| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 6.0% | $24,708 | 15.8% | 118.8% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 127.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 6.8% | $15,690 | 24.4% | 135.9% | 47.6% | 209.9% | 196.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | Distressed | 6.2% | $14,883 | 24.0% | 124.0% | 45.2% | 221.3% | 193.7% | 179.7 | 2,861 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 8.2% | $15,055 | 21.9% | 163.7% | 45.7% | 218.7% | 177.0% | 186.5 | 2,912 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 8.4% | $12,161 | 31.1% | 168.1% | 36.9% | 270.8% | 251.0% | 230.0 | 3,060 | 4 |
| Boyd | Transitional | 5.6% | $22,853 | 15.5% | 112.3% | 69.4% | 144.1% | 124.8% | 127.1 | 1,898 | 3 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 7.3% | $12,352 | 33.2% | 146.4% | 37.5% | 266.6% | 268.4% | 227.1 | 3,054 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 7.8% | $14,335 | 22.3% | 155.3% | 43.5% | 229.7% | 180.2% | 188.4 | 2,920 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 6.3% | $13,855 | 25.5% | 126.4% | 42.1% | 237.7% | 206.4% | 190.2 | 2,935 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 5.6% | $24,902 | 10.6% | 112.5% | 75.6% | 132.2% | 86.0% | 110.2 | 1,310 | 2 |
| Clay | Distressed | 10.5% | $9,707 | 39.7% | 208.9% | 29.5% | 339.2% | 320.8% | 289.7 | 3,096 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 6.0% | $13,747 | 25.8% | 120.0% | 41.7% | 239.5% | 208.1% | 189.2 | 2,926 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 7.5% | $11,281 | 23.8% | 150.6% | 34.3% | 291.9% | 192.4% | 211.6 | 3,017 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 7.0% | $16,301 | 18.4% | 140.2% | 49.5% | 202.0% | 148.4% | 163.5 | 2,700 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 8.2% | $9,977 | 25.9% | 164.3% | 30.3% | 330.1% | 209.4% | 234.6 | 3,062 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 7.1% | $12,647 | 26.4% | 141.1% | 38.4% | 260.4% | 213.6% | 205.0 | 2,998 | 4 |
| Fleming | Distressed | 6.8% | $14,291 | 18.6% | 136.2% | 43.4% | 230.4% | 150.7% | 172.4 | 2,798 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 6.7% | $14,809 | 30.3% | 133.2% | 45.0% | 222.4% | 244.5% | 200.0 | 2,985 | 4 |
| Garrard | At-Risk | 6.1% | $17,299 | 14.7% | 122.2% | 52.5% | 190.4% | 118.4% | 143.7 | 2,350 | 4 |
| Green | Distressed | 6.6% | $13,078 | 18.4% | 131.7% | 39.7% | 251.8% | 149.0% | 177.5 | 2,847 | 4 |
| Greenup | Transitional | 6.0% | $21,230 | 14.1% | 118.7% | 64.5% | 155.1% | 114.1% | 129.3 | 1,956 | 3 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 8.8% | $12,178 | 32.5% | 175.9% | 37.0% | 270.4% | 262.5% | 236.3 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Hart | Distressed | 6.2% | $13,726 | 22.4% | 123.1% | 41.7% | 239.9% | 181.1% | 181.4 | 2,870 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 11.8% | $9,090 | 30.2% | 236.0% | 27.6% | 362.3% | 243.6% | 280.6 | 3,091 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 6.6% | $14,810 | 26.6% | 131.9% | 45.0% | 222.3% | 214.6% | 189.6 | 2,929 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 7.0% | $13,015 | 31.1% | 139.2% | 39.5% | 253.0% | 251.0% | 214.4 | 3,031 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 7.2% | $14,283 | 34.8% | 143.4% | 43.4% | 230.6% | 281.4% | 218.5 | 3,037 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 6.0% | $17,343 | 21.3% | 119.3% | 52.7% | 189.9% | 171.7% | 160.3 | 2,645 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 