| | County Economic Status, FY 2014 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, 2010 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 | Composite Index Value, FY 2014 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2014 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2014 |
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| United States | - | 9.3% | $32,562 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 9.4% | $24,425 | 16.1% | 101.3% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | - | 9.8% | $27,138 | 16.9% | 105.7% | 83.3% | 120.0% | 118.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 9.8% | $23,050 | 17.5% | 105.2% | 70.8% | 141.3% | 122.0% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 9.1% | $25,962 | 16.8% | 97.9% | 79.7% | 125.4% | 117.2% | 113.5 | 1,630 | 3 |
| Bledsoe | Distressed | 12.7% | $15,604 | 21.0% | 136.6% | 47.9% | 208.7% | 146.5% | 163.9 | 2,858 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 8.6% | $22,002 | 12.3% | 92.9% | 67.6% | 148.0% | 86.1% | 109.0 | 1,443 | 2 |
| Bradley | Transitional | 9.2% | $22,091 | 16.9% | 99.6% | 67.8% | 147.4% | 118.1% | 121.7 | 1,905 | 3 |
| Campbell | Distressed | 12.3% | $16,438 | 23.1% | 132.0% | 50.5% | 198.1% | 161.8% | 164.0 | 2,859 | 4 |
| Cannon | Transitional | 10.1% | $20,679 | 17.6% | 109.3% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 123.0% | 129.9 | 2,155 | 3 |
| Carter | At-Risk | 9.9% | $18,125 | 22.0% | 106.4% | 55.7% | 179.6% | 153.9% | 146.6 | 2,596 | 4 |
| Claiborne | At-Risk | 11.7% | $16,667 | 22.6% | 125.7% | 51.2% | 195.4% | 157.8% | 159.6 | 2,798 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 12.5% | $15,619 | 19.9% | 134.8% | 48.0% | 208.5% | 139.4% | 160.9 | 2,815 | 4 |
| Cocke | Distressed | 13.3% | $14,792 | 26.9% | 143.8% | 45.4% | 220.1% | 188.1% | 184.0 | 3,012 | 4 |
| Coffee | Transitional | 10.0% | $22,990 | 18.8% | 107.7% | 70.6% | 141.6% | 131.5% | 127.0 | 2,071 | 3 |
| Cumberland | At-Risk | 10.8% | $17,546 | 16.0% | 116.3% | 53.9% | 185.6% | 112.0% | 138.0 | 2,373 | 4 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 9.9% | $21,068 | 18.5% | 107.1% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 129.5% | 130.4 | 2,167 | 3 |
| Fentress | Distressed | 11.9% | $16,154 | 25.2% | 127.9% | 49.6% | 201.6% | 176.2% | 168.5 | 2,912 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 10.1% | $19,556 | 13.8% | 109.0% | 60.1% | 166.5% | 96.5% | 124.0 | 1,989 | 3 |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 13.0% | $19,113 | 19.8% | 140.4% | 58.7% | 170.4% | 138.2% | 149.7 | 2,655 | 4 |
| Greene | Distressed | 13.7% | $16,731 | 21.6% | 147.3% | 51.4% | 194.6% | 150.8% | 164.3 | 2,861 | 4 |
| Grundy | Distressed | 12.6% | $14,049 | 30.6% | 135.4% | 43.1% | 231.8% | 214.1% | 193.8 | 3,049 | 4 |
| Hamblen | Transitional | 11.4% | $20,472 | 17.7% | 122.9% | 62.9% | 159.1% | 123.9% | 135.3 | 2,295 | 3 |
| Hamilton | Transitional | 8.6% | $30,228 | 15.9% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 107.7% | 111.4% | 104.0 | 1,269 | 2 |
| Hancock | Distressed | 15.0% | $10,087 | 31.9% | 161.3% | 31.0% | 322.8% | 223.1% | 235.8 | 3,101 | 4 |
| Hawkins | Transitional | 9.9% | $17,869 | 16.9% | 107.2% | 54.9% | 182.2% | 118.0% | 135.8 | 2,304 | 3 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 11.7% | $19,958 | 22.9% | 125.9% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 159.9% | 149.7 | 2,654 | 4 |
