| | County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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| United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | - | 9.0% | $30,741 | 17.3% | 101.6% | 84.9% | 117.8% | 115.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 8.9% | $25,995 | 17.8% | 100.6% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 119.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 8.5% | $29,589 | 16.7% | 95.2% | 81.7% | 122.4% | 112.4% | 110.0 | 1,539 | 2 |
| Bledsoe | Distressed | 11.3% | $18,010 | 23.1% | 127.0% | 49.7% | 201.1% | 155.5% | 161.2 | 2,840 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 7.7% | $26,295 | 12.7% | 86.3% | 72.6% | 137.8% | 85.6% | 103.2 | 1,301 | 2 |
| Bradley | Transitional | 8.5% | $25,787 | 17.8% | 95.7% | 71.2% | 140.5% | 119.7% | 118.6 | 1,857 | 3 |
| Campbell | Distressed | 11.4% | $18,386 | 23.7% | 128.6% | 50.8% | 197.0% | 158.9% | 161.5 | 2,844 | 4 |
| Cannon | Transitional | 8.7% | $22,528 | 16.4% | 97.4% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 110.5% | 122.9 | 1,988 | 3 |
| Carter | At-Risk | 9.2% | $20,027 | 22.8% | 103.2% | 55.3% | 180.9% | 153.0% | 145.7 | 2,594 | 4 |
| Claiborne | At-Risk | 11.1% | $18,893 | 23.0% | 125.4% | 52.2% | 191.7% | 154.3% | 157.1 | 2,787 | 4 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 10.9% | $19,593 | 19.7% | 123.1% | 54.1% | 184.9% | 132.4% | 146.8 | 2,621 | 4 |
| Cocke | Distressed | 12.4% | $16,460 | 26.0% | 139.9% | 45.4% | 220.1% | 174.9% | 178.3 | 3,003 | 4 |
| Coffee | Transitional | 8.9% | $27,001 | 20.6% | 100.1% | 74.5% | 134.2% | 138.5% | 124.2 | 2,026 | 3 |
| Cumberland | Transitional | 10.0% | $20,560 | 16.4% | 113.0% | 56.8% | 176.2% | 110.3% | 133.2 | 2,283 | 3 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 8.9% | $23,528 | 19.0% | 100.4% | 65.0% | 154.0% | 127.6% | 127.3 | 2,129 | 3 |
| Fentress | Distressed | 10.4% | $18,083 | 25.4% | 117.5% | 49.9% | 200.3% | 170.5% | 162.8 | 2,862 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 9.1% | $23,283 | 15.9% | 102.3% | 64.3% | 155.6% | 106.8% | 121.5 | 1,947 | 3 |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 11.8% | $20,661 | 20.2% | 133.0% | 57.0% | 175.3% | 135.6% | 148.0 | 2,645 | 4 |
| Greene | At-Risk | 12.2% | $19,418 | 22.5% | 137.0% | 53.6% | 186.5% | 150.9% | 158.1 | 2,798 | 4 |
| Grundy | Distressed | 11.0% | $15,872 | 29.0% | 123.9% | 43.8% | 228.2% | 195.0% | 182.4 | 3,024 | 4 |
| Hamblen | Transitional | 10.2% | $23,130 | 18.6% | 114.4% | 63.9% | 156.6% | 125.0% | 132.0 | 2,254 | 3 |
| Hamilton | Transitional | 8.1% | $33,163 | 16.2% | 91.3% | 91.6% | 109.2% | 108.9% | 103.1 | 1,294 | 2 |
| Hancock | Distressed | 14.0% | $11,267 | 32.7% | 157.8% | 31.1% | 321.5% | 219.9% | 233.1 | 3,100 | 4 |
| Hawkins | Transitional | 8.8% | $20,301 | 16.4% | 99.4% | 56.0% | 178.4% | 110.5% | 129.4 | 2,187 | 3 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 10.4% | $21,773 | 24.1% | 116.8% | 60.1% | 166.4% | 161.9% | 148.3 | 2,655 | 4 |
| Jefferson | At-Risk | 11.1% | $20,530 | 19.2% | 125.2% | 56.7% | 176.4% | 129.2% | 143.6 | 2,547 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 11.7% | $16,246 | 25.4% | 132.1% | 44.8% | 223.0% | 170.8% | 175.3 | 2,983 | 4 |