8.4% | $13,129 | 30.7% | 167.4% | 39.9% | 250.8% | 248.0% | 222.0 | 3,042 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 7.2% | $11,883 | 30.4% | 144.1% | 36.1% | 277.1% | 245.8% | 222.3 | 3,043 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 8.8% | $11,428 | 32.7% | 175.3% | 34.7% | 288.2% | 263.8% | 242.4 | 3,072 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 7.4% | $14,191 | 27.1% | 147.9% | 43.1% | 232.0% | 218.9% | 199.6 | 2,984 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 8.5% | $10,770 | 28.5% | 169.7% | 32.7% | 305.8% | 230.2% | 235.2 | 3,063 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 7.2% | $15,014 | 21.1% | 142.9% | 45.6% | 219.3% | 170.8% | 177.7 | 2,848 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 5.1% | $19,835 | 16.8% | 101.7% | 60.2% | 166.0% | 135.4% | 134.4 | 2,097 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 10.7% | $11,415 | 36.6% | 213.0% | 34.7% | 288.5% | 296.0% | 265.8 | 3,086 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 7.8% | $12,930 | 37.0% | 155.6% | 39.3% | 254.7% | 298.8% | 236.4 | 3,065 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 9.8% | $8,985 | 32.2% | 194.7% | 27.3% | 366.5% | 260.1% | 273.8 | 3,088 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 9.1% | $10,459 | 29.6% | 181.3% | 31.8% | 314.9% | 239.0% | 245.1 | 3,073 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | Distressed | 6.1% | $13,504 | 23.6% | 121.8% | 41.0% | 243.9% | 190.9% | 185.5 | 2,900 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 7.2% | $13,023 | 23.4% | 144.6% | 39.5% | 252.9% | 188.7% | 195.4 | 2,968 | 4 |
| Montgomery | Transitional | 6.5% | $19,075 | 15.2% | 129.9% | 57.9% | 172.6% | 122.6% | 141.7 | 2,297 | 3 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 9.2% | $11,267 | 27.2% | 184.0% | 34.2% | 292.3% | 219.9% | 232.1 | 3,061 | 4 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 6.9% | $17,044 | 13.2% | 138.4% | 51.8% | 193.2% | 106.3% | 146.0 | 2,407 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 8.7% | $10,393 | 45.4% | 173.3% | 31.6% | 316.8% | 366.6% | 285.6 | 3,094 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 7.0% | $16,825 | 29.1% | 140.6% | 51.1% | 195.7% | 235.1% | 190.5 | 2,938 | 4 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 6.0% | $18,772 | 23.4% | 119.6% | 57.0% | 175.4% | 189.2% | 161.4 | 2,662 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 7.6% | $14,404 | 23.5% | 152.0% | 43.7% | 228.6% | 189.6% | 190.0 | 2,933 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 6.5% | $17,883 | 19.1% | 129.1% | 54.3% | 184.1% | 154.2% | 155.8 | 2,570 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 5.5% | $13,959 | 22.2% | 109.9% | 42.4% | 235.9% | 179.7% | 175.2 | 2,826 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 7.0% | $12,900 | 23.1% | 140.6% | 39.2% | 255.3% | 186.7% | 194.2 | 2,965 | 4 |
| Rowan | At-Risk | 5.8% | $16,183 | 21.3% | 115.5% | 49.1% | 203.5% | 171.7% | 163.6 | 2,702 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 6.8% | $14,677 | 24.3% | 135.2% | 44.6% | 224.4% | 196.2% | 185.2 | 2,898 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 7.3% | $13,111 | 29.4% | 144.9% | 39.8% | 251.2% | 237.2% | 211.1 | 3,016 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 6.7% | $14,105 | 26.4% | 134.6% | 42.8% | 233.5% | 213.0% | 193.7 | 2,960 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 9.9% | $9,737 | 35.9% | 197.5% | 29.6% | 338.2% | 290.1% | 275.3 | 3,089 | 4 |
