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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
Sagadahoc, ME$3.1B+10.4%+0.6%$60.2k$71.5k0.262.5%-3.4%8 km6 km+9.823.3Knox, OH$3.1B+9.4%+0.3%$54.6k$58.3k4.072.7%-4.9%25 km112 km+4.461.0Newton, MO$3.1B+9.1%+1.2%$50.9k$50.2k0.063.4%-4.1%8 km135 km+15.277.5Nez Perce, ID$3.1B+7.5%+0.4%$52.4k$59.8k0.213.4%-1.2%139 km22 km+2.433.0Chenango, NY$3.1B+7.1%-0.7%$59.6k$59.0k0.113.4%-2.3%25 km88 km+1.072.3Dodge, NE$3.1B+8.0%+0.6%$51.8k$62.5k1.602.7%-2.2%52 km46 km+22.167.4Brookings, SD$3.1B+8.0%+1.8%$54.4k$66.8k0.231.9%-0.5%3 km217 km+50.050.1Jessamine, KY$3.1B+8.7%+1.5%$51.1k$64.3k2.884.2%-3.1%19 km13 km+25.739.8Marion, WV$3.0B+10.3%-0.2%$51.4k$53.9k0.203.5%-1.6%10 km10 km+1.571.5Jefferson, WV$3.0B+12.7%+1.5%$59.4k$70.5k6.582.9%-2.0%17 km88 km+7.647.8Effingham, GA$3.0B+8.0%+3.0%$52.2k$53.6k0.082.5%-6.5%23 km29 km+5.059.1Oldham, KY$3.0B+11.6%+1.1%$60.4k$87.1k0.494.1%-1.6%3 km13 km+7.856.0Monroe, WI$3.0B+5.9%+0.1%$51.6k$55.3k0.052.5%-4.7%1 km52 km+6.978.8Mower, MN$3.0B+8.2%+0.4%$58.0k$57.6k0.233.7%-4.2%0 km97 km+32.067.3Huron, OH$3.0B+5.4%-0.1%$52.1k$52.1k0.352.9%-4.9%20 km28 km+6.750.3Rhea, TN$3.0B+10.8%+1.0%$54.6k$48.1k1.613.8%-6.1%29 km13 km+3.549.2Whiteside, IL$3.0B+8.2%-0.5%$50.9k$57.5k0.324.4%-2.4%3 km24 km+3.265.8Winona, MN$3.0B+4.8%+0.3%$51.1k$61.0k2.343.8%-4.5%5 km11 km+8.469.5Routt, CO$3.0B+10.0%+0.6%$58.9k$136.2k0.614.0%+0.4%89 km909 km+20.333.4Clinton, IA$3.0B+6.2%-0.2%$50.9k$55.6k0.163.5%-2.6%34 km25 km+1.764.8Apache, AZ$2.9B+3.3%-0.5%$53.7k$48.8k1.537.9%-5.9%22 km758 km+5.678.8Stephens, OK$2.9B+13.8%+0.8%$52.4k$55.2k0.035.0%-3.1%50 km270 km+4.965.9Des Moines, IA$2.9B+6.0%-0.5%$50.7k$64.3k0.233.3%-2.4%71 km12 km+7.855.8Bedford, TN$2.9B+9.8%+2.0%$50.4k$52.4k0.323.0%-3.1%22 km76 km+17.669.2Clay, MN$2.9B+7.3%+0.7%$51.7k$55.5k3.433.9%-1.9%12 km299 km+7.973.7
Sagadahoc, ME
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+10.4%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$60.2k
Income / cap
$71.5k
LQ · Education
0.26
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-3.4%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
6 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+9.8
FEMA risk
23.3
Knox, OH
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.4%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$58.3k
LQ · Education
4.07
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
112 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.4
FEMA risk
61.0
Newton, MO
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+9.1%
Pop Δ
+1.2%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$50.2k
LQ · Education
0.06
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-4.1%
Nearest interstate
8 km
Nearest port
135 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+15.2
FEMA risk
77.5
Nez Perce, ID
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.5%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$59.8k
LQ · Education
0.21
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-1.2%
Nearest interstate
139 km
Nearest port
22 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+2.4
FEMA risk
33.0
Chenango, NY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+7.1%
Pop Δ
-0.7%
Avg wage
$59.6k
Income / cap
$59.0k
LQ · Education
0.11
Unemployment
3.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.3%
Nearest interstate
25 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.0
FEMA risk
72.3
Dodge, NE
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$51.8k
Income / cap
$62.5k
LQ · Education
1.60
Unemployment
2.7%
Affordability Δ
-2.2%
Nearest interstate
52 km
Nearest port
46 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+22.1
FEMA risk
67.4
Brookings, SD
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+1.8%
Avg wage
$54.4k
Income / cap
$66.8k
LQ · Education
0.23
Unemployment
1.9%
Affordability Δ
-0.5%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
217 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+50.0
FEMA risk
50.1
Jessamine, KY
GDP ’24
$3.1B
GDP CAGR
+8.7%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Education
2.88
Unemployment
4.2%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
19 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+25.7
FEMA risk
39.8
Marion, WV
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.3%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$51.4k
Income / cap
$53.9k
LQ · Education
0.20
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
10 km
Nearest port
10 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.5
FEMA risk
71.5
Jefferson, WV
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+12.7%
Pop Δ
+1.5%
Avg wage
$59.4k
Income / cap
$70.5k
