| | County Economic Status, FY 2018 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, 2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 | Composite Index Value, FY 2018 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018 |
|
| United States | - | 6.3% | $39,778 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.7% | $29,282 | 17.1% | 106.6% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 7.1% | $33,166 | 18.4% | 112.4% | 83.4% | 119.9% | 118.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 6.4% | $29,835 | 15.4% | 102.8% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 99.3% | - | - | - |
|
| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 6.6% | $24,155 | 16.6% | 105.2% | 60.7% | 164.7% | 107.0% | 125.6 | 1,947 | 3 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 6.3% | $25,977 | 15.2% | 99.8% | 65.3% | 153.1% | 98.4% | 117.1 | 1,682 | 3 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 7.2% | $26,349 | 15.8% | 114.5% | 66.2% | 151.0% | 101.9% | 122.5 | 1,856 | 3 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 8.1% | $25,922 | 20.7% | 129.8% | 65.2% | 153.5% | 133.5% | 138.9 | 2,322 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 6.0% | $24,555 | 12.5% | 95.8% | 61.7% | 162.0% | 80.5% | 112.8 | 1,541 | 2 |
| Chattooga | At-Risk | 7.6% | $18,854 | 23.7% | 121.5% | 47.4% | 211.0% | 152.9% | 161.8 | 2,759 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Competitive | 5.4% | $37,997 | 10.8% | 85.9% | 95.5% | 104.7% | 70.0% | 86.9 | 686 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 6.3% | $21,786 | 15.2% | 99.9% | 54.8% | 182.6% | 97.9% | 126.8 | 1,983 | 3 |
| Dawson | Transitional | 6.1% | $30,719 | 14.2% | 98.0% | 77.2% | 129.5% | 91.5% | 106.3 | 1,330 | 2 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 7.4% | $25,537 | 16.4% | 117.7% | 64.2% | 155.8% | 106.0% | 126.5 | 1,975 | 3 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 9.0% | $21,259 | 19.0% | 143.5% | 53.4% | 187.1% | 123.0% | 151.2 | 2,576 | 4 |
| Fannin | At-Risk | 7.5% | $19,885 | 23.1% | 119.8% | 50.0% | 200.0% | 149.4% | 156.4 | 2,675 | 4 |
| Floyd | At-Risk | 8.0% | $25,599 | 21.3% | 127.3% | 64.4% | 155.4% | 137.6% | 140.1 | 2,358 | 4 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 5.2% | $50,059 | 6.9% | 82.4% | 125.8% | 79.5% | 44.8% | 68.9 | 192 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 8.1% | $24,442 | 23.9% | 129.2% | 61.4% | 162.7% | 154.2% | 148.7 | 2,540 | 4 |
| Gilmer | At-Risk | 7.4% | $21,011 | 23.5% | 117.3% | 52.8% | 189.3% | 151.7% | 152.8 | 2,609 | 4 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 7.3% | $24,008 | 20.4% | 116.3% | 60.4% | 165.7% | 131.6% | 137.9 | 2,294 | 3 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 6.0% | $32,278 | 13.8% | 95.5% | 81.1% | 123.2% | 89.1% | 102.6 | 1,195 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 6.9% | $21,501 | 17.8% | 109.6% | 54.1% | 185.0% | 115.2% | 136.6 | 2,258 | 3 |
| Hall | Transitional | 5.8% | $29,516 | 18.4% | 92.7% | 74.2% | 134.8% | 118.9% | 115.5 | 1,625 | 3 |
| Haralson | At-Risk | 7.8% | $22,671 | 20.3% | 124.2% | 57.0% | 175.5% | 131.4% | 143.7 | 2,437 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 7.6% | $23,060 | 21.9% | 121.3% | 58.0% | 172.5% | 141.8% | 145.2 | 2,464 | 4 |
| Heard | At-Risk | 7.8% | $20,116 | 20.5% | 124.6% | 50.6% | 197.7% | 132.5% | 151.6 | 2,582 | 4 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 5.8% | $27,748 | 13.7% | 93.1% | 69.8% | 143.4% | 88.3% | 108.2 | 1,407 | 2 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 6.3% | $23,063 | 18.8% | 101.2% | 58.0% | 172.5% | 121.8% | 131.8 | 2,114 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 6.5% | $23,435 | 17.1% | 103.8% | 58.9% | 169.7% | 110.8% | 128.1 | 2,016 | 3 |
| Murray | At-Risk | 9.4% | $19,095 | 20.0% | 149.2% | 48.0% | 208.3% | 129.0% | 162.2 | 2,765 | 4 |
| Paulding | Transitional | 6.1% | $27,630 | 12.6% | 97.8% | 69.5% | 144.0% | 81.4% | 107.7 | 1,387 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 6.6% | $30,244 | 11.6% | 105.4% | 76.0% | 131.5% | 75.0% | 104.0 | 1,247 | 2 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 7.7% | $19,889 | 21.5% | 123.5% | 50.0% | 200.0% | 139.0% | 154.2 | 2,637 | 4 |
| Rabun | At-Risk | 8.3% | $24,502 | 21.6% | 131.9% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 139.8% | 144.7 | 2,454 | 4 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 7.7% | $23,664 | 18.9% | 123.5% | 59.5% | 168.1% | 122.2% | 137.9 | 2,296 | 3 |
| Towns | At-Risk | 9.2% | $17,714 | 18.6% | 147.0% | 44.5% | 224.6% | 120.5% | 164.0 | 2,790 | 4 |
| Union | Transitional | 6.5% | $22,613 | 13.5% | 103.8% | 56