| | County Economic Status, FY 2008 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, 2004 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2004 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2004 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2008 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2008 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2008 |
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| United States | - | 5.5% | $28,187 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.6% | $21,587 | 13.6% | 100.6% | 76.6% | 130.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 6.0% | $22,039 | 15.8% | 107.6% | 78.2% | 127.9% | 127.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 7.0% | $14,261 | 24.4% | 125.8% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 197.4% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | At-Risk | 5.6% | $13,430 | 24.0% | 101.9% | 47.6% | 209.9% | 193.7% | 168.5 | 2,795 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 7.8% | $14,191 | 21.9% | 140.8% | 50.3% | 198.6% | 177.0% | 172.1 | 2,834 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 8.0% | $11,065 | 31.1% | 145.3% | 39.3% | 254.7% | 251.0% | 217.0 | 3,048 | 4 |
| Boyd | Transitional | 6.5% | $21,442 | 15.5% | 116.7% | 76.1% | 131.5% | 124.8% | 124.3 | 1,880 | 3 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 8.1% | $10,900 | 33.2% | 146.7% | 38.7% | 258.6% | 268.4% | 224.6 | 3,067 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 8.7% | $13,205 | 22.3% | 157.6% | 46.8% | 213.5% | 180.2% | 183.7 | 2,937 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 6.4% | $12,524 | 25.5% | 116.2% | 44.4% | 225.1% | 206.4% | 182.6 | 2,931 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 5.5% | $23,498 | 10.6% | 99.3% | 83.4% | 120.0% | 86.0% | 101.8 | 1,047 | 2 |
| Clay | Distressed | 9.2% | $9,119 | 39.7% | 166.4% | 32.4% | 309.1% | 320.8% | 265.4 | 3,096 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 7.7% | $13,032 | 25.8% | 139.5% | 46.2% | 216.3% | 208.1% | 188.0 | 2,962 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 7.6% | $10,392 | 23.8% | 137.0% | 36.9% | 271.2% | 192.4% | 200.2 | 3,006 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 6.8% | $12,834 | 18.4% | 122.6% | 45.5% | 219.6% | 148.4% | 163.5 | 2,747 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 9.6% | $9,568 | 25.9% | 174.1% | 33.9% | 294.6% | 209.4% | 226.0 | 3,069 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 7.6% | $12,390 | 26.4% | 138.1% | 44.0% | 227.5% | 213.6% | 193.1 | 2,985 | 4 |
| Fleming | At-Risk | 6.1% | $13,553 | 18.6% | 109.7% | 48.1% | 208.0% | 150.7% | 156.1 | 2,653 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 7.7% | $13,612 | 30.3% | 140.0% | 48.3% | 207.1% | 244.5% | 197.2 | 2,995 | 4 |
| Garrard | Transitional | 5.8% | $16,606 | 14.7% | 104.4% | 58.9% | 169.7% | 118.4% | 130.8 | 2,100 | 3 |
| Green | At-Risk | 6.1% | $12,852 | 18.4% | 109.5% | 45.6% | 219.3% | 149.0% | 159.3 | 2,693 | 4 |
| Greenup | Transitional | 6.5% | $18,082 | 14.1% | 118.1% | 64.1% | 155.9% | 114.1% | 129.3 | 2,052 | 3 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 8.8% | $10,908 | 32.5% | 159.8% | 38.7% | 258.4% | 262.5% | 226.9 | 3,071 | 4 |
