Heartland Forward's key focus area and top 25 micropolitans (Click the map to enlarge; click here for the interactive version.) |
Los Alamos, N.M., population 19,330, was ranked as the most dynamic micropolitan. The community benefited from an expansion of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which secured a $2.5 billion contract with Triad National Security, the rankings showed. Several western towns made the top 25, four in Colorado and three in Washington. Jefferson, Ga., was the only town east of the Mississippi River to crack the top 10.
Towns that were centered around outdoor recreation but still offered strong, stable internet connection benefited from the pandemic, the report says. Communities "driven by food production and processing found success, in part, because such operations remained open throughout the pandemic to prevent food shortages." The National Beef Packing Company in Dodge City, Kan., helped propel the town to No. 22 in the rankings. It was ranked No. 358 in 2020.
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