| | County Economic Status, FY 2026 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, 2023 | Poverty Rate, 2019–2023 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2023 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019–2023 | Composite Index Value, FY 2026 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2026 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2026 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $57,066 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.8% | $41,089 | 14.3% | 91.6% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 114.6% | - | - | - |
| Alabama | - | 2.8% | $41,183 | 15.6% | 66.5% | 72.2% | 138.6% | 125.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Alabama | - | 2.6% | $43,337 | 14.5% | 61.2% | 75.9% | 131.7% | 116.2% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Bibb | At-Risk | 2.8% | $27,106 | 20.5% | 65.7% | 47.5% | 210.5% | 164.8% | 147.0 | 2,485 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 2.2% | $33,463 | 14.1% | 52.8% | 58.6% | 170.5% | 113.3% | 112.2 | 1,438 | 2 |
| Calhoun | Transitional | 3.3% | $30,295 | 17.5% | 78.0% | 53.1% | 188.4% | 140.3% | 135.6 | 2,205 | 3 |
| Chambers | Transitional | 2.8% | $25,882 | 15.5% | 67.2% | 45.4% | 220.5% | 124.4% | 137.4 | 2,253 | 3 |
| Cherokee | Transitional | 2.4% | $29,772 | 14.5% | 57.0% | 52.2% | 191.7% | 116.7% | 121.8 | 1,798 | 3 |
| Chilton | Transitional | 2.4% | $33,269 | 13.6% | 57.2% | 58.3% | 171.5% | 109.4% | 112.7 | 1,466 | 2 |
| Clay | Transitional | 2.4% | $25,259 | 16.5% | 57.7% | 44.3% | 225.9% | 133.0% | 138.9 | 2,297 | 3 |
| Cleburne | Transitional | 2.4% | $31,370 | 13.2% | 56.9% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 105.7% | 114.9 | 1,535 | 2 |
| Colbert | Transitional | 3.3% | $33,142 | 16.9% | 77.6% | 58.1% | 172.2% | 135.6% | 128.5 | 2,009 | 3 |
| Coosa | Transitional | 2.7% | $25,792 | 11.6% | 63.8% | 45.2% | 221.3% | 93.4% | 126.1 | 1,924 | 3 |
| Cullman | Transitional | 2.1% | $37,976 | 13.9% | 50.6% | 66.5% | 150.3% | 111.7% | 104.2 | 1,180 | 2 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 2.4% | $28,790 | 20.4% | 56.3% | 50.5% | 198.2% | 163.6% | 139.4 | 2,308 | 3 |
| Elmore | Transitional | 2.3% | $39,354 | 10.3% | 55.0% | 69.0% | 145.0% | 82.6% | 94.2 | 835 | 2 |
| Etowah | Transitional | 3.2% | $29,272 | 17.1% | 77.2% | 51.3% | 195.0% | 137.4% | 136.5 | 2,235 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 2.9% | $26,983 | 18.7% | 68.1% | 47.3% | 211.5% | 150.0% | 143.2 | 2,406 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 2.5% | $29,357 | 17.4% | 58.4% | 51.4% | 194.4% | 139.6% | 130.8 | 2,076 | 3 |
| Hale | At-Risk | 4.2% | $29,340 | 23.9% | 99.8% | 51.4% | 194.5% | 192.0% | 162.1 | 2,769 | 4 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 2.6% | $31,551 | 16.8% | 61.6% | 55.3% | 180.9% | 134.7% | 125.7 | 1,913 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 2.8% | $58,444 | 16.3% | 67.5% | 102.4% | 97.6% | 131.2% | 98.8 | 977 | 2 |
| Lamar | Transitional | 2.8% | $25,832 | 15.1% | 66.5% | 45.3% | 220.9% | 121.0% | 136.1 | 2,218 | 3 |
| Lauderdale | Transitional | 2.7% | $34,096 | 13.6% | 65.2% | 59.7% | 167.4% | 109.6% | 114.0 | 1,506 | 2 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 2.5% | $30,801 | 13.7% | 59.3% | 54.0% | 185.3% | 110.4% | 118.3 | 1,666 | 3 |
| Limestone | Competitive | 2.2% | $46,467 | 10.1% | 51.6% | 81.4% | 122.8% | 81.5% | 85.3 | 534 | 1 |
| Macon | Distressed | 4.2% | $26,135 | 22.1% | 100.5% | 45.8% | 218.4% | 177.5% | 165.5 | 2,803 | 4 |
| Madison | Competitive | 2.2% | $54,823 | 10.5% | 53.1% | 96.1% | 104.1% | 84.2% | 80.5 | 392 | 1 |
| Marion | Transitional | 2.7% | $30,864 | 16.8% | 64.5% | 54.1% | 184.9% | 135.4% | 128.3 | 2,002 | 3 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 2.1% | $36,005 | 16.3% | 50.9% | 63.1% | 158.5% | 130.9% | 113.4 | 1,487 | 2 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 2.2% | $37,084 | 13.6% | 52.1% | 65.0% | 153.9% | 109.0% | 105.0 | 1,205 | 2 |
| Pickens | At-Risk | 3.4% | $26,794 | 22.6% | 80.9% | 47.0% | 213.0% | 181.4% | 158.4 | 2,728 | 4 |
| Randolph | At-Risk | 2.5% | $26,663 | 18.4% | 60.0% | 46.7% | 214.0% | 147.7% | 140.6 | 2,346 | 4 |
| Shelby | Attainment | 1.9% | $61,464 | 6.9% | 45.5% | 107.7% | 92.8% | 55.6% | 64.7 | 91 | 1 |
| St. Clair | Transitional | 2.3% | $38,356 | 11.2% | 54.5% | 67.2% | 148.8% | 89.8% | 97.7 | 937 | 2 |
| Talladega | Transitional | 3.3% | $29,017 | 17.7% | 77.9% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 141.9% | 138.8 | 2,294 | 3 |
| Tallapoosa | Transitional | 3.1% | $35,398 | 15.2% | 73.6% | 62.0% | 161.2% | 122.2% | 119.0 | 1,687 | 3 |
| Tuscaloosa | Transitional | 2.8% | $34,374 | 16.7% | 65.9% | 60.2% | 166.0% | 133.8% | 121.9 | 1,802 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 3.0% | $35,774 | 18.0% | 70.4% | 62.7% | 159.5% | 144.5% | 124.8 | 1,881 | 3 |
| Winston | Transitional | 2.6% | $29,975 | 19.5% | 62.4% | 52.5% | 190.4% | 156.4% | 136.4 | 2,228 | 3 |
