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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

2,533 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
St. Clair, AL$3.2B+10.2%+1.4%$49.8k$54.9k2.013.0%-0.8%11 km70 km+1.472.1Brown, SD$3.2B+6.5%-0.4%$52.6k$80.0k2.091.7%+0.9%104 km384 km+8.373.5Walker, TX$3.1B+7.3%+2.2%$51.2k$36.9k1.164.4%-2.2%1 km100 km+11.773.8Polk, OR$3.1B+9.8%+0.6%$49.4k$57.3k1.484.6%+0.2%32 km58 km+6.172.8Kandiyohi, MN$3.1B+8.1%+0.6%$50.2k$66.1k1.274.3%-2.1%59 km136 km+45.051.4Clinton, OH$3.1B+7.4%+0.0%$61.3k$55.9k2.462.7%-5.4%12 km63 km+9.334.0Elmore, AL$3.1B+10.2%+0.9%$45.0k$55.5k2.002.8%-2.5%26 km70 km+2.872.2Delaware, NY$3.1B+10.0%+0.2%$60.3k$53.6k3.114.3%-3.6%26 km86 km+1.683.3Loudon, TN$3.1B+7.7%+3.2%$53.7k$73.6k2.742.7%-5.3%6 km2 km+12.868.4Finney, KS$3.1B+8.3%-0.3%$49.7k$54.9k2.643.1%-1.7%119 km486 km+28.463.7Louisa, VA$3.1B+7.9%+2.8%$56.8k$54.5k1.923.6%-5.1%12 km71 km+6.032.2Spalding, GA$3.1B+9.6%+1.0%$47.8k$47.1k2.193.7%-4.2%16 km219 km+8.740.9Livingston, NY$3.1B+8.3%-0.1%$53.4k$55.6k1.434.3%-6.8%4 km57 km+4.556.4Madison, NY$3.1B+6.2%-0.3%$54.1k$61.3k2.063.8%-5.9%21 km52 km+5.559.4Sagadahoc, ME$3.1B+10.4%+0.6%$60.2k$71.5k4.892.5%-3.4%8 km6 km+9.823.3Dare, NC$3.1B+7.5%+0.8%$44.8k$83.6k0.333.3%-3.5%120 km23 km+12.189.6Knox, OH$3.1B+9.4%+0.3%$54.6k$58.3k2.452.7%-4.9%25 km112 km+4.461.0Effingham, IL$3.1B+8.9%-0.1%$50.0k$72.2k1.093.3%-0.7%1 km133 km+5.953.8Newton, MO$3.1B+9.1%+1.2%$50.9k$50.2k1.773.4%-4.1%8 km135 km+15.277.5Nez Perce, ID$3.1B+7.5%+0.4%$52.4k$59.8k2.383.4%-1.2%139 km22 km+2.433.0Chenango, NY$3.1B+7.1%-0.7%$59.6k$59.0k3.573.4%-2.3%25 km88 km+1.072.3Dodge, NE$3.1B+8.0%+0.6%$51.8k$62.5k2.412.7%-2.2%52 km46 km+22.167.4Brookings, SD$3.1B+8.0%+1.8%$54.4k$66.8k3.831.9%-0.5%3 km217 km+50.050.1DeKalb, AL$3.1B+11.2%+0.7%$49.1k$45.2k4.053.0%-3.3%5 km29 km+15.180.4Morgan, IN$3.1B+11.2%+0.8%$48.0k$59.7k1.863.0%-2.2%6 km122 km+4.063.5
St. Clair, AL
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$49.8k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.01
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
70 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.4
FEMA risk
72.1
Brown, SD
GDP ’24
$3.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$80.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.09
Unemployment
1.7%
Affordability Δ
+0.9%
Nearest interstate
104 km
Nearest port
384 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.3
FEMA risk
73.5
Walker, TX
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$51.2k
Income / cap
$36.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.16
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
100 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.7
FEMA risk
73.8
Polk, OR
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$57.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.48
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.2%
Nearest interstate
32 km
Nearest port
58 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.1
FEMA risk
72.8
Kandiyohi, MN
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$50.2k
Income / cap
$66.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.27
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
59 km
Nearest port
136 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+45.0
FEMA risk
51.4
Clinton, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$61.3k
Income / cap
$55.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.46
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
63 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.3
FEMA risk
34.0
Elmore, AL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$45.0k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.00
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
70 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
72.2
Delaware, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$60.3k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.11
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
86 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.6
FEMA risk
83.3
Loudon, TN
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+3.2%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$73.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.74
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-5.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
68.4
Finney, KS
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$54.9k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.64
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
119 km
Nearest port
486 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.4
FEMA risk
63.7
Louisa, VA
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+2.8%
Avg wage
$56.8k
Income / cap
$54.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.92
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.1%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
71 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.0
FEMA risk
32.2
Spalding, GA
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$47.8k
Income / cap
$47.1k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.19
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
219 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.7
FEMA risk
40.9
Livingston, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$55.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.43
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.5
FEMA risk
56.4
Madison, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$61.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.06
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.5
FEMA risk
59.4
Sagadahoc, ME
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$60.2k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.89
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
23.3
Dare, NC
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$44.8k
Income / cap
$83.6k
LQ · Manufacturing
0.33
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.5%
Nearest interstate
120 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.1
FEMA risk
89.6
Knox, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.45
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
112 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
61.0
Effingham, IL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$50.0k
Income / cap
$72.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.09
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
133 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.9
FEMA risk
53.8
Newton, MO
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$50.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.77
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
135 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.2
FEMA risk
77.5
Nez Perce, ID
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$59.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.38
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
139 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
33.0
Chenango, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$59.0k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.57
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
72.3
Dodge, NE
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$62.5k
LQ · Manufacturing
2.41
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.1
FEMA risk
67.4
Brookings, SD
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Manufacturing
3.83
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
217 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+50.0
FEMA risk
50.1
DeKalb, AL
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$49.1k
Income / cap
$45.2k
LQ · Manufacturing
4.05
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.1
FEMA risk
80.4
Morgan, IN
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$48.0k
Income / cap
$59.7k
LQ · Manufacturing
1.86
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
122 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.0
FEMA risk
63.5
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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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