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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

2,676 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
DeWitt, TX$4.4B+18.4%+0.6%$55.3k$75.6k—4.8%-1.5%64 km49 km+7.983.9Jefferson, OH$4.4B+4.4%-0.5%$48.7k$51.0k2.763.5%-4.9%35 km11 km+1.666.7McKenzie, ND$4.4B+13.0%+0.0%$90.1k$83.0k—2.0%-2.4%90 km747 km+5.625.0Summit, CO$4.3B+12.6%+0.3%$55.6k$112.8k0.454.0%+0.2%4 km872 km+43.360.2Walton, GA$4.3B+10.9%+3.2%$54.1k$55.4k2.143.0%-5.0%19 km193 km+7.355.0Bastrop, TX$4.3B+12.0%+4.3%$50.8k$49.9k0.973.7%-0.7%44 km149 km+12.481.2Curry, NM$4.3B+6.7%-0.5%$45.2k$59.0k0.563.8%-0.7%60 km714 km+14.761.8Cass, MO$4.3B+9.2%+1.3%$46.8k$62.7k2.333.0%-2.5%1 km55 km+1.074.9Belknap, NH$4.3B+8.4%+0.5%$54.5k$85.3k1.312.4%-5.4%14 km67 km-0.157.4Cullman, AL$4.3B+9.4%+1.3%$49.7k$53.6k0.803.1%-1.2%0 km50 km+3.281.9Columbia, WI$4.3B+9.6%-0.2%$51.1k$76.0k0.592.7%-1.1%12 km119 km+6.381.4La Plata, CO$4.3B+9.2%+0.6%$59.6k$81.0k1.243.2%-1.8%207 km977 km+2.975.2Lee, NC$4.3B+10.0%+2.1%$52.2k$57.4k0.183.4%-5.0%44 km133 km+29.267.5Floyd, IN$4.3B+9.3%+0.4%$53.3k$69.8k1.173.5%-3.0%2 km8 km+5.175.4Wise, TX$4.2B+11.3%+4.2%$60.1k$60.1k—3.7%-2.5%41 km335 km+3.259.0Livingston, LA$4.2B+5.9%+1.8%$44.9k$53.6k4.473.9%-0.8%4 km34 km+13.894.5Lenawee, MI$4.2B+7.2%-0.4%$50.6k$53.0k0.375.0%-2.9%33 km47 km+2.969.9Indiana, PA$4.2B+2.2%+0.0%$54.6k$49.7k1.214.1%-3.7%55 km40 km+5.163.7Lawrence, PA$4.2B+6.2%-0.5%$51.5k$55.7k1.794.0%-4.9%5 km33 km+1.166.1Coffee, TN$4.2B+8.0%+1.4%$55.7k$53.2k—3.0%-4.4%0 km67 km+8.063.5Vermilion, IL$4.2B+6.5%-0.9%$53.0k$52.8k1.175.0%-2.8%6 km141 km+1.778.8Fauquier, VA$4.2B+8.2%+1.0%$62.9k$90.6k1.523.0%-1.8%12 km50 km+7.647.7Pope, AR$4.2B+7.7%+0.5%$48.4k$45.6k3.134.5%-2.3%18 km25 km+5.277.8Mississippi, AR$4.2B+12.2%-1.5%$69.2k$52.9k4.374.1%+0.5%4 km12 km+7.189.2Worcester, MD$4.1B+10.7%+0.9%$44.3k$73.6k0.674.2%-3.8%135 km18 km+8.668.2
DeWitt, TX
GDP ’24
$4.4B
GDP CAGR
+18.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$75.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.9
FEMA risk
83.9
Jefferson, OH
GDP ’24
$4.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.4%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$48.7k
Income / cap
$51.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.76
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
35 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
66.7
McKenzie, ND
GDP ’24
$4.4B
GDP CAGR
+13.0%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$90.1k
Income / cap
$83.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
90 km
Nearest port
747 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.6
FEMA risk
25.0
Summit, CO
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$112.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.45
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
872 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.3
FEMA risk
60.2
Walton, GA
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+3.2%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$55.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.14
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
193 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
55.0
Bastrop, TX
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.0%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$49.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.97
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
149 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.4
FEMA risk
81.2
Curry, NM
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$59.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.56
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
60 km
Nearest port
714 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.7
FEMA risk
61.8
Cass, MO
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.33
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
55 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
74.9
Belknap, NH
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$54.5k
Income / cap
$85.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.31
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
67 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.1
FEMA risk
57.4
Cullman, AL
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.80
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
81.9
Columbia, WI
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$76.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.59
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
119 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
81.4
La Plata, CO
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$81.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.24
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
207 km
Nearest port
977 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
75.2
Lee, NC
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$57.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.18
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
133 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+29.2
FEMA risk
67.5
Floyd, IN
GDP ’24
$4.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$53.3k
Income / cap
$69.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.17
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.1
FEMA risk
75.4
Wise, TX
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+4.2%
Avg wage
$60.1k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
335 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
59.0
Livingston, LA
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$44.9k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
4.47
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.8
FEMA risk
94.5
Lenawee, MI
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$50.6k
Income / cap
$53.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.37
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
69.9
Indiana, PA
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+2.2%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$49.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.21
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
55 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.1
FEMA risk
63.7
Lawrence, PA
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$55.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.79
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
66.1
Coffee, TN
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$53.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
67 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
63.5
Vermilion, IL
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$53.0k
Income / cap
$52.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.17
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
141 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
78.8
Fauquier, VA
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$62.9k
Income / cap
$90.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.52
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
47.7
Pope, AR
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$45.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
3.13
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
25 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.2
FEMA risk
77.8
Mississippi, AR
GDP ’24
$4.2B
GDP CAGR
+12.2%
Pop Δ
-1.5%
Avg wage
$69.2k
Income / cap
$52.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
4.37
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
89.2
Worcester, MD
GDP ’24
$4.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$44.3k
Income / cap
$73.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.67
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
135 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.6
FEMA risk
68.2
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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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