| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | - | 4.7% | $36,546 | 16.7% | 96.5% | 85.3% | 117.3% | 114.2% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 4.9% | $30,441 | 17.3% | 100.8% | 71.0% | 140.8% | 118.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 4.9% | $30,656 | 16.3% | 100.5% | 71.5% | 139.8% | 112.0% | 117.4 | 3 | 1,577 |
| Bledsoe | Distressed | 6.9% | $17,015 | 20.7% | 143.0% | 39.7% | 251.9% | 142.1% | 179.0 | 4 | 2,903 |
| Blount | Transitional | 4.3% | $32,070 | 13.0% | 89.5% | 74.8% | 133.6% | 89.0% | 104.1 | 2 | 1,136 |
| Bradley | Transitional | 4.4% | $29,590 | 18.0% | 91.8% | 69.0% | 144.9% | 123.6% | 120.1 | 3 | 1,674 |
| Campbell | At-Risk | 6.6% | $20,403 | 20.6% | 137.4% | 47.6% | 210.1% | 141.3% | 162.9 | 4 | 2,722 |
| Cannon | Transitional | 4.6% | $25,492 | 17.0% | 95.8% | 59.5% | 168.1% | 116.5% | 126.8 | 3 | 1,890 |
| Carter | At-Risk | 5.5% | $22,253 | 24.5% | 114.6% | 51.9% | 192.6% | 168.1% | 158.4 | 4 | 2,655 |
| Claiborne | At-Risk | 6.0% | $22,684 | 22.4% | 125.0% | 52.9% | 188.9% | 153.3% | 155.8 | 4 | 2,605 |
| Clay | Distressed | 6.8% | $19,528 | 26.6% | 140.7% | 45.6% | 219.5% | 182.5% | 180.9 | 4 | 2,919 |
| Cocke | Distressed | 6.4% | $19,771 | 25.0% | 132.8% | 46.1% | 216.8% | 171.4% | 173.7 | 4 | 2,847 |
| Coffee | Transitional | 4.6% | $27,834 | 15.2% | 95.5% | 64.9% | 154.0% | 104.0% | 117.8 | 3 | 1,594 |
| Cumberland | Transitional | 5.8% | $23,005 | 16.0% | 121.0% | 53.7% | 186.3% | 109.6% | 139.0 | 3 | 2,254 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 5.7% | $29,183 | 18.9% | 117.6% | 68.1% | 146.9% | 129.8% | 131.4 | 3 | 2,019 |
| Fentress | Distressed | 6.0% | $18,817 | 23.0% | 123.4% | 43.9% | 227.8% | 158.0% | 169.7 | 4 | 2,808 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 4.6% | $27,209 | 15.0% | 95.2% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 102.9% | 118.5 | 3 | 1,621 |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 5.4% | $22,199 | 18.7% | 111.8% | 51.8% | 193.1% | 128.1% | 144.3 | 4 | 2,395 |
| Greene | Transitional | 5.5% | $23,655 | 17.2% | 112.9% | 55.2% | 181.2% | 118.0% | 137.4 | 3 | 2,205 |
| Grundy | Distressed | 6.4% | $18,218 | 28.5% | 132.3% | 42.5% | 235.3% | 195.5% | 187.7 | 4 | 2,958 |
| Hamblen | Transitional | 5.1% | $26,057 | 19.8% | 105.4% | 60.8% | 164.5% | 135.5% | 135.1 | 3 | 2,126 |
| Hamilton | Transitional | 4.5% | $41,227 | 14.5% | 93.0% | 96.2% | 104.0% | 99.7% | 98.9 | 2 | 964 |
| Hancock | Distressed | 7.8% | $15,282 | 25.7% | 161.4% | 35.7% | 280.5% | 176.5% | 206.1 | 4 | 3,038 |
| Hawkins | At-Risk | 5.3% | $22,342 | 19.3% | 110.0% | 52.1% | 191.8% | 132.7% | 144.8 | 4 | 2,399 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 6.7% | $18,639 | 22.3% | 138.7% | 43.5% | 230.0% | 152.6% | 173.7 | 4 | 2,849 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 5.2% | $24,163 | 13.8% | 107.9% | 56.4% | 177.4% | 94.4% | 126.6 | 3 | 1,882 |
| Johnson | At-Risk | 4.8% | $20,076 | 25.3% | 98.7% | 46.8% | 213.5% | 173.5% | 161.9 | 4 | 2,707 |
