An Economic Stat Perhaps Deserving of a Short Story

Carter County, Montana had the highest GDP growth of any American county in 2024: 76%.Its total population? 65.

Possibly related: small Baca County, Colorado had the lowest GDP growth of any American county — its GDP shrinking 46%.

Perhaps someone with a thriving online business simply moved from Baca to Carter County.

Information on GDP growth by county here:

https://apps.bea.gov/itable/index.html?appid=70&stepnum=40&Major_Area=4&State=XX&Area=XX&TableId=533&Statistic=1&Year=2024&YearBegin=-1&Year_End=-1&Unit_Of_Measure=PercentChange&Rank=1&Drill=1&nRange=5