| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 5.8% | $23,867 | 15.8% | 121.1% | 76.2% | 131.2% | 127.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 6.7% | $15,360 | 24.4% | 139.5% | 49.1% | 203.9% | 196.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | Distressed | 5.8% | $14,433 | 24.0% | 121.8% | 46.1% | 217.0% | 193.7% | 177.5 | 2,841 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 7.9% | $14,830 | 21.9% | 166.5% | 47.4% | 211.2% | 177.0% | 184.9 | 2,905 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 7.9% | $12,192 | 31.1% | 166.1% | 38.9% | 256.8% | 251.0% | 224.6 | 3,045 | 4 |
| Boyd | Transitional | 5.6% | $21,630 | 15.5% | 117.7% | 69.1% | 144.8% | 124.8% | 129.1 | 1,932 | 3 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 7.5% | $12,077 | 33.2% | 157.2% | 38.6% | 259.3% | 268.4% | 228.3 | 3,052 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 7.8% | $13,737 | 22.3% | 163.1% | 43.9% | 228.0% | 180.2% | 190.4 | 2,941 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 6.3% | $13,614 | 25.5% | 131.6% | 43.5% | 230.0% | 206.4% | 189.3 | 2,934 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 5.3% | $24,477 | 10.6% | 111.8% | 78.2% | 127.9% | 86.0% | 108.6 | 1,197 | 2 |
| Clay | Distressed | 9.9% | $9,726 | 39.7% | 207.2% | 31.1% | 322.0% | 320.8% | 283.3 | 3,092 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 6.0% | $13,406 | 25.8% | 125.2% | 42.8% | 233.6% | 208.1% | 188.9 | 2,933 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 7.5% | $10,945 | 23.8% | 157.8% | 35.0% | 286.1% | 192.4% | 212.1 | 3,016 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 6.9% | $15,030 | 18.4% | 143.5% | 48.0% | 208.3% | 148.4% | 166.8 | 2,728 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 8.7% | $10,031 | 25.9% | 182.3% | 32.0% | 312.2% | 209.4% | 234.6 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 6.8% | $12,354 | 26.4% | 142.7% | 39.4% | 253.5% | 213.6% | 203.2 | 2,995 | 4 |
| Fleming | At-Risk | 6.4% | $14,399 | 18.6% | 135.0% | 46.0% | 217.5% | 150.7% | 167.7 | 2,748 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 6.8% | $14,649 | 30.3% | 142.5% | 46.8% | 213.8% | 244.5% | 200.2 | 2,989 | 4 |
| Garrard | Transitional | 6.0% | $17,745 | 14.7% | 126.1% | 56.7% | 176.5% | 118.4% | 140.3 | 2,255 | 3 |
| Green | At-Risk | 6.1% | $13,366 | 18.4% | 127.3% | 42.7% | 234.3% | 149.0% | 170.2 | 2,777 | 4 |
| Greenup | Transitional | 6.0% | $20,145 | 14.1% | 125.3% | 64.3% | 155.4% | 114.1% | 131.6 | 1,998 | 3 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 8.4% | $12,179 | 32.5% | 176.7% | 38.9% | 257.1% | 262.5% | 232.1 | 3,059 | 4 |
| Hart | Distressed | 6.2% | $12,873 | 22.4% | 129.1% | 41.1% | 243.3% | 181.1% | 184.5 | 2,898 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 10.5% | $9,404 | 30.2% | 219.5% | 30.0% | 333.0% | 243.6% | 265.4 | 3,088 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 6.6% | $14,718 | 26.6% | 137.7% | 47.0% | 212.8% | 214.6% | 188.4 | 2,929 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 7.1% | $13,286 | 31.1% | 148.3% | 42.4% | 235.7% | 251.0% | 211.7 | 3,014 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 6.8% | $13,995 | 34.8% | 141.8% | 44.7% | 223.8% | 281.4% | 215.7 | 3,026 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 5.7% | $16,658 | 21.3% | 119.1% | 53.2% | 188.0% | 171.7% | 159.6 | 2,631 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 8.2% | $12,465 | 30.7% | 172.4% | 