| County Economic Status, FY 2012 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, 2008 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2008 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 | Composite Index Value, FY 2012 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2012 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2012 |
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United States | - | 6.6% | $34,004 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 6.8% | $25,391 | 15.4% | 103.6% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 114.2% | - | - | - |
Georgia | - | 6.8% | $29,751 | 15.0% | 103.8% | 87.5% | 114.3% | 111.4% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Georgia | - | 6.6% | $26,788 | 12.3% | 100.3% | 78.8% | 126.9% | 91.0% | - | - | - |
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County |
Banks | Transitional | 5.0% | $25,794 | 14.8% | 75.8% | 75.9% | 131.8% | 110.2% | 106.0 | 1,237 | 2 |
Barrow | Transitional | 7.0% | $23,020 | 13.5% | 106.3% | 67.7% | 147.7% | 100.2% | 118.0 | 1,672 | 3 |
Bartow | Transitional | 7.9% | $24,478 | 14.7% | 120.9% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 109.0% | 122.9 | 1,850 | 3 |
Carroll | Transitional | 7.4% | $22,605 | 16.2% | 112.4% | 66.5% | 150.4% | 120.4% | 127.7 | 1,995 | 3 |
Catoosa | Transitional | 5.7% | $23,138 | 10.8% | 86.9% | 68.0% | 147.0% | 80.5% | 104.8 | 1,202 | 2 |
Chattooga | Distressed | 9.6% | $15,175 | 19.2% | 146.0% | 44.6% | 224.1% | 142.2% | 170.8 | 2,859 | 4 |
Cherokee | Competitive | 5.8% | $31,594 | 7.1% | 89.0% | 92.9% | 107.6% | 52.9% | 83.2 | 445 | 1 |
Dade | Transitional | 6.6% | $20,870 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 114.6% | 125.9 | 1,937 | 3 |
Dawson | Transitional | 6.4% | $28,626 | 11.0% | 97.9% | 84.2% | 118.8% | 81.4% | 99.4 | 995 | 2 |
Douglas | Transitional | 7.2% | $24,930 | 10.9% | 109.9% | 73.3% | 136.4% | 81.0% | 109.1 | 1,353 | 2 |
Elbert | At-Risk | 8.6% | $20,214 | 21.1% | 131.5% | 59.4% | 168.2% | 156.5% | 152.1 | 2,602 | 4 |
Fannin | Transitional | 6.7% | $20,070 | 13.5% | 102.3% | 59.0% | 169.4% | 100.2% | 124.0 | 1,875 | 3 |
Floyd | Transitional | 7.2% | $25,029 | 18.9% | 109.2% | 73.6% | 135.9% | 140.0% | 128.3 | 2,017 | 3 |
Forsyth | Attainment | 5.4% | $36,377 | 5.4% | 82.0% | 107.0% | 93.5% | 40.3% | 71.9 | 177 | 1 |
Franklin | Transitional | 7.8% | $21,077 | 17.1% | 119.3% | 62.0% | 161.3% | 127.3% | 136.0 | 2,225 | 3 |
Gilmer | At-Risk | 6.4% | $20,757 | 21.5% | 98.1% | 61.0% | 163.8% | 159.3% | 140.4 | 2,350 | 4 |
Gordon | Transitional | 8.2% | $21,110 | 15.9% | 124.7% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 117.7% | 134.5 | 2,179 | 3 |
Gwinnett | Competitive | 6.1% | $30,451 | 9.5% | 92.9% | 89.6% | 111.7% | 70.7% | 91.7 | 730 | 1 |
Habersham | Transitional | 6.4% | $21,292 | 17.7% | 98.1% | 62.6% | 159.7% | 131.7% | 129.9 | 2,061 | 3 |
Hall | Transitional | 6.0% | $25,614 | 13.8% | 91.6% | 75.3% | 132.8% | 102.2% | 108.8 | 1,346 | 2 |
Haralson | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,831 | 18.8% | 115.9% | 64.2% | 155.8% | 139.7% | 137.1 | 2,259 | 3 |
Hart | At-Risk | 9.4% | $19,364 | 19.7% | 143.9% | 56.9% | 175.6% | 146.2% | 155.2 | 2,661 | 4 |
Heard | At-Risk | 8.3% | $20,545 | 17.9% | 127.2% | 60.4% | 165.5% | 132.8% | 141.8 | 2,389 | 4 |
Jackson | Transitional | 7.0% | $23,522 | 14.7% | 106.6% | 69.2% | 144.6% | 109.1% | 120.1 | 1,748 | 3 |
Lumpkin | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,993 | 15.4% | 114.4% | 67.6% | 147.9% | 114.6% | 125.6 | 1,925 | 3 |
Madison | Transitional | 5.8% | $23,376 | 16.9% | 87.9% | 68.7% | 145.5% | 125.2% | 119.5 | 1,728 | 3 |
Murray | Transitional | 8.1% | $19,594 | 16.1% | 123.5% | 57.6% | 173.5% | 119.3% | 138.8 | 2,309 | 3 |
Paulding | Competitive | 6.6% | $29,099 | 8.3% | 101.0% | 85.6% | 116.9% | 61.4% | 93.1 | 771 | 1 |
Pickens | Transitional | 6.6% | $27,643 | 11.0% | 101.1% | 81.3% | 123.0% | 81.6% | 101.9 | 1,102 | 2 |
Polk | Transitional | 7.1% | $18,563 | 16.8% | 108.4% | 54.6% | 183.2% | 125.0% | 138.8 | 2,311 | 3 |
Rabun | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,345 | 16.1% | 115.0% | 65.7% | 152.2% | 119.3% | 128.8 | 2,032 | 3 |
Stephens | Transitional | 7.2% | $21,527 | 15.7% | 110.2% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 116.8% | 128.3 | 2,014 | 3 |
Towns | Transitional | 6.0% | $24,603 | 9.6% | 91.1% | 72.4% | 138.2% | 71.5% | 100.2 | 1,037 | 2 |
Union | Transitional | 6.2% | $21,816 | 13.4% | 94.5% | 64.2% | 155.9% | 99.1% | 116.5 | 1,630 | 3 |
Walker | Transitional | 7.1% | $20,422 | 15.1% | 108.9% | 60.1% | 166.5% | 112.1% | 129.2 | 2,041 | 3 |
White | Transitional | 6.2% | $20,539 | 20.3% | 94.0% | 60.4% | 165.6% | 150.9% | 136.8 | 2,253 | 3 |
Whitfield | Transitional | 8.1% | $24,781 | 18.4% | 123.8% | 72.9% | 137.2% | 136.4% | 132.5 | 2,121 | 3 |