| 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% | - | - | - |
Georgia | - | 8.7% | $28,441 | 15.7% | 106.4% | 87.0% | 114.9% | 113.7% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Georgia | - | 8.5% | $25,529 | 13.0% | 104.0% | 78.1% | 128.1% | 94.4% | - | - | - |
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County |
Banks | Transitional | 6.4% | $25,235 | 15.9% | 78.2% | 77.2% | 129.5% | 115.0% | 107.6 | 1,377 | 2 |
Barrow | Transitional | 9.0% | $22,824 | 12.6% | 109.6% | 69.8% | 143.2% | 91.0% | 114.6 | 1,635 | 3 |
Bartow | Transitional | 10.2% | $23,187 | 14.0% | 124.5% | 70.9% | 141.0% | 101.4% | 122.3 | 1,903 | 3 |
Carroll | Transitional | 9.5% | $21,545 | 17.3% | 115.7% | 65.9% | 151.7% | 125.3% | 130.9 | 2,149 | 3 |
Catoosa | Transitional | 7.1% | $22,296 | 11.2% | 86.8% | 68.2% | 146.6% | 81.0% | 104.8 | 1,266 | 2 |
Chattooga | Distressed | 11.7% | $14,625 | 19.2% | 141.7% | 44.7% | 223.5% | 138.6% | 168.0 | 2,881 | 4 |
Cherokee | Competitive | 7.6% | $29,606 | 7.4% | 92.9% | 90.6% | 110.4% | 53.5% | 85.6 | 580 | 1 |
Dade | Transitional | 8.2% | $19,927 | 15.5% | 100.2% | 61.0% | 164.0% | 112.2% | 125.5 | 2,005 | 3 |
Dawson | Transitional | 8.6% | $26,668 | 12.0% | 104.7% | 81.6% | 122.6% | 86.8% | 104.7 | 1,262 | 2 |
Douglas | Transitional | 9.4% | $24,404 | 11.3% | 114.3% | 74.6% | 134.0% | 81.8% | 110.0 | 1,459 | 2 |
Elbert | At-Risk | 11.3% | $20,071 | 23.0% | 137.6% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 166.4% | 155.6 | 2,732 | 4 |
Fannin | Transitional | 9.1% | $19,402 | 16.2% | 110.5% | 59.3% | 168.5% | 117.0% | 132.0 | 2,185 | 3 |
Floyd | Transitional | 9.2% | $24,440 | 18.7% | 111.5% | 74.8% | 133.8% | 135.1% | 126.8 | 2,039 | 3 |
Forsyth | Attainment | 7.0% | $32,990 | 6.0% | 85.2% | 100.9% | 99.1% | 43.5% | 76.0 | 299 | 1 |
Franklin | At-Risk | 10.1% | $20,153 | 17.8% | 123.2% | 61.6% | 162.2% | 129.1% | 138.2 | 2,361 | 4 |
Gilmer | Transitional | 8.9% | $19,610 | 18.1% | 107.7% | 60.0% | 166.7% | 131.1% | 135.2 | 2,275 | 3 |
Gordon | At-Risk | 10.8% | $20,024 | 17.1% | 131.6% | 61.3% | 163.3% | 124.0% | 139.6 | 2,404 | 4 |
Gwinnett | Transitional | 7.9% | $28,841 | 11.0% | 95.9% | 88.2% | 113.3% | 79.8% | 96.4 | 949 | 2 |
Habersham | Transitional | 8.5% | $20,801 | 19.6% | 103.3% | 63.6% | 157.2% | 141.9% | 134.1 | 2,250 | 3 |
Hall | Transitional | 7.9% | $23,883 | 14.8% | 96.1% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 106.8% | 113.2 | 1,586 | 3 |
Haralson | At-Risk | 10.0% | $21,009 | 20.4% | 121.7% | 64.3% | 155.6% | 147.8% | 141.7 | 2,458 | 4 |
Hart | At-Risk | 11.3% | $18,855 | 22.4% | 137.6% | 57.7% | 173.4% | 162.3% | 157.8 | 2,766 | 4 |
Heard | At-Risk | 11.0% | $20,502 | 19.8% | 133.2% | 62.7% | 159.5% | 143.2% | 145.3 | 2,546 | 4 |
Jackson | Transitional | 9.3% | $22,085 | 15.1% | 113.1% | 67.6% | 148.0% | 109.1% | 123.4 | 1,944 | 3 |
Lumpkin | Transitional | 9.8% | $22,349 | 15.2% | 119.1% | 68.4% | 146.3% | 110.1% | 125.1 | 1,997 | 3 |
Madison | Transitional | 7.4% | $22,341 | 17.8% | 89.7% | 68.3% | 146.3% | 128.6% | 121.6 | 1,884 | 3 |
Murray | At-Risk | 10.7% | $19,004 | 17.1% | 129.9% | 58.1% | 172.0% | 123.6% | 141.9 | 2,464 | 4 |
Paulding | Transitional | 8.8% | $29,791 | 8.2% | 107.6% | 91.1% | 109.7% | 59.2% | 92.2 | 814 | 2 |
Pickens | Transitional | 8.7% | $25,656 | 11.6% | 105.8% | 78.5% | 127.4% | 83.7% | 105.6 | 1,300 | 2 |
Polk | At-Risk | 9.2% | $17,670 | 19.3% | 111.6% | 54.1% | 185.0% | 139.5% | 145.4 | 2,547 | 4 |
Rabun | Transitional | 9.6% | $21,744 | 18.5% | 116.4% | 66.5% | 150.3% | 133.6% | 133.5 | 2,235 | 3 |
Stephens | Transitional | 9.1% | $21,322 | 18.8% | 110.2% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 136.0% | 133.2 | 2,226 | 3 |
Towns | Transitional | 8.0% | $24,031 | 9.3% | 97.7% | 73.5% | 136.0% | 67.2% | 100.3 | 1,100 | 2 |
Union | Transitional | 8.1% | $21,326 | 13.9% | 99.1% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 100.4% | 117.6 | 1,746 | 3 |
Walker | Transitional | 9.0% | $19,429 | 15.1% | 109.5% | 59.4% | 168.3% | 109.5% | 129.1 | 2,103 | 3 |
White | Transitional | 8.4% | $19,534 | 19.4% | 101.8% | 59.8% | 167.4% | 140.5% | 136.6 | 2,316 | 3 |
Whitfield | At-Risk | 10.7% | $23,074 | 19.2% | 129.9% | 70.6% | 141.7% | 139.1% | 136.9 | 2,334 | 4 |