| County Economic Status, FY 2013 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, 2009 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 | Composite Index Value, FY 2013 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2013 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2013 |
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United States | - | 8.2% | $32,691 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 8.4% | $24,553 | 15.6% | 102.5% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 113.2% | - | - | - |
Kentucky | - | 9.3% | $24,541 | 17.7% | 112.6% | 75.1% | 133.2% | 128.1% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Kentucky | - | 10.2% | $16,768 | 24.4% | 123.6% | 51.3% | 195.0% | 176.8% | - | - | - |
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County |
Adair | At-Risk | 9.6% | $16,021 | 21.3% | 116.5% | 49.0% | 204.0% | 154.4% | 158.3 | 2,772 | 4 |
Bath | Distressed | 13.1% | $15,893 | 29.6% | 159.6% | 48.6% | 205.7% | 214.3% | 193.2 | 3,034 | 4 |
Bell | Distressed | 11.7% | $13,367 | 29.4% | 142.3% | 40.9% | 244.6% | 212.6% | 199.8 | 3,055 | 4 |
Boyd | Transitional | 7.9% | $23,743 | 18.1% | 96.1% | 72.6% | 137.7% | 130.8% | 121.5 | 1,883 | 3 |
Breathitt | Distressed | 9.9% | $13,517 | 33.2% | 120.7% | 41.3% | 241.8% | 240.1% | 200.9 | 3,059 | 4 |
Carter | Distressed | 11.2% | $15,263 | 20.6% | 136.8% | 46.7% | 214.2% | 149.4% | 166.8 | 2,868 | 4 |
Casey | Distressed | 9.5% | $14,096 | 28.2% | 115.8% | 43.1% | 231.9% | 204.4% | 184.1 | 3,004 | 4 |
Clark | Transitional | 9.6% | $24,993 | 16.0% | 116.4% | 76.5% | 130.8% | 116.0% | 121.1 | 1,868 | 3 |
Clay | Distressed | 12.9% | $10,931 | 34.4% | 157.1% | 33.4% | 299.1% | 249.0% | 235.0 | 3,097 | 4 |
Clinton | Distressed | 8.7% | $14,962 | 29.1% | 105.4% | 45.8% | 218.5% | 210.5% | 178.1 | 2,977 | 4 |
Cumberland | Distressed | 11.2% | $13,778 | 26.6% | 136.8% | 42.1% | 237.3% | 192.6% | 188.9 | 3,021 | 4 |
Edmonson | At-Risk | 11.7% | $16,656 | 18.8% | 141.9% | 51.0% | 196.3% | 136.4% | 158.2 | 2,771 | 4 |
Elliott | Distressed | 11.9% | $8,682 | 36.5% | 144.6% | 26.6% | 376.5% | 264.4% | 261.8 | 3,104 | 4 |
Estill | Distressed | 11.1% | $13,008 | 25.1% | 134.9% | 39.8% | 251.3% | 181.7% | 189.3 | 3,022 | 4 |
Fleming | Distressed | 10.8% | $15,442 | 20.1% | 130.8% | 47.2% | 211.7% | 145.3% | 162.6 | 2,823 | 4 |
Floyd | Distressed | 10.3% | $16,467 | 28.1% | 125.0% | 50.4% | 198.5% | 203.3% | 175.6 | 2,959 | 4 |
Garrard | At-Risk | 10.2% | $18,260 | 17.5% | 124.5% | 55.9% | 179.0% | 126.3% | 143.3 | 2,503 | 4 |
Green | At-Risk | 10.7% | $15,154 | 18.0% | 130.2% | 46.4% | 215.7% | 130.4% | 158.8 | 2,780 | 4 |
Greenup | Transitional | 8.7% | $23,499 | 15.0% | 105.4% | 71.9% | 139.1% | 108.2% | 117.6 | 1,742 | 3 |
Harlan | Distressed | 10.7% | $14,269 | 30.7% | 130.1% | 43.6% | 229.1% | 222.2% | 193.8 | 3,037 | 4 |
Hart | Distressed | 9.3% | $15,095 | 23.5% | 113.0% | 46.2% | 216.6% | 170.1% | 166.5 | 2,863 | 4 |
Jackson | Distressed | 15.3% | $10,278 | 33.1% | 185.9% | 31.4% | 318.1% | 239.2% | 247.7 | 3,098 | 4 |
Johnson | At-Risk | 9.8% | $16,618 | 22.1% | 119.3% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 159.8% | 158.6 | 2,778 | 4 |
