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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

407 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Lipscomb, TX$623.7M+10.4%-1.2%$50.3k$139.7k—3.1%—117 km407 km+24.027.9Johnson, KY$619.4M+7.6%-0.6%$41.1k$44.3k0.906.3%-1.5%56 km56 km+2.071.1Allen, KY$616.4M+7.2%+1.8%$46.4k$42.8k0.244.5%-6.3%26 km51 km+1.633.3Benton, MO$613.0M+9.7%+1.4%$36.7k$48.6k0.834.4%-4.7%74 km90 km+0.166.8Yuma, CO$611.9M+10.7%-0.3%$48.5k$54.9k0.982.1%-2.1%79 km560 km+44.536.8Scott, VA$610.2M+8.2%-0.2%$42.7k$45.1k0.114.2%-2.2%18 km139 km+0.242.0Osage, MO$608.8M+8.8%+0.4%$47.2k$59.5k0.282.6%-4.1%52 km30 km+0.432.9Thurston, NE$605.3M+9.0%-0.6%$56.5k$59.9k0.583.3%—25 km33 km+6.226.4Phillips, KS$604.5M+15.4%-1.1%$44.2k$72.9k—3.2%—94 km313 km+1.940.5Nome Census Area, AK$603.2M+7.3%-0.6%$69.7k$68.2k1.828.3%—786 km39 km+5.334.1Johnson, TN$596.0M+6.3%+0.7%$51.2k$43.9k0.453.9%-4.1%29 km187 km+6.128.2Lincoln, KY$595.6M+8.0%+0.8%$43.2k$44.4k0.085.2%-4.2%28 km47 km-0.532.6Mercer, IL$589.6M+9.3%-0.6%$43.2k$61.2k0.284.2%-1.8%30 km21 km+0.48.8Adair, KY$570.2M+8.9%+0.5%$40.6k$46.9k0.194.6%-4.2%59 km53 km+10.539.4Lake, CO$564.0M+15.0%+0.2%$52.5k$58.2k1.174.4%-3.3%36 km906 km+13.05.7Merrick, NE$554.2M+9.8%+0.6%$52.8k$64.9k0.662.1%-3.6%39 km168 km+2.842.9Callahan, TX$552.7M+15.0%+1.4%$53.0k$56.3k0.803.3%-6.2%11 km452 km-0.314.7Scott, KS$551.2M+11.7%-1.2%$51.2k$73.1k0.303.0%-2.3%71 km498 km-1.546.4Kanabec, MN$548.8M+5.1%+0.9%$49.0k$54.0k0.365.6%-4.6%25 km104 km+0.121.3Linn, MO$541.5M+6.3%+0.0%$40.9k$50.8k0.132.9%-7.7%85 km52 km-0.131.2Webster, KY$539.4M+8.5%-0.3%$49.8k$53.4k0.494.9%-3.7%18 km19 km+16.829.2Thayer, NE$535.5M+9.2%-0.7%$49.9k$70.1k0.452.2%-3.7%72 km158 km+0.038.4Livingston, KY$519.3M+12.4%-0.1%$54.9k$52.4k0.735.4%-3.0%20 km3 km-0.527.1Cloud, KS$516.4M+5.5%-0.8%$39.6k$53.8k0.123.3%-5.2%65 km198 km+6.720.2Massac, IL$508.9M-5.2%-0.9%$50.8k$51.5k0.414.2%-1.6%0 km0 km-1.761.6
Lipscomb, TX
GDP ’24
$623.7M
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$50.3k
Income / cap
$139.7k
LQ · Real estate
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
117 km
Nearest port
407 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+24.0
FEMA risk
27.9
Johnson, KY
GDP ’24
$619.4M
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$41.1k
Income / cap
$44.3k
LQ · Real estate
0.90
Unemployment
6.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
56 km
Nearest port
56 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
71.1
Allen, KY
GDP ’24
$616.4M
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$46.4k
Income / cap
$42.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.24
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.3%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
51 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
33.3
Benton, MO
GDP ’24
$613.0M
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$36.7k
Income / cap
$48.6k
LQ · Real estate
0.83
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
74 km
Nearest port
90 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.1
FEMA risk
66.8
Yuma, CO
GDP ’24
$611.9M
GDP CAGR
+10.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Real estate
0.98
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
560 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+44.5
FEMA risk
36.8
Scott, VA
GDP ’24
$610.2M
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$42.7k
Income / cap
$45.1k
LQ · Real estate
0.11
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
139 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.2
FEMA risk
42.0
Osage, MO
GDP ’24
$608.8M
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$47.2k
Income / cap
$59.5k
LQ · Real estate
0.28
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
30 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.4
FEMA risk
32.9
Thurston, NE
GDP ’24
$605.3M
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Real estate
0.58
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.2
FEMA risk
26.4
Phillips, KS
GDP ’24
$604.5M
GDP CAGR
+15.4%
Pop Δ
-1.1%
Avg wage
$44.2k
Income / cap
$72.9k
LQ · Real estate
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
94 km
Nearest port
313 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.9
FEMA risk
40.5
Nome Census Area, AK
GDP ’24
$603.2M