| Hart | Distressed | 6.1% | $12,236 | 22.4% | 109.8% | 43.4% | 230.4% | 181.1% | 173.8 | 2,851 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 7.6% | $9,729 | 30.2% | 136.8% | 34.5% | 289.7% | 243.6% | 223.4 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 6.9% | $13,662 | 26.6% | 124.4% | 48.5% | 206.3% | 214.6% | 181.8 | 2,926 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 6.7% | $11,770 | 31.1% | 121.9% | 41.8% | 239.5% | 251.0% | 204.1 | 3,016 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 7.1% | $13,068 | 34.8% | 128.8% | 46.4% | 215.7% | 281.4% | 208.6 | 3,026 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 6.1% | $15,618 | 21.3% | 109.9% | 55.4% | 180.5% | 171.7% | 154.0 | 2,621 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 8.4% | $10,837 | 30.7% | 152.8% | 38.4% | 260.1% | 248.0% | 220.3 | 3,055 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 8.4% | $10,205 | 30.4% | 151.6% | 36.2% | 276.2% | 245.8% | 224.5 | 3,066 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 9.2% | $10,778 | 32.7% | 166.0% | 38.2% | 261.5% | 263.8% | 230.5 | 3,076 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 8.5% | $12,816 | 27.1% | 154.2% | 45.5% | 219.9% | 218.9% | 197.7 | 2,996 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 8.8% | $10,386 | 28.5% | 159.5% | 36.8% | 271.4% | 230.2% | 220.4 | 3,056 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 7.3% | $13,213 | 21.1% | 132.2% | 46.9% | 213.3% | 170.8% | 172.1 | 2,833 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 5.0% | $17,861 | 16.8% | 89.8% | 63.4% | 157.8% | 135.4% | 127.6 | 1,997 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 12.5% | $10,757 | 36.6% | 226.0% | 38.2% | 262.0% | 296.0% | 261.3 | 3,094 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 8.3% | $12,168 | 37.0% | 150.2% | 43.2% | 231.6% | 298.8% | 226.9 | 3,070 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 9.0% | $8,840 | 32.2% | 162.8% | 31.4% | 318.9% | 260.1% | 247.2 | 3,089 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 8.3% | $10,243 | 29.6% | 149.3% | 36.3% | 275.2% | 239.0% | 221.2 | 3,061 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 6.5% | $13,759 | 23.4% | 116.8% | 48.8% | 204.9% | 188.7% | 170.1 | 2,806 | 4 |
| Montgomery | Transitional | 6.8% | $17,448 | 15.2% | 122.1% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 122.6% | 135.4 | 2,227 | 3 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 9.5% | $10,511 | 27.2% | 171.8% | 37.3% | 268.2% | 219.9% | 220.0 | 3,054 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 8.3% | $9,376 | 45.4% | 149.5% | 33.3% | 300.6% | 366.6% | 272.3 | 3,099 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 8.2% | $14,606 | 29.1% | 148.6% | 51.8% | 193.0% | 235.1% | 192.3 | 2,978 | 4 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 7.2% | $15,189 | 23.4% | 130.4% | 53.9% | 185.6% | 189.2% | 168.4 | 2,792 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 8.6% | $13,545 | 23.5% | 155.7% | 48.1% | 208.1% | 189.6% | 184.4 | 2,942 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 6.1% | $16,705 | 19.1% | 110.9% | 59.3% | 168.7% | 154.2% | 144.6 | 2,434 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 6.2% | $12,351 | 23.1% | 112.5% | 43.8% | 228.2% | 186.7% | 175.8 | 2,869 | 4 |
| Rowan | At-Risk | 5.3% | $15,308 | 21.3% | 95.5% | 54.3% | 184.1% | 171.7% | 150.5 | 2,558 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 6.8% | $13,058 | 24.3% | 122.1% | 46.3% | 215.9% | 196.2% | 178.1 | 2,893 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 6.3% | $13,284 | 29.4% | 113.4% | 47.1% | 212.2% | 237.2% | 187.6 | 2,960 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 6.4% | $12,603 | 26.4% | 115.0% | 44.7% | 223.7% | 213.0% | 183.9 | 2,938 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 10.2% | $8,995 | 35.9% | 184.6% | 31.9% | 313.4% | 290.1% | 262.7 | 3,095 | 4 |
