| County Economic Status, FY 2018 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, 2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 | Composite Index Value, FY 2018 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018 |
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United States | - | 6.3% | $39,778 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 6.7% | $29,282 | 17.1% | 106.6% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
Kentucky | - | 6.7% | $29,051 | 18.9% | 106.4% | 73.0% | 136.9% | 122.2% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Kentucky | - | 8.9% | $19,204 | 25.8% | 141.7% | 48.3% | 207.1% | 166.5% | - | - | - |
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County |
Adair | Distressed | 8.9% | $15,958 | 21.6% | 141.3% | 40.1% | 249.3% | 139.8% | 176.8 | 2,921 | 4 |
Bath | Distressed | 9.0% | $18,675 | 26.4% | 144.3% | 46.9% | 213.0% | 170.9% | 176.1 | 2,913 | 4 |
Bell | Distressed | 10.8% | $14,742 | 38.0% | 171.6% | 37.1% | 269.8% | 245.3% | 228.9 | 3,086 | 4 |
Boyd | At-Risk | 8.0% | $24,343 | 20.4% | 127.9% | 61.2% | 163.4% | 131.8% | 141.0 | 2,380 | 4 |
Breathitt | Distressed | 12.1% | $13,978 | 32.9% | 193.2% | 35.1% | 284.6% | 212.4% | 230.1 | 3,087 | 4 |
Carter | Distressed | 11.2% | $18,557 | 17.6% | 178.7% | 46.7% | 214.4% | 114.0% | 169.0 | 2,846 | 4 |
Casey | Distressed | 7.1% | $16,278 | 25.5% | 113.3% | 40.9% | 244.4% | 164.8% | 174.1 | 2,895 | 4 |
Clark | Transitional | 6.3% | $27,678 | 15.4% | 101.2% | 69.6% | 143.7% | 99.8% | 114.9 | 1,613 | 3 |
Clay | Distressed | 11.8% | $12,120 | 39.7% | 188.4% | 30.5% | 328.2% | 256.9% | 257.8 | 3,103 | 4 |
Clinton | Distressed | 9.3% | $15,390 | 24.3% | 148.5% | 38.7% | 258.5% | 157.1% | 188.0 | 3,000 | 4 |
Cumberland | Distressed | 8.2% | $15,995 | 25.1% | 130.3% | 40.2% | 248.7% | 162.3% | 180.4 | 2,953 | 4 |
Edmonson | At-Risk | 8.6% | $19,196 | 19.2% | 136.6% | 48.3% | 207.2% | 123.9% | 155.9 | 2,666 | 4 |
Elliott | Distressed | 12.0% | $11,263 | 31.3% | 192.1% | 28.3% | 353.2% | 202.4% | 249.2 | 3,099 | 4 |
Estill | Distressed | 7.9% | $18,141 | 29.3% | 125.8% | 45.6% | 219.3% | 189.3% | 178.1 | 2,929 | 4 |
Fleming | At-Risk | 7.9% | $19,586 | 20.1% | 125.4% | 49.2% | 203.1% | 130.0% | 152.8 | 2,610 | 4 |
Floyd | Distressed | 11.1% | $17,645 | 30.0% | 177.1% | 44.4% | 225.4% | 194.2% | 198.9 | 3,035 | 4 |
Garrard | At-Risk | 6.7% | $21,362 | 21.7% | 106.4% | 53.7% | 186.2% | 140.3% | 144.3 | 2,448 | 4 |
Green | At-Risk | 6.8% | $21,296 | 20.1% | 108.6% | 53.5% | 186.8% | 130.2% | 141.9 | 2,396 | 4 |
Greenup | Transitional | 8.9% | $25,396 | 17.7% | 141.8% | 63.8% | 156.6% | 114.4% | 137.6 | 2,284 | 3 |
Harlan | Distressed | 14.8% | $13,053 | 31.2% | 236.8% | 32.8% | 304.7% | 201.8% | 247.8 | 3,097 | 4 |
Hart | At-Risk | 6.5% | $22,447 | 24.9% | 104.0% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 160.7% | 147.3 | 2,511 | 4 |
Jackson | Distressed | 10.6% | $14,199 | 31.4% | 169.5% | 35.7% | 280.2% | 203.2% | 217.6 | 3,071 | 4 |
Johnson | Distressed | 9.6% | $19,034 | 26.3% | 153.7% | 47.9% | 209.0% | 169.9% | 177.5 | 2,927 | 4 |
