| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | - | 5.6% | $24,675 | 13.5% | 100.7% | 87.5% | 114.2% | 108.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 5.4% | $21,362 | 14.2% | 98.5% | 75.8% | 132.0% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 5.1% | $22,770 | 13.1% | 92.9% | 80.8% | 123.8% | 106.2% | 107.6 | 1,269 | 2 |
| Bledsoe | At-Risk | 7.7% | $16,210 | 18.1% | 138.4% | 57.5% | 173.9% | 146.0% | 152.8 | 2,598 | 4 |
| Blount | Competitive | 4.4% | $22,364 | 9.7% | 79.7% | 79.3% | 126.0% | 78.6% | 94.8 | 772 | 1 |
| Bradley | Transitional | 5.2% | $22,550 | 12.2% | 94.2% | 80.0% | 125.0% | 98.7% | 106.0 | 1,201 | 2 |
| Campbell | At-Risk | 6.4% | $14,540 | 22.8% | 115.3% | 51.6% | 193.9% | 184.5% | 164.5 | 2,760 | 4 |
| Cannon | Transitional | 4.9% | $20,541 | 12.8% | 88.6% | 72.9% | 137.2% | 103.2% | 109.7 | 1,349 | 2 |
| Carter | At-Risk | 6.0% | $15,479 | 16.9% | 107.8% | 54.9% | 182.1% | 136.2% | 142.0 | 2,374 | 4 |
| Claiborne | At-Risk | 5.7% | $14,693 | 22.6% | 103.2% | 52.1% | 191.8% | 182.3% | 159.1 | 2,689 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 10.0% | $13,905 | 19.1% | 180.0% | 49.3% | 202.7% | 154.5% | 179.1 | 2,900 | 4 |
| Cocke | Distressed | 8.2% | $13,114 | 22.5% | 148.2% | 46.5% | 214.9% | 182.0% | 181.7 | 2,924 | 4 |
| Coffee | Transitional | 5.1% | $23,117 | 14.3% | 91.6% | 82.0% | 121.9% | 115.7% | 109.8 | 1,352 | 2 |
| Cumberland | Transitional | 6.4% | $17,005 | 14.7% | 115.4% | 60.3% | 165.8% | 118.7% | 133.3 | 2,160 | 3 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 5.4% | $18,900 | 17.0% | 97.2% | 67.1% | 149.1% | 137.5% | 127.9 | 2,004 | 3 |
| Fentress | Distressed | 7.3% | $14,261 | 23.1% | 132.1% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 186.3% | 172.0 | 2,830 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 5.3% | $18,510 | 13.2% | 95.6% | 65.7% | 152.3% | 106.6% | 118.1 | 1,656 | 3 |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 6.4% | $15,202 | 18.7% | 115.9% | 53.9% | 185.4% | 150.9% | 150.7 | 2,563 | 4 |
| Greene | Transitional | 8.0% | $19,851 | 14.5% | 143.9% | 70.4% | 142.0% | 117.2% | 134.4 | 2,192 | 3 |
| Grundy | Distressed | 6.8% | $14,261 | 25.8% | 122.7% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 208.1% | 176.2 | 2,873 | 4 |
| Hamblen | Transitional | 5.9% | $20,572 | 14.4% | 106.9% | 73.0% | 137.0% | 116.1% | 120.0 | 1,730 | 3 |
| Hamilton | Competitive | 4.7% | $28,000 | 12.1% | 84.9% | 99.3% | 100.7% | 97.6% | 94.4 | 752 | 1 |
| Hancock | Distressed | 8.8% | $8,238 | 29.4% | 158.4% | 29.2% | 342.1% | 237.3% | 246.0 | 3,088 | 4 |
| Hawkins | Transitional | 6.3% | $17,208 | 15.8% | 114.0% | 61.0% | 163.8% | 127.4% | 135.1 | 2,215 | 3 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 7.8% | $16,717 | 18.1% | 141.8% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 146.2% | 152.2 | 2,590 | 4 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 6.0% | $16,827 | 13.4% | 109.2% | 59.7% | 167.5% | 108.2% | 128.3 | 2,013 | 3 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 8.2% | $11,347 | 22.6% | 148.3% | 40.3% | 248.4% | 182.2% | 193.0 | 2,983 | 4 |
