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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
Glynn, GA$6.3B+10.0%+0.8%$51.9k$67.6k0.582.7%-4.5%2 km2 km+14.183.7Benton, OR$6.3B+7.0%+1.0%$64.9k$62.5k—4.1%-0.8%29 km51 km+26.684.4Pottawattamie, IA$6.3B+9.3%-0.1%$53.7k$62.8k0.083.1%-1.4%12 km32 km+7.180.4Calvert, MD$6.2B+6.7%+0.5%$62.4k$79.6k—3.3%-1.7%42 km22 km+2.528.9Nevada, CA$6.2B+7.6%-0.0%$59.8k$80.3k1.194.2%+2.8%5 km102 km+3.689.9Columbia, GA$6.2B+8.4%+1.6%$48.3k$63.2k1.263.0%-5.0%6 km186 km+11.276.8Victoria, TX$6.2B+8.6%+0.2%$55.3k$61.0k1.224.2%-2.7%99 km0 km+5.886.5Union, OH$6.2B+7.8%+3.4%$66.4k$75.6k—2.2%-3.4%30 km139 km+10.032.7Miami, OH$6.2B+7.5%+0.7%$53.9k$62.3k0.082.6%-4.1%0 km104 km+5.361.4Warren, NJ$6.2B+10.6%+0.7%$62.5k$69.6k0.973.8%-5.8%8 km69 km+14.080.8Sandoval, NM$6.1B+11.5%+1.4%$55.9k$60.0k1.534.5%-2.2%50 km995 km+6.877.0Geauga, OH$6.1B+8.7%-0.0%$55.0k$92.2k2.142.6%-1.4%19 km29 km+2.660.3Randall, TX$6.1B+8.6%+1.6%$52.6k$63.3k0.423.0%-1.2%2 km574 km+6.886.8Summit, UT$6.1B+12.8%+0.5%$63.9k$280.5k0.584.0%+5.5%34 km786 km+22.260.1Harrison, WV$6.0B+7.7%-0.5%$62.6k$65.9k1.933.2%+0.1%8 km33 km+1.873.6Grundy, IL$6.0B+8.0%+0.6%$68.3k$63.8k1.334.6%-5.6%11 km6 km+4.866.5St. Croix, WI$6.0B+8.8%+1.0%$54.1k$73.2k0.823.0%-1.7%10 km47 km+4.264.1Posey, IN$5.9B+21.6%-0.1%$65.3k$63.8k2.242.9%-3.4%19 km10 km+1.546.3Grand Forks, ND$5.9B+8.4%+0.2%$57.0k$66.4k0.621.6%-0.7%27 km309 km+28.357.7Moore, NC$5.7B+9.3%+2.0%$52.0k$72.9k0.393.2%-4.4%22 km138 km+8.875.6Suffolk (Independent City), VA$5.7B+7.0%+2.1%$60.6k$67.3k0.293.7%-3.4%22 km31 km+6.660.1Cascade, MT$5.7B+9.9%+0.1%$52.9k$63.9k—2.9%-3.9%17 km441 km+2.883.1Lewis and Clark, MT$5.7B+10.0%+1.3%$59.7k$67.4k0.752.7%-3.6%27 km360 km+2.671.2Sauk, WI$5.6B+8.6%+0.3%$48.8k$70.0k—2.5%-3.6%20 km99 km+15.972.1Kauai, HI$5.6B+9.4%+0.1%$56.4k$67.2k0.762.1%-2.2%172 km16 km+12.584.4
Glynn, GA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$51.9k
Income / cap
$67.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.58
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
2 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.1
FEMA risk
83.7
Benton, OR
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$64.9k
Income / cap
$62.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.8%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
51 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+26.6
FEMA risk
84.4
Pottawattamie, IA
GDP ’24
$6.3B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.08
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
32 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.1
FEMA risk
80.4
Calvert, MD
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$79.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.5
FEMA risk
28.9
Nevada, CA
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$59.8k
Income / cap
$80.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.19
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
+2.8%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
102 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.6
FEMA risk
89.9
Columbia, GA
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$48.3k
Income / cap
$63.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.26
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
186 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.2
FEMA risk
76.8
Victoria, TX
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.22
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
99 km
Nearest port
0 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
86.5
Union, OH
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+3.4%
Avg wage
$66.4k
Income / cap
$75.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
139 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.0
FEMA risk
32.7
Miami, OH
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$53.9k
Income / cap
$62.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.08
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
104 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.3
FEMA risk
61.4
Warren, NJ
GDP ’24
$6.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.6%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$69.6k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.97
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-5.8%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
69 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.0
FEMA risk
80.8
Sandoval, NM
GDP ’24
$6.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$55.9k
Income / cap
$60.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.53
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
995 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
77.0
Geauga, OH
GDP ’24
$6.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$92.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.14
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
60.3
Randall, TX
GDP ’24
$6.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$52.6k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.42
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
574 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.8
FEMA risk
86.8
Summit, UT
GDP ’24
$6.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$63.9k
Income / cap
$280.5k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.58
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+5.5%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
786 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.2
FEMA risk
60.1
Harrison, WV
GDP ’24
$6.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$62.6k
Income / cap
$65.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.93
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
+0.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
73.6
Grundy, IL
GDP ’24
$6.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$68.3k
Income / cap
$63.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
1.33
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-5.6%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
66.5
St. Croix, WI
GDP ’24
$6.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$54.1k
Income / cap
$73.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.82
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
47 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.2
FEMA risk
64.1
Posey, IN
GDP ’24
$5.9B
GDP CAGR
+21.6%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$65.3k
Income / cap
$63.8k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
2.24
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.5
FEMA risk
46.3
Grand Forks, ND
GDP ’24
$5.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$57.0k
Income / cap
$66.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.62
Unemployment
1.6%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
309 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.3
FEMA risk
57.7
Moore, NC
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$72.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.39
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
138 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.8
FEMA risk
75.6
Suffolk (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+2.1%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$67.3k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.29
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
31 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
60.1
Cascade, MT
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$63.9k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.9%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
441 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.8
FEMA risk
83.1
Lewis and Clark, MT
GDP ’24
$5.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+1.3%
Avg wage
$59.7k
Income / cap
$67.4k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.75
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
360 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.6
FEMA risk
71.2
Sauk, WI
GDP ’24
$5.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$70.0k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.6%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
99 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.9
FEMA risk
72.1
Kauai, HI
GDP ’24
$5.6B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$67.2k
LQ · Waste management & remediation
0.76
Unemployment
2.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
172 km
Nearest port
16 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.5
FEMA risk
84.4
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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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