| | County Economic Status, FY 2027 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, 2024 | Poverty Rate, 2020–2024 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2024 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2024 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020–2024 | Composite Index Value, FY 2027 | Index Value Rank (of 3,115 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2027 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2027 |
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| United States | - | 3.8% | $59,811 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.6% | $43,192 | 14.3% | 95.1% | 72.2% | 138.5% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
| Alabama | - | 2.7% | $43,510 | 15.6% | 71.4% | 72.7% | 137.5% | 125.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Alabama | - | 2.5% | $45,708 | 14.5% | 66.8% | 76.4% | 130.9% | 116.0% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Bibb | At-Risk | 2.6% | $28,622 | 22.5% | 69.3% | 47.9% | 209.0% | 180.3% | 152.9 | 2,589 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 2.3% | $36,383 | 12.9% | 60.1% | 60.8% | 164.4% | 103.3% | 109.2 | 1,273 | 2 |
| Calhoun | Transitional | 2.8% | $31,908 | 17.9% | 75.5% | 53.3% | 187.4% | 143.7% | 135.5 | 2,155 | 3 |
| Chambers | Transitional | 2.4% | $28,266 | 15.7% | 64.6% | 47.3% | 211.6% | 126.4% | 134.2 | 2,123 | 3 |
| Cherokee | Transitional | 2.7% | $31,538 | 14.8% | 72.3% | 52.7% | 189.6% | 118.5% | 126.8 | 1,894 | 3 |
| Chilton | Transitional | 2.4% | $34,930 | 14.0% | 64.3% | 58.4% | 171.2% | 112.6% | 116.0 | 1,525 | 2 |
| Clay | Transitional | 2.6% | $27,583 | 17.6% | 67.9% | 46.1% | 216.8% | 141.0% | 141.9 | 2,336 | 3 |
| Cleburne | Transitional | 2.5% | $33,761 | 13.7% | 65.1% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 109.8% | 117.4 | 1,569 | 3 |
| Colbert | Transitional | 2.9% | $34,061 | 17.4% | 78.0% | 56.9% | 175.6% | 139.4% | 131.0 | 2,026 | 3 |
| Coosa | Transitional | 2.7% | $28,019 | 13.1% | 72.2% | 46.8% | 213.5% | 105.4% | 130.4 | 2,005 | 3 |
| Cullman | Transitional | 2.3% | $39,827 | 15.3% | 60.9% | 66.6% | 150.2% | 123.0% | 111.3 | 1,342 | 2 |
| DeKalb | At-Risk | 2.4% | $31,467 | 22.4% | 62.5% | 52.6% | 190.1% | 179.5% | 144.0 | 2,399 | 4 |
| Elmore | Competitive | 2.2% | $41,872 | 10.3% | 59.1% | 70.0% | 142.8% | 82.8% | 94.9 | 750 | 1 |
| Etowah | Transitional | 2.9% | $30,958 | 16.9% | 75.8% | 51.8% | 193.2% | 136.0% | 135.0 | 2,145 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 2.9% | $29,017 | 21.8% | 76.9% | 48.5% | 206.1% | 175.1% | 152.7 | 2,584 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 2.6% | $31,278 | 19.1% | 69.5% | 52.3% | 191.2% | 153.7% | 138.1 | 2,234 | 3 |
| Hale | At-Risk | 4.0% | $31,051 | 24.6% | 104.9% | 51.9% | 192.6% | 197.4% | 165.0 | 2,794 | 4 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 3.0% | $33,324 | 17.3% | 79.4% | 55.7% | 179.5% | 138.6% | 132.5 | 2,076 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 2.7% | $62,048 | 15.7% | 71.6% | 103.7% | 96.4% | 126.1% | 98.0 | 883 | 2 |
| Lamar | At-Risk | 3.1% | $27,631 | 18.0% | 81.2% | 46.2% | 216.5% | 144.6% | 147.4 | 2,479 | 4 |
| Lauderdale | Transitional | 2.8% | $35,473 | 12.2% | 74.3% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 97.6% | 113.5 | 1,421 | 2 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 2.4% | $32,610 | 13.3% | 62.6% | 54.5% | 183.4% | 106.9% | 117.6 | 1,578 | 3 |
| Limestone | Competitive | 2.1% | $48,398 | 10.0% | 56.6% | 80.9% | 123.6% | 80.0% | 86.7 | 486 | 1 |
| Macon | Distressed | 3.9% | $28,790 | 24.3% | 103.3% | 48.1% | 207.8% | 195.3% | 168.8 | 2,844 | 4 |
| Madison | Competitive | 2.2% | $57,081 | 10.1% | 59.0% | 95.4% | 104.8% | 81.3% | 81.7 | 352 | 1 |
| Marion | Transitional | 3.0% | $31,950 | 16.2% | 78.3% | 53.4% | 187.2% | 130.2% | 131.9 | 2,057 | 3 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 2.3% | $37,892 | 16.6% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 157.8% | 133.6% | 117.4 | 1,571 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 2.3% | $39,061 | 13.5% | 60.0% | 65.3% | 153.1% | 108.2% | 107.1 | 1,209 | 2 |
| Pickens | At-Risk | 3.4% | $28,727 | 20.0% | 90.6% | 48.0% | 208.2% | 160.5% | 153.1 | 2,597 | 4 |
| Randolph | At-Risk | 3.0% | $29,044 | 19.9% | 78.4% | 48.6% | 205.9% | 159.8% | 148.0 | 2,494 | 4 |
| Shelby | Attainment | 2.0% | $63,946 | 7.2% | 53.6% | 106.9% | 93.5% | 57.7% | 68.3 | 95 | 1 |
| St. Clair | Transitional | 2.2% | $40,742 | 11.4% | 58.8% | 68.1% | 146.8% | 91.1% | 98.9 | 919 | 2 |
| Talladega | Transitional | 3.1% | $30,551 | 17.8% | 82.4% | 51.1% | 195.8% | 143.0% | 140.4 | 2,297 | 3 |
| Tallapoosa | Transitional | 3.0% | $37,899 | 16.3% | 79.6% | 63.4% | 157.8% | 131.0% | 122.8 | 1,760 | 3 |
| Tuscaloosa | Transitional | 2.7% | $36,064 | 16.8% | 71.7% | 60.3% | 165.8% | 135.2% | 124.3 | 1,810 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 2.7% | $38,408 | 18.5% | 70.9% | 64.2% | 155.7% | 148.2% | 125.0 | 1,830 | 3 |
| Winston | Transitional | 2.8% | $31,630 | 18.7% | 73.7% | 52.9% | 189.1% | 149.8% | 137.5 | 2,222 | 3 |
