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Massachusetts: Suffolk County
> Real GDP growth, 2015 to 2020: +13.0% (county); +6.5% (state)
> Fastest growing industry: Information
> Unemployment rate, Feb. 2022: 3.7%
> Median household income: $74,881
> Largest place in county: Boston
Michigan: Clare County
> Real GDP growth, 2015 to 2020: +26.9% (county); +0.4% (state)
> Fastest growing industry: Manufacturing
> Unemployment rate, Feb. 2022: 8.9%
> Median household income: $41,163
> Largest place in county: Clare
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Minnesota: Pennington County
> Real GDP growth, 2015 to 2020: +35.4% (county); +2.4% (state)
> Fastest growing industry: Manufacturing
> Unemployment rate, Feb. 2022: 4.1%
> Median household income: $60,940
> Largest place in county: Thief River Falls
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Mississippi: Issaquena County
> Real GDP growth, 2015 to 2020: +129.1% (county); +-0.8% (state)
> Fastest growing industry: N/A
> Unemployment rate, Feb. 2022: 8.7%
> Median household income: $28,333
> Largest place in county: Mayersville
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Missouri: Sullivan County
> Real GDP growth, 2015 to 2020: +101.9% (county); +1.3% (state)
> Fastest growing industry: Educational services
> Unemployment rate, Feb. 2022: 4.6%
> Median household income: $44,056
> Largest place in county: Milan
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