Economy
Towns with the lowest industry Herfindahl–Hirschman Index — no single sector dominates. The opposite of mill towns. Computed from Census County Business Patterns 7-NAICS establishment shares.
Ranked by Industry HHI · drawn from Census CBP 2014–2022 · 10,320 places considered.
| Rank | Place | Industry HHI | Population | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38 |
Fayette AL |
1,839 | 9,689 | #1 of 244 |
| #39 |
Winfield AL |
1,839 | 7,441 | #1 of 244 |
| #37 |
Berry AL |
1,839 | 5,184 | #1 of 244 |
| #30 |
Adel GA |
1,832 | 11,199 | #1 of 310 |
| #31 |
Hahira GA |
1,832 | 15,304 | #1 of 310 |
| #7 |
Weiser ID |
1,777 | 8,929 | #1 of 66 |
| #18 |
Orofino ID |
1,809 | 6,656 | #2 of 66 |
| #32 |
Stanford KY |
1,833 | 12,517 | #1 of 205 |
| #35 |
Calumet MI |
1,837 | 7,564 | #1 of 376 |
| #36 |
Hancock MI |
1,837 | 17,428 | #1 of 376 |
| #21 |
Owensville MO |
1,821 | 6,021 | #1 of 242 |
| #22 |
St. Cloud MO |
1,821 | 5,086 | #1 of 242 |
| #23 |
St. James MO |
1,821 | 9,390 | #1 of 242 |
| #24 |
Salem MO |
1,825 | 13,779 | #6 of 242 |
| #19 |
Indian Lake MO |
1,821 | 8,600 | #1 of 242 |
| #20 |
Miramiguoa Park MO |
1,821 | 13,529 | #1 of 242 |
| #50 |
Ticonderoga NY |
1,861 | 5,297 | #1 of 518 |
| #49 |
Lake Placid NY |
1,861 | 5,098 | #1 of 518 |
| #2 |
Harbor OR |
1,731 | 14,271 | #1 of 134 |
| #3 |
Wedderburn OR |
1,731 | 5,794 | #1 of 134 |
| #12 |
Odell OR |
1,786 | 19,145 | #3 of 134 |
| #40 |
Parcelas Mandry PR |
1,839 | 13,612 | #16 of 87 |
| #5 |
Guayanilla zona PR |
1,767 | 17,815 | #2 of 87 |
| #8 |
Las MarÃas zona PR |
1,778 | 8,553 | #4 of 87 |
| #9 |
Barranquitas zona PR |
1,782 | 28,450 | #5 of 87 |
| #11 |
Palmarejo PR |
1,782 | 34,266 | #5 of 87 |
| #10 |
ComerÃo zona PR |
1,782 | 18,397 | #5 of 87 |
| #14 |
Gurabo zona PR |
1,792 | 40,391 | #8 of 87 |
| #15 |
Aibonito zona PR |
1,796 | 24,475 | #9 of 87 |
| #25 |
Mayagüez zona PR |
1,825 | 72,756 | #10 of 87 |
| #29 |
San Sebastián zona PR |
1,829 | 40,323 | #11 of 87 |
| #27 |
Mora PR |
1,829 | 40,705 | #11 of 87 |
| #28 |
San Antonio PR |
1,829 | 24,848 | #11 of 87 |
| #34 |
Orocovis zona PR |
1,836 | 20,974 | #14 of 87 |
| #33 |
Coamo zona PR |
1,836 | 33,953 | #14 of 87 |
| #41 |
Piedra Aguza PR |
1,839 | 43,212 | #16 of 87 |
| #4 |
Villalba zona PR |
1,756 | 21,829 | #1 of 87 |
| #43 |
Caguas zona PR |
1,844 | 76,246 | #18 of 87 |
| #44 |
Morovis zona PR |
1,846 | 28,534 | #19 of 87 |
| #45 |
Piedra Gorda PR |
1,848 | 32,753 | #20 of 87 |
| #47 |
Jaguas PR |
1,852 | 17,410 | #21 of 87 |
| #6 |
Yauco zona PR |
1,767 | 32,945 | #2 of 87 |
| #42 |
Algood TN |
1,840 | 72,079 | #3 of 244 |
| #46 |
Carthage TN |
1,850 | 10,774 | #4 of 244 |
| #16 |
Erin TN |
1,807 | 5,193 | #1 of 244 |
| #17 |
Waverly TN |
1,807 | 9,120 | #1 of 244 |
| #26 |
Willapa WA |
1,826 | 10,360 | #3 of 232 |
| #48 |
Stevenson WA |
1,856 | 6,357 | #4 of 232 |
| #13 |
Bay Center WA |
1,786 | 7,276 | #2 of 232 |
| #1 |
Boyds WA |
1,612 | 6,272 | #1 of 232 |
Showing top 50 of 10,320 places ranked. See methodology →
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