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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
Butte, CA$12.9B+7.8%-0.2%$54.9k$61.2k1.365.2%+1.7%52 km121 km+8.093.9Beaufort, SC$12.9B+8.3%+2.0%$51.3k$85.3k1.603.4%-4.0%25 km4 km+20.397.1Lea, NM$12.9B+25.2%-0.1%$66.7k$59.4k1.124.1%+1.2%140 km758 km+41.886.0St. Charles, LA$12.7B+19.3%-0.9%$92.3k$64.3k0.614.1%+1.2%4 km3 km+4.385.1Ascension, LA$12.7B+11.0%+1.4%$67.9k$66.3k1.173.7%-0.7%1 km8 km+15.292.1Johnson, IA$12.6B+5.6%+0.9%$62.4k$66.0k1.212.4%-2.5%2 km53 km+25.587.4Stearns, MN$12.6B+8.2%+0.7%$59.6k$64.9k1.084.0%-1.8%9 km121 km+24.087.6Rock Island, IL$12.6B+5.0%-0.5%$69.5k$54.1k0.904.5%-3.3%2 km4 km+20.884.1Pitt, NC$12.5B+6.7%+1.0%$56.5k$58.8k1.263.9%-3.4%6 km43 km+13.589.8Kent, RI$12.4B+5.3%+0.3%$60.6k$75.1k1.412.9%-5.4%2 km17 km+10.369.4Catawba, NC$12.4B+7.7%+1.0%$54.4k$60.4k0.993.5%-4.4%6 km239 km+9.680.6Kenton, KY$12.4B+6.5%+0.8%$71.9k$78.1k0.634.1%-2.0%8 km10 km+17.377.4Schenectady, NY$12.3B+8.5%+0.6%$70.5k$63.6k1.164.0%-4.6%3 km28 km+12.571.3Martin, FL$12.3B+7.9%+1.0%$56.5k$124.7k1.324.7%-2.9%9 km24 km+18.994.1Hawaii, HI$12.2B+10.9%+1.0%$55.3k$57.7k1.573.0%-3.3%302 km50 km+15.698.5Broome, NY$12.2B+6.4%-0.3%$58.8k$55.3k1.294.2%-5.0%0 km114 km+13.587.5Yavapai, AZ$12.1B+10.8%+1.4%$51.6k$60.9k1.354.7%-0.3%48 km467 km+4.893.7Comal, TX$12.1B+12.3%+5.3%$55.6k$79.5k1.213.9%-1.5%19 km169 km+2.992.7Sumner, TN$11.9B+11.5%+1.8%$56.7k$73.3k1.232.6%-1.0%18 km15 km+7.587.7Marathon, WI$11.9B+7.0%+0.2%$56.7k$65.6k1.002.6%-4.7%9 km144 km+9.587.2Sullivan, TN$11.9B+9.0%+0.7%$59.6k$58.1k1.183.0%-4.7%4 km151 km+2.071.5Gallatin, MT$11.9B+13.6%+1.6%$62.5k$94.6k1.352.6%+2.2%20 km461 km+10.581.0Shasta, CA$11.9B+7.9%-0.1%$57.1k$61.8k1.504.5%+1.6%23 km179 km+7.093.4Racine, WI$11.7B+7.1%+0.0%$59.1k$65.9k1.003.3%-3.7%9 km22 km+8.585.4Kent, DE$11.7B+8.2%+1.4%$54.0k$55.5k1.444.6%-2.3%64 km18 km+10.484.5
Butte, CA
GDP ’24
$12.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.8%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$54.9k
Income / cap
$61.2k
LQ · Retail trade
1.36
Unemployment
5.2%
Affordability Δ
+1.7%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
121 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.0
FEMA risk
93.9
Beaufort, SC
GDP ’24
$12.9B
GDP CAGR
+8.3%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$51.3k
Income / cap
$85.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.60
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.0%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.3
FEMA risk
97.1
Lea, NM
GDP ’24
$12.9B
GDP CAGR
+25.2%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$66.7k
Income / cap
$59.4k
LQ · Retail trade
1.12
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+1.2%
Nearest interstate
140 km
Nearest port
758 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+41.8
FEMA risk
86.0
St. Charles, LA
GDP ’24
$12.7B
GDP CAGR
+19.3%
Pop Δ
-0.9%
Avg wage
$92.3k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Retail trade
0.61
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
+1.2%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
3 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.3
FEMA risk
85.1
Ascension, LA
GDP ’24
$12.7B
GDP CAGR
+11.0%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$67.9k
Income / cap
$66.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.17
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
8 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.2
FEMA risk
92.1
Johnson, IA
GDP ’24
$12.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.6%
Pop Δ
+0.9%
Avg wage
$62.4k
Income / cap
$66.0k
LQ · Retail trade
1.21
Unemployment
2.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.5%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
53 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+25.5
FEMA risk
87.4
Stearns, MN
GDP ’24
$12.6B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$64.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.08
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-1.8%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
121 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+24.0
FEMA risk
87.6
Rock Island, IL
GDP ’24
$12.6B
GDP CAGR
+5.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$69.5k
Income / cap
$54.1k
LQ · Retail trade
0.90
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
4 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.8
FEMA risk
84.1
Pitt, NC
GDP ’24
$12.5B
GDP CAGR
+6.7%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$58.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.26
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
43 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.5
FEMA risk
89.8
Kent, RI
GDP ’24
$12.4B
GDP CAGR
+5.3%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$60.6k
Income / cap
$75.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.41
