| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Alabama | - | 5.5% | $31,452 | 18.0% | 112.8% | 73.4% | 136.3% | 123.2% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Alabama | - | 5.2% | $32,950 | 16.7% | 108.0% | 76.9% | 130.1% | 114.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Bibb | At-Risk | 5.8% | $20,621 | 15.2% | 120.6% | 48.1% | 207.8% | 104.5% | 144.3 | 4 | 2,394 |
| Blount | Transitional | 4.9% | $25,171 | 15.6% | 102.3% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 107.2% | 126.6 | 3 | 1,883 |
| Calhoun | Transitional | 6.2% | $25,691 | 18.6% | 127.9% | 59.9% | 166.8% | 127.8% | 140.8 | 3 | 2,312 |
| Chambers | Transitional | 5.2% | $22,800 | 18.8% | 107.5% | 53.2% | 188.0% | 129.2% | 141.6 | 3 | 2,333 |
| Cherokee | Transitional | 4.9% | $23,381 | 16.1% | 100.6% | 54.6% | 183.3% | 110.7% | 131.6 | 3 | 2,024 |
| Chilton | Transitional | 5.1% | $24,078 | 19.4% | 104.8% | 56.2% | 178.0% | 132.9% | 138.6 | 3 | 2,246 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 5.5% | $22,460 | 19.1% | 113.3% | 52.4% | 190.8% | 131.0% | 145.1 | 4 | 2,406 |
| Cleburne | Transitional | 5.5% | $25,392 | 19.1% | 113.7% | 59.2% | 168.8% | 130.9% | 137.8 | 3 | 2,217 |
| Colbert | Transitional | 6.7% | $26,763 | 16.8% | 138.9% | 62.4% | 160.1% | 115.1% | 138.0 | 3 | 2,229 |
| Coosa | At-Risk | 5.8% | $20,338 | 14.4% | 119.4% | 47.5% | 210.7% | 98.5% | 142.9 | 4 | 2,362 |
| Cullman | Transitional | 4.6% | $28,660 | 16.4% | 96.1% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 112.1% | 119.3 | 3 | 1,651 |
| DeKalb | At-Risk | 5.5% | $21,729 | 21.5% | 114.7% | 50.7% | 197.3% | 147.4% | 153.1 | 4 | 2,556 |
| Elmore | Transitional | 4.5% | $31,611 | 13.5% | 92.6% | 73.8% | 135.6% | 92.8% | 107.0 | 2 | 1,217 |
| Etowah | Transitional | 5.6% | $24,820 | 17.9% | 115.0% | 57.9% | 172.7% | 122.4% | 136.7 | 3 | 2,189 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 6.2% | $21,398 | 18.1% | 127.6% | 49.9% | 200.3% | 124.4% | 150.8 | 4 | 2,516 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 5.5% | $23,303 | 23.0% | 114.1% | 54.4% | 183.9% | 157.9% | 152.0 | 4 | 2,536 |
| Hale | At-Risk | 7.1% | $24,093 | 26.1% | 147.2% | 56.2% | 177.9% | 179.1% | 168.1 | 4 | 2,792 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 5.9% | $25,669 | 19.0% | 122.6% | 59.9% | 167.0% | 130.2% | 139.9 | 3 | 2,287 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 5.3% | $42,732 | 17.6% | 108.7% | 99.7% | 100.3% | 120.5% | 109.9 | 2 | 1,334 |
| Lamar | At-Risk | 5.4% | $21,247 | 23.1% | 111.6% | 49.6% | 201.7% | 158.1% | 157.2 | 4 | 2,630 |
| Lauderdale | Transitional | 6.0% | $26,941 | 16.3% | 123.9% | 62.9% | 159.1% | 111.6% | 131.5 | 3 | 2,023 |
| Lawrence | At-Risk | 6.5% | $23,082 | 16.6% | 134.8% | 53.9% | 185.7% | 114.2% | 144.9 | 4 | 2,401 |
| Limestone | Transitional | 4.9% | $32,373 | 14.8% | 101.4% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 101.6% | 111.8 | 2 | 1,391 |
| Macon | Distressed | 7.2% | $21,143 | 25.9% | 148.0% | 49.3% | 202.7% | 177.3% | 176.0 | 4 | 2,871 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.8% | $41,962 | 13.6% | 99.7% | 97.9% | 102.1% | 93.5% | 98.4 | 2 | 945 |
| Marion | At-Risk | 6.1% | $22,164 | 17.6% | 126.7% | 51.7% | 193.4% | 120.4% | 146.8 | 4 | 2,437 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 5.0% | $25,701 | 21.0% | 102.7% | 60.0% | 166.8% | 144.0% | 137.8 | 3 | 2,220 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 5.2% | $29,281 | 16.6% | 107.1% | 68.3% | 146.4% | 114.0% | 122.5 | 3 | 1,747 |
| Pickens | At-Risk | 6.3% | $21,103 | 22.9% | 130.8% | 49.2% | 203.1% | 156.9% | 163.6 | 4 | 2,730 |
| Randolph | At-Risk | 5.3% | $20,990 | 18.7% | 109.7% | 49.0% | 204.2% | 128.0% | 147.3 | 4 | 2,450 |
| Shelby | Attainment | 3.9% | $45,585 | 8.3% | 81.0% | 106.4% | 94.0% | 57.1% | 77.4 | 1 | 291 |
| St. Clair | Transitional | 4.8% | $28,593 | 13.7% | 99.3% | 66.7% | 149.9% | 94.1% | 114.4 | 2 | 1,474 |
| Talladega | At-Risk | 6.1% | $23,459 | 19.3% | 125.3% | 54.7% | 182.7% | 132.4% | 146.8 | 4 | 2,435 |
| Tallapoosa | Transitional | 5.3% | $27,815 | 21.2% | 109.5% | 64.9% | 154.1% | 145.6% | 136.4 | 3 | 2,170 |
| Tuscaloosa | Transitional | 5.1% | $29,427 | 17.3% | 105.2% | 68.7% | 145.7% | 118.8% | 123.2 | 3 | 1,770 |
| Walker | At-Risk | 6.6% | $26,300 | 21.5% | 136.0% | 61.4% | 163.0% | 147.7% | 148.9 | 4 | 2,485 |
| Winston | At-Risk | 6.5% | $23,138 | 18.7% | 135.2% | 54.0% | 185.2% | 128.1% | 149.5 | 4 | 2,495 |