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$69.7k
Income / cap
$68.2k
LQ · Real estate
1.82
Unemployment
8.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
786 km
Nearest port
39 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.3
FEMA risk
34.1
Johnson, TN
GDP ’24
$596.0M
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$43.9k
LQ · Real estate
0.45
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
187 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.1
FEMA risk
28.2
Lincoln, KY
GDP ’24
$595.6M
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$43.2k
Income / cap
$44.4k
LQ · Real estate
0.08
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.5
FEMA risk
32.6
Mercer, IL
GDP ’24
$589.6M
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$43.2k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Real estate
0.28
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
21 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.4
FEMA risk
8.8
Adair, KY
GDP ’24
$570.2M
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$40.6k
Income / cap
$46.9k
LQ · Real estate
0.19
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
53 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.5
FEMA risk
39.4
Lake, CO
GDP ’24
$564.0M
GDP CAGR
+15.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$58.2k
LQ · Real estate
1.17
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
906 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.0
FEMA risk
5.7
Merrick, NE
GDP ’24
$554.2M
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$52.8k
Income / cap
$64.9k
LQ · Real estate
0.66
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
39 km
Nearest port
168 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
42.9
Callahan, TX
GDP ’24
$552.7M
GDP CAGR
+15.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$53.0k
Income / cap
$56.3k
LQ · Real estate
0.80
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.2%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
452 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.3
FEMA risk
14.7
Scott, KS
GDP ’24
$551.2M
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
-1.2%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$73.1k
LQ · Real estate
0.30
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
498 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-1.5
FEMA risk
46.4
Kanabec, MN
GDP ’24
$548.8M
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$49.0k
Income / cap
$54.0k
LQ · Real estate
0.36
Unemployment
5.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
104 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.1
FEMA risk
21.3
Linn, MO
GDP ’24
$541.5M
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$40.9k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.13
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-7.7%
Nearest interstate
85 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.1
FEMA risk
31.2
Webster, KY
GDP ’24
$539.4M
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$53.4k
LQ · Real estate
0.49
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
19 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.8
FEMA risk
29.2
Thayer, NE
GDP ’24
$535.5M
GDP CAGR
+9.2%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$49.9k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Real estate
0.45
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
72 km
Nearest port
158 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.0
FEMA risk
38.4
Livingston, KY
GDP ’24
$519.3M
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Real estate
0.73
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.5
FEMA risk
27.1
Cloud, KS
GDP ’24
$516.4M
GDP CAGR
+5.5%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$39.6k
Income / cap
$53.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.12
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
65 km
Nearest port
198 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
20.2
Massac, IL
GDP ’24
$508.9M
GDP CAGR
-5.2%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Real estate
0.41
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-1.7
FEMA risk
61.6
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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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