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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

1,178 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Salem, NJ$7.4B+6.2%+0.4%$65.3k$60.0k1.515.1%-6.8%15 km11 km+7.676.5Hancock, OH$7.3B+7.5%-0.1%$62.4k$70.1k0.672.6%-0.8%2 km70 km+15.354.1Wright, MN$7.3B+7.8%+2.2%$53.5k$66.6k1.433.8%-0.9%19 km57 km+7.168.4Flathead, MT$7.2B+11.2%+2.2%$54.9k$73.8k0.653.0%-2.4%136 km305 km+3.086.5Cecil, MD$7.2B+8.6%+0.7%$60.6k$61.2k0.603.8%-3.9%7 km12 km+5.558.6Chelan, WA$7.1B+10.0%+0.6%$54.2k$72.7k1.284.6%-0.8%77 km100 km+24.490.9Maury, TN$7.1B+12.1%+3.0%$60.8k$60.9k1.604.5%-3.4%16 km63 km+6.779.3Ozaukee, WI$7.1B+6.7%+0.6%$58.2k$109.9k0.662.6%-2.3%2 km7 km+7.150.3Karnes, TX$7.0B+21.7%+0.4%$67.6k$83.3k—4.0%—46 km87 km+17.658.4McCracken, KY$7.0B+11.2%-0.1%$55.6k$71.0k2.384.7%+1.0%4 km0 km+5.689.7Eagle, CO$6.9B+12.5%-0.5%$63.1k$137.7k0.954.6%+0.7%6 km918 km+20.076.2Craven, NC$6.9B+7.2%+0.6%$53.1k$61.9k0.553.7%-4.7%62 km3 km+5.293.6Natrona, WY$6.9B+7.4%-0.0%$58.9k$79.9k0.722.7%-1.0%38 km852 km-0.868.9Fairfield, OH$6.8B+8.4%+1.3%$49.7k$61.2k1.132.6%-4.7%22 km97 km+10.172.6Warren, NY$6.8B+4.7%-0.1%$57.1k$70.2k0.343.7%-4.3%9 km92 km+3.262.3Fond du Lac, WI$6.7B+5.9%+0.1%$57.0k$62.3k0.532.6%-6.4%1 km62 km+15.176.3Sussex, NJ$6.7B+6.6%+0.6%$57.5k$77.7k2.343.8%-6.1%24 km61 km+5.977.4Allegan, MI$6.7B+7.7%+0.4%$59.2k$60.5k0.744.2%-4.2%23 km29 km+5.468.5Campbell, WY$6.6B+5.3%+0.5%$66.4k$64.4k1.582.6%-2.6%5 km767 km+2.656.1Northwest Hills, CT*$6.5B—+0.5%$56.6k$83.4k—4.3%———+13.579.6Walton, FL$6.4B+14.0%+4.4%$54.6k$94.6k1.504.2%-0.5%6 km17 km+14.988.6Walworth, WI$6.4B+8.2%+0.2%$49.4k$70.8k1.102.5%-2.9%1 km60 km+7.774.8Boone, IN$6.4B+12.1%+2.5%$54.0k$101.5k1.532.7%-3.0%2 km170 km+6.243.2Henderson, NC$6.4B+10.0%+1.0%$52.5k$63.7k0.763.0%-1.5%3 km141 km+15.883.8Lafourche, LA$6.3B+12.3%-0.5%$64.8k$64.6k2.154.1%+5.1%37 km3 km+7.191.3
Salem, NJ
GDP ’24
$7.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.51
Unemployment
5.1%
Affordability Δ
-6.8%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
76.5
Hancock, OH
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$70.1k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.67
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
70 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.3
FEMA risk
54.1
Wright, MN
GDP ’24
$7.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.43
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
57 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
68.4
Flathead, MT
GDP ’24
$7.2B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
+2.2%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$73.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.65
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
136 km
Nearest port
305 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.0
FEMA risk
86.5
Cecil, MD
GDP ’24
$7.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.60
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.5
FEMA risk
58.6
Chelan, WA
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$54.2k
Income / cap
$72.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.28
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
77 km
Nearest port
100 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+24.4
FEMA risk
90.9
Maury, TN
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$60.8k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.60
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
16 km
Nearest port
63 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
79.3
Ozaukee, WI
GDP ’24
$7.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$58.2k
Income / cap
$109.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.66
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
7 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
50.3
Karnes, TX
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+21.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$67.6k
Income / cap
$83.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
46 km
Nearest port
87 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.6
FEMA risk
58.4
McCracken, KY
GDP ’24
$7.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$71.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.38
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.6
FEMA risk
89.7
Eagle, CO
GDP ’24
$6.9B
GDP CAGR
+12.5%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$63.1k
Income / cap
$137.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.95
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+0.7%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
918 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.0
FEMA risk
76.2
Craven, NC
GDP ’24
$6.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$61.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.55
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
62 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.2
FEMA risk
93.6
Natrona, WY
GDP ’24
$6.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$79.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.72
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
38 km
Nearest port
852 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.8
FEMA risk
68.9
Fairfield, OH
GDP ’24
$6.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.13
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.1
FEMA risk
72.6
Warren, NY
GDP ’24
$6.8B
GDP CAGR
+4.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$57.1k
Income / cap
$70.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.34
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
92 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
62.3
Fond du Lac, WI
GDP ’24
$6.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$57.0k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.53
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
62 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.1
FEMA risk
76.3
Sussex, NJ
GDP ’24
$6.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.6%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$57.5k
Income / cap
$77.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.34
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
24 km
Nearest port
61 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.9
FEMA risk
77.4
Allegan, MI
GDP ’24
$6.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$59.2k
Income / cap
$60.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.74
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.4
FEMA risk
68.5
Campbell, WY
GDP ’24
$6.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$64.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.58
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
767 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
56.1
Northwest Hills, CT*
GDP ’24
$6.5B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$56.6k
Income / cap
$83.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.5
FEMA risk
79.6
Walton, FL
GDP ’24
$6.4B
GDP CAGR
+14.0%
Pop Δ
+4.4%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$94.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.50
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.9
FEMA risk
88.6
Walworth, WI
GDP ’24
$6.4B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$70.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.10
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
60 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.7
FEMA risk
74.8
Boone, IN
GDP ’24
$6.4B
GDP CAGR
+12.1%
Pop Δ
+2.5%
Avg wage
$54.0k
Income / cap
$101.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.53
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.0%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
170 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.2
FEMA risk
43.2
Henderson, NC
GDP ’24
$6.4B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$52.5k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.76
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
141 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.8
FEMA risk
83.8
Lafourche, LA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$64.8k
Income / cap
$64.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.15
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+5.1%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
91.3
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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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