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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
Bienville, LA$824.6M+14.4%-1.1%$48.6k$51.5k—5.8%-3.5%24 km50 km+4.128.7Pike, IL$824.6M+11.1%-0.6%$45.4k$59.3k—4.2%-2.3%6 km23 km+3.430.3Hancock, IL$824.4M+10.5%-0.9%$43.6k$60.7k—3.4%-1.9%46 km19 km+2.431.1San Juan, UT$823.0M+15.4%-0.0%$47.1k$40.0k—3.8%-1.5%145 km845 km+5.026.8Ben Hill, GA$820.8M+9.3%-0.2%$42.7k$45.0k—3.9%+2.0%37 km170 km+4.725.4Drew, AR$819.1M+6.6%-0.5%$43.0k$49.9k—4.3%-2.8%70 km45 km+4.235.1Pembina, ND$813.4M+13.2%-0.9%$58.1k$87.0k0.372.7%-1.4%24 km305 km+8.820.9Cedar, IA$811.5M+7.9%-0.3%$47.6k$69.2k—2.6%-1.5%14 km40 km+2.621.5Page, IA$810.6M+6.6%-0.3%$48.2k$55.8k0.872.2%-3.3%46 km57 km+2.240.2Houston, MN$810.3M+8.5%-0.4%$44.4k$67.9k—3.5%-3.5%26 km23 km+1.929.5Martin, NC$808.0M+4.0%-0.4%$37.8k$46.9k—3.8%-2.2%40 km7 km+0.765.5Swift, MN$799.9M+12.3%-0.2%$56.9k$74.9k—7.2%+1.4%66 km191 km+16.125.1Bertie, NC$797.9M+6.1%-0.8%$42.2k$53.9k—4.6%—66 km22 km+8.466.4Palo Alto, IA$796.3M+14.0%-0.3%$45.9k$65.5k—2.1%-0.4%64 km157 km+3.115.5Sac, IA$793.7M+13.0%-0.5%$50.1k$75.3k—2.4%-1.0%93 km99 km+2.927.3Paulding, OH$790.0M+7.0%-0.1%$51.0k$55.8k—2.5%-4.4%35 km104 km+8.921.2Franklin, IA$789.8M+8.8%-0.0%$51.8k$65.6k1.702.9%+1.5%11 km173 km+19.021.9Crockett, TX$788.4M+18.0%-2.4%$50.3k$70.1k—3.0%—4 km479 km-9.85.8Neosho, KS$787.6M+7.0%-0.5%$44.3k$51.3k—3.7%-4.4%85 km142 km+7.432.5Yellow Medicine, MN$784.2M+9.4%-0.1%$46.6k$78.2k—3.8%-2.7%72 km198 km+9.430.0Bond, IL$781.2M+7.1%-0.4%$48.2k$48.5k—4.1%-5.4%3 km58 km+1.936.2Barbour, WV$781.1M+18.2%-0.2%$56.3k$44.7k—4.2%—27 km43 km+2.124.0San Augustine, TX$780.3M+16.3%-0.5%$55.7k$61.4k—5.2%—91 km102 km+2.317.6Chippewa, MN$773.8M+7.4%-0.4%$51.8k$58.5k—4.2%-5.0%91 km176 km+32.937.0Fayette, IL$770.4M+7.9%-0.6%$42.8k$49.2k—4.5%-0.5%3 km95 km+1.348.8
Bienville, LA
GDP ’24
$824.6M
GDP CAGR
+14.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Management
—
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 · Management
—
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
Hancock, IL
GDP ’24
$824.4M
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$43.6k
Income / cap
$60.7k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
19 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
31.1
San Juan, UT
GDP ’24
$823.0M
GDP CAGR
+15.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$47.1k
Income / cap
$40.0k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
145 km
Nearest port
845 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.0
FEMA risk
26.8
Ben Hill, GA
GDP ’24
$820.8M
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$42.7k
Income / cap
$45.0k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
+2.0%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
170 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.7
FEMA risk
25.4
Drew, AR
GDP ’24
$819.1M
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$43.0k
Income / cap
$49.9k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
70 km
Nearest port
45 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
35.1
Pembina, ND
GDP ’24
$813.4M
GDP CAGR
+13.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$58.1k
Income / cap
$87.0k
LQ · Management
0.37
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 · Management
—
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
Page, IA
GDP ’24
$810.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Management
0.87
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.2
FEMA risk
40.2
Houston, MN
GDP ’24
$810.3M
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$67.9k
LQ · Management
—
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
Martin, NC
GDP ’24
$808.0M
GDP CAGR
+4.0%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$37.8k
Income / cap
$46.9k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
40 km
Nearest port
7 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.7
FEMA risk
65.5
Swift, MN
GDP ’24
$799.9M
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$56.9k
Income / cap
$74.9k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
7.2%
Affordability Δ
+1.4%
Nearest interstate
66 km
Nearest port
191 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.1
FEMA risk
25.1
Bertie, NC
GDP ’24
$797.9M
GDP CAGR
+6.1%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$42.2k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
66 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.4
FEMA risk
66.4
Palo Alto, IA
GDP ’24
$796.3M
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$45.9k
Income / cap
$65.5k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
157 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.1
FEMA risk
15.5
Sac, IA
GDP ’24
$793.7M
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$75.3k
LQ · Management
—
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 · Management
—
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
Franklin, IA
GDP ’24
$789.8M
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Management
1.70
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
+1.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.0
FEMA risk
21.9
Crockett, TX
GDP ’24
$788.4M
GDP CAGR
+18.0%
Pop Δ
-2.4%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
479 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-9.8
FEMA risk
5.8
Neosho, KS
GDP ’24
$787.6M
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$51.3k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
142 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.4
FEMA risk
32.5
Yellow Medicine, MN
GDP ’24
$784.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$46.6k
Income / cap
$78.2k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
198 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.4
FEMA risk
30.0
Bond, IL
GDP ’24
$781.2M
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$48.5k
LQ · Management
—
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
Barbour, WV
GDP ’24
$781.1M
GDP CAGR
+18.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$44.7k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
24.0
San Augustine, TX
GDP ’24
$780.3M
GDP CAGR
+16.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$61.4k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
91 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
17.6
Chippewa, MN
GDP ’24
$773.8M
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.5k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
91 km
Nearest port
176 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.9
FEMA risk
37.0
Fayette, IL
GDP ’24
$770.4M
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$42.8k
Income / cap
$49.2k
LQ · Management
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
95 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
48.8
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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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