| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | - | 8.6% | $31,356 | 17.6% | 105.4% | 84.5% | 118.4% | 114.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 8.5% | $26,576 | 18.3% | 105.0% | 71.6% | 139.7% | 119.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 8.1% | $29,990 | 18.2% | 100.3% | 80.8% | 123.8% | 118.5% | 114.2 | 1,719 | 3 |
| Bledsoe | Distressed | 10.6% | $18,453 | 22.4% | 130.0% | 49.7% | 201.2% | 145.8% | 159.0 | 2,813 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 7.2% | $27,212 | 13.7% | 89.0% | 73.3% | 136.4% | 89.2% | 104.9 | 1,369 | 2 |
| Bradley | Transitional | 8.0% | $27,464 | 19.8% | 98.6% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 128.7% | 120.8 | 1,942 | 3 |
| Campbell | Distressed | 11.0% | $19,164 | 23.8% | 135.9% | 51.6% | 193.7% | 154.6% | 161.4 | 2,844 | 4 |
| Cannon | Transitional | 7.9% | $23,315 | 17.8% | 97.5% | 62.8% | 159.2% | 115.7% | 124.1 | 2,054 | 3 |
| Carter | At-Risk | 8.8% | $20,376 | 22.9% | 107.9% | 54.9% | 182.2% | 148.8% | 146.3 | 2,591 | 4 |
| Claiborne | Distressed | 11.3% | $18,932 | 22.9% | 139.3% | 51.0% | 196.1% | 149.4% | 161.6 | 2,848 | 4 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 10.6% | $19,928 | 20.6% | 130.4% | 53.7% | 186.3% | 133.9% | 150.2 | 2,683 | 4 |
| Cocke | Distressed | 11.7% | $16,990 | 26.1% | 144.3% | 45.8% | 218.5% | 170.0% | 177.6 | 2,991 | 4 |
| Coffee | Transitional | 8.0% | $27,742 | 20.9% | 98.9% | 74.7% | 133.8% | 136.0% | 122.9 | 2,008 | 3 |
| Cumberland | At-Risk | 9.7% | $20,977 | 17.6% | 119.8% | 56.5% | 177.0% | 114.6% | 137.1 | 2,396 | 4 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 8.5% | $23,771 | 19.0% | 104.5% | 64.0% | 156.2% | 123.8% | 128.2 | 2,167 | 3 |
| Fentress | Distressed | 9.7% | $19,646 | 25.7% | 119.2% | 52.9% | 189.0% | 167.5% | 158.6 | 2,807 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 8.3% | $24,191 | 15.1% | 101.7% | 65.2% | 153.5% | 98.4% | 117.9 | 1,847 | 3 |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 11.1% | $21,193 | 20.4% | 136.3% | 57.1% | 175.2% | 133.0% | 148.1 | 2,635 | 4 |
| Greene | At-Risk | 11.3% | $20,119 | 22.0% | 138.6% | 54.2% | 184.5% | 143.4% | 155.5 | 2,766 | 4 |
| Grundy | Distressed | 10.2% | $16,972 | 29.7% | 126.1% | 45.7% | 218.8% | 193.2% | 179.3 | 3,000 | 4 |
| Hamblen | At-Risk | 9.6% | $22,619 | 19.2% | 117.6% | 60.9% | 164.1% | 125.2% | 135.7 | 2,353 | 4 |
| Hamilton | Transitional | 7.9% | $34,175 | 16.6% | 97.2% | 92.0% | 108.6% | 107.8% | 104.5 | 1,363 | 2 |
| Hancock | Distressed | 12.9% | $11,637 | 30.8% | 159.1% | 31.3% | 319.0% | 200.7% | 226.3 | 3,097 | 4 |
| Hawkins | Transitional | 8.5% | $20,618 | 16.2% | 104.0% | 55.5% | 180.1% | 105.7% | 129.9 | 2,210 | 3 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 10.0% | $23,232 | 22.1% | 123.4% | 62.6% | 159.8% | 144.1% | 142.4 | 2,528 | 4 |
| Jefferson | At-Risk | 10.4% | $21,029 | 18.3% | 127.6% | 56.6% | 176.6% | 119.0% | 141.1 | 2,499 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 10.9% | $16,933 | 26.4% | 133.8% | 45.6% | 219.3% | 171.9% | 175.0 | 2,978 | 4 |