39.8% | 251.2% | 248.0% | 223.9 | 3,041 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 7.4% | $11,275 | 30.4% | 154.4% | 36.0% | 277.7% | 245.8% | 226.0 | 3,048 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 8.7% | $12,363 | 32.7% | 181.8% | 39.5% | 253.3% | 263.8% | 233.0 | 3,060 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 7.6% | $14,592 | 27.1% | 158.2% | 46.6% | 214.6% | 218.9% | 197.3 | 2,980 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 8.5% | $10,466 | 28.5% | 179.0% | 33.4% | 299.2% | 230.2% | 236.1 | 3,068 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 7.0% | $14,707 | 21.1% | 145.9% | 47.0% | 212.9% | 170.8% | 176.5 | 2,830 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.9% | $18,934 | 16.8% | 102.7% | 60.5% | 165.4% | 135.4% | 134.5 | 2,083 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 11.0% | $11,765 | 36.6% | 229.7% | 37.6% | 266.2% | 296.0% | 264.0 | 3,087 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 7.8% | $12,950 | 37.0% | 164.3% | 41.4% | 241.8% | 298.8% | 235.0 | 3,065 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 9.5% | $8,866 | 32.2% | 198.8% | 28.3% | 353.2% | 260.1% | 270.7 | 3,089 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 8.6% | $10,310 | 29.6% | 179.6% | 32.9% | 303.7% | 239.0% | 240.8 | 3,071 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | Distressed | 5.6% | $13,261 | 23.6% | 118.1% | 42.3% | 236.1% | 190.9% | 181.7 | 2,875 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 6.6% | $13,362 | 23.4% | 138.4% | 42.7% | 234.4% | 188.7% | 187.2 | 2,923 | 4 |
| Montgomery | Transitional | 6.4% | $18,593 | 15.2% | 133.5% | 59.4% | 168.4% | 122.6% | 141.5 | 2,286 | 3 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 9.2% | $11,436 | 27.2% | 192.2% | 36.5% | 273.8% | 219.9% | 228.6 | 3,054 | 4 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 7.7% | $17,019 | 13.2% | 160.8% | 54.3% | 184.0% | 106.3% | 150.4 | 2,480 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 8.6% | $9,849 | 45.4% | 179.1% | 31.5% | 317.9% | 366.6% | 287.9 | 3,095 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 7.1% | $16,684 | 29.1% | 149.5% | 53.3% | 187.7% | 235.1% | 190.8 | 2,942 | 4 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 6.2% | $18,590 | 23.4% | 128.9% | 59.4% | 168.5% | 189.2% | 162.2 | 2,667 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 7.3% | $14,257 | 23.5% | 153.6% | 45.5% | 219.6% | 189.6% | 187.6 | 2,924 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 6.2% | $17,427 | 19.1% | 130.8% | 55.6% | 179.7% | 154.2% | 154.9 | 2,568 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 5.9% | $13,085 | 22.2% | 123.6% | 41.8% | 239.3% | 179.7% | 180.9 | 2,870 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 6.9% | $12,844 | 23.1% | 145.3% | 41.0% | 243.8% | 186.7% | 192.0 | 2,949 | 4 |
| Rowan | At-Risk | 5.7% | $15,790 | 21.3% | 119.8% | 50.4% | 198.3% | 171.7% | 163.3 | 2,684 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 6.6% | $14,409 | 24.3% | 137.4% | 46.0% | 217.3% | 196.2% | 183.6 | 2,890 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 6.6% | $13,222 | 29.4% | 137.6% | 42.2% | 236.8% | 237.2% | 203.9 | 2,998 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 6.3% | $13,889 | 26.4% | 131.2% | 44.4% | 225.5% | 213.0% | 189.9 | 2,938 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 9.9% | $9,624 | 35.9% | 208.0% | 30.7% | 325.4% | 290.1% | 274.5 | 3,090 | 4 |
