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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

1,484 counties match
Sort:GDPGDP growthPopulationPop. growthWageIncomeConcentrationUnemploymentBusiness formationAffordabilityNearest interstateNearest portIntl migrationFEMA risk
CountyGDP ’24GDP CAGRPop ΔAvg wageIncomeLQUnemp.Afford. ΔInterstatePortIntl mig/1kFEMA
Forsyth, GA$16.3B+10.1%+2.5%$62.2k$87.7k0.812.5%-3.3%18 km132 km+23.986.1Pinal, AZ$16.3B+12.8%+4.6%$56.0k$50.8k1.414.8%-1.5%26 km539 km+18.293.8Martin, TX$16.2B+47.4%+0.1%$70.0k$110.4k0.362.9%—23 km616 km+20.820.0St. Clair, IL$16.1B+7.7%-0.6%$55.0k$61.7k1.274.3%-3.2%12 km22 km+5.894.9Lower Connecticut River Valley, CT*$16.1B—+0.5%$63.3k$87.3k0.874.1%———+13.183.8McHenry, IL$16.0B+8.0%+0.5%$53.5k$72.2k1.104.4%-4.3%21 km52 km+5.290.8Brazos, TX$15.7B+9.7%+1.4%$52.3k$53.0k1.703.6%-2.7%53 km125 km+28.588.4Olmsted, MN$15.7B+6.7%+0.4%$75.8k$74.9k0.763.4%-0.7%7 km52 km+17.282.3Lake, OH$15.7B+7.0%-0.0%$56.9k$66.6k1.002.8%-2.8%2 km7 km+7.777.4Sangamon, IL$15.7B+8.3%-0.3%$65.1k$63.6k1.044.3%-2.7%2 km65 km+9.491.7Vanderburgh, IN$15.6B+7.9%+0.1%$54.8k$63.0k0.903.2%-1.7%10 km6 km+12.091.3Wyandotte, KS$15.5B+7.3%+0.1%$64.7k$42.9k0.704.4%-4.9%1 km11 km+45.389.4Rensselaer, NY$15.5B+11.2%-0.1%$73.3k$64.5k0.943.7%-3.7%15 km16 km+12.382.2Champaign, IL$15.4B+7.1%+0.4%$60.7k$59.9k1.304.0%-4.3%1 km132 km+58.990.5Hinds, MS$15.4B+4.6%-1.6%$57.0k$54.4k0.963.8%+1.0%10 km40 km+15.594.3Hays, TX$15.3B+13.9%+4.8%$53.1k$67.5k1.733.6%+2.3%17 km174 km+15.390.6Chesapeake (Independent City), VA$15.2B+7.4%+0.5%$56.3k$65.8k1.023.6%-2.0%9 km6 km+7.380.9Lorain, OH$15.0B+7.8%+0.6%$53.4k$61.8k1.013.2%-3.8%10 km18 km+5.786.3Erie, PA$15.0B+6.3%-0.4%$51.4k$56.6k0.904.0%-6.4%7 km17 km+7.884.1Greene, OH$14.7B+8.0%+0.6%$69.6k$67.3k1.322.8%-3.7%14 km80 km+10.175.7Oneida, NY$14.7B+5.8%-0.4%$58.9k$58.3k1.313.9%-5.0%12 km66 km+9.986.3Napa, CA$14.6B+6.8%-0.8%$69.3k$103.0k1.713.6%+2.0%33 km40 km+11.995.3Shawnee, KS$14.6B+7.4%-0.1%$57.4k$61.5k0.873.9%-2.9%0 km83 km+6.788.0Guadalupe, TX$14.5B+15.9%+3.0%$57.2k$61.6k1.004.0%-0.3%2 km129 km+6.591.5Butler, PA$14.5B+7.9%+0.7%$63.9k$76.6k0.773.4%-1.7%17 km33 km+4.079.3
Forsyth, GA
GDP ’24
$16.3B
GDP CAGR
+10.1%
Pop Δ
+2.5%
Avg wage
$62.2k
Income / cap
$87.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.81
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
132 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+23.9
FEMA risk
86.1
Pinal, AZ
GDP ’24
$16.3B
GDP CAGR
+12.8%
Pop Δ
+4.6%
Avg wage
$56.0k
Income / cap
$50.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.41
Unemployment
4.8%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
26 km
Nearest port
539 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.2
FEMA risk
93.8
Martin, TX
GDP ’24
$16.2B
GDP CAGR
+47.4%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$70.0k
Income / cap
$110.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.36
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
616 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.8
FEMA risk
20.0
St. Clair, IL
GDP ’24
$16.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
-0.6%
Avg wage
$55.0k
Income / cap
$61.7k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.27
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.2%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.8
FEMA risk
94.9
Lower Connecticut River Valley, CT*
GDP ’24
$16.1B
GDP CAGR
—
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$63.3k
Income / cap
$87.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.87
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
—
Nearest interstate
—
Nearest port
—
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.1
FEMA risk
83.8
McHenry, IL
GDP ’24
$16.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$53.5k
Income / cap
$72.2k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.10
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
21 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.2
FEMA risk
90.8
Brazos, TX
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+9.7%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$52.3k
Income / cap
$53.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.70
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
53 km
Nearest port
125 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+28.5
FEMA risk
88.4
Olmsted, MN
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$75.8k
Income / cap
$74.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.76
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.2
FEMA risk
82.3
Lake, OH
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
-0.0%
Avg wage
$56.9k
Income / cap
$66.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.00
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-2.8%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
7 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.7
FEMA risk
77.4
Sangamon, IL
GDP ’24