| Knox | Transitional | 7.0% | $34,122 | 14.2% | 78.5% | 94.2% | 106.2% | 95.7% | 93.5 | 955 | 2 |
| Lawrence | At-Risk | 12.7% | $18,026 | 18.0% | 142.9% | 49.8% | 201.0% | 120.8% | 154.9 | 2,760 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 13.0% | $16,485 | 19.4% | 146.0% | 45.5% | 219.7% | 130.6% | 165.4 | 2,894 | 4 |
| Loudon | Transitional | 7.6% | $28,801 | 14.6% | 85.4% | 79.5% | 125.8% | 97.8% | 103.0 | 1,282 | 2 |
| Macon | At-Risk | 9.3% | $22,179 | 23.5% | 105.0% | 61.2% | 163.3% | 157.8% | 142.0 | 2,513 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 10.0% | $23,002 | 19.2% | 112.2% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 129.0% | 132.9 | 2,275 | 3 |
| McMinn | At-Risk | 10.9% | $21,316 | 18.5% | 122.9% | 58.8% | 169.9% | 124.2% | 139.0 | 2,439 | 4 |
| Meigs | At-Risk | 11.5% | $21,906 | 23.3% | 129.1% | 60.5% | 165.4% | 156.3% | 150.2 | 2,686 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 12.2% | $18,687 | 19.3% | 136.8% | 51.6% | 193.8% | 129.6% | 153.4 | 2,742 | 4 |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 11.0% | $17,740 | 19.1% | 123.3% | 49.0% | 204.2% | 128.2% | 151.9 | 2,715 | 4 |
| Overton | At-Risk | 9.7% | $17,608 | 22.1% | 109.7% | 48.6% | 205.7% | 148.6% | 154.7 | 2,757 | 4 |
| Pickett | Distressed | 13.9% | $16,726 | 21.0% | 157.0% | 46.2% | 216.6% | 141.0% | 171.5 | 2,949 | 4 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 10.9% | $19,304 | 17.8% | 123.2% | 53.3% | 187.6% | 119.3% | 143.4 | 2,542 | 4 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 8.4% | $25,024 | 24.1% | 95.0% | 69.1% | 144.7% | 162.0% | 133.9 | 2,309 | 3 |
| Rhea | Distressed | 11.6% | $18,638 | 22.4% | 130.7% | 51.5% | 194.4% | 150.2% | 158.4 | 2,802 | 4 |
| Roane | Transitional | 7.9% | $25,937 | 14.4% | 89.2% | 71.6% | 139.7% | 96.7% | 108.5 | 1,484 | 2 |
| Scott | Distressed | 18.8% | $14,101 | 25.8% | 211.9% | 38.9% | 256.9% | 173.5% | 214.1 | 3,088 | 4 |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 9.2% | $23,877 | 19.3% | 103.1% | 65.9% | 151.7% | 129.9% | 128.2 | 2,156 | 3 |
| Sevier | Transitional | 9.8% | $25,713 | 13.4% | 110.3% | 71.0% | 140.9% | 90.3% | 113.8 | 1,677 | 3 |
| Smith | Transitional | 9.2% | $26,117 | 17.7% | 103.5% | 72.1% | 138.7% | 119.0% | 120.4 | 1,908 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 7.7% | $27,019 | 16.9% | 87.0% | 74.6% | 134.1% | 113.3% | 111.5 | 1,595 | 3 |
| Unicoi | At-Risk | 9.8% | $20,728 | 22.1% | 110.3% | 57.2% | 174.8% | 148.8% | 144.6 | 2,573 | 4 |
| Union | At-Risk | 8.9% | $18,066 | 22.6% | 100.2% | 49.9% | 200.5% | 152.1% | 150.9 | 2,699 | 4 |
| Van Buren | Distressed | 12.3% | $17,881 | 22.4% | 138.7% | 49.4% | 202.6% | 150.3% | 163.9 | 2,874 | 4 |
| Warren | At-Risk | 10.4% | $19,146 | 22.9% | 117.4% | 52.9% | 189.2% | 153.6% | 153.4 | 2,741 | 4 |
| Washington | Transitional | 7.7% | $28,635 | 17.3% | 86.5% | 79.1% | 126.5% | 116.1% | 109.7 | 1,528 | 2 |
| White | At-Risk | 11.5% | $17,348 | 20.1% | 129.9% | 47.9% | 208.8% | 134.8% | 157.9 | 2,794 | 4 |
