| County Economic Status, FY 2017 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, 2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 | Composite Index Value, FY 2017 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2017 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2017 |
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United States | - | 7.2% | $38,117 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 7.5% | $28,317 | 17.2% | 104.1% | 74.3% | 134.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
Georgia | - | 8.2% | $32,094 | 18.5% | 113.8% | 84.2% | 118.8% | 118.5% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Georgia | - | 7.5% | $28,503 | 15.5% | 104.7% | 74.8% | 133.7% | 99.3% | - | - | - |
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County |
Banks | Transitional | 7.5% | $25,431 | 16.3% | 104.0% | 66.7% | 149.9% | 104.2% | 119.4 | 1,826 | 3 |
Barrow | Transitional | 7.4% | $24,750 | 13.5% | 103.1% | 64.9% | 154.0% | 86.2% | 114.4 | 1,665 | 3 |
Bartow | Transitional | 8.5% | $26,276 | 16.3% | 118.4% | 68.9% | 145.1% | 104.3% | 122.6 | 1,920 | 3 |
Carroll | Transitional | 9.4% | $25,008 | 19.9% | 129.9% | 65.6% | 152.4% | 127.6% | 136.6 | 2,320 | 3 |
Catoosa | Transitional | 6.8% | $24,115 | 13.1% | 94.7% | 63.3% | 158.1% | 84.3% | 112.4 | 1,598 | 3 |
Chattooga | Distressed | 9.1% | $18,415 | 23.9% | 125.8% | 48.3% | 207.0% | 153.1% | 162.0 | 2,809 | 4 |
Cherokee | Competitive | 6.3% | $35,781 | 10.3% | 87.1% | 93.9% | 106.5% | 66.0% | 86.5 | 715 | 1 |
Dade | Transitional | 7.1% | $20,951 | 13.7% | 98.8% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 87.9% | 122.9 | 1,929 | 3 |
Dawson | Transitional | 7.3% | $30,020 | 15.8% | 100.8% | 78.8% | 127.0% | 101.2% | 109.7 | 1,517 | 2 |
Douglas | Transitional | 8.5% | $25,500 | 16.2% | 118.6% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 104.0% | 124.1 | 1,964 | 3 |
Elbert | At-Risk | 10.8% | $21,687 | 20.5% | 149.4% | 56.9% | 175.8% | 131.3% | 152.1 | 2,646 | 4 |
Fannin | At-Risk | 9.0% | $19,466 | 22.6% | 124.6% | 51.1% | 195.8% | 145.1% | 155.2 | 2,707 | 4 |
Floyd | At-Risk | 9.5% | $24,612 | 21.4% | 131.2% | 64.6% | 154.9% | 137.1% | 141.1 | 2,438 | 4 |
Forsyth | Attainment | 5.9% | $44,484 | 7.1% | 82.5% | 116.7% | 85.7% | 45.7% | 71.3 | 271 | 1 |
Franklin | At-Risk | 9.8% | $24,869 | 20.8% | 136.3% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 133.6% | 141.1 | 2,436 | 4 |
Gilmer | At-Risk | 9.0% | $20,879 | 21.4% | 124.8% | 54.8% | 182.6% | 137.4% | 148.2 | 2,569 | 4 |
Gordon | At-Risk | 8.7% | $23,630 | 20.4% | 121.2% | 62.0% | 161.3% | 130.8% | 137.8 | 2,349 | 4 |
Gwinnett | Transitional | 6.9% | $30,780 | 13.8% | 96.3% | 80.8% | 123.8% | 88.4% | 102.9 | 1,262 | 2 |
Habersham | Transitional | 8.1% | $21,176 | 17.8% | 112.6% | 55.6% | 180.0% | 113.9% | 135.5 | 2,288 | 3 |
Hall | Transitional | 6.8% | $28,766 | 18.8% | 95.0% | 75.5% | 132.5% | 120.4% | 116.0 | 1,720 | 3 |
Haralson | At-Risk | 9.1% | $21,970 | 20.9% | 125.8% | 57.6% | 173.5% | 134.0% | 144.4 | 2,494 | 4 |
Hart | At-Risk | 9.1% | $22,385 | 24.6% | 127.0% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 157.7% | 151.7 | 2,636 | 4 |
Heard | At-Risk | 9.2% | $19,004 | 22.7% | 128.4% | 49.9% | 200.6% | 145.8% | 158.3 | 2,756 | 4 |
Jackson | Transitional | 7.1% | $27,761 | 15.0% | 98.4% | 72.8% | 137.3% | 96.3% | 110.7 | 1,549 | 2 |
Lumpkin | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,588 | 20.1% | 104.3% | 59.3% | 168.7% | 128.7% | 133.9 | 2,241 | 3 |
Madison | Transitional | 7.5% | $23,864 | 18.5% | 103.9% | 62.6% | 159.7% | 118.5% | 127.4 | 2,061 | 3 |
Murray | Distressed | 11.2% | $18,524 | 20.8% | 155.9% | 48.6% | 205.8% | 133.2% | 165.0 | 2,850 | 4 |
Paulding | Transitional | 7.3% | $26,533 | 12.7% | 100.7% | 69.6% | 143.7% | 81.7% | 108.7 | 1,478 | 2 |
Pickens | Transitional | 7.8% | $30,046 | 12.0% | 108.9% | 78.8% | 126.9% | 77.0% | 104.3 | 1,309 | 2 |
Polk | At-Risk | 8.9% | $19,370 | 20.5% | 122.9% | 50.8% | 196.8% | 131.6% | 150.4 | 2,608 | 4 |
Rabun | At-Risk | 10.0% | $23,441 | 23.7% | 138.2% | 61.5% | 162.6% | 151.9% | 150.9 | 2,616 | 4 |
Stephens | Transitional | 9.0% | $24,384 | 19.3% | 125.1% | 64.0% | 156.3% | 124.0% | 135.1 | 2,280 | 3 |
Towns | At-Risk | 10.1% | $17,987 | 16.9% | 140.4% | 47.2% | 211.9% | 108.6% | 153.7 | 2,676 | 4 |
Union | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,950 | 17.3% | 105.8% | 57.6% | 173.7% | 110.9% | 130.1 | 2,136 | 3 |
Walker | At-Risk | 8.0% | $19,833 | 17.4% | 110.7% | 52.0% | 192.2% | 111.8% | 138.2 | 2,360 | 4 |
White | Transitional | 7.5% | $20,961 | 19.0% | 103.7% | 55.0% | 181.8% | 121.7% | 135.7 | 2,299 | 3 |
Whitfield | Transitional | 9.4% | $25,611 | 20.1% | 130.6% | 67.2% | 148.8% | 128.7% | 136.0 | 2,309 | 3 |