| Knox | Transitional | 6.7% | $34,301 | 14.6% | 82.5% | 92.4% | 108.2% | 95.0% | 95.3 | 1,029 | 2 |
| Lawrence | At-Risk | 12.0% | $19,122 | 18.1% | 147.7% | 51.5% | 194.2% | 117.9% | 153.3 | 2,735 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 11.6% | $17,666 | 19.9% | 142.2% | 47.6% | 210.2% | 129.5% | 160.6 | 2,838 | 4 |
| Loudon | Transitional | 7.4% | $29,889 | 16.1% | 90.8% | 80.5% | 124.2% | 105.0% | 106.7 | 1,449 | 2 |
| Macon | At-Risk | 8.8% | $21,810 | 21.2% | 108.1% | 58.7% | 170.2% | 137.9% | 138.7 | 2,432 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 9.5% | $23,234 | 18.2% | 116.9% | 62.6% | 159.8% | 118.1% | 131.6 | 2,252 | 3 |
| McMinn | At-Risk | 9.9% | $21,502 | 18.3% | 121.9% | 57.9% | 172.7% | 119.4% | 138.0 | 2,410 | 4 |
| Meigs | At-Risk | 10.7% | $23,234 | 20.7% | 131.2% | 62.6% | 159.8% | 134.6% | 141.9 | 2,515 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 11.3% | $18,732 | 19.6% | 138.9% | 50.5% | 198.2% | 127.8% | 155.0 | 2,758 | 4 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 10.8% | $17,832 | 20.8% | 132.5% | 48.0% | 208.2% | 135.4% | 158.7 | 2,808 | 4 |
| Overton | At-Risk | 9.4% | $18,027 | 22.4% | 116.0% | 48.6% | 206.0% | 146.1% | 156.0 | 2,774 | 4 |
| Pickett | Distressed | 13.5% | $18,026 | 19.2% | 165.8% | 48.6% | 206.0% | 124.7% | 165.5 | 2,893 | 4 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 10.3% | $19,395 | 17.3% | 126.9% | 52.2% | 191.4% | 112.3% | 143.5 | 2,545 | 4 |
| Putnam | At-Risk | 8.0% | $26,392 | 26.5% | 99.0% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 172.6% | 137.4 | 2,400 | 4 |
| Rhea | Distressed | 11.3% | $18,600 | 22.6% | 138.4% | 50.1% | 199.6% | 147.1% | 161.7 | 2,849 | 4 |
| Roane | Transitional | 8.0% | $25,940 | 15.0% | 97.8% | 69.9% | 143.1% | 97.4% | 112.8 | 1,670 | 3 |
| Scott | Distressed | 18.3% | $14,855 | 28.3% | 225.1% | 40.0% | 249.9% | 184.0% | 219.7 | 3,090 | 4 |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 8.6% | $24,709 | 17.4% | 105.3% | 66.6% | 150.3% | 113.0% | 122.8 | 2,006 | 3 |
| Sevier | Transitional | 9.3% | $26,692 | 14.5% | 114.8% | 71.9% | 139.1% | 94.1% | 116.0 | 1,773 | 3 |
| Smith | Transitional | 8.3% | $25,988 | 19.4% | 102.2% | 70.0% | 142.9% | 126.4% | 123.8 | 2,043 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 7.7% | $27,149 | 18.3% | 94.3% | 73.1% | 136.8% | 118.9% | 116.7 | 1,800 | 3 |
| Unicoi | At-Risk | 9.5% | $20,692 | 21.7% | 116.4% | 55.7% | 179.4% | 141.3% | 145.7 | 2,587 | 4 |
| Union | At-Risk | 8.6% | $18,774 | 23.6% | 106.2% | 50.6% | 197.8% | 153.5% | 152.5 | 2,720 | 4 |
| Van Buren | Distressed | 12.0% | $19,026 | 22.5% | 147.3% | 51.2% | 195.1% | 146.6% | 163.0 | 2,862 | 4 |
| Warren | At-Risk | 9.8% | $20,031 | 21.5% | 120.1% | 54.0% | 185.4% | 139.8% | 148.4 | 2,641 | 4 |
| Washington | Transitional | 7.4% | $28,887 | 18.3% | 91.4% | 77.8% | 128.5% | 119.3% | 113.1 | 1,678 | 3 |
| White | Distressed | 11.4% | $17,838 | 19.9% | 139.9% | 48.0% | 208.1% | 129.4% | 159.2 | 2,815 | 4 |
