| 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% | - | - | - |
Tennessee | - | 6.7% | $33,434 | 17.6% | 106.7% | 84.1% | 119.0% | 113.9% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Tennessee | - | 6.9% | $28,128 | 18.5% | 110.3% | 70.7% | 141.4% | 119.3% | - | - | - |
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County |
Anderson | Transitional | 6.9% | $28,917 | 17.9% | 109.6% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 115.9% | 121.0 | 1,806 | 3 |
Bledsoe | Distressed | 9.1% | $12,416 | 21.7% | 145.4% | 31.2% | 320.4% | 140.2% | 202.0 | 3,043 | 4 |
Blount | Transitional | 6.1% | $29,079 | 14.1% | 96.6% | 73.1% | 136.8% | 91.1% | 108.2 | 1,404 | 2 |
Bradley | Transitional | 6.2% | $28,444 | 19.6% | 98.2% | 71.5% | 139.8% | 126.8% | 121.6 | 1,828 | 3 |
Campbell | Distressed | 9.5% | $18,859 | 23.2% | 151.2% | 47.4% | 210.9% | 150.2% | 170.8 | 2,865 | 4 |
Cannon | Transitional | 6.6% | $23,702 | 18.4% | 105.9% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 118.8% | 130.8 | 2,085 | 3 |
Carter | At-Risk | 7.8% | $20,644 | 23.6% | 124.8% | 51.9% | 192.7% | 152.6% | 156.7 | 2,680 | 4 |
Claiborne | At-Risk | 8.9% | $19,747 | 21.9% | 141.7% | 49.6% | 201.4% | 141.4% | 161.5 | 2,755 | 4 |
Clay | Distressed | 9.6% | $20,541 | 23.5% | 153.3% | 51.6% | 193.7% | 151.6% | 166.2 | 2,823 | 4 |
Cocke | Distressed | 9.3% | $18,005 | 26.1% | 148.0% | 45.3% | 220.9% | 168.8% | 179.3 | 2,941 | 4 |
Coffee | Transitional | 6.6% | $26,817 | 18.6% | 104.6% | 67.4% | 148.3% | 120.2% | 124.4 | 1,910 | 3 |
Cumberland | At-Risk | 8.1% | $21,541 | 16.5% | 129.7% | 54.2% | 184.7% | 106.3% | 140.2 | 2,360 | 4 |
DeKalb | At-Risk | 8.4% | $24,401 | 20.9% | 134.3% | 61.3% | 163.0% | 134.9% | 144.1 | 2,444 | 4 |
Fentress | Distressed | 8.5% | $17,254 | 26.0% | 136.1% | 43.4% | 230.5% | 168.1% | 178.2 | 2,932 | 4 |
Franklin | Transitional | 6.2% | $25,905 | 17.1% | 98.9% | 65.1% | 153.6% | 110.3% | 120.9 | 1,802 | 3 |
Grainger | At-Risk | 8.3% | $19,903 | 20.6% | 132.5% | 50.0% | 199.9% | 133.2% | 155.2 | 2,659 | 4 |
Greene | At-Risk | 8.1% | $22,680 | 20.5% | 128.9% | 57.0% | 175.4% | 132.5% | 145.6 | 2,475 | 4 |
Grundy | Distressed | 9.1% | $17,434 | 28.7% | 145.1% | 43.8% | 228.2% | 185.2% | 186.1 | 2,993 | 4 |
Hamblen | Transitional | 7.6% | $25,154 | 21.3% | 120.8% | 63.2% | 158.1% | 137.6% | 138.9 | 2,317 | 3 |
Hamilton | Transitional | 6.3% | $37,791 | 16.0% | 100.1% | 95.0% | 105.3% | 103.2% | 102.9 | 1,201 | 2 |
Hancock | Distressed | 10.5% | $13,147 | 27.7% | 167.9% | 33.1% | 302.6% | 179.0% | 216.5 | 3,067 | 4 |
Hawkins | At-Risk | 7.5% | $20,853 | 19.1% | 119.7% | 52.4% | 190.8% | 123.5% | 144.7 | 2,455 | 4 |
Jackson | Distressed | 9.0% | $16,913 | 26.8% | 143.9% | 42.5% | 235.2% | 173.5% | 184.2 | 2,984 | 4 |
Jefferson | Transitional | 7.6% | $22,256 | 16.5% | 121.8% | 56.0% | 178.7% | 106.6% | 135.7 | 2,239 | 3 |
