| | County Economic Status, FY 2010 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2005–2007 | Per Capita Market Income, 2006 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2005–2007 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2006 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2010 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2010 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2010 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $31,315 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.0% | $23,384 | 13.6% | 104.5% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 4.7% | $27,727 | 13.0% | 98.6% | 88.5% | 112.9% | 104.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 4.2% | $25,318 | 9.2% | 88.8% | 80.9% | 123.7% | 74.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 3.3% | $23,097 | 12.5% | 69.8% | 73.8% | 135.6% | 101.4% | 102.3 | 939 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 4.3% | $21,399 | 8.3% | 89.6% | 68.3% | 146.3% | 67.0% | 101.0 | 897 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 5.1% | $23,319 | 8.6% | 106.2% | 74.5% | 134.3% | 69.3% | 103.3 | 980 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 5.0% | $21,324 | 13.7% | 104.4% | 68.1% | 146.9% | 110.8% | 120.7 | 1,648 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 3.7% | $21,957 | 9.4% | 77.8% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 76.3% | 98.9 | 817 | 2 |
| Chattooga | At-Risk | 5.4% | $14,824 | 14.3% | 112.5% | 47.3% | 211.2% | 115.4% | 146.4 | 2,407 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 3.7% | $30,825 | 5.3% | 77.2% | 98.4% | 101.6% | 43.0% | 73.9 | 142 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 4.2% | $19,811 | 9.7% | 87.8% | 63.3% | 158.1% | 78.7% | 108.2 | 1,189 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 3.8% | $26,743 | 7.6% | 79.3% | 85.4% | 117.1% | 61.5% | 85.9 | 370 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 4.9% | $23,590 | 7.8% | 103.2% | 75.3% | 132.7% | 62.9% | 99.6 | 844 | 2 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 6.4% | $18,492 | 17.3% | 133.1% | 59.1% | 169.3% | 140.0% | 147.5 | 2,433 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 4.2% | $18,140 | 12.4% | 88.6% | 57.9% | 172.6% | 100.0% | 120.4 | 1,627 | 3 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.7% | $23,770 | 14.4% | 98.5% | 75.9% | 131.7% | 116.7% | 115.7 | 1,473 | 2 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 3.3% | $32,864 | 5.5% | 68.8% | 104.9% | 95.3% | 44.5% | 69.5 | 94 | 1 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 5.2% | $18,704 | 13.9% | 109.4% | 59.7% | 167.4% | 112.0% | 129.6 | 1,947 | 3 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 3.9% | $19,201 | 12.5% | 81.4% | 61.3% | 163.1% | 100.6% | 115.0 | 1,447 | 2 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 4.6% | $20,640 | 9.9% | 95.5% | 65.9% | 151.7% | 79.7% | 109.0 | 1,214 | 2 |
| Gwinnett | Attainment | 4.1% | $29,834 | 5.7% | 86.6% | 95.3% | 105.0% | 45.9% | 79.1 | 219 | 1 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 4.1% | $19,832 | 12.2% | 85.8% | 63.3% | 157.9% | 98.4% | 114.0 | 1,401 | 2 |
| Hall | Transitional | 3.8% | $24,148 | 12.4% | 80.5% | 77.1% | 129.7% | 100.3% | 103.5 | 993 | 2 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 4.8% | $19,691 | 15.5% | 101.1% | 62.9% | 159.0% | 125.2% | 128.4 | 1,905 | 3 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 6.7% | $16,859 | 14.8% | 140.0% | 53.8% | 185.7% | 119.3% | 148.3 | 2,443 | 4 |
| Heard | Transitional | 5.1% | $16,628 | 13.6% | 107.3% | 53.1% | 188.3% | 109.8% | 135.2 | 2,110 | 3 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 4.1% | $22,599 | 12.0% | 86.6% | 72.2% | 138.6% | 96.8% | 107.3 | 1,166 | 2 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 4.2% | $21,367 | 13.2% | 88.1% | 68.2% | 146.6% | 107.0% | 113.9 | 1,397 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 3.9% | $21,079 | 11.6% | 81.4% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 94.1% | 108.0 | 1,181 | 2 |
| Murray | Transitional | 4.4% | $18,761 | 12.7% | 91.3% | 59.9% | 166.9% | 102.2% | 120.1 | 1,623 | 3 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 4.2% | $24,110 | 5.5% | 87.4% | 77.0% | 129.9% | 44.4% | 87.2 | 397 | 1 |
| Pickens | Competitive | 3.8% | $26,820 | 9.2% | 79.8% | 85.6% | 116.8% | 74.0% | 90.2 | 481 | 1 |
| Polk | Transitional | 4.6% | $16,777 | 15.5% | 95.3% | 53.6% | 186.7% | 124.9% | 135.6 | 2,127 | 3 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 5.4% | $21,267 | 11.1% | 113.2% | 67.9% | 147.2% | 89.8% | 116.7 | 1,504 | 2 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 5.1% | $19,243 | 15.1% | 107.8% | 61.5% | 162.7% | 122.0% | 130.9 | 1,981 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 3.5% | $21,172 | 11.8% | 74.3% | 67.6% | 147.9% | 95.4% | 105.9 | 1,098 | 2 |
| Union | Transitional | 3.8% | $20,287 | 12.5% | 80.1% | 64.8% | 154.4% | 101.1% | 111.9 | 1,329 | 2 |
| Walker | Transitional | 4.4% | $18,637 | 12.5% | 92.8% | 59.5% | 168.0% | 100.8% | 120.6 | 1,639 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 3.8% | $19,088 | 10.5% | 80.5% | 61.0% | 164.1% | 85.1% | 109.9 | 1,256 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 4.5% | $25,183 | 11.5% | 94.7% | 80.4% | 124.4% | 92.7% | 103.9 | 1,007 | 2 |
