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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

313 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Bronx, NY$58.3B+5.7%-1.0%$68.6k$46.8k0.876.5%-3.2%2 km2 km+75.998.3Mercer, NJ$56.8B+9.0%+0.7%$88.6k$87.1k0.804.3%-6.1%0 km10 km+55.995.4Ramsey, MN$56.3B+6.3%-0.5%$74.5k$71.8k1.124.2%+0.9%1 km8 km+28.394.6El Paso, CO$55.1B+8.2%+0.6%$64.7k$68.9k0.943.8%+1.6%22 km770 km+10.394.1Bernalillo, NM$54.8B+8.0%-0.2%$60.5k$62.8k1.024.3%-2.1%3 km995 km+16.394.4Somerset, NJ$54.5B+6.9%+0.8%$102.2k$121.0k1.003.7%-5.2%2 km24 km+32.690.9Macomb, MI$54.2B+7.9%+0.1%$68.9k$60.8k0.535.3%-2.5%9 km34 km+14.496.7Lee, FL$54.2B+10.9%+3.0%$59.8k$70.3k1.584.9%-1.0%4 km45 km+43.999.0El Paso, TX$53.3B+11.3%+0.4%$48.5k$49.3k0.684.3%-3.6%9 km946 km+17.495.5Monmouth, NJ$52.7B+7.9%+0.2%$68.2k$104.9k1.473.8%-4.6%10 km22 km+15.596.3Union, NJ$51.9B+7.5%+1.1%$81.6k$85.2k0.864.4%-4.5%6 km9 km+70.895.5Charleston, SC$50.5B+10.6%+1.4%$64.8k$90.5k1.313.0%-3.6%0 km1 km+25.198.6Will, IL$50.3B+9.0%+0.4%$58.3k$70.5k0.804.8%-3.2%8 km12 km+14.997.3South Central Connecticut, CT*$50.1B—+0.6%$65.0k$74.0k0.735.1%———+29.895.1Montgomery, TX$50.1B+10.8%+4.7%$69.7k$80.5k1.124.2%-3.9%3 km50 km+27.195.7Fort Bend, TX$49.6B+11.1%+3.5%$59.7k$75.7k1.014.4%-4.1%1 km49 km+43.297.5Bucks, PA$48.8B+7.6%+0.1%$62.9k$96.7k1.113.6%-2.8%19 km28 km+11.894.8Greenville, SC$48.7B+9.6%+2.1%$60.4k$64.1k0.913.4%-4.5%4 km178 km+27.094.0Utah, UT$47.9B+10.0%+3.0%$60.3k$59.7k0.803.5%-0.5%0 km823 km+24.495.3East Baton Rouge, LA$47.1B+8.6%-0.1%$64.0k$70.8k0.744.2%+2.7%6 km10 km+31.798.0Guilford, NC$46.9B+7.8%+0.8%$59.1k$63.7k0.713.9%-3.2%4 km220 km+25.593.4Providence, RI$46.7B+6.5%+0.6%$66.7k$61.0k0.953.7%-5.5%5 km16 km+40.193.7San Joaquin, CA$46.5B+8.7%+1.1%$59.8k$63.0k0.525.6%+1.0%2 km4 km+26.598.6Jefferson, CO*$46.2B+6.8%-0.1%$76.1k$88.7k0.863.4%+1.4%13 km803 km+13.294.9Williamson, TX$44.6B+12.9%+4.3%$74.9k$76.2k0.913.6%+3.8%7 km215 km+30.090.1
Bronx, NY
GDP ’24
$58.3B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$68.6k
Income / cap
$46.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.87
Unemployment
6.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+75.9
FEMA risk
98.3
Mercer, NJ
GDP ’24
$56.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$88.6k
Income / cap
$87.1k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.80
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+55.9
FEMA risk
95.4
Ramsey, MN
GDP ’24
$56.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$74.5k
Income / cap
$71.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.12
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.3
FEMA risk
94.6
El Paso, CO
GDP ’24
$55.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$64.7k
Income / cap
$68.9k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.94
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
+1.6%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
770 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.3
FEMA risk
94.1
Bernalillo, NM
GDP ’24
$54.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$60.5k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.02
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
995 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.3
FEMA risk
94.4
Somerset, NJ
GDP ’24
$54.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$102.2k
Income / cap
$121.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.00
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.6
FEMA risk
90.9
Macomb, MI
GDP ’24
$54.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$68.9k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.53
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.4
FEMA risk
96.7
Lee, FL
GDP ’24
$54.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$70.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.58
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
45 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.9
FEMA risk
99.0
El Paso, TX
GDP ’24
$53.3B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$49.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.68
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
946 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.4
FEMA risk
95.5
Monmouth, NJ
GDP ’24
$52.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$68.2k
Income / cap
$104.9k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.47
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.5
FEMA risk
96.3
Union, NJ
GDP ’24
$51.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$81.6k
Income / cap
$85.2k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.86
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
9 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+70.8
FEMA risk
95.5
Charleston, SC
GDP ’24
$50.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$90.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.31
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
1 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+25.1
FEMA risk
98.6
Will, IL
GDP ’24
$50.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$58.3k
Income / cap
$70.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.80
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.9
FEMA risk
97.3
South Central Connecticut, CT*
GDP ’24
$50.1B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.0k
Income / cap
$74.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.73
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+29.8
FEMA risk
95.1
Montgomery, TX
GDP ’24
$50.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+4.7%
Avg wage
$69.7k
Income / cap
$80.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.12
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.1
FEMA risk
95.7
Fort Bend, TX
GDP ’24
$49.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.1%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$75.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.01
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
49 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.2
FEMA risk
97.5
Bucks, PA
GDP ’24
$48.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$62.9k
Income / cap
$96.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.11
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.8
FEMA risk
94.8
Greenville, SC
GDP ’24
$48.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$64.1k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.91
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
178 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.0
FEMA risk
94.0
Utah, UT
GDP ’24
$47.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.80
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
823 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+24.4
FEMA risk
95.3
East Baton Rouge, LA
GDP ’24
$47.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$64.0k
Income / cap
$70.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.74
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+2.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+31.7
FEMA risk
98.0
Guilford, NC
GDP ’24
$46.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.71
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
220 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+25.5
FEMA risk
93.4
Providence, RI
GDP ’24
$46.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$66.7k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.95
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
16 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+40.1
FEMA risk
93.7
San Joaquin, CA
GDP ’24
$46.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.52
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.5
FEMA risk
98.6
Jefferson, CO*
GDP ’24
$46.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$76.1k
Income / cap
$88.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.86
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
+1.4%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
803 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.2
FEMA risk
94.9
Williamson, TX
GDP ’24
$44.6B
GDP CAGR
+12.9%
Pop Δ
+4.3%
Avg wage
$74.9k
Income / cap
$76.2k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.91
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+3.8%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
215 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+30.0
FEMA risk
90.1
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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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