Johnson | At-Risk | 7.2% | $19,821 | 25.6% | 115.1% | 49.8% | 200.7% | 165.5% | 160.4 | 2,738 | 4 |
Knox | Transitional | 5.5% | $37,171 | 16.0% | 87.7% | 93.4% | 107.0% | 103.2% | 99.3 | 1,089 | 2 |
Lawrence | At-Risk | 8.2% | $21,924 | 20.3% | 131.5% | 55.1% | 181.4% | 131.3% | 148.1 | 2,525 | 4 |
Lewis | At-Risk | 9.0% | $19,137 | 19.6% | 144.0% | 48.1% | 207.9% | 126.6% | 159.5 | 2,726 | 4 |
Loudon | Transitional | 6.7% | $32,440 | 14.4% | 106.7% | 81.6% | 122.6% | 93.4% | 107.6 | 1,381 | 2 |
Macon | Transitional | 6.6% | $21,485 | 18.9% | 105.9% | 54.0% | 185.1% | 122.2% | 137.8 | 2,291 | 3 |
Marion | Transitional | 8.0% | $24,506 | 19.2% | 126.9% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 124.0% | 137.7 | 2,289 | 3 |
McMinn | At-Risk | 7.7% | $23,027 | 19.9% | 122.4% | 57.9% | 172.7% | 128.6% | 141.3 | 2,386 | 4 |
Meigs | At-Risk | 8.9% | $19,817 | 20.8% | 141.6% | 49.8% | 200.7% | 134.7% | 159.0 | 2,718 | 4 |
Monroe | At-Risk | 7.9% | $20,465 | 19.3% | 126.2% | 51.4% | 194.4% | 124.8% | 148.4 | 2,535 | 4 |
Morgan | Distressed | 8.9% | $17,970 | 22.7% | 141.2% | 45.2% | 221.4% | 146.5% | 169.7 | 2,854 | 4 |
Overton | At-Risk | 8.0% | $20,208 | 21.5% | 128.3% | 50.8% | 196.8% | 138.7% | 154.6 | 2,647 | 4 |
Pickett | At-Risk | 8.7% | $22,193 | 16.1% | 138.6% | 55.8% | 179.2% | 104.3% | 140.7 | 2,375 | 4 |
Polk | At-Risk | 7.9% | $21,234 | 18.9% | 126.5% | 53.4% | 187.3% | 122.1% | 145.3 | 2,468 | 4 |
Putnam | At-Risk | 6.9% | $27,184 | 25.2% | 110.6% | 68.3% | 146.3% | 163.1% | 140.0 | 2,356 | 4 |
Rhea | At-Risk | 8.9% | $22,286 | 24.5% | 141.5% | 56.0% | 178.5% | 158.6% | 159.5 | 2,729 | 4 |
Roane | Transitional | 7.7% | $25,915 | 18.4% | 123.1% | 65.1% | 153.5% | 118.8% | 131.8 | 2,113 | 3 |
Scott | Distressed | 11.9% | $16,262 | 27.3% | 190.1% | 40.9% | 244.6% | 176.7% | 203.8 | 3,048 | 4 |
Sequatchie | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,777 | 16.3% | 120.2% | 57.3% | 174.6% | 105.3% | 133.4 | 2,164 | 3 |
Sevier | Transitional | 7.2% | $26,058 | 15.3% | 115.0% | 65.5% | 152.7% | 98.8% | 122.1 | 1,841 | 3 |
Smith | Transitional | 6.6% | $26,563 | 16.3% | 105.3% | 66.8% | 149.8% | 105.3% | 120.1 | 1,784 | 3 |
Sullivan | Transitional | 6.7% | $28,328 | 17.5% | 107.2% | 71.2% | 140.4% | 112.8% | 120.1 | 1,783 | 3 |
Unicoi | At-Risk | 9.3% | $21,714 | 22.5% | 147.6% | 54.6% | 183.2% | 145.4% | 158.7 | 2,711 | 4 |
Union | At-Risk | 8.1% | $19,240 | 21.5% | 129.0% | 48.4% | 206.7% | 139.1% | 158.3 | 2,704 | 4 |
Van Buren | Distressed | 9.8% | $15,313 | 18.0% | 156.1% | 38.5% | 259.8% | 116.2% | 177.4 | 2,925 | 4 |
Warren | At-Risk | 7.0% | $22,208 | 21.2% | 111.6% | 55.8% | 179.1% | 136.8% | 142.5 | 2,412 | 4 |
Washington | Transitional | 6.4% | $29,919 | 18.1% | 102.1% | 75.2% | 133.0% | 116.8% | 117.3 | 1,691 | 3 |
White | At-Risk | 7.7% | $20,603 | 19.6% | 123.0% | 51.8% | 193.1% | 126.5% | 147.5 | 2,515 | 4 |