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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
Black Hawk, IA$10.0B+4.9%+0.1%$59.1k$57.0k0.443.5%-3.2%1 km107 km+18.276.6Howard, TX$10.0B+28.0%-3.2%$61.5k$69.0k—4.1%+5.3%5 km579 km+21.054.8Florence, SC$10.0B+7.6%+0.3%$50.1k$58.2k0.234.3%-3.1%21 km82 km+8.789.6Washington, MD$10.0B+8.8%+0.4%$55.3k$59.5k0.264.1%-2.9%1 km106 km+9.368.8Madison, MS$9.9B+10.4%+1.3%$53.6k$90.7k1.052.8%+0.5%3 km45 km+26.282.1La Crosse, WI$9.9B+5.8%+0.0%$56.2k$65.4k0.322.6%-3.3%2 km14 km+2.080.5Houston, GA$9.9B+6.9%+1.6%$56.1k$52.7k4.132.8%-6.4%7 km238 km+10.270.5Porter, IN$9.9B+8.5%+0.3%$55.4k$69.3k0.713.5%-1.9%13 km5 km+4.281.4Grafton, NH$9.9B+8.1%+0.5%$72.2k$85.9k0.242.3%-6.0%11 km123 km+8.581.8Hunterdon, NJ$9.9B+5.9%+0.4%$72.5k$110.0k1.773.4%-4.5%7 km38 km+10.978.7Taylor, TX$9.9B+8.4%+0.8%$54.0k$61.7k0.873.4%-0.9%17 km480 km+18.283.8DeSoto, MS$9.8B+9.8%+1.4%$44.5k$57.3k0.143.4%-2.7%0 km24 km+7.589.0Charlotte, FL$9.8B+10.7%+3.0%$52.4k$60.0k0.875.4%+0.3%8 km15 km+14.195.2Washington, RI$9.8B+7.6%+0.0%$60.5k$87.5k0.502.8%-5.4%7 km14 km+7.064.0Berrien, MI$9.7B+5.0%-0.3%$55.2k$64.1k0.695.1%-4.2%11 km18 km+12.281.7Trumbull, OH$9.7B+8.5%-0.2%$49.3k$52.5k0.144.1%-4.1%19 km64 km+0.684.5Penobscot, ME$9.6B+7.3%+0.8%$53.6k$56.6k0.783.3%-5.7%4 km69 km+15.578.0Platte, MO$9.6B+7.3%+1.3%$58.2k$75.6k0.282.9%-2.6%1 km20 km+15.171.4Johnson, TX$9.6B+12.4%+4.0%$55.0k$56.9k0.203.7%-2.2%13 km337 km+9.586.7Skagit, WA$9.6B+8.5%+0.5%$61.7k$71.4k0.215.0%-2.3%45 km47 km+11.788.8Monroe, PA$9.6B+6.8%-0.2%$52.4k$56.6k0.324.8%-5.2%0 km102 km+6.785.1Mohave, AZ$9.5B+10.6%+1.4%$49.7k$48.6k0.205.8%+0.2%57 km434 km+1.894.8Mesa, CO$9.5B+7.9%+0.9%$55.9k$59.9k0.583.6%-2.2%9 km1030 km+3.075.1Montgomery, TN$9.4B+10.2%+2.7%$49.4k$54.3k0.363.4%-3.9%13 km3 km+9.487.4Sheboygan, WI$9.4B+6.5%+0.0%$60.2k$67.2k0.232.6%-5.4%15 km19 km+11.870.2
Black Hawk, IA
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$57.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.44
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
107 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.2
FEMA risk
76.6
Howard, TX
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+28.0%
Pop Δ
-3.2%
Avg wage
$61.5k
Income / cap
$69.0k
LQ · Engineering services
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+5.3%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
579 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+21.0
FEMA risk
54.8
Florence, SC
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$58.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.23
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
82 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.7
FEMA risk
89.6
Washington, MD
GDP ’24
$10.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$59.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.26
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
106 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.3
FEMA risk
68.8
Madison, MS
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$90.7k
LQ · Engineering services
1.05
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
45 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.2
FEMA risk
82.1
La Crosse, WI
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$56.2k
Income / cap
$65.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.32
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
80.5
Houston, GA
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$56.1k
Income / cap
$52.7k
LQ · Engineering services
4.13
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
238 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.2
FEMA risk
70.5
Porter, IN
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$55.4k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.71
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
81.4
Grafton, NH
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$72.2k
Income / cap
$85.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.24
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.0%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
123 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.5
FEMA risk
81.8
Hunterdon, NJ
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$72.5k
Income / cap
$110.0k
LQ · Engineering services
1.77
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
38 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.9
FEMA risk
78.7
Taylor, TX
GDP ’24
$9.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$54.0k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Engineering services
0.87
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
480 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.2
FEMA risk
83.8
DeSoto, MS
GDP ’24
$9.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$44.5k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.14
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.5
FEMA risk
89.0
Charlotte, FL
GDP ’24
$9.8B
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Engineering services
0.87
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.1
FEMA risk
95.2
Washington, RI
GDP ’24
$9.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$60.5k
Income / cap
$87.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.50
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.0
FEMA risk
64.0
Berrien, MI
GDP ’24
$9.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.2k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Engineering services
0.69
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.2
FEMA risk
81.7
Trumbull, OH
GDP ’24
$9.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$49.3k
Income / cap
$52.5k
LQ · Engineering services
0.14
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
64 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.6
FEMA risk
84.5
Penobscot, ME
GDP ’24
$9.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$53.6k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.78
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
69 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.5
FEMA risk
78.0
Platte, MO
GDP ’24
$9.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$75.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.28
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
20 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.1
FEMA risk
71.4
Johnson, TX
GDP ’24
$9.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
+4.0%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$56.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.20
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
337 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.5
FEMA risk
86.7
Skagit, WA
GDP ’24
$9.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$61.7k
Income / cap
$71.4k
LQ · Engineering services
0.21
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
45 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.7
FEMA risk
88.8
Monroe, PA
GDP ’24
$9.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.32
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
85.1
Mohave, AZ
GDP ’24
$9.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$48.6k
LQ · Engineering services
0.20
Unemployment
5.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
57 km
Nearest port
434 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
94.8
Mesa, CO
GDP ’24
$9.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Engineering services
0.58
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
1030 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
75.1
Montgomery, TN
GDP ’24
$9.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+2.7%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$54.3k
LQ · Engineering services
0.36
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.4
FEMA risk
87.4
Sheboygan, WI
GDP ’24
$9.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$60.2k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Engineering services
0.23
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
19 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.8
FEMA risk
70.2
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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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