Knott | Distressed | 10.4% | $14,616 | 24.1% | 126.6% | 44.7% | 223.7% | 174.4% | 174.9 | 2,955 | 4 |
Knox | Distressed | 10.5% | $15,246 | 36.5% | 128.1% | 46.6% | 214.4% | 263.9% | 202.1 | 3,064 | 4 |
Laurel | At-Risk | 9.5% | $18,017 | 20.1% | 115.2% | 55.1% | 181.4% | 145.3% | 147.3 | 2,585 | 4 |
Lawrence | Distressed | 11.3% | $14,478 | 24.4% | 137.9% | 44.3% | 225.8% | 176.8% | 180.1 | 2,990 | 4 |
Lee | Distressed | 10.8% | $12,731 | 31.6% | 131.1% | 38.9% | 256.8% | 229.0% | 205.6 | 3,069 | 4 |
Leslie | Distressed | 11.5% | $13,986 | 24.6% | 139.8% | 42.8% | 233.7% | 178.1% | 183.9 | 3,002 | 4 |
Letcher | Distressed | 9.8% | $16,231 | 26.8% | 119.5% | 49.7% | 201.4% | 194.2% | 171.7 | 2,934 | 4 |
Lewis | Distressed | 13.5% | $11,595 | 27.5% | 164.1% | 35.5% | 281.9% | 199.3% | 215.1 | 3,083 | 4 |
Lincoln | Distressed | 11.4% | $16,045 | 21.9% | 138.2% | 49.1% | 203.8% | 158.2% | 166.7 | 2,866 | 4 |
Madison | Transitional | 8.0% | $20,055 | 18.9% | 96.7% | 61.3% | 163.0% | 136.5% | 132.1 | 2,192 | 3 |
Magoffin | Distressed | 16.7% | $12,498 | 29.8% | 202.9% | 38.2% | 261.6% | 215.8% | 226.8 | 3,090 | 4 |
Martin | Distressed | 10.5% | $13,785 | 33.0% | 128.2% | 42.2% | 237.1% | 239.0% | 201.5 | 3,060 | 4 |
McCreary | Distressed | 13.0% | $9,597 | 35.2% | 157.7% | 29.4% | 340.6% | 255.1% | 251.1 | 3,099 | 4 |
Menifee | Distressed | 14.9% | $10,770 | 20.4% | 181.1% | 32.9% | 303.5% | 147.9% | 210.8 | 3,079 | 4 |
Metcalfe | Distressed | 12.5% | $13,188 | 18.7% | 151.7% | 40.3% | 247.9% | 135.6% | 178.4 | 2,978 | 4 |
Monroe | Distressed | 11.5% | $13,782 | 27.1% | 139.3% | 42.2% | 237.2% | 196.0% | 190.8 | 3,029 | 4 |
Montgomery | At-Risk | 10.8% | $19,154 | 21.1% | 131.0% | 58.6% | 170.7% | 152.5% | 151.4 | 2,656 | 4 |
Morgan | Distressed | 12.7% | $12,443 | 23.6% | 154.9% | 38.1% | 262.7% | 170.7% | 196.1 | 3,046 | 4 |
Nicholas | At-Risk | 10.6% | $19,365 | 18.3% | 128.7% | 59.2% | 168.8% | 132.5% | 143.3 | 2,506 | 4 |
Owsley | Distressed | 10.2% | $11,750 | 41.5% | 123.9% | 35.9% | 278.2% | 300.4% | 234.2 | 3,096 | 4 |
Perry | Distressed | 9.8% | $18,422 | 27.9% | 119.6% | 56.4% | 177.5% | 201.6% | 166.2 | 2,859 | 4 |
Pike | At-Risk | 8.7% | $20,574 | 22.1% | 105.8% | 62.9% | 158.9% | 160.0% | 141.6 | 2,454 | 4 |
Powell | Distressed | 13.4% | $15,013 | 26.3% | 162.5% | 45.9% | 217.8% | 190.6% | 190.3 | 3,026 | 4 |
Pulaski | At-Risk | 9.5% | $18,809 | 21.1% | 115.1% | 57.5% | 173.8% | 152.4% | 147.1 | 2,581 | 4 |
Robertson | Distressed | 8.7% | $16,786 | 25.1% | 106.4% | 51.3% | 194.8% | 181.7% | 161.0 | 2,807 | 4 |
Rockcastle | Distressed | 10.8% | $14,174 | 28.1% | 131.9% | 43.4% | 230.6% | 203.7% | 188.7 | 3,020 | 4 |
Rowan | Distressed | 8.3% | $17,053 | 29.8% | 100.4% | 52.2% | 191.7% | 215.4% | 169.2 | 2,897 | 4 |
Russell | Distressed | 10.4% | $15,953 | 24.2% | 126.2% | 48.8% | 204.9% | 175.4% | 168.8 | 2,895 | 4 |
Wayne | Distressed | 12.0% | $13,233 | 26.7% | 145.8% | 40.5% | 247.0% | 193.3% | 195.4 | 3,040 | 4 |
Whitley | Distressed | 10.3% | $15,281 | 28.9% | 125.8% | 46.7% | 213.9% | 209.1% | 182.9 | 2,999 | 4 |
Wolfe | Distressed | 12.8% | $10,812 | 42.2% | 155.9% | 33.1% | 302.4% | 305.5% | 254.6 | 3,102 | 4 |