| | County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
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| United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 4.8% | $26,728 | 13.0% | 95.2% | 91.2% | 109.7% | 104.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 4.3% | $24,410 | 9.2% | 85.5% | 83.2% | 120.1% | 74.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 3.5% | $21,989 | 12.5% | 69.9% | 75.0% | 133.4% | 101.4% | 101.5 | 996 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 4.4% | $21,019 | 8.3% | 86.8% | 71.7% | 139.5% | 67.0% | 97.8 | 845 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 5.2% | $22,825 | 8.6% | 102.9% | 77.8% | 128.5% | 69.3% | 100.2 | 944 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 5.0% | $19,736 | 13.7% | 99.2% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 110.8% | 119.5 | 1,674 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 3.8% | $20,888 | 9.4% | 74.1% | 71.2% | 140.4% | 76.3% | 96.9 | 809 | 2 |
| Chattooga | Transitional | 5.1% | $14,516 | 14.3% | 101.2% | 49.5% | 202.0% | 115.4% | 139.5 | 2,297 | 3 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 3.8% | $29,638 | 5.3% | 74.9% | 101.1% | 98.9% | 43.0% | 72.3 | 137 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 4.2% | $18,469 | 9.7% | 83.3% | 63.0% | 158.8% | 78.7% | 106.9 | 1,223 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 3.9% | $25,792 | 7.6% | 77.2% | 88.0% | 113.7% | 61.5% | 84.1 | 354 | 1 |
| Douglas | Competitive | 5.0% | $23,551 | 7.8% | 99.4% | 80.3% | 124.5% | 62.9% | 95.6 | 766 | 1 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 6.3% | $17,805 | 17.3% | 123.7% | 60.7% | 164.7% | 140.0% | 142.8 | 2,364 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 4.6% | $17,396 | 12.4% | 91.5% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 100.0% | 120.0 | 1,691 | 3 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.7% | $22,831 | 14.4% | 92.3% | 77.9% | 128.4% | 116.7% | 112.5 | 1,421 | 2 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 3.4% | $31,295 | 5.5% | 66.8% | 106.7% | 93.7% | 44.5% | 68.3 | 87 | 1 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 5.3% | $19,224 | 13.9% | 104.2% | 65.6% | 152.5% | 112.0% | 122.9 | 1,803 | 3 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 4.1% | $18,382 | 12.5% | 80.7% | 62.7% | 159.5% | 100.6% | 113.6 | 1,459 | 2 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 4.5% | $20,560 | 9.9% | 89.1% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 79.7% | 103.8 | 1,097 | 2 |
| Gwinnett | Attainment | 4.3% | $28,827 | 5.7% | 84.1% | 98.3% | 101.7% | 45.9% | 77.2 | 207 | 1 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 4.0% | $20,564 | 12.2% | 79.6% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 98.4% | 106.8 | 1,220 | 2 |
| Hall | Transitional | 4.0% | $22,600 | 12.4% | 79.4% | 77.1% | 129.7% | 100.3% | 103.2 | 1,066 | 2 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 5.0% | $18,540 | 15.5% | 98.3% | 63.2% | 158.2% | 125.2% | 127.2 | 1,932 | 3 |
| Hart | Transitional | 6.1% | $17,091 | 14.8% | 120.7% | 58.3% | 171.6% | 119.3% | 137.2 | 2,223 | 3 |
| Heard | Transitional | 5.3% | $15,895 | 13.6% | 104.6% | 54.2% | 184.5% | 109.8% | 133.0 | 2,113 | 3 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 4.2% | $22,119 | 12.0% | 83.4% | 75.4% | 132.6% | 96.8% | 104.2 | 1,113 | 2 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 4.3% | $20,871 | 13.2% | 84.4% | 71.2% | 140.5% | 107.0% | 110.6 | 1,358 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.0% | $21,489 | 11.6% | 78.9% | 73.3% | 136.5% | 94.1% | 103.1 | 1,062 | 2 |
| Murray | Transitional | 4.2% | $18,290 | 12.7% | 83.2% | 62.4% | 160.3% | 102.2% | 115.2 | 1,527 | 2 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 4.3% | $22,504 | 5.5% | 84.7% | 76.7% | 130.3% | 44.4% | 86.5 | 412 | 1 |
| Pickens | Competitive | 3.9% | $25,999 | 9.2% | 76.3% | 88.7% | 112.8% | 74.0% | 87.7 | 449 | 1 |
| Polk | Transitional | 4.7% | $16,371 | 15.5% | 92.7% | 55.8% | 179.1% | 124.9% | 132.2 | 2,095 | 3 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 4.6% | $20,294 | 11.1% | 91.5% | 69.2% | 144.5% | 89.8% | 108.6 | 1,275 | 2 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 5.6% | $19,177 | 15.1% | 110.6% | 65.4% | 152.9% | 122.0% | 128.5 | 1,969 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 3.6% | $19,787 | 11.8% | 70.9% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 95.4% | 104.8 | 1,139 | 2 |
| Union | Transitional | 4.0% | $18,537 | 12.5% | 78.5% | 63.2% | 158.2% | 101.1% | 112.6 | 1,428 | 2 |
| Walker | Transitional | 4.4% | $18,231 | 12.5% | 87.6% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 100.8% | 116.4 | 1,562 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 4.0% | $18,943 | 10.5% | 79.5% | 64.6% | 154.8% | 85.1% | 106.5 | 1,209 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 4.5% | $25,384 | 11.5% | 87.8% | 86.6% | 115.5% | 92.7% | 98.7 | 884 | 2 |