| Jefferson | At-Risk | 12.0% | $18,826 | 18.9% | 129.1% | 57.8% | 173.0% | 132.4% | 144.8 | 2,554 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 12.7% | $13,928 | 23.4% | 136.7% | 42.8% | 233.8% | 163.2% | 177.9 | 2,981 | 4 |
| Knox | Transitional | 7.5% | $30,313 | 13.7% | 81.0% | 93.1% | 107.4% | 95.5% | 94.6 | 938 | 2 |
| Lawrence | At-Risk | 14.0% | $15,743 | 17.2% | 150.9% | 48.3% | 206.8% | 120.0% | 159.3 | 2,792 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 14.6% | $13,554 | 19.8% | 157.1% | 41.6% | 240.2% | 138.5% | 178.6 | 2,987 | 4 |
| Loudon | Transitional | 8.5% | $26,618 | 14.0% | 91.6% | 81.7% | 122.3% | 97.8% | 103.9 | 1,266 | 2 |
| Macon | At-Risk | 10.7% | $18,813 | 23.9% | 115.1% | 57.8% | 173.1% | 167.0% | 151.7 | 2,693 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 11.0% | $21,404 | 17.8% | 118.9% | 65.7% | 152.1% | 124.2% | 131.8 | 2,206 | 3 |
| McMinn | At-Risk | 12.5% | $18,511 | 18.3% | 134.8% | 56.8% | 175.9% | 128.0% | 146.2 | 2,585 | 4 |
| Meigs | Distressed | 13.0% | $18,287 | 23.6% | 140.1% | 56.2% | 178.1% | 165.2% | 161.1 | 2,817 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 14.4% | $16,616 | 20.9% | 155.3% | 51.0% | 196.0% | 146.1% | 165.8 | 2,882 | 4 |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 11.2% | $15,934 | 20.7% | 120.5% | 48.9% | 204.4% | 145.0% | 156.6 | 2,760 | 4 |
| Overton | At-Risk | 11.2% | $15,646 | 19.8% | 121.2% | 48.0% | 208.1% | 138.2% | 155.8 | 2,749 | 4 |
| Pickett | Distressed | 14.8% | $14,725 | 16.3% | 159.6% | 45.2% | 221.1% | 113.9% | 164.9 | 2,870 | 4 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 11.9% | $17,349 | 17.6% | 128.6% | 53.3% | 187.7% | 123.3% | 146.5 | 2,594 | 4 |
| Putnam | At-Risk | 9.1% | $21,740 | 24.9% | 98.1% | 66.8% | 149.8% | 174.4% | 140.7 | 2,455 | 4 |
| Rhea | At-Risk | 12.5% | $16,817 | 20.3% | 135.2% | 51.6% | 193.6% | 142.2% | 157.0 | 2,769 | 4 |
| Roane | Transitional | 8.4% | $23,789 | 15.2% | 90.4% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 106.1% | 111.1 | 1,533 | 2 |
| Scott | Distressed | 19.0% | $12,666 | 26.0% | 205.2% | 38.9% | 257.1% | 181.9% | 214.7 | 3,082 | 4 |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 10.7% | $21,160 | 18.0% | 114.9% | 65.0% | 153.9% | 125.9% | 131.6 | 2,201 | 3 |
| Sevier | Transitional | 10.4% | $23,555 | 13.5% | 112.4% | 72.3% | 138.2% | 94.4% | 115.0 | 1,684 | 3 |
| Smith | Transitional | 11.1% | $21,945 | 17.2% | 120.1% | 67.4% | 148.4% | 120.1% | 129.5 | 2,144 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 8.3% | $24,691 | 16.5% | 89.9% | 75.8% | 131.9% | 115.5% | 112.4 | 1,591 | 3 |
| Unicoi | At-Risk | 10.5% | $18,584 | 20.7% | 113.6% | 57.1% | 175.2% | 144.5% | 144.4 | 2,542 | 4 |
| Union | At-Risk | 9.8% | $16,903 | 21.8% | 105.3% | 51.9% | 192.6% | 152.6% | 150.2 | 2,666 | 4 |
| Van Buren | Distressed | 13.4% | $16,313 | 21.8% | 144.4% | 50.1% | 199.6% | 152.2% | 165.4 | 2,878 | 4 |
| Warren | At-Risk | 12.1% | $17,074 | 21.5% | 130.2% | 52.4% | 190.7% | 150.5% | 157.1 | 2,770 | 4 |
| Washington | Transitional | 8.3% | $24,920 | 17.3% | 89.6% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 120.7% | 113.6 | 1,634 | 3 |
| White | Distressed | 12.4% | $15,609 | 20.8% | 134.2% | 47.9% | 208.6% | 145.5% | 162.7 | 2,844 | 4 |
