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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

2,939 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Butler, PA$14.5B+7.9%+0.7%$63.9k$76.6k0.713.4%-1.7%17 km33 km+4.079.3Kanawha, WV$14.4B+7.2%-1.0%$59.0k$63.7k0.803.5%-0.2%3 km4 km+4.494.5Tuscaloosa, AL$14.4B+8.1%+0.9%$57.7k$46.7k1.223.6%-2.2%10 km6 km+12.390.8Berkeley, SC$14.3B+12.5%+3.5%$64.9k$58.4k0.933.4%-1.8%25 km20 km+20.594.8Reeves, TX$14.3B+25.5%-4.8%$76.7k$85.0k2.833.6%—4 km705 km+30.619.1Yellowstone, MT$14.0B+11.3%+0.9%$59.9k$73.0k0.972.8%+0.2%4 km674 km+4.183.6Boone, MO$13.9B+8.2%+0.9%$55.9k$62.1k0.793.1%-3.7%2 km22 km+21.185.8Winnebago, WI$13.9B+5.6%+0.2%$61.1k$62.3k0.662.7%-5.8%6 km68 km+7.986.8St. Louis, MN$13.9B+7.3%+0.1%$58.1k$61.9k0.704.7%-3.5%93 km87 km+2.191.6Muscogee, GA$13.8B+5.1%-0.6%$52.9k$55.5k0.823.9%-1.3%7 km187 km+10.881.6Merrimack, NH$13.8B+7.5%+0.6%$65.9k$78.2k1.442.3%-4.9%7 km73 km+4.778.2Tippecanoe, IN$13.7B+7.5%+0.5%$58.2k$52.4k0.943.0%-3.5%7 km126 km+48.881.8Sarpy, NE$13.7B+8.3%+1.7%$57.7k$67.8k0.732.5%-2.0%5 km22 km+12.383.6York, ME$13.6B+9.6%+1.0%$59.1k$74.7k0.682.7%-3.3%14 km39 km+10.581.5Niagara, NY$13.6B+6.9%-0.3%$53.1k$59.2k0.604.4%-4.6%17 km28 km+5.883.4Iredell, NC$13.5B+7.3%+2.4%$62.4k$70.1k0.583.3%-4.0%0 km261 km+13.080.8Jackson, OR$13.5B+7.6%-0.3%$55.9k$65.8k0.845.3%+2.6%15 km149 km+2.992.5Bay, FL$13.5B+9.6%+3.5%$51.5k$58.1k1.424.4%-3.6%54 km3 km+32.194.1Baldwin, AL$13.4B+11.3%+2.9%$48.8k$63.9k2.043.0%-2.4%8 km30 km+12.196.7Lackawanna, PA$13.4B+6.5%+0.1%$51.8k$58.8k0.424.3%-5.2%1 km133 km+13.889.9Yakima, WA$13.3B+4.6%+0.2%$49.8k$54.7k0.645.9%-2.1%22 km83 km+20.994.0Scott, IA$13.3B+7.7%+0.0%$58.9k$70.0k0.523.5%-0.9%4 km14 km+8.684.9Merced, CA$13.3B+8.4%+1.2%$53.1k$51.5k0.838.8%-1.6%27 km99 km+15.396.9Cherokee, GA$13.3B+10.5%+2.3%$52.4k$74.8k0.682.6%-2.4%1 km116 km+16.085.3Union, NC$13.1B+12.1%+2.4%$58.8k$76.5k0.533.2%-2.8%19 km206 km+17.589.1
Butler, PA
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$63.9k
Income / cap
$76.6k
LQ · Real estate
0.71
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.0
FEMA risk
79.3
Kanawha, WV
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$59.0k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Real estate
0.80
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.2%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
94.5
Tuscaloosa, AL
GDP ’24
$14.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$46.7k
LQ · Real estate
1.22
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.3
FEMA risk
90.8
Berkeley, SC
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$58.4k
LQ · Real estate
0.93
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
20 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.5
FEMA risk
94.8
Reeves, TX
GDP ’24
$14.3B
GDP CAGR
+25.5%
Pop Δ
-4.8%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$85.0k
LQ · Real estate
2.83
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
705 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+30.6
FEMA risk
19.1
Yellowstone, MT
GDP ’24
$14.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$59.9k
Income / cap
$73.0k
LQ · Real estate
0.97
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
674 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
83.6
Boone, MO
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$62.1k
LQ · Real estate
0.79
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+21.1
FEMA risk
85.8
Winnebago, WI
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$61.1k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Real estate
0.66
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
68 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.9
FEMA risk
86.8
St. Louis, MN
GDP ’24
$13.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$58.1k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Real estate
0.70
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
93 km
Nearest port
87 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
91.6
Muscogee, GA
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Real estate
0.82
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
187 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.8
FEMA risk
81.6
Merrimack, NH
GDP ’24
$13.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$65.9k
Income / cap
$78.2k
LQ · Real estate
1.44
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
73 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.7
FEMA risk
78.2
Tippecanoe, IN
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Real estate
0.94
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
126 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+48.8
FEMA risk
81.8
Sarpy, NE
GDP ’24
$13.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+1.7%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$67.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.73
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.3
FEMA risk
83.6
York, ME
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$74.7k
LQ · Real estate
0.68
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
39 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.5
FEMA risk
81.5
Niagara, NY
GDP ’24
$13.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$59.2k
LQ · Real estate
0.60
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
83.4
Iredell, NC
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Real estate
0.58
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
261 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.0
FEMA risk
80.8
Jackson, OR
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.84
Unemployment
5.3%
Affordability Δ
+2.6%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
149 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
92.5
Bay, FL
GDP ’24
$13.5B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.5%
Avg wage
$51.5k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Real estate
1.42
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.1
FEMA risk
94.1
Baldwin, AL
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.3%
Pop Δ
+2.9%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Real estate
2.04
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
30 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.1
FEMA risk
96.7
Lackawanna, PA
GDP ’24
$13.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.42
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-5.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.8
FEMA risk
89.9
Yakima, WA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$54.7k
LQ · Real estate
0.64
Unemployment
5.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
83 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.9
FEMA risk
94.0
Scott, IA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$70.0k
LQ · Real estate
0.52
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.6
FEMA risk
84.9
Merced, CA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$51.5k
LQ · Real estate
0.83
Unemployment
8.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.3
FEMA risk
96.9
Cherokee, GA
GDP ’24
$13.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.5%
Pop Δ
+2.3%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$74.8k
LQ · Real estate
0.68
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
116 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.0
FEMA risk
85.3
Union, NC
GDP ’24
$13.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+2.4%
Avg wage
$58.8k
Income / cap
$76.5k
LQ · Real estate
0.53
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
206 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.5
FEMA risk
89.1
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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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