| Knox | Competitive | 4.0% | $27,410 | 12.6% | 72.4% | 97.2% | 102.8% | 101.7% | 92.3 | 668 | 1 |
| Loudon | Competitive | 4.6% | $23,238 | 10.0% | 82.7% | 82.4% | 121.3% | 80.8% | 94.9 | 777 | 1 |
| Macon | Transitional | 6.0% | $16,863 | 15.1% | 108.0% | 59.8% | 167.2% | 122.0% | 132.4 | 2,136 | 3 |
| Marion | Transitional | 6.2% | $17,760 | 14.1% | 112.9% | 63.0% | 158.7% | 114.0% | 128.5 | 2,025 | 3 |
| McMinn | Transitional | 6.8% | $17,481 | 14.5% | 122.4% | 62.0% | 161.2% | 116.8% | 133.5 | 2,165 | 3 |
| Meigs | At-Risk | 7.6% | $15,345 | 18.3% | 138.2% | 54.4% | 183.7% | 147.9% | 156.6 | 2,663 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 6.8% | $15,536 | 15.5% | 122.1% | 55.1% | 181.4% | 124.8% | 142.8 | 2,391 | 4 |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 8.0% | $12,602 | 16.0% | 144.0% | 44.7% | 223.7% | 129.4% | 165.7 | 2,779 | 4 |
| Overton | At-Risk | 6.0% | $15,197 | 16.0% | 107.7% | 53.9% | 185.5% | 129.5% | 140.9 | 2,349 | 4 |
| Pickett | Distressed | 8.7% | $11,532 | 15.6% | 157.2% | 40.9% | 244.4% | 125.7% | 175.8 | 2,867 | 4 |
| Polk | Transitional | 6.0% | $16,500 | 13.0% | 108.9% | 58.5% | 170.8% | 105.4% | 128.4 | 2,017 | 3 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 4.8% | $20,304 | 16.4% | 86.4% | 72.0% | 138.8% | 132.8% | 119.4 | 1,706 | 3 |
| Rhea | Transitional | 6.4% | $15,941 | 14.7% | 115.3% | 56.6% | 176.8% | 118.7% | 136.9 | 2,264 | 3 |
| Roane | Transitional | 5.7% | $19,476 | 13.9% | 103.8% | 69.1% | 144.7% | 111.9% | 120.2 | 1,737 | 3 |
| Scott | Distressed | 8.2% | $12,155 | 20.2% | 148.1% | 43.1% | 231.9% | 163.4% | 181.1 | 2,916 | 4 |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 5.4% | $16,186 | 16.5% | 97.8% | 57.4% | 174.1% | 133.5% | 135.2 | 2,219 | 3 |
| Sevier | Transitional | 6.1% | $22,490 | 10.7% | 109.7% | 79.8% | 125.3% | 86.2% | 107.1 | 1,244 | 2 |
| Smith | Transitional | 6.9% | $18,575 | 12.2% | 124.8% | 65.9% | 151.8% | 98.7% | 125.1 | 1,907 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 5.6% | $22,402 | 12.9% | 100.6% | 79.5% | 125.8% | 104.4% | 110.3 | 1,369 | 2 |
| Unicoi | Transitional | 6.5% | $17,092 | 13.1% | 116.9% | 60.6% | 164.9% | 105.5% | 129.1 | 2,040 | 3 |
| Union | At-Risk | 5.2% | $13,521 | 19.6% | 93.6% | 48.0% | 208.5% | 158.5% | 153.5 | 2,611 | 4 |
| Van Buren | At-Risk | 7.7% | $17,196 | 15.2% | 139.4% | 61.0% | 163.9% | 123.1% | 142.1 | 2,380 | 4 |
| Warren | Transitional | 6.4% | $17,986 | 16.6% | 115.8% | 63.8% | 156.7% | 134.0% | 135.5 | 2,231 | 3 |
| Washington | Transitional | 5.0% | $21,446 | 13.9% | 91.1% | 76.1% | 131.4% | 112.7% | 111.7 | 1,422 | 2 |
| White | At-Risk | 7.9% | $14,410 | 14.3% | 143.1% | 51.1% | 195.6% | 115.2% | 151.3 | 2,573 | 4 |
