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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

756 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Dawes, NE$394.8M+5.6%-0.4%$39.9k$53.5k0.252.9%-3.8%152 km553 km-2.05.6Fremont, IA$394.1M+5.6%-0.3%$46.8k$62.5k—2.8%-1.8%16 km21 km+0.215.0Valley, MT$394.0M+4.0%-0.6%$47.6k$59.9k—2.6%+0.3%199 km807 km+3.435.9Jefferson, MT$392.8M+10.0%+2.2%$53.3k$68.3k—2.5%-3.9%11 km379 km+1.521.6Rappahannock, VA$389.8M+7.3%+0.4%$47.2k$95.1k1.853.0%-0.2%26 km78 km+3.06.9Ransom, ND$387.0M+10.6%-0.3%$48.0k$72.4k—1.9%-0.6%47 km376 km+8.713.2Valley, NE$385.3M+5.9%+0.0%$42.9k$71.4k—2.2%-7.2%95 km235 km+4.926.0Pepin, WI$384.6M+6.9%+0.6%$47.9k$65.7k—2.4%-4.2%36 km32 km+4.87.2Nuckolls, NE$383.7M+11.4%+0.0%$40.9k$73.4k0.152.2%-4.5%72 km195 km+0.222.5Day, SD$380.7M+5.4%+0.0%$43.8k$72.4k—1.9%-10.9%44 km340 km+9.827.6Chariton, MO$379.5M+6.5%+0.0%$40.3k$55.8k—3.0%—63 km24 km+6.529.4Taylor, IA$375.9M+9.9%-0.1%$49.5k$57.3k—1.9%+0.3%66 km89 km+9.638.5Fall River, SD$372.0M+11.2%+1.5%$48.6k$64.7k—2.5%-4.9%97 km589 km+5.130.9Brantley, GA$371.8M+6.8%+0.9%$44.4k$38.6k—2.9%-5.1%36 km41 km+3.618.3Warren, IN$371.0M+11.9%+0.1%$50.4k$56.9k—2.8%-5.7%25 km132 km+3.15.8Kingsbury, SD$370.0M+5.7%+0.4%$45.8k$76.7k—1.7%-10.9%58 km233 km+2.67.9Benson, ND$365.5M+8.9%-0.9%$50.3k$54.5k—2.5%—132 km445 km+8.024.3Webster, NE$364.1M+14.2%-0.5%$41.9k$62.9k—2.4%—63 km232 km+1.855.5Bledsoe, TN$361.5M+13.6%+1.0%$45.4k$38.5k—2.7%-5.6%45 km27 km+2.824.1Cheyenne, CO$356.1M+25.0%-0.8%$56.3k$79.1k—2.2%—52 km613 km+15.83.0Wichita, KS$353.8M+14.4%-1.3%$48.3k$75.4k—2.5%—85 km531 km+17.28.2Tripp, SD$353.2M+10.3%+0.6%$46.1k$68.4k—1.6%-3.0%60 km302 km+0.536.5Pawnee, KS$352.8M+5.0%-0.8%$48.1k$52.1k—3.0%-9.5%77 km377 km+0.031.6Traverse, MN$347.5M+14.1%-1.6%$44.7k$82.1k—2.9%—31 km264 km+4.56.2Childress, TX$342.4M+7.9%+0.1%$51.2k$45.4k—2.6%—78 km448 km-0.819.6
Dawes, NE
GDP ’24
$394.8M
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$39.9k
Income / cap
$53.5k
LQ · Education
0.25
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
152 km
Nearest port
553 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-2.0
FEMA risk
5.6
Fremont, IA
GDP ’24
$394.1M
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$62.5k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.2
FEMA risk
15.0
Valley, MT
GDP ’24
$394.0M
GDP CAGR
+4.0%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$47.6k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
199 km
Nearest port
807 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.4
FEMA risk
35.9
Jefferson, MT
GDP ’24
$392.8M
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$68.3k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
379 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.5
FEMA risk
21.6
Rappahannock, VA
GDP ’24
$389.8M
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$95.1k
LQ · Education
1.85
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.2%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
78 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
6.9
Ransom, ND
GDP ’24
$387.0M
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$72.4k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
376 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.7
FEMA risk
13.2
Valley, NE
GDP ’24
$385.3M
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$42.9k
Income / cap
$71.4k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-7.2%
Nearest interstate
95 km
Nearest port
235 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.9
FEMA risk
26.0
Pepin, WI
GDP ’24
$384.6M
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$47.9k
Income / cap
$65.7k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
7.2
Nuckolls, NE
GDP ’24
$383.7M
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$40.9k
Income / cap
$73.4k
LQ · Education
0.15
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
195 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.2
FEMA risk
22.5
Day, SD
GDP ’24
$380.7M
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$43.8k
Income / cap
$72.4k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-10.9%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
340 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
27.6
Chariton, MO
GDP ’24
$379.5M
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$40.3k
Income / cap
$55.8k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.5
FEMA risk
29.4
Taylor, IA
GDP ’24
$375.9M
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$49.5k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
66 km
Nearest port
89 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.6
FEMA risk
38.5
Fall River, SD
GDP ’24
$372.0M
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.6k
Income / cap
$64.7k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
97 km
Nearest port
589 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.1
FEMA risk
30.9
Brantley, GA
GDP ’24
$371.8M
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$44.4k
Income / cap
$38.6k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
41 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.6
FEMA risk
18.3
Warren, IN
GDP ’24
$371.0M
GDP CAGR
+11.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$56.9k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
132 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.1
FEMA risk
5.8
Kingsbury, SD
GDP ’24
$370.0M
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$76.7k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
-10.9%
Nearest interstate
58 km
Nearest port
233 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
7.9
Benson, ND
GDP ’24
$365.5M
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
132 km
Nearest port
445 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
24.3
Webster, NE
GDP ’24
$364.1M
GDP CAGR
+14.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$41.9k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
63 km
Nearest port
232 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
55.5
Bledsoe, TN
GDP ’24
$361.5M
GDP CAGR
+13.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$38.5k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
27 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
24.1
Cheyenne, CO
GDP ’24
$356.1M
GDP CAGR
+25.0%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$79.1k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
613 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.8
FEMA risk
3.0
Wichita, KS
GDP ’24
$353.8M
GDP CAGR
+14.4%
Pop Δ
-1.3%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$75.4k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
531 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.2
FEMA risk
8.2
Tripp, SD
GDP ’24
$353.2M
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$46.1k
Income / cap
$68.4k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
1.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
60 km
Nearest port
302 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.5
FEMA risk
36.5
Pawnee, KS
GDP ’24
$352.8M
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$48.1k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-9.5%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
377 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.0
FEMA risk
31.6
Traverse, MN
GDP ’24
$347.5M
GDP CAGR
+14.1%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$44.7k
Income / cap
$82.1k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
264 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.5
FEMA risk
6.2
Childress, TX
GDP ’24
$342.4M
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$45.4k
LQ · Education
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
78 km
Nearest port
448 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.8
FEMA risk
19.6
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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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