| | County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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| United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Alabama | - | 8.4% | $27,895 | 18.1% | 94.9% | 77.0% | 129.9% | 121.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Alabama | - | 8.1% | $29,118 | 16.9% | 91.1% | 80.4% | 124.4% | 113.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Bibb | At-Risk | 9.1% | $16,994 | 16.5% | 102.5% | 46.9% | 213.1% | 110.8% | 142.1 | 2,516 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 7.7% | $21,425 | 14.7% | 86.1% | 59.1% | 169.1% | 99.0% | 118.1 | 1,834 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Transitional | 8.6% | $23,932 | 21.4% | 97.1% | 66.1% | 151.4% | 143.8% | 130.8 | 2,216 | 3 |
| Chambers | At-Risk | 11.2% | $19,856 | 23.3% | 126.0% | 54.8% | 182.4% | 156.4% | 154.9 | 2,762 | 4 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 8.2% | $18,749 | 19.5% | 92.6% | 51.8% | 193.2% | 130.9% | 138.9 | 2,436 | 4 |
| Chilton | Transitional | 7.9% | $22,305 | 18.6% | 89.1% | 61.6% | 162.4% | 124.7% | 125.4 | 2,074 | 3 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 11.5% | $18,729 | 19.8% | 129.5% | 51.7% | 193.4% | 133.2% | 152.0 | 2,717 | 4 |
| Cleburne | Transitional | 7.7% | $22,486 | 18.0% | 86.4% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 120.8% | 122.8 | 1,984 | 3 |
| Colbert | Transitional | 8.6% | $23,431 | 16.2% | 96.7% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 108.9% | 120.1 | 1,898 | 3 |
| Coosa | Distressed | 10.5% | $16,291 | 20.2% | 118.3% | 45.0% | 222.3% | 135.7% | 158.8 | 2,809 | 4 |
| Cullman | Transitional | 7.6% | $23,650 | 18.6% | 85.1% | 65.3% | 153.2% | 124.9% | 121.1 | 1,929 | 3 |
| DeKalb | At-Risk | 10.3% | $19,000 | 19.5% | 115.8% | 52.5% | 190.6% | 131.1% | 145.8 | 2,598 | 4 |
| Elmore | Transitional | 7.8% | $28,181 | 13.0% | 87.4% | 77.8% | 128.5% | 87.1% | 101.0 | 1,198 | 2 |
| Etowah | Transitional | 8.4% | $23,129 | 18.8% | 94.5% | 63.9% | 156.6% | 126.0% | 125.7 | 2,083 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 9.8% | $18,822 | 19.1% | 110.7% | 52.0% | 192.5% | 128.4% | 143.8 | 2,551 | 4 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 9.1% | $19,345 | 19.8% | 102.5% | 53.4% | 187.2% | 133.0% | 140.9 | 2,481 | 4 |
| Hale | Distressed | 11.6% | $20,001 | 27.7% | 130.6% | 55.2% | 181.1% | 186.0% | 165.9 | 2,898 | 4 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 8.3% | $23,472 | 16.2% | 94.0% | 64.8% | 154.3% | 108.8% | 119.0 | 1,871 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 8.1% | $36,844 | 17.0% | 91.4% | 101.7% | 98.3% | 114.5% | 101.4 | 1,220 | 2 |
| Lamar | At-Risk | 9.9% | $18,763 | 20.1% | 111.4% | 51.8% | 193.1% | 134.9% | 146.5 | 2,614 | 4 |
| Lauderdale | Transitional | 7.8% | $25,193 | 17.9% | 87.3% | 69.5% | 143.8% | 120.6% | 117.2 | 1,802 | 3 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 9.6% | $22,551 | 16.1% | 107.9% | 62.3% | 160.6% | 108.4% | 125.6 | 2,080 | 3 |
| Limestone | Transitional | 7.2% | $28,857 | 13.3% | 81.1% | 79.7% | 125.5% | 89.5% | 98.7 | 1,123 | 2 |
| Macon | Distressed | 11.6% | $20,886 | 28.1% | 130.2% | 57.7% | 173.4% | 189.0% | 164.2 | 2,878 | 4 |
| Madison | Competitive | 6.9% | $36,752 | 12.4% | 78.1% | 101.5% | 98.6% | 83.4% | 86.7 | 735 | 1 |
| Marion | At-Risk | 11.1% | $18,792 | 20.9% | 125.1% | 51.9% | 192.8% | 140.5% | 152.8 | 2,732 | 4 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 8.0% | $23,391 | 20.0% | 89.7% | 64.6% | 154.9% | 134.1% | 126.2 | 2,095 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 8.3% | $25,956 | 15.1% | 93.1% | 71.7% | 139.6% | 101.2% | 111.3 | 1,584 | 3 |
| Pickens | Distressed | 10.2% | $19,502 | 27.4% | 114.4% | 53.8% | 185.7% | 184.3% | 161.5 | 2,843 | 4 |
| Randolph | Distressed | 10.7% | $17,829 | 23.1% | 120.1% | 49.2% | 203.2% | 155.2% | 159.5 | 2,814 | 4 |
| Shelby | Attainment | 5.9% | $40,500 | 7.7% | 66.6% | 111.8% | 89.4% | 51.7% | 69.3 | 247 | 1 |
| St. Clair | Transitional | 7.7% | $26,542 | 14.8% | 87.2% | 73.3% | 136.5% | 99.6% | 107.7 | 1,446 | 2 |
| Talladega | At-Risk | 9.8% | $23,268 | 22.9% | 110.4% | 64.2% | 155.7% | 153.8% | 139.9 | 2,458 | 4 |
| Tallapoosa | At-Risk | 10.7% | $22,481 | 19.5% | 121.0% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 131.1% | 137.7 | 2,410 | 4 |
| Tuscaloosa | Transitional | 7.6% | $28,625 | 19.2% | 85.4% | 79.0% | 126.5% | 129.1% | 113.7 | 1,672 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 9.0% | $23,520 | 19.8% | 101.7% | 64.9% | 154.0% | 133.3% | 129.7 | 2,193 | 3 |
| Winston | Distressed | 12.5% | $17,555 | 24.2% | 140.6% | 48.5% | 206.3% | 162.8% | 169.9 | 2,940 | 4 |