| Knox | Transitional | 3.9% | $40,229 | 15.8% | 81.2% | 93.9% | 106.5% | 108.0% | 98.6 | 2 | 953 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 5.6% | $23,567 | 18.3% | 115.2% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 125.6% | 140.9 | 3 | 2,313 |
| Lewis | At-Risk | 5.9% | $22,877 | 22.1% | 122.2% | 53.4% | 187.4% | 151.9% | 153.8 | 4 | 2,565 |
| Loudon | Transitional | 4.6% | $35,205 | 13.7% | 95.6% | 82.1% | 121.7% | 94.0% | 103.8 | 2 | 1,123 |
| Macon | Transitional | 4.3% | $23,498 | 18.6% | 89.7% | 54.8% | 182.4% | 127.7% | 133.3 | 3 | 2,064 |
| Marion | Transitional | 5.9% | $27,046 | 18.1% | 122.5% | 63.1% | 158.5% | 123.8% | 134.9 | 3 | 2,118 |
| McMinn | Transitional | 5.4% | $24,621 | 19.7% | 110.9% | 57.4% | 174.1% | 135.0% | 140.0 | 3 | 2,289 |
| Meigs | At-Risk | 6.5% | $22,374 | 16.6% | 135.1% | 52.2% | 191.6% | 114.0% | 146.9 | 4 | 2,438 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 5.2% | $21,810 | 20.4% | 106.7% | 50.9% | 196.5% | 139.8% | 147.7 | 4 | 2,461 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 6.2% | $18,856 | 22.9% | 129.2% | 44.0% | 227.3% | 157.3% | 171.3 | 4 | 2,826 |
| Overton | At-Risk | 5.5% | $22,162 | 19.6% | 113.9% | 51.7% | 193.4% | 134.3% | 147.2 | 4 | 2,448 |
| Pickett | Transitional | 6.2% | $26,318 | 18.8% | 127.5% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 128.8% | 139.7 | 3 | 2,280 |
| Polk | Transitional | 5.6% | $23,027 | 17.0% | 116.1% | 53.7% | 186.1% | 116.8% | 139.7 | 3 | 2,275 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 4.8% | $29,506 | 23.3% | 99.5% | 68.8% | 145.3% | 159.5% | 134.8 | 3 | 2,114 |
| Rhea | At-Risk | 7.0% | $23,454 | 21.9% | 144.1% | 54.7% | 182.7% | 150.0% | 158.9 | 4 | 2,662 |
| Roane | Transitional | 5.5% | $27,765 | 15.4% | 112.8% | 64.8% | 154.4% | 105.7% | 124.3 | 3 | 1,803 |
| Scott | Distressed | 7.3% | $17,277 | 26.2% | 150.1% | 40.3% | 248.1% | 179.6% | 192.6 | 4 | 2,984 |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 5.7% | $25,117 | 14.4% | 118.5% | 58.6% | 170.6% | 98.6% | 129.2 | 3 | 1,961 |
| Sevier | Transitional | 5.0% | $29,033 | 15.3% | 102.7% | 67.7% | 147.6% | 104.6% | 118.3 | 3 | 1,608 |
| Smith | Transitional | 4.6% | $27,718 | 14.1% | 94.2% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 97.0% | 115.3 | 2 | 1,504 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 5.0% | $30,468 | 16.6% | 103.1% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 113.6% | 119.1 | 3 | 1,644 |
| Unicoi | At-Risk | 6.8% | $23,031 | 20.1% | 140.7% | 53.7% | 186.1% | 138.0% | 154.9 | 4 | 2,589 |
| Union | At-Risk | 5.6% | $20,946 | 21.6% | 116.5% | 48.9% | 204.6% | 148.2% | 156.4 | 4 | 2,621 |
| Van Buren | At-Risk | 6.1% | $18,988 | 19.5% | 127.1% | 44.3% | 225.7% | 133.6% | 162.1 | 4 | 2,711 |
| Warren | At-Risk | 4.8% | $23,074 | 21.6% | 98.9% | 53.8% | 185.8% | 148.3% | 144.3 | 4 | 2,393 |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.7% | $32,459 | 16.5% | 97.1% | 75.7% | 132.0% | 113.4% | 114.2 | 2 | 1,464 |
| White | Transitional | 5.0% | $21,364 | 17.6% | 103.0% | 49.8% | 200.6% | 120.6% | 141.4 | 3 | 2,329 |
