| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 7.6% | $28,332 | 18.9% | 105.1% | 74.3% | 134.5% | 121.3% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 9.8% | $18,889 | 25.4% | 135.5% | 49.6% | 201.8% | 163.0% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | Distressed | 9.2% | $15,864 | 19.8% | 127.3% | 41.6% | 240.3% | 127.0% | 164.9 | 2,847 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 9.9% | $17,897 | 26.7% | 137.7% | 47.0% | 213.0% | 171.2% | 174.0 | 2,940 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 11.9% | $14,644 | 32.7% | 164.7% | 38.4% | 260.3% | 209.8% | 211.6 | 3,076 | 4 |
| Boyd | Transitional | 8.6% | $24,337 | 19.7% | 119.0% | 63.8% | 156.6% | 126.6% | 134.0 | 2,248 | 3 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 13.7% | $14,386 | 31.5% | 189.9% | 37.7% | 265.0% | 202.3% | 219.1 | 3,085 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 12.0% | $18,014 | 18.7% | 166.6% | 47.3% | 211.6% | 119.7% | 166.0 | 2,863 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 8.0% | $15,891 | 28.8% | 110.7% | 41.7% | 239.9% | 184.8% | 178.4 | 2,975 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 7.3% | $31,299 | 15.5% | 101.1% | 82.1% | 121.8% | 99.6% | 107.5 | 1,436 | 2 |
| Clay | Distressed | 13.3% | $11,531 | 35.7% | 184.4% | 30.3% | 330.6% | 228.8% | 247.9 | 3,105 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 10.1% | $15,367 | 24.2% | 140.8% | 40.3% | 248.1% | 155.4% | 181.4 | 2,992 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 9.7% | $15,209 | 26.0% | 135.0% | 39.9% | 250.6% | 166.7% | 184.1 | 3,009 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 9.4% | $18,697 | 16.8% | 130.5% | 49.0% | 203.9% | 107.9% | 147.4 | 2,552 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 13.5% | $10,529 | 29.6% | 187.2% | 27.6% | 362.0% | 189.5% | 246.2 | 3,103 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 9.0% | $16,716 | 29.2% | 125.2% | 43.9% | 228.0% | 187.0% | 180.1 | 2,984 | 4 |
| Fleming | At-Risk | 8.8% | $18,912 | 19.6% | 122.7% | 49.6% | 201.5% | 125.7% | 150.0 | 2,601 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 11.7% | $18,473 | 29.5% | 162.5% | 48.5% | 206.3% | 189.5% | 186.1 | 3,015 | 4 |
| Garrard | At-Risk | 7.8% | $21,080 | 20.7% | 108.2% | 55.3% | 180.8% | 132.6% | 140.5 | 2,425 | 4 |
| Green | At-Risk | 7.7% | $19,965 | 21.1% | 106.9% | 52.4% | 190.9% | 135.1% | 144.3 | 2,493 | 4 |
| Greenup | Transitional | 9.3% | $23,879 | 18.0% | 129.6% | 62.6% | 159.6% | 115.3% | 134.9 | 2,275 | 3 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 15.4% | $13,620 | 32.1% | 213.2% | 35.7% | 279.9% | 205.7% | 232.9 | 3,096 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 7.5% | $19,209 | 25.9% | 103.8% | 50.4% | 198.4% | 165.8% | 156.0 | 2,726 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 11.6% | $13,496 | 31.7% | 161.3% | 35.4% | 282.4% | 203.1% | 215.6 | 3,080 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 10.1% | $19,008 | 25.3% | 140.1% | 49.9% | 200.5% | 162.4% | 167.7 | 2,878 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 13.5% | $14,271 | 26.5% | 188.0% | 37.4% | 267.1% | 170.1% | 208.4 | 3,069 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 11.9% | $15,549 | 33.8% | 165.9% | 40.8% | 245.1% | 216.5% | 209.2 | 3,070 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 9.2% | $21,051 | 23.3% | 127.3% | 55.2% | 181.1% | 149.5% | 152.6 | 2,657 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 10.5% | $15,399 | 23.5% | 