LQ · Education
6.58
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-2.0%
Nearest interstate
17 km
Nearest port
88 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.6
FEMA risk
47.8
Effingham, GA
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.0%
Pop Δ
+3.0%
Avg wage
$52.2k
Income / cap
$53.6k
LQ · Education
0.08
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-6.5%
Nearest interstate
23 km
Nearest port
29 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.0
FEMA risk
59.1
Oldham, KY
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+11.6%
Pop Δ
+1.1%
Avg wage
$60.4k
Income / cap
$87.1k
LQ · Education
0.49
Unemployment
4.1%
Affordability Δ
-1.6%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.8
FEMA risk
56.0
Monroe, WI
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.9%
Pop Δ
+0.1%
Avg wage
$51.6k
Income / cap
$55.3k
LQ · Education
0.05
Unemployment
2.5%
Affordability Δ
-4.7%
Nearest interstate
1 km
Nearest port
52 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.9
FEMA risk
78.8
Mower, MN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
+0.4%
Avg wage
$58.0k
Income / cap
$57.6k
LQ · Education
0.23
Unemployment
3.7%
Affordability Δ
-4.2%
Nearest interstate
0 km
Nearest port
97 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+32.0
FEMA risk
67.3
Huron, OH
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+5.4%
Pop Δ
-0.1%
Avg wage
$52.1k
Income / cap
$52.1k
LQ · Education
0.35
Unemployment
2.9%
Affordability Δ
-4.9%
Nearest interstate
20 km
Nearest port
28 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+6.7
FEMA risk
50.3
Rhea, TN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.8%
Pop Δ
+1.0%
Avg wage
$54.6k
Income / cap
$48.1k
LQ · Education
1.61
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-6.1%
Nearest interstate
29 km
Nearest port
13 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.5
FEMA risk
49.2
Whiteside, IL
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+8.2%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$57.5k
LQ · Education
0.32
Unemployment
4.4%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
3 km
Nearest port
24 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+3.2
FEMA risk
65.8
Winona, MN
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+4.8%
Pop Δ
+0.3%
Avg wage
$51.1k
Income / cap
$61.0k
LQ · Education
2.34
Unemployment
3.8%
Affordability Δ
-4.5%
Nearest interstate
5 km
Nearest port
11 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+8.4
FEMA risk
69.5
Routt, CO
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+10.0%
Pop Δ
+0.6%
Avg wage
$58.9k
Income / cap
$136.2k
LQ · Education
0.61
Unemployment
4.0%
Affordability Δ
+0.4%
Nearest interstate
89 km
Nearest port
909 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+20.3
FEMA risk
33.4
Clinton, IA
GDP ’24
$3.0B
GDP CAGR
+6.2%
Pop Δ
-0.2%
Avg wage
$50.9k
Income / cap
$55.6k
LQ · Education
0.16
Unemployment
3.5%
Affordability Δ
-2.6%
Nearest interstate
34 km
Nearest port
25 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+1.7
FEMA risk
64.8
Apache, AZ
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+3.3%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$53.7k
Income / cap
$48.8k
LQ · Education
1.53
Unemployment
7.9%
Affordability Δ
-5.9%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
758 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+5.6
FEMA risk
78.8
Stephens, OK
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+13.8%
Pop Δ
+0.8%
Avg wage
$52.4k
Income / cap
$55.2k
LQ · Education
0.03
Unemployment
5.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
50 km
Nearest port
270 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+4.9
FEMA risk
65.9
Des Moines, IA
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+6.0%
Pop Δ
-0.5%
Avg wage
$50.7k
Income / cap
$64.3k
LQ · Education
0.23
Unemployment
3.3%
Affordability Δ
-2.4%
Nearest interstate
71 km
Nearest port
12 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.8
FEMA risk
55.8
Bedford, TN
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+9.8%
Pop Δ
+2.0%
Avg wage
$50.4k
Income / cap
$52.4k
LQ · Education
0.32
Unemployment
3.0%
Affordability Δ
-3.1%
Nearest interstate
22 km
Nearest port
76 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+17.6
FEMA risk
69.2
Clay, MN
GDP ’24
$2.9B
GDP CAGR
+7.3%
Pop Δ
+0.7%
Avg wage
$51.7k
Income / cap
$55.5k
LQ · Education
3.43
Unemployment
3.9%
Affordability Δ
-1.9%
Nearest interstate
12 km
Nearest port
299 km
Intl migration /1k ’20–’25
+7.9
FEMA risk
73.7
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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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