1
FEMA risk
76.6
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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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