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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

1,258 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Buchanan, VA$1.4B+10.1%-1.9%$62.0k$52.5k0.236.4%—59 km113 km+2.650.6Bolivar, MS$1.4B+6.7%-1.9%$43.0k$51.7k0.344.6%-0.0%95 km0 km+6.776.8Blaine, OK$1.4B+7.1%-0.5%$48.0k$56.2k0.404.2%—38 km246 km+20.232.3Rio Arriba, NM$1.4B+7.7%-0.2%$48.3k$48.5k0.584.5%-2.2%117 km981 km+11.380.5Crisp, GA$1.4B+9.6%-0.8%$46.8k$50.5k0.323.7%-5.2%2 km200 km+5.152.3Jackson, WI$1.4B+11.7%-0.1%$49.4k$53.1k0.353.1%-8.8%3 km65 km+3.448.1Wetzel, WV$1.4B+16.0%-1.0%$46.1k$49.7k0.464.6%-4.7%43 km20 km+3.256.9New Madrid, MO$1.4B+7.1%-1.6%$45.6k$54.3k0.124.3%-1.4%7 km0 km+0.571.9Hardin, OH$1.4B+10.7%-0.4%$48.2k$44.7k0.423.0%-4.4%31 km108 km+4.224.4Franklin, IL$1.4B+8.8%-0.5%$44.1k$51.4k0.914.7%-1.6%1 km52 km+1.380.9Arkansas, AR$1.4B+4.8%-1.5%$50.3k$62.0k0.214.3%+0.1%55 km25 km+0.963.2Winneshiek, IA$1.4B+6.3%-0.5%$50.1k$66.5k0.352.2%-3.2%71 km55 km+7.936.2Smyth, VA$1.3B+6.7%-0.5%$45.9k$50.6k0.374.5%-4.0%3 km145 km+2.157.8Wayne, WV$1.3B+7.2%-0.9%$56.6k$47.0k0.093.9%-1.3%27 km22 km+1.479.8Aleutians West Census Area, AK$1.3B+8.9%-0.0%$83.6k$69.7k—4.9%——97 km+107.867.3Logan, IL$1.3B+6.3%-0.6%$54.7k$50.6k0.174.4%-2.6%4 km54 km+2.458.1Yates, NY$1.3B+7.1%-0.3%$47.8k$54.7k0.442.9%-5.7%35 km78 km+2.246.6Union, OR$1.3B+6.5%-0.2%$50.5k$56.2k0.464.5%-3.5%3 km108 km+2.043.5White Pine, NV$1.3B+14.5%-1.2%$71.1k$68.9k0.204.6%-3.6%161 km579 km+0.312.5Haywood, TN$1.3B+15.9%-0.9%$59.2k$42.9k0.343.1%-6.9%6 km47 km+2.864.7Hempstead, AR$1.3B+7.0%-0.9%$44.0k$46.6k0.433.9%+0.2%8 km82 km+8.152.1Brooke, WV$1.3B+9.5%-1.3%$51.1k$55.4k—4.4%-4.7%19 km5 km+2.854.2Monroe, MS$1.3B+7.0%-0.5%$48.2k$46.7k0.204.6%-1.5%38 km10 km+1.868.5Columbia, AR$1.3B+9.7%-0.8%$49.7k$49.7k0.234.4%-0.7%60 km57 km+3.042.1Teller, CO$1.3B+5.4%-0.0%$52.0k$70.7k0.653.4%+0.2%28 km820 km+5.938.8
Buchanan, VA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
-1.9%
Avg wage
$62.0k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Information
0.23
Unemployment
6.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
113 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
50.6
Bolivar, MS
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-1.9%
Avg wage
$43.0k
Income / cap
$51.7k
LQ · Information
0.34
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.0%
Nearest interstate
95 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
76.8
Blaine, OK
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Information
0.40
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
246 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.2
FEMA risk
32.3
Rio Arriba, NM
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Information
0.58
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
117 km
Nearest port
981 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.3
FEMA risk
80.5
Crisp, GA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$50.5k
LQ · Information
0.32
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
200 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.1
FEMA risk
52.3
Jackson, WI
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$53.1k
LQ · Information
0.35
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-8.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
48.1
Wetzel, WV
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+16.0%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Information
0.46
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
43 km
Nearest port
20 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
56.9
New Madrid, MO
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$45.6k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Information
0.12
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
71.9
Hardin, OH
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$44.7k
LQ · Information
0.42
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
108 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
24.4
Franklin, IL
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$44.1k
Income / cap
$51.4k
LQ · Information
0.91
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
80.9
Arkansas, AR
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
-1.5%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$62.0k
LQ · Information
0.21
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
+0.1%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
25 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.9
FEMA risk
63.2
Winneshiek, IA
GDP ’24
$1.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Information
0.35
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
55 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.9
FEMA risk
36.2
Smyth, VA
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Information
0.37
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
145 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
57.8
Wayne, WV
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$47.0k
LQ · Information
0.09
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.4
FEMA risk
79.8
Aleutians West Census Area, AK
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$83.6k
Income / cap
$69.7k
LQ · Information
—
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+107.8
FEMA risk
67.3
Logan, IL
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.7k
Income / cap
$50.6k
LQ · Information
0.17
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
54 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
58.1
Yates, NY
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$54.7k
LQ · Information
0.44
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
78 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
46.6
Union, OR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.5k
Income / cap
$56.2k
LQ · Information
0.46
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
108 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
43.5
White Pine, NV
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+14.5%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$71.1k
Income / cap
$68.9k
LQ · Information
0.20
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
161 km
Nearest port
579 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.3
FEMA risk
12.5
Haywood, TN
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+15.9%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$59.2k
Income / cap
$42.9k
LQ · Information
0.34
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.9%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
64.7
Hempstead, AR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$44.0k
Income / cap
$46.6k
LQ · Information
0.43
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
82 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.1
FEMA risk
52.1
Brooke, WV
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Information
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
54.2
Monroe, MS
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Information
0.20
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
68.5
Columbia, AR
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Information
0.23
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
60 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
42.1
Teller, CO
GDP ’24
$1.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$70.7k
LQ · Information
0.65
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
820 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.9
FEMA risk
38.8
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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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