| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 9.0% | $31,240 | 18.2% | 110.9% | 84.1% | 118.8% | 118.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 8.4% | $27,974 | 15.6% | 103.0% | 75.3% | 132.7% | 101.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 6.7% | $24,838 | 16.7% | 82.2% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 108.5% | 113.4 | 1,694 | 3 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 8.4% | $26,860 | 13.7% | 103.6% | 72.3% | 138.2% | 89.1% | 110.3 | 1,606 | 3 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 9.3% | $22,939 | 17.1% | 114.0% | 61.8% | 161.8% | 111.5% | 129.1 | 2,192 | 3 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 10.0% | $23,653 | 18.9% | 123.5% | 63.7% | 157.0% | 122.9% | 134.5 | 2,327 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 6.8% | $24,280 | 13.9% | 84.0% | 65.4% | 152.9% | 90.7% | 109.2 | 1,567 | 3 |
| Chattooga | Distressed | 10.4% | $16,961 | 24.0% | 128.0% | 45.7% | 218.9% | 156.0% | 167.6 | 2,916 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Competitive | 7.3% | $34,723 | 9.8% | 89.9% | 93.5% | 106.9% | 64.0% | 86.9 | 767 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,837 | 15.9% | 93.5% | 58.8% | 170.0% | 103.5% | 122.3 | 1,985 | 3 |
| Dawson | Transitional | 7.8% | $28,687 | 15.6% | 96.2% | 77.3% | 129.4% | 101.5% | 109.0 | 1,561 | 3 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 9.3% | $24,919 | 16.1% | 114.5% | 67.1% | 149.0% | 104.8% | 122.8 | 2,004 | 3 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 12.2% | $21,119 | 20.4% | 150.0% | 56.9% | 175.8% | 133.0% | 152.9 | 2,729 | 4 |
| Fannin | At-Risk | 9.4% | $21,140 | 23.0% | 115.7% | 56.9% | 175.6% | 149.9% | 147.1 | 2,604 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 9.9% | $25,732 | 21.0% | 121.3% | 69.3% | 144.3% | 136.8% | 134.1 | 2,317 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Competitive | 6.7% | $41,882 | 7.6% | 82.7% | 112.8% | 88.6% | 49.5% | 73.6 | 366 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 10.3% | $23,600 | 18.9% | 127.2% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 123.0% | 135.8 | 2,358 | 4 |
| Gilmer | At-Risk | 9.9% | $21,377 | 21.7% | 122.3% | 57.6% | 173.7% | 141.0% | 145.6 | 2,584 | 4 |
| Gordon | At-Risk | 10.2% | $22,025 | 21.0% | 125.6% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 136.5% | 143.6 | 2,546 | 4 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 7.8% | $29,716 | 13.9% | 96.3% | 80.0% | 124.9% | 90.5% | 103.9 | 1,345 | 2 |
| Habersham | At-Risk | 8.6% | $21,726 | 20.8% | 105.8% | 58.5% | 170.9% | 135.7% | 137.4 | 2,402 | 4 |
| Hall | Transitional | 7.5% | $27,468 | 18.7% | 91.8% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 121.8% | 116.3 | 1,784 | 3 |
| Haralson | At-Risk | 9.6% | $22,090 | 22.8% | 118.6% | 59.5% | 168.1% | 148.3% | 145.0 | 2,570 | 4 |
| Hart | Distressed | 10.9% | $20,388 | 25.4% | 134.1% | 54.9% | 182.1% | 165.4% | 160.6 | 2,837 | 4 |
| Heard | At-Risk | 10.5% | $21,775 | 24.3% | 128.8% | 58.7% | 170.5% | 158.3% | 152.5 | 2,721 | 4 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 8.6% | $26,212 | 15.9% | 105.6% | 70.6% | 141.6% | 103.5% | 116.9 | 1,807 | 3 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 9.6% | $22,130 | 18.1% | 117.7% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 117.9% | 134.5 | 2,328 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 6.8% | $24,125 | 17.9% | 83.2% | 65.0% | 153.9% | 116.2% | 117.8 | 1,842 | 3 |
| Murray | Distressed | 12.0% | $19,447 | 22.4% | 147.6% | 52.4% | 190.9% | 146.0% | 161.5 | 2,845 | 4 |
| Paulding | Transitional | 8.5% | $33,664 | 11.4% | 104.2% | 90.7% | 110.3% | 74.3% | 96.3 | 1,068 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 8.6% | $29,519 | 11.9% | 105.8% | 79.5% | 125.8% | 77.5% | 103.0 | 1,317 | 2 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 9.0% | $20,238 | 23.4% | 110.2% | 54.5% | 183.5% | 152.4% | 148.7 | 2,651 | 4 |
| Rabun | At-Risk | 11.8% | $23,839 | 21.5% | 145.1% | 64.2% | 155.7% | 140.1% | 147.0 | 2,603 | 4 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 9.0% | $24,138 | 19.8% | 111.0% | 65.0% | 153.8% | 128.8% | 131.2 | 2,238 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 8.2% | $25,354 | 16.3% | 101.0% | 68.3% | 146.4% | 106.0% | 117.8 | 1,845 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,545 | 17.7% | 92.1% | 60.7% | 164.7% | 115.0% | 123.9 | 2,048 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 7.9% | $19,979 | 16.7% | 96.7% | 53.8% | 185.8% | 108.6% | 130.4 | 2,216 | 3 |
| White | At-Risk | 8.8% | $20,049 | 20.1% | 108.6% | 54.0% | 185.2% | 130.5% | 141.4 | 2,508 | 4 |
| Whitfield | At-Risk | 11.2% | $23,968 | 20.5% | 137.5% | 64.6% | 154.9% | 133.2% | 141.9 | 2,516 | 4 |
