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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
Leon, TX$1.1B+15.3%+1.5%$64.3k$66.5k10.333.7%-0.3%0 km170 km+3.858.3Hardin, IA$1.1B+10.1%-0.6%$53.8k$67.1k—2.5%+2.0%27 km181 km+12.858.4Todd, MN$1.1B+9.0%+0.7%$52.0k$64.5k—4.6%+2.2%33 km173 km+12.437.7Jo Daviess, IL$1.1B+8.8%-0.5%$45.2k$63.7k3.443.4%-2.6%73 km30 km+1.351.3Benton, IA$1.1B+6.0%+0.3%$48.2k$66.1k—2.6%-2.1%23 km112 km+1.128.8Leelanau, MI$1.1B+9.4%+0.6%$46.8k$92.2k—4.4%-7.3%87 km11 km+1.848.3Crane, TX$1.1B+32.6%-0.4%$72.6k$60.8k—2.9%—33 km608 km-0.91.1Castro, TX$1.1B+14.5%+0.1%$45.4k$107.3k1.912.9%—42 km621 km+39.134.4Ford, IL$1.1B+11.2%-0.4%$54.6k$69.4k4.344.0%-4.0%14 km84 km+14.326.2Hamilton, IA$1.1B+12.4%-0.0%$52.1k$65.2k—2.4%+0.3%11 km207 km+23.042.9Wabasha, MN$1.1B+7.7%+0.2%$45.5k$65.7k—3.6%-4.9%37 km25 km+3.545.5Saunders, NE$1.1B+8.6%+1.2%$48.2k$72.0k1.092.2%-1.9%34 km58 km+0.829.1Seward, NE$1.1B+9.5%+0.4%$50.8k$68.9k—2.6%-1.5%6 km109 km+1.224.9Chickasaw, IA$1.1B+14.8%-0.6%$54.4k$96.6k—2.3%+7.0%65 km93 km+18.131.7Buchanan, IA$1.1B+8.3%+0.1%$48.4k$62.9k—2.8%-1.7%21 km73 km+5.824.0Cherokee, IA$1.1B+13.4%-0.3%$48.9k$86.9k1.022.0%+3.4%69 km70 km+7.634.1Kewaunee, WI$1.1B+8.6%+0.3%$46.6k$62.4k6.082.4%-7.8%25 km11 km+8.017.3San Miguel, CO$1.1B+13.3%-0.7%$57.1k$160.8k0.477.1%—122 km972 km+9.319.1New Kent, VA$1.1B+12.7%+4.1%$48.1k$128.5k—3.0%+2.6%2 km17 km+0.414.1Pointe Coupee, LA$1.1B+9.4%-1.0%$51.0k$65.8k13.984.5%-0.5%36 km13 km+4.763.1Borden, TX$1.1B+40.1%-3.4%$60.2k$136.1k—4.5%—51 km612 km+0.05.7Cuming, NE$1.1B+8.4%-0.3%$50.1k$80.5k—1.9%-8.2%54 km54 km+6.557.3Dodge, MN$1.1B+8.7%+0.5%$60.0k$62.7k—3.4%-1.4%31 km66 km+6.314.2Cameron, LA$1.1B-0.6%-4.0%$105.7k$69.9k50.914.1%+3.8%36 km13 km+14.233.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK$1.1B+12.3%+1.5%$85.8k$68.8k5.996.0%—47 km295 km+16.557.0
Leon, TX
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+15.3%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$64.3k
Income / cap
$66.5k
LQ · Utilities
10.33
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
170 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.8
FEMA risk
58.3
Hardin, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$53.8k
Income / cap
$67.1k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
+2.0%
Nearest interstate
27 km
Nearest port
181 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.8
FEMA risk
58.4
Todd, MN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$52.0k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.2%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
173 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.4
FEMA risk
37.7
Jo Daviess, IL
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.8%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$45.2k
Income / cap
$63.7k
LQ · Utilities
3.44
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
73 km
Nearest port
30 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.3
FEMA risk
51.3
Benton, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$66.1k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.1%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
112 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.1
FEMA risk
28.8
Leelanau, MI
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$46.8k
Income / cap
$92.2k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.3%
Nearest interstate
87 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.8
FEMA risk
48.3
Crane, TX
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+32.6%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$72.6k
Income / cap
$60.8k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
608 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
-0.9
FEMA risk
1.1
Castro, TX
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+14.5%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$45.4k
Income / cap
$107.3k
LQ · Utilities
1.91
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
42 km
Nearest port
621 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+39.1
FEMA risk
34.4
Ford, IL
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$69.4k
LQ · Utilities
4.34
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
84 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.3
FEMA risk
26.2
Hamilton, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.4%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$65.2k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
+0.3%
Nearest interstate
11 km
Nearest port
207 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.0
FEMA risk
42.9
Wabasha, MN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$45.5k
Income / cap
$65.7k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
37 km
Nearest port
25 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.5
FEMA risk
45.5
Saunders, NE
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$48.2k
Income / cap
$72.0k
LQ · Utilities
1.09
Unemployment
2.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
58 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.8
FEMA risk
29.1
Seward, NE
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$50.8k
Income / cap
$68.9k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
109 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.2
FEMA risk
24.9
Chickasaw, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+14.8%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$96.6k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.3%
Affordability Δ
+7.0%
Nearest interstate
65 km
Nearest port
93 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.1
FEMA risk
31.7
Buchanan, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$48.4k
Income / cap
$62.9k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
73 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
24.0
Cherokee, IA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+13.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$48.9k
Income / cap
$86.9k
LQ · Utilities
1.02
Unemployment
2.0%
Affordability Δ
+3.4%
Nearest interstate
69 km
Nearest port
70 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
34.1
Kewaunee, WI
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.6%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$46.6k
Income / cap
$62.4k
LQ · Utilities
6.08
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-7.8%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
17.3
San Miguel, CO
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+13.3%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$57.1k
Income / cap
$160.8k
LQ · Utilities
0.47
Unemployment
7.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
122 km
Nearest port
972 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.3
FEMA risk
19.1
New Kent, VA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.7%
Pop Δ
+4.1%
Avg wage
$48.1k
Income / cap
$128.5k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
+2.6%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.4
FEMA risk
14.1
Pointe Coupee, LA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
-1.0%
Avg wage
$51.0k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Utilities
13.98
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.7
FEMA risk
63.1
Borden, TX
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+40.1%
Pop Δ
-3.4%
Avg wage
$60.2k
Income / cap
$136.1k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
51 km
Nearest port
612 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+0.0
FEMA risk
5.7
Cuming, NE
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$50.1k
Income / cap
$80.5k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-8.2%
Nearest interstate
54 km
Nearest port
54 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.5
FEMA risk
57.3
Dodge, MN
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$60.0k
Income / cap
$62.7k
LQ · Utilities
—
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.4%
Nearest interstate
31 km
Nearest port
66 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.3
FEMA risk
14.2
Cameron, LA
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
-0.6%
Pop Δ
-4.0%
Avg wage
$105.7k
Income / cap
$69.9k
LQ · Utilities
50.91
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+3.8%
Nearest interstate
36 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+14.2
FEMA risk
33.7
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
GDP ’24
$1.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$85.8k
Income / cap
$68.8k
LQ · Utilities
5.99
Unemployment
6.0%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
47 km
Nearest port
295 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+16.5
FEMA risk
57.0
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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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