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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
Queen Anne's, MD$2.9B+10.9%+1.8%$54.5k$86.4k—2.9%-1.2%42 km24 km+13.035.6Steele, MN$2.9B+5.7%+0.0%$58.7k$61.0k—4.4%-2.2%2 km81 km+8.037.2Douglas, MN$2.9B+8.1%+0.5%$56.0k$69.3k—3.5%-2.3%6 km199 km+3.744.3Franklin, VT$2.9B+5.2%+0.5%$59.2k$60.6k0.662.4%-6.6%12 km39 km+2.129.2Pontotoc, OK$2.8B+7.7%+0.2%$55.0k$60.2k6.353.9%-0.2%50 km166 km+3.962.9Kingfisher, OK$2.8B+9.3%+0.8%$55.7k$75.7k55.833.4%+1.2%47 km201 km+20.156.8Armstrong, PA$2.8B+7.0%-0.7%$49.7k$60.8k15.843.8%-2.5%41 km5 km+1.269.3Talbot, MD$2.8B+8.2%+0.5%$54.4k$102.5k—3.5%-0.4%44 km10 km+16.542.4Montour, PA$2.8B+8.7%-0.3%$82.2k$72.3k—3.1%-0.9%4 km60 km+11.214.7Storey, NV$2.8B+5.9%+0.4%$76.7k$83.5k—5.7%-2.4%12 km196 km+11.325.2Lincoln, OR$2.8B+7.6%+0.1%$48.8k$62.0k—5.4%-0.5%64 km14 km+6.689.9Bedford, VA*$2.7B+7.8%+0.9%$47.7k$60.1k—3.5%-4.0%28 km179 km+4.151.2Pennington, MN$2.7B+10.2%-0.3%$56.2k$71.6k—4.6%+2.2%79 km203 km+10.047.0Burnet, TX$2.7B+9.6%+3.1%$55.0k$68.6k3.703.8%-2.6%49 km250 km+14.176.6Culpeper, VA$2.7B+8.6%+1.8%$52.9k$62.8k1.093.3%-2.9%42 km59 km+28.646.2Bristol, RI$2.7B+10.2%-0.3%$56.4k$99.9k—2.8%-4.6%7 km5 km+2.719.4Adams, NE$2.7B+8.5%+0.0%$48.9k$69.0k0.572.6%-1.6%27 km225 km+10.164.3Clatsop, OR$2.6B+6.5%+0.0%$49.4k$63.3k—4.4%-0.5%60 km23 km+9.295.1McPherson, KS$2.6B+7.2%-0.1%$57.7k$65.6k1.453.1%-1.8%2 km261 km+5.339.2Texas, OK$2.6B+11.6%-1.0%$51.4k$68.6k2.412.8%-0.0%170 km517 km+43.856.6Knox, ME$2.6B+7.2%+0.2%$52.7k$71.5k—2.9%-6.5%54 km4 km+4.428.6Susquehanna, PA$2.6B+7.7%-0.1%$51.0k$62.6k41.873.8%-2.1%9 km149 km+2.753.6Dearborn, IN$2.6B+7.2%+0.5%$48.1k$63.5k—3.2%-3.7%12 km12 km+0.745.2Ottawa, OH$2.6B+5.6%-0.4%$51.3k$68.8k2.303.2%-4.7%14 km14 km+2.359.2Oconee, GA$2.6B+11.4%+1.5%$48.5k$91.4k—2.4%-3.8%30 km203 km+6.119.4
Queen Anne's, MD
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$54.5k
Income / cap
$86.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.0
FEMA risk
35.6
Steele, MN
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.7%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$58.7k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
81 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
37.2
Douglas, MN
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.1%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$69.3k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
199 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.7
FEMA risk
44.3
Franklin, VT
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+5.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$59.2k
Income / cap
$60.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.66
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-6.6%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
39 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.1
FEMA risk
29.2
Pontotoc, OK
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$60.2k
LQ · Mining & energy
6.35
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.2%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
166 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.9
FEMA risk
62.9
Kingfisher, OK
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+9.3%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$55.7k
Income / cap
$75.7k
LQ · Mining & energy
55.83
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
+1.2%
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
201 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.1
FEMA risk
56.8
Armstrong, PA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$49.7k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Mining & energy
15.84
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
41 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.2
FEMA risk
69.3
Talbot, MD
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$102.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.4%
Nearest interstate
44 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.5
FEMA risk
42.4
Montour, PA
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$82.2k
Income / cap
$72.3k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-0.9%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
60 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.2
FEMA risk
14.7
Storey, NV
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$76.7k
Income / cap
$83.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
196 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.3
FEMA risk
25.2
Lincoln, OR
GDP ’24
$2.8B
GDP CAGR
+7.6%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$48.8k
Income / cap
$62.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
5.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.6
FEMA risk
89.9
Bedford, VA*
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$47.7k
Income / cap
$60.1k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
28 km
Nearest port
179 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.1
FEMA risk
51.2
Pennington, MN
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.2k
Income / cap
$71.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.2%
Nearest interstate
79 km
Nearest port
203 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.0
FEMA risk
47.0
Burnet, TX
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.6%
Pop Δ
+3.1%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$68.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
3.70
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
49 km
Nearest port
250 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.1
FEMA risk
76.6
Culpeper, VA
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$52.9k
Income / cap
$62.8k
LQ · Mining & energy
1.09
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
59 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.6
FEMA risk
46.2
Bristol, RI
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+10.2%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$56.4k
Income / cap
$99.9k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
5 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
19.4
Adams, NE
GDP ’24
$2.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$69.0k
LQ · Mining & energy
0.57
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
225 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.1
FEMA risk
64.3
Clatsop, OR
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$49.4k
Income / cap
$63.3k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
60 km
Nearest port
23 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.2
FEMA risk
95.1
McPherson, KS
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$57.7k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
1.45
Unemployment
3.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
261 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.3
FEMA risk
39.2
Texas, OK
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$68.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
2.41
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-0.0%
Nearest interstate
170 km
Nearest port
517 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+43.8
FEMA risk
56.6
Knox, ME
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$52.7k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
28.6
Susquehanna, PA
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$62.6k
LQ · Mining & energy
41.87
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
149 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.7
FEMA risk
53.6
Dearborn, IN
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.2%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$48.1k
Income / cap
$63.5k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.7
FEMA risk
45.2
Ottawa, OH
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$68.8k
LQ · Mining & energy
2.30
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
14 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.3
FEMA risk
59.2
Oconee, GA
GDP ’24
$2.6B
GDP CAGR
+11.4%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$48.5k
Income / cap
$91.4k
LQ · Mining & energy
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
30 km
Nearest port
203 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.1
FEMA risk
19.4
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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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