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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

268 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Kings, NY$145.9B+7.7%-0.6%$59.3k$69.4k0.844.9%+1.7%5 km6 km+56.799.3Oakland, MI$143.1B+6.9%+0.2%$75.4k$93.6k0.764.6%-1.8%7 km43 km+30.197.5Queens, NY$143.1B+8.5%-0.2%$67.0k$62.3k0.584.3%-1.1%0 km5 km+77.999.2Franklin, OH$142.0B+7.6%+0.5%$70.1k$66.7k0.852.7%-2.6%1 km135 km+43.998.1Palm Beach, FL$140.5B+10.6%+1.3%$74.8k$126.9k2.154.4%-1.8%38 km6 km+58.599.2Marion, IN$135.6B+8.2%+0.3%$72.1k$75.0k0.863.3%-1.3%0 km132 km+45.597.5Sacramento, CA$135.5B+8.2%+0.4%$76.7k$69.7k1.054.2%+0.7%13 km20 km+32.398.1Philadelphia, PA$135.0B+5.9%-0.4%$80.7k$61.2k1.095.0%-1.9%4 km4 km+36.799.6DuPage, IL$129.7B+7.3%+0.0%$77.5k$98.5k0.824.4%-2.5%4 km20 km+31.797.6Denver, CO$128.5B+11.2%+0.8%$95.7k$119.3k1.133.8%+4.4%2 km767 km+40.195.2Wake, NC$128.4B+10.1%+2.1%$74.1k$85.6k1.053.0%-1.7%4 km146 km+31.195.5Westchester, NY$120.2B+6.6%+0.2%$91.4k$136.4k1.333.6%-1.7%5 km10 km+33.596.2Montgomery, MD$117.4B+5.7%+0.3%$92.0k$104.9k1.003.6%-0.4%1 km34 km+46.491.7Davidson, TN$116.9B+11.4%+0.7%$78.6k$99.6k1.592.7%+0.7%1 km0 km+47.897.2Collin, TX$115.4B+11.7%+3.9%$83.3k$89.5k0.954.0%-1.4%33 km273 km+48.698.9Capitol, CT*$110.9B—+0.6%$72.5k$82.7k0.725.1%———+27.897.4Hamilton, OH$107.3B+6.6%+0.2%$73.7k$79.0k1.512.9%-2.8%4 km7 km+27.496.3Bergen, NJ$105.8B+6.7%+0.5%$79.0k$106.2k1.133.5%-4.3%6 km15 km+31.897.8Duval, FL$105.4B+9.8%+1.4%$68.5k$62.8k0.814.7%-1.3%0 km1 km+33.897.2Contra Costa, CA$96.6B+7.2%+0.1%$83.8k$108.3k1.084.0%+1.9%11 km14 km+27.899.5Shelby, TN$88.4B+6.8%-0.4%$70.2k$65.4k0.724.3%-0.0%1 km2 km+26.199.4Middlesex, NJ$86.7B+7.4%+0.6%$79.3k$77.3k0.564.2%-5.5%1 km6 km+50.097.8Cobb, GA$81.9B+8.8%+0.7%$74.5k$79.6k1.102.9%-2.7%6 km139 km+34.994.4Jefferson, KY$78.8B+7.1%+0.4%$69.0k$70.6k0.785.0%-1.1%3 km0 km+48.898.3Western Connecticut, CT*$76.3B—+0.8%$113.0k$165.5k1.664.4%———+46.496.3
Kings, NY
GDP ’24
$145.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$59.3k
Income / cap
$69.4k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.84
Unemployment
4.9%
Affordability Δ
+1.7%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+56.7
FEMA risk
99.3
Oakland, MI
GDP ’24
$143.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.9%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$75.4k
Income / cap
$93.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.76
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+30.1
FEMA risk
97.5
Queens, NY
GDP ’24
$143.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$67.0k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.58
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+77.9
FEMA risk
99.2
Franklin, OH
GDP ’24
$142.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$70.1k
Income / cap
$66.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.85
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
135 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.9
FEMA risk
98.1
Palm Beach, FL
GDP ’24
$140.5B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$74.8k
Income / cap
$126.9k
LQ · Arts & recreation
2.15
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+58.5
FEMA risk
99.2
Marion, IN
GDP ’24
$135.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$72.1k
Income / cap
$75.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.86
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
132 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+45.5
FEMA risk
97.5
Sacramento, CA
GDP ’24
$135.5B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$69.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.05
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+0.7%
Nearest interstate
13 km
Nearest port
20 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.3
FEMA risk
98.1
Philadelphia, PA
GDP ’24
$135.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$80.7k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.09
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+36.7
FEMA risk
99.6
DuPage, IL
GDP ’24
$129.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$77.5k
Income / cap
$98.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.82
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
20 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+31.7
FEMA risk
97.6
Denver, CO
GDP ’24
$128.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$95.7k
Income / cap
$119.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.13
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
+4.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
767 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+40.1
FEMA risk
95.2
Wake, NC
GDP ’24
$128.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$74.1k
Income / cap
$85.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.05
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
146 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+31.1
FEMA risk
95.5
Westchester, NY
GDP ’24
$120.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$91.4k
Income / cap
$136.4k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.33
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+33.5
FEMA risk
96.2
Montgomery, MD
GDP ’24
$117.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$92.0k
Income / cap
$104.9k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.00
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
34 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+46.4
FEMA risk
91.7
Davidson, TN
GDP ’24
$116.9B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$78.6k
Income / cap
$99.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.59
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
+0.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+47.8
FEMA risk
97.2
Collin, TX
GDP ’24
$115.4B
GDP CAGR
+11.7%
Pop Δ
+3.9%
Avg wage
$83.3k
Income / cap
$89.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.95
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
273 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+48.6
FEMA risk
98.9
Capitol, CT*
GDP ’24
$110.9B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$72.5k
Income / cap
$82.7k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.72
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.8
FEMA risk
97.4
Hamilton, OH
GDP ’24
$107.3B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$73.7k
Income / cap
$79.0k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.51
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
7 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.4
FEMA risk
96.3
Bergen, NJ
GDP ’24
$105.8B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$79.0k
Income / cap
$106.2k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.13
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+31.8
FEMA risk
97.8
Duval, FL
GDP ’24
$105.4B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$68.5k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.81
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
1 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+33.8
FEMA risk
97.2
Contra Costa, CA
GDP ’24
$96.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$83.8k
Income / cap
$108.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.08
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+1.9%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+27.8
FEMA risk
99.5
Shelby, TN
GDP ’24
$88.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$70.2k
Income / cap
$65.4k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.72
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-0.0%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.1
FEMA risk
99.4
Middlesex, NJ
GDP ’24
$86.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$79.3k
Income / cap
$77.3k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.56
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.5%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+50.0
FEMA risk
97.8
Cobb, GA
GDP ’24
$81.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$74.5k
Income / cap
$79.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.10
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
139 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+34.9
FEMA risk
94.4
Jefferson, KY
GDP ’24
$78.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$69.0k
Income / cap
$70.6k
LQ · Arts & recreation
0.78
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.1%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+48.8
FEMA risk
98.3
Western Connecticut, CT*
GDP ’24
$76.3B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$113.0k
Income / cap
$165.5k
LQ · Arts & recreation
1.66
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+46.4
FEMA risk
96.3
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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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