Knott | Distressed | 12.3% | $14,305 | 28.1% | 196.5% | 36.0% | 278.1% | 181.6% | 218.7 | 3,074 | 4 |
Knox | Distressed | 10.5% | $14,024 | 32.6% | 167.3% | 35.3% | 283.6% | 210.7% | 220.5 | 3,078 | 4 |
Laurel | At-Risk | 8.0% | $21,836 | 23.1% | 126.9% | 54.9% | 182.2% | 149.5% | 152.9 | 2,615 | 4 |
Lawrence | Distressed | 10.1% | $16,177 | 22.7% | 161.4% | 40.7% | 245.9% | 146.7% | 184.6 | 2,985 | 4 |
Lee | Distressed | 10.3% | $14,132 | 32.0% | 164.7% | 35.5% | 281.5% | 206.9% | 217.7 | 3,072 | 4 |
Leslie | Distressed | 14.0% | $14,404 | 28.5% | 223.4% | 36.2% | 276.2% | 183.9% | 227.8 | 3,085 | 4 |
Letcher | Distressed | 13.6% | $15,795 | 28.4% | 217.2% | 39.7% | 251.8% | 183.9% | 217.6 | 3,070 | 4 |
Lewis | Distressed | 10.2% | $17,435 | 30.8% | 162.4% | 43.8% | 228.1% | 199.2% | 196.6 | 3,025 | 4 |
Lincoln | Distressed | 8.9% | $18,859 | 25.0% | 142.1% | 47.4% | 210.9% | 161.4% | 171.4 | 2,870 | 4 |
Madison | Transitional | 5.5% | $25,743 | 21.0% | 87.8% | 64.7% | 154.5% | 135.8% | 126.1 | 1,961 | 3 |
Magoffin | Distressed | 15.5% | $10,429 | 28.6% | 247.3% | 26.2% | 381.4% | 185.2% | 271.3 | 3,107 | 4 |
Martin | Distressed | 9.5% | $13,383 | 35.2% | 151.7% | 33.6% | 297.2% | 227.3% | 225.4 | 3,083 | 4 |
McCreary | Distressed | 10.8% | $9,935 | 41.0% | 171.8% | 25.0% | 400.4% | 265.1% | 279.1 | 3,110 | 4 |
Menifee | Distressed | 10.3% | $16,750 | 29.9% | 164.1% | 42.1% | 237.5% | 193.2% | 198.2 | 3,032 | 4 |
Metcalfe | At-Risk | 6.4% | $18,279 | 21.9% | 102.6% | 46.0% | 217.6% | 141.3% | 153.8 | 2,626 | 4 |
Monroe | At-Risk | 5.7% | $20,756 | 27.7% | 91.4% | 52.2% | 191.6% | 178.8% | 153.9 | 2,632 | 4 |
Montgomery | At-Risk | 7.6% | $24,425 | 26.0% | 120.6% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 167.9% | 150.4 | 2,563 | 4 |
Morgan | Distressed | 9.4% | $13,228 | 27.7% | 150.0% | 33.3% | 300.7% | 179.2% | 210.0 | 3,058 | 4 |
Nicholas | At-Risk | 7.5% | $21,640 | 23.5% | 120.2% | 54.4% | 183.8% | 151.6% | 151.9 | 2,588 | 4 |
Owsley | Distressed | 11.2% | $11,029 | 37.9% | 179.0% | 27.7% | 360.7% | 245.1% | 261.6 | 3,105 | 4 |
Perry | Distressed | 11.2% | $19,726 | 25.4% | 178.7% | 49.6% | 201.6% | 164.3% | 181.5 | 2,963 | 4 |
Pike | Distressed | 10.7% | $19,933 | 22.9% | 170.9% | 50.1% | 199.6% | 148.0% | 172.8 | 2,885 | 4 |
Powell | Distressed | 8.9% | $18,151 | 28.1% | 141.7% | 45.6% | 219.2% | 181.8% | 180.9 | 2,959 | 4 |
Pulaski | At-Risk | 7.6% | $22,529 | 26.3% | 120.5% | 56.6% | 176.6% | 170.3% | 155.8 | 2,665 | 4 |
Robertson | At-Risk | 8.5% | $18,739 | 22.0% | 135.9% | 47.1% | 212.3% | 142.4% | 163.5 | 2,783 | 4 |
Rockcastle | Distressed | 7.9% | $17,625 | 24.7% | 125.2% | 44.3% | 225.7% | 159.8% | 170.2 | 2,857 | 4 |
Rowan | At-Risk | 7.1% | $19,073 | 26.0% | 113.7% | 47.9% | 208.6% | 167.9% | 163.4 | 2,782 | 4 |
Russell | Distressed | 11.3% | $20,079 | 25.8% | 179.6% | 50.5% | 198.1% | 166.5% | 181.4 | 2,961 | 4 |
Wayne | Distressed | 10.0% | $15,799 | 27.0% | 158.8% | 39.7% | 251.8% | 174.8% | 195.1 | 3,022 | 4 |
Whitley | Distressed | 8.8% | $18,227 | 26.0% | 141.0% | 45.8% | 218.2% | 168.1% | 175.8 | 2,911 | 4 |
Wolfe | Distressed | 12.0% | $10,618 | 43.0% | 190.7% | 26.7% | 374.6% | 277.8% | 281.1 | 3,112 | 4 |