| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 3.3% | $51,302 | 13.4% | 88.2% | 85.8% | 116.6% | 107.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 3.0% | $47,286 | 10.8% | 79.7% | 79.1% | 126.5% | 86.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 2.8% | $37,798 | 11.3% | 74.4% | 63.2% | 158.2% | 90.5% | 107.7 | 1,230 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 2.8% | $41,533 | 9.6% | 73.1% | 69.4% | 144.0% | 76.7% | 97.9 | 878 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 3.1% | $41,929 | 10.3% | 82.0% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 82.9% | 102.5 | 1,032 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 3.2% | $41,510 | 15.4% | 84.4% | 69.4% | 144.1% | 123.4% | 117.3 | 1,564 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 2.9% | $36,292 | 9.9% | 75.9% | 60.7% | 164.8% | 79.1% | 106.6 | 1,189 | 2 |
| Chattooga | Distressed | 4.5% | $24,429 | 21.2% | 119.1% | 40.8% | 244.8% | 170.2% | 178.0 | 2,923 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 2.7% | $64,089 | 7.0% | 70.8% | 107.2% | 93.3% | 56.0% | 73.4 | 177 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 3.1% | $33,433 | 8.2% | 81.4% | 55.9% | 178.9% | 65.6% | 108.6 | 1,256 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 2.6% | $53,092 | 8.5% | 69.3% | 88.8% | 112.7% | 68.6% | 83.5 | 400 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 3.6% | $36,661 | 10.9% | 95.2% | 61.3% | 163.1% | 87.2% | 115.2 | 1,488 | 2 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 3.7% | $30,263 | 18.0% | 97.6% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 144.4% | 146.5 | 2,458 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 3.3% | $39,476 | 13.7% | 86.5% | 66.0% | 151.5% | 110.0% | 116.0 | 1,523 | 2 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.3% | $34,193 | 16.0% | 88.0% | 57.2% | 174.9% | 128.6% | 130.5 | 2,006 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 2.5% | $80,578 | 4.3% | 67.2% | 134.7% | 74.2% | 34.9% | 58.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 3.5% | $33,465 | 19.5% | 92.0% | 56.0% | 178.7% | 156.7% | 142.5 | 2,352 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 2.9% | $35,219 | 16.0% | 77.1% | 58.9% | 169.8% | 128.2% | 125.1 | 1,835 | 3 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 3.1% | $37,336 | 12.0% | 82.6% | 62.4% | 160.2% | 96.1% | 113.0 | 1,401 | 2 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 3.0% | $48,096 | 10.8% | 80.1% | 80.4% | 124.4% | 86.9% | 97.1 | 843 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 3.1% | $31,503 | 14.1% | 81.1% | 52.7% | 189.9% | 113.1% | 128.0 | 1,939 | 3 |
| Hall | Competitive | 2.7% | $51,305 | 11.8% | 71.4% | 85.8% | 116.6% | 94.7% | 94.2 | 726 | 1 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 3.1% | $35,470 | 15.4% | 81.1% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 123.3% | 124.3 | 1,812 | 3 |
| Hart | Transitional | 3.5% | $36,099 | 11.9% | 92.5% | 60.4% | 165.7% | 95.2% | 117.8 | 1,585 | 3 |
| Heard | Transitional | 3.4% | $31,598 | 17.9% | 91.3% | 52.8% | 189.3% | 143.9% | 141.5 | 2,327 | 3 |
| Jackson | Competitive | 2.6% | $47,993 | 7.3% | 69.8% | 80.2% | 124.6% | 58.7% | 84.4 | 421 | 1 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 3.2% | $39,316 | 14.1% | 84.2% | 65.7% | 152.1% | 113.6% | 116.7 | 1,546 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 3.2% | $38,359 | 17.2% | 83.9% | 64.1% | 155.9% | 138.4% | 126.1 | 1,869 | 3 |
| Murray | Transitional | 3.6% | $28,862 | 14.4% | 94.7% | 48.3% | 207.2% | 115.6% | 139.2 | 2,264 | 3 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 3.1% | $43,735 | 6.6% | 81.5% | 73.1% | 136.8% | 53.4% | 90.5 | 612 | 1 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 2.8% | $50,797 | 12.0% | 73.9% | 84.9% | 117.7% | 96.0% | 95.9 | 795 | 2 |
| Polk | Transitional | 3.3% | $29,732 | 16.4% | 88.5% | 49.7% | 201.2% | 131.3% | 140.3 | 2,296 | 3 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 3.2% | $40,629 | 13.1% | 84.4% | 67.9% | 147.2% | 105.4% | 112.3 | 1,380 | 2 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 3.7% | $33,293 | 15.8% | 98.1% | 55.7% | 179.6% | 126.5% | 134.8 | 2,138 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 3.3% | $34,004 | 13.3% | 88.7% | 56.9% | 175.9% | 106.7% | 123.8 | 1,791 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 3.6% | $31,346 | 10.9% | 96.3% | 52.4% | 190.8% | 87.5% | 124.9 | 1,827 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 3.0% | $32,474 | 13.3% | 79.9% | 54.3% | 184.2% | 106.7% | 123.6 | 1,787 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 2.9% | $38,032 | 12.4% | 76.6% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 99.5% | 111.1 | 1,332 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 3.7% | $38,335 | 14.8% | 98.7% | 64.1% | 156.0% | 119.1% | 124.6 | 1,820 | 3 |
