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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

1,532 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Sweetwater, WY$4.0B+4.1%-0.5%$67.4k$63.3k1.233.5%-2.0%3 km837 km+6.930.6Goochland, VA$4.0B+6.3%+3.3%$114.6k$130.6k0.263.2%-1.5%6 km50 km+5.615.5La Salle, TX$4.0B+23.8%-0.3%$73.2k$50.4k1.824.4%—17 km164 km+17.622.6Mercer, OH$4.0B+14.7%-0.0%$50.0k$72.7k0.842.1%+0.3%39 km151 km+4.631.6Burke, GA$3.9B+4.1%-0.3%$88.4k$44.0k1.104.3%-3.6%38 km128 km+0.237.3Goodhue, MN$3.9B+6.8%+0.3%$58.9k$70.4k1.053.9%-0.7%45 km23 km+4.643.3Culberson, TX$3.8B+30.3%+1.0%$86.4k$100.3k1.603.6%—42 km783 km+12.811.6Los Alamos, NM$3.8B+11.4%+0.0%$109.4k$98.4k0.192.1%-1.9%38 km950 km+18.73.6Barrow, GA$3.8B+10.6%+3.6%$51.1k$51.9k1.622.6%-3.3%14 km173 km+11.745.6Geary, KS$3.7B+4.6%-0.9%$49.4k$56.3k1.314.6%-2.3%4 km166 km+22.040.6Auglaize, OH$3.7B+12.6%-0.3%$54.9k$63.3k0.812.2%-3.0%4 km132 km+1.141.8Guernsey, OH$3.7B+15.7%-0.1%$49.7k$52.7k0.993.1%-3.4%4 km62 km+1.037.5Dimmit, TX$3.6B+20.6%-1.1%$77.1k$57.6k1.156.8%—48 km228 km-1.135.9Stark, ND$3.6B+8.1%-0.1%$70.7k$73.2k1.142.0%-1.0%8 km695 km+8.737.3DeKalb, IN$3.4B+8.4%+0.6%$62.2k$59.7k0.612.9%-3.6%5 km124 km+2.841.3Whitman, WA$3.4B+5.3%+0.0%$60.9k$51.1k0.973.7%-2.0%57 km22 km+29.839.8Lincoln, NE$3.3B+10.0%-0.9%$49.8k$71.8k1.432.4%-0.1%7 km392 km+6.748.6Robertson, TX$3.3B+11.4%+1.3%$61.6k$60.5k1.284.1%-2.5%52 km169 km+1.129.6Tooele, UT$3.2B+11.8%+3.7%$50.5k$51.5k1.383.5%-0.6%31 km734 km+8.348.9Juneau City and Borough, AK$3.2B+7.1%-0.5%$66.3k$88.9k1.142.9%-0.1%613 km22 km+11.411.5Clinton, MI$3.2B+8.1%+0.3%$51.5k$63.1k1.174.1%-2.5%14 km78 km+7.547.0Clinton, OH$3.1B+7.4%+0.0%$61.3k$55.9k0.822.7%-5.4%12 km63 km+9.334.0Louisa, VA$3.1B+7.9%+2.8%$56.8k$54.5k1.253.6%-5.1%12 km71 km+6.032.2Spalding, GA$3.1B+9.6%+1.0%$47.8k$47.1k1.483.7%-4.2%16 km219 km+8.740.9Sagadahoc, ME$3.1B+10.4%+0.6%$60.2k$71.5k1.172.5%-3.4%8 km6 km+9.823.3
Sweetwater, WY
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$67.4k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.23
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
837 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.9
FEMA risk
30.6
Goochland, VA
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+3.3%
Avg wage
$114.6k
Income / cap
$130.6k
LQ · Retail trade
0.26
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.6
FEMA risk
15.5
La Salle, TX
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+23.8%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$73.2k
Income / cap
$50.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.82
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
164 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.6
FEMA risk
22.6
Mercer, OH
GDP ’24
$4.0B
GDP CAGR
+14.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Retail trade
0.84
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
151 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.6
FEMA risk
31.6
Burke, GA
GDP ’24
$3.9B
GDP CAGR
+4.1%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$88.4k
Income / cap
$44.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.10
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
128 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.2
FEMA risk
37.3
Goodhue, MN
GDP ’24
$3.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$70.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.05
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.6
FEMA risk
43.3
Culberson, TX
GDP ’24
$3.8B
GDP CAGR
+30.3%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$86.4k
Income / cap
$100.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.60
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
783 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
11.6
Los Alamos, NM
GDP ’24
$3.8B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$109.4k
Income / cap
$98.4k
LQ · Retail trade
0.19
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
950 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.7
FEMA risk
3.6
Barrow, GA
GDP ’24
$3.8B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+3.6%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$51.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.62
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.7
FEMA risk
45.6
Geary, KS
GDP ’24
$3.7B
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.31
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
166 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.0
FEMA risk
40.6
Auglaize, OH
GDP ’24
$3.7B
GDP CAGR
+12.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Retail trade
0.81
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
132 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
41.8
Guernsey, OH
GDP ’24
$3.7B
GDP CAGR
+15.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$52.7k
LQ · Retail trade
0.99
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
62 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
37.5
Dimmit, TX
GDP ’24
$3.6B
GDP CAGR
+20.6%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$77.1k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.15
Unemployment
6.8%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
228 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-1.1
FEMA risk
35.9
Stark, ND
GDP ’24
$3.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$70.7k
Income / cap
$73.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.14
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
695 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.7
FEMA risk
37.3
DeKalb, IN
GDP ’24
$3.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Retail trade
0.61
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
124 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
41.3
Whitman, WA
GDP ’24
$3.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$60.9k
Income / cap
$51.1k
LQ · Retail trade
0.97
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+29.8
FEMA risk
39.8
Lincoln, NE
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.43
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
392 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
48.6
Robertson, TX
GDP ’24
$3.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$61.6k
Income / cap
$60.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.28
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
169 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
29.6
Tooele, UT
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.8%
Pop Δ
+3.7%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.38
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
734 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
48.9
Juneau City and Borough, AK
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$66.3k
Income / cap
$88.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.14
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.1%
Nearest interstate
613 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.4
FEMA risk
11.5
Clinton, MI
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$63.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.17
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
78 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.5
FEMA risk
47.0
Clinton, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$61.3k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Retail trade
0.82
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
63 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.3
FEMA risk
34.0
Louisa, VA
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+2.8%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.25
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
71 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.0
FEMA risk
32.2
Spalding, GA
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$47.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.48
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
219 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.7
FEMA risk
40.9
Sagadahoc, ME
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$60.2k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.17
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
23.3
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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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