Have you checked out southern WV not all that populated
Actually when we lived in California West Virginia was our first choice. West Virginia and Montana were the only two states that were predicted to be majority white in 2050, given current trends. Plus land was pretty cheap in West Virginia. And winters not horrendous. Then we went there and realized all the land is either up the hill or down the hill. Not particularly useful. And if you want cheap land you had to be four hours from the nearest town.It was beautiful though.