| | County Economic Status, FY 2011 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2006–2008 | Per Capita Market Income, 2007 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2006–2008 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2007 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2011 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2011 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2011 |
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| United States | - | 5.0% | $32,930 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $24,360 | 13.6% | 103.4% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 5.2% | $28,921 | 13.0% | 102.8% | 87.8% | 113.9% | 104.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 4.8% | $26,310 | 9.2% | 95.1% | 79.9% | 125.2% | 74.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 3.6% | $24,326 | 12.5% | 71.4% | 73.9% | 135.4% | 101.4% | 102.7 | 1,029 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 4.9% | $22,217 | 8.3% | 98.7% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 67.0% | 104.7 | 1,105 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 5.7% | $23,853 | 8.6% | 112.9% | 72.4% | 138.1% | 69.3% | 106.7 | 1,186 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 5.5% | $21,980 | 13.7% | 109.0% | 66.7% | 149.8% | 110.8% | 123.2 | 1,751 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 4.2% | $22,313 | 9.4% | 83.1% | 67.8% | 147.6% | 76.3% | 102.3 | 1,014 | 2 |
| Chattooga | At-Risk | 6.9% | $14,526 | 14.3% | 138.1% | 44.1% | 226.7% | 115.4% | 160.1 | 2,642 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 4.2% | $31,735 | 5.3% | 83.8% | 96.4% | 103.8% | 43.0% | 76.8 | 205 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 4.7% | $20,621 | 9.7% | 92.8% | 62.6% | 159.7% | 78.7% | 110.4 | 1,316 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 4.5% | $28,243 | 7.6% | 89.2% | 85.8% | 116.6% | 61.5% | 89.1 | 514 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 5.4% | $24,243 | 7.8% | 107.3% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 62.9% | 102.0 | 995 | 2 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 6.9% | $18,837 | 17.3% | 137.2% | 57.2% | 174.8% | 140.0% | 150.7 | 2,497 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 4.7% | $18,775 | 12.4% | 93.0% | 57.0% | 175.4% | 100.0% | 122.8 | 1,739 | 3 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 5.2% | $22,926 | 14.4% | 104.4% | 69.6% | 143.6% | 116.7% | 121.6 | 1,694 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 3.8% | $36,334 | 5.5% | 76.4% | 110.3% | 90.6% | 44.5% | 70.5 | 108 | 1 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 5.6% | $19,603 | 13.9% | 112.3% | 59.5% | 168.0% | 112.0% | 130.8 | 2,003 | 3 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 4.3% | $20,037 | 12.5% | 86.3% | 60.8% | 164.3% | 100.6% | 117.1 | 1,557 | 3 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 5.5% | $20,958 | 9.9% | 109.1% | 63.6% | 157.1% | 79.7% | 115.3 | 1,494 | 2 |
| Gwinnett | Attainment | 4.6% | $30,541 | 5.7% | 91.2% | 92.7% | 107.8% | 45.9% | 81.6 | 289 | 1 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 4.5% | $20,006 | 12.2% | 90.6% | 60.8% | 164.6% | 98.4% | 117.8 | 1,580 | 3 |
| Hall | Transitional | 4.3% | $25,437 | 12.4% | 84.9% | 77.2% | 129.5% | 100.3% | 104.9 | 1,116 | 2 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 5.3% | $20,539 | 15.5% | 106.0% | 62.4% | 160.3% | 125.2% | 130.5 | 1,993 | 3 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 7.2% | $17,604 | 14.8% | 144.1% | 53.5% | 187.1% | 119.3% | 150.2 | 2,490 | 4 |
| Heard | Transitional | 5.8% | $18,112 | 13.6% | 115.9% | 55.0% | 181.8% | 109.8% | 135.8 | 2,139 | 3 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 4.8% | $23,306 | 12.0% | 95.3% | 70.8% | 141.3% | 96.8% | 111.1 | 1,341 | 2 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 5.1% | $22,870 | 13.2% | 101.5% | 69.4% | 144.0% | 107.0% | 117.5 | 1,572 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.2% | $21,761 | 11.6% | 83.9% | 66.1% | 151.3% | 94.1% | 109.8 | 1,296 | 2 |
| Murray | Transitional | 5.4% | $19,292 | 12.7% | 107.6% | 58.6% | 170.7% | 102.2% | 126.8 | 1,891 | 3 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 4.7% | $26,634 | 5.5% | 94.7% | 80.9% | 123.6% | 44.4% | 87.6 | 454 | 1 |
| Pickens | Competitive | 4.5% | $28,622 | 9.2% | 89.3% | 86.9% | 115.1% | 74.0% | 92.8 | 634 | 1 |
| Polk | Transitional | 5.1% | $17,089 | 15.5% | 101.0% | 51.9% | 192.7% | 124.9% | 139.5 | 2,224 | 3 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 5.9% | $21,780 | 11.1% | 116.9% | 66.1% | 151.2% | 89.8% | 119.3 | 1,624 | 3 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 5.3% | $20,484 | 15.1% | 106.4% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 122.0% | 129.7 | 1,973 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 4.3% | $22,737 | 11.8% | 85.7% | 69.0% | 144.8% | 95.4% | 108.6 | 1,251 | 2 |
| Union | Transitional | 4.4% | $20,794 | 12.5% | 87.2% | 63.1% | 158.4% | 101.1% | 115.6 | 1,503 | 2 |
| Walker | Transitional | 5.1% | $19,439 | 12.5% | 102.6% | 59.0% | 169.4% | 100.8% | 124.2 | 1,795 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 4.2% | $19,762 | 10.5% | 84.6% | 60.0% | 166.6% | 85.1% | 112.1 | 1,377 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 5.5% | $26,359 | 11.5% | 110.2% | 80.0% | 124.9% | 92.7% | 109.3 | 1,279 | 2 |