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.4%
Nearest interstate
2 km
Nearest port
17 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.3
FEMA risk
69.4
Catawba, NC
GDP ’24
$12.4B
GDP CAGR
+7.7%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$60.4k
LQ · Retail trade
0.99
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.4%
Nearest interstate
6 km
Nearest port
239 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.6
FEMA risk
80.6
Kenton, KY
GDP ’24
$12.4B
GDP CAGR
+6.5%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$71.9k
Income / cap
$78.1k
LQ · Retail trade
0.63
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.3
FEMA risk
77.4
Schenectady, NY
GDP ’24
$12.3B
GDP CAGR
+8.5%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$70.5k
Income / cap
$63.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.16
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+12.5
FEMA risk
71.3
Martin, FL
GDP ’24
$12.3B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$56.5k
Income / cap
$124.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.32
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.9%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+18.9
FEMA risk
94.1
Hawaii, HI
GDP ’24
$12.2B
GDP CAGR
+10.9%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$55.3k
Income / cap
$57.7k
LQ · Retail trade
1.57
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.3%
Nearest interstate
302 km
Nearest port
50 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.6
FEMA risk
98.5
Broome, NY
GDP ’24
$12.2B
GDP CAGR
+6.4%
Pop Δ
-0.3%
Avg wage
$58.8k
Income / cap
$55.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.29
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-5.0%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
114 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+13.5
FEMA risk
87.5
Yavapai, AZ
GDP ’24
$12.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$51.6k
Income / cap
$60.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
4.7%
Affordability Δ
-0.3%
Nearest interstate
48 km
Nearest port
467 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.8
FEMA risk
93.7
Comal, TX
GDP ’24
$12.1B
GDP CAGR
+12.3%
Pop Δ
+5.3%
Avg wage
$55.6k
Income / cap
$79.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.21
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.5%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
169 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.9
FEMA risk
92.7
Sumner, TN
GDP ’24
$11.9B
GDP CAGR
+11.5%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$73.3k
LQ · Retail trade
1.23
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-1.0%
Nearest interstate
18 km
Nearest port
15 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.5
FEMA risk
87.7
Marathon, WI
GDP ’24
$11.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.0%
Pop Δ
+0.2%
Avg wage
$56.7k
Income / cap
$65.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.00
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
144 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.5
FEMA risk
87.2
Sullivan, TN
GDP ’24
$11.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.0%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$58.1k
LQ · Retail trade
1.18
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
4 km
Nearest port
151 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.0
FEMA risk
71.5
Gallatin, MT
GDP ’24
$11.9B
GDP CAGR
+13.6%
Pop Δ
+1.6%
Avg wage
$62.5k
Income / cap
$94.6k
LQ · Retail trade
1.35
Unemployment
2.6%
Affordability Δ
+2.2%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
461 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.5
FEMA risk
81.0
Shasta, CA
GDP ’24
$11.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.9%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$57.1k
Income / cap
$61.8k
LQ · Retail trade
1.50
Unemployment
4.5%
Affordability Δ
+1.6%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
179 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.0
FEMA risk
93.4
Racine, WI
GDP ’24
$11.7B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
+0.0%
Avg wage
$59.1k
Income / cap
$65.9k
LQ · Retail trade
1.00
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-3.7%
Nearest interstate
9 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.5
FEMA risk
85.4
Kent, DE
GDP ’24
$11.7B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+1.4%
Avg wage
$54.0k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Retail trade
1.44
Unemployment
4.6%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
64 km
Nearest port
18 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+10.4
FEMA risk
84.5
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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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