$15.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$65.1k
Income / cap
$63.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.04
Unemployment
4.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.7%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
65 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.4
FEMA risk
91.7
Vanderburgh, IN
GDP ’24
$15.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$54.8k
Income / cap
$63.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.90
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.0
FEMA risk
91.3
Wyandotte, KS
GDP ’24
$15.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$64.7k
Income / cap
$42.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.70
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+45.3
FEMA risk
89.4
Rensselaer, NY
GDP ’24
$15.5B
GDP CAGR
+11.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$73.3k
Income / cap
$64.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.94
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
15 km
Nearest port
16 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.3
FEMA risk
82.2
Champaign, IL
GDP ’24
$15.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$60.7k
Income / cap
$59.9k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.30
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.3%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
132 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+58.9
FEMA risk
90.5
Hinds, MS
GDP ’24
$15.4B
GDP CAGR
+4.6%
Pop Δ
-1.6%
Avg wage
$57.0k
Income / cap
$54.4k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.96
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
+1.0%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.5
FEMA risk
94.3
Hays, TX
GDP ’24
$15.3B
GDP CAGR
+13.9%
Pop Δ
+4.8%
Avg wage
$53.1k
Income / cap
$67.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.73
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.3%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
174 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.3
FEMA risk
90.6
Chesapeake (Independent City), VA
GDP ’24
$15.2B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
+0.5%
Avg wage
$56.3k
Income / cap
$65.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.02
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.3
FEMA risk
80.9
Lorain, OH
GDP ’24
$15.0B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$53.4k
Income / cap
$61.8k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.01
Unemployment
3.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.8%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.7
FEMA risk
86.3
Erie, PA
GDP ’24
$15.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.3%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$56.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.90
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-6.4%
Nearest interstate
7 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.8
FEMA risk
84.1
Greene, OH
GDP ’24
$14.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$69.6k
Income / cap
$67.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.32
Unemployment
2.8%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
14 km
Nearest port
80 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.1
FEMA risk
75.7
Oneida, NY
GDP ’24
$14.7B
GDP CAGR
+5.8%
Pop Δ
-0.4%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.31
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
66 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.9
FEMA risk
86.3
Napa, CA
GDP ’24
$14.6B
GDP CAGR
+6.8%
Pop Δ
-0.8%
Avg wage
$69.3k
Income / cap
$103.0k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.71
Unemployment
3.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.0%
Nearest interstate
33 km
Nearest port
40 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+11.9
FEMA risk
95.3
Shawnee, KS
GDP ’24
$14.6B
GDP CAGR
+7.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$57.4k
Income / cap
$61.5k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.87
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
83 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
88.0
Guadalupe, TX
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+15.9%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$57.2k
Income / cap
$61.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
1.00
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
129 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.5
FEMA risk
91.5
Butler, PA
GDP ’24
$14.5B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$63.9k
Income / cap
$76.6k
LQ · Food & accommodation
0.77
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.7%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
33 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.0
FEMA risk
79.3
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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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