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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

3,061 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Richmond, NY$23.8B+7.0%+0.2%$65.8k$68.8k—4.2%-1.9%3 km3 km+24.191.0Lane, OR$23.6B+7.7%-0.1%$56.3k$65.0k7.864.8%+1.4%13 km103 km+6.896.4Ingham, MI$23.6B+6.4%+0.2%$66.2k$54.1k3.054.9%-3.7%8 km98 km+28.087.2Leon, FL$23.6B+10.0%+0.4%$59.2k$61.9k0.405.0%-1.3%4 km34 km+20.793.4Brazoria, TX$23.4B+9.5%+2.4%$67.1k$60.7k0.384.7%-2.0%47 km7 km+13.693.6Sussex, DE$23.4B+12.9%+3.3%$52.8k$73.6k0.664.2%-1.9%104 km20 km+15.694.1Davis, UT$23.3B+9.1%+1.0%$56.7k$65.2k0.223.2%+0.6%15 km720 km+10.987.8Stark, OH$23.2B+8.1%-0.1%$52.7k$60.0k0.153.0%-2.8%3 km64 km+4.187.9Cumberland, PA$23.1B+7.8%+1.4%$62.1k$71.5k0.103.3%-4.1%1 km49 km+10.486.2Spartanburg, SC$23.0B+8.3%+2.9%$56.6k$55.9k0.223.9%-5.5%0 km202 km+16.590.6Horry, SC$22.8B+11.6%+4.0%$45.8k$53.9k0.884.4%-4.9%67 km67 km+16.498.2Minnehaha, SD$22.4B+5.6%+1.5%$62.7k$78.7k0.141.8%-2.0%1 km142 km+23.089.5Linn, IA$21.9B+5.7%-0.0%$65.1k$66.5k0.183.0%-1.5%8 km86 km+15.786.7Thurston, WA$21.6B+9.7%+0.5%$68.2k$69.3k4.774.5%-0.6%8 km15 km+8.294.5Buncombe, NC$21.3B+9.5%+0.9%$56.0k$70.6k0.183.3%-0.6%1 km124 km+14.689.3Santa Cruz, CA$21.1B+6.7%-1.0%$65.3k$93.6k1.085.1%+0.9%29 km53 km+7.897.8Ottawa, MI$21.0B+8.1%+0.8%$57.7k$66.7k0.424.2%-3.5%11 km21 km+7.382.9New Hanover, NC$21.0B+9.7%+1.8%$58.9k$69.7k0.063.2%-4.0%5 km3 km+12.696.1Northampton, PA$21.0B+6.9%+0.8%$57.5k$69.3k0.094.1%-5.0%12 km72 km+14.190.0Alachua, FL$20.9B+8.5%+0.9%$61.4k$58.9k0.545.3%-3.0%6 km65 km+28.490.3Kalamazoo, MI$20.7B+6.8%+0.1%$63.5k$65.8k0.094.7%-3.1%1 km77 km+16.881.7Whatcom, WA$20.6B+10.1%+0.8%$62.0k$65.6k2.804.5%-1.9%51 km57 km+11.491.0Anoka, MN$20.6B+5.9%+0.9%$63.2k$64.9k0.304.1%-1.2%14 km29 km+17.888.0Elkhart, IN$20.6B+6.2%+0.1%$59.4k$60.3k0.213.3%-2.6%15 km77 km+19.383.7Luzerne, PA$20.6B+7.2%+0.4%$54.1k$55.1k—5.0%-6.4%3 km108 km+21.691.6
Richmond, NY
GDP ’24
$23.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$65.8k
Income / cap
$68.8k
LQ · Agriculture
—
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+24.1
FEMA risk
91.0
Lane, OR
GDP ’24
$23.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$65.0k
LQ · Agriculture
7.86
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
+1.4%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
103 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
96.4
Ingham, MI
GDP ’24
$23.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$66.2k
Income / cap
$54.1k
LQ · Agriculture
3.05
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
98 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.0
FEMA risk
87.2
Leon, FL
GDP ’24
$23.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$59.2k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Agriculture
0.40
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.7
FEMA risk
93.4
Brazoria, TX
GDP ’24
$23.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$67.1k
Income / cap
$60.7k
LQ · Agriculture
0.38
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
7 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.6
FEMA risk
93.6
Sussex, DE
GDP ’24
$23.4B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+3.3%
Avg wage
$52.8k
Income / cap
$73.6k
LQ · Agriculture
0.66
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
20 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.6
FEMA risk
94.1
Davis, UT
GDP ’24
$23.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$65.2k
LQ · Agriculture
0.22
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
+0.6%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
720 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.9
FEMA risk
87.8
Stark, OH
GDP ’24
$23.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Agriculture
0.15
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
64 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
87.9
Cumberland, PA
GDP ’24
$23.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$62.1k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Agriculture
0.10
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.4
FEMA risk
86.2
Spartanburg, SC
GDP ’24
$23.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Agriculture
0.22
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
202 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.5
FEMA risk
90.6
Horry, SC
GDP ’24
$22.8B
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
+4.0%
Avg wage
$45.8k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Agriculture
0.88
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
67 km
Nearest port
67 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.4
FEMA risk
98.2
Minnehaha, SD
GDP ’24
$22.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$62.7k
Income / cap
$78.7k
LQ · Agriculture
0.14
Unemployment
1.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
142 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.0
FEMA risk
89.5
Linn, IA
GDP ’24
$21.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Agriculture
0.18
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
86 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.7
FEMA risk
86.7
Thurston, WA
GDP ’24
$21.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$68.2k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Agriculture
4.77
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.2
FEMA risk
94.5
Buncombe, NC
GDP ’24
$21.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$70.6k
LQ · Agriculture
0.18
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
124 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.6
FEMA risk
89.3
Santa Cruz, CA
GDP ’24
$21.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$93.6k
LQ · Agriculture
1.08
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
53 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.8
FEMA risk
97.8
Ottawa, MI
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$66.7k
LQ · Agriculture
0.42
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
82.9
New Hanover, NC
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$69.7k
LQ · Agriculture
0.06
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.6
FEMA risk
96.1
Northampton, PA
GDP ’24
$21.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Agriculture
0.09
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
72 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.1
FEMA risk
90.0
Alachua, FL
GDP ’24
$20.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$61.4k
Income / cap
$58.9k
LQ · Agriculture
0.54
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.4
FEMA risk
90.3
Kalamazoo, MI
GDP ’24
$20.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$63.5k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Agriculture
0.09
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
77 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.8
FEMA risk
81.7
Whatcom, WA
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$62.0k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Agriculture
2.80
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.4
FEMA risk
91.0
Anoka, MN
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$63.2k
Income / cap
$64.9k
LQ · Agriculture
0.30
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.8
FEMA risk
88.0
Elkhart, IN
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$59.4k
Income / cap
$60.3k
LQ · Agriculture
0.21
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
77 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+19.3
FEMA risk
83.7
Luzerne, PA
GDP ’24
$20.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$55.1k
LQ · Agriculture
—
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
108 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+21.6
FEMA risk
91.6
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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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