145.4% | 40.4% | 247.5% | 150.9% | 181.3 | 2,991 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 11.7% | $11,750 | 33.4% | 162.4% | 30.8% | 324.4% | 214.3% | 233.7 | 3,098 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 15.0% | $15,357 | 23.9% | 207.8% | 40.3% | 248.2% | 153.3% | 203.1 | 3,058 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 14.2% | $15,955 | 24.5% | 197.3% | 41.9% | 238.9% | 156.8% | 197.7 | 3,043 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 11.2% | $16,705 | 33.0% | 155.1% | 43.8% | 228.2% | 211.9% | 198.4 | 3,047 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 9.9% | $17,559 | 25.0% | 137.8% | 46.1% | 217.1% | 160.1% | 171.6 | 2,920 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 6.2% | $24,675 | 21.7% | 86.6% | 64.7% | 154.5% | 139.0% | 126.7 | 2,043 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 16.3% | $11,139 | 26.8% | 226.1% | 29.2% | 342.2% | 172.0% | 246.8 | 3,104 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 9.4% | $14,826 | 33.9% | 130.9% | 38.9% | 257.1% | 217.3% | 201.7 | 3,056 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 12.4% | $9,763 | 37.7% | 171.7% | 25.6% | 390.4% | 241.5% | 267.9 | 3,112 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 11.2% | $15,656 | 28.8% | 155.9% | 41.1% | 243.5% | 184.8% | 194.7 | 3,038 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | At-Risk | 7.3% | $17,153 | 21.7% | 101.2% | 45.0% | 222.2% | 138.8% | 154.1 | 2,688 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 6.7% | $18,910 | 25.8% | 92.6% | 49.6% | 201.6% | 165.7% | 153.3 | 2,665 | 4 |
| Montgomery | At-Risk | 8.2% | $23,093 | 25.2% | 114.4% | 60.6% | 165.1% | 161.4% | 147.0 | 2,535 | 4 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 10.3% | $13,451 | 29.7% | 142.6% | 35.3% | 283.4% | 190.5% | 205.5 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Nicholas | Transitional | 8.4% | $20,732 | 16.1% | 116.8% | 54.4% | 183.9% | 103.3% | 134.7 | 2,268 | 3 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 11.9% | $10,528 | 39.2% | 165.7% | 27.6% | 362.0% | 251.3% | 259.7 | 3,108 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 12.3% | $20,131 | 26.6% | 171.3% | 52.8% | 189.3% | 170.8% | 177.1 | 2,964 | 4 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 10.6% | $21,285 | 24.1% | 147.6% | 55.8% | 179.1% | 154.8% | 160.5 | 2,787 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 10.1% | $18,403 | 27.5% | 139.8% | 48.3% | 207.1% | 176.6% | 174.5 | 2,945 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 8.7% | $21,172 | 26.0% | 120.6% | 55.5% | 180.0% | 166.5% | 155.7 | 2,719 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 9.5% | $17,795 | 26.6% | 132.0% | 46.7% | 214.2% | 170.5% | 172.2 | 2,927 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 8.9% | $16,749 | 25.0% | 124.1% | 43.9% | 227.6% | 160.4% | 170.7 | 2,910 | 4 |
| Rowan | At-Risk | 7.8% | $18,642 | 26.0% | 108.2% | 48.9% | 204.5% | 166.6% | 159.8 | 2,771 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 10.5% | $18,525 | 27.0% | 146.5% | 48.6% | 205.8% | 173.1% | 175.1 | 2,947 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 11.6% | $14,942 | 25.5% | 161.6% | 39.2% | 255.1% | 163.6% | 193.4 | 3,033 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 10.0% | $17,321 | 24.1% | 138.2% | 45.4% | 220.1% | 154.8% | 171.0 | 2,913 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 13.3% | $10,532 | 44.3% | 184.2% | 27.6% | 361.9% | 284.3% | 276.8 | 3,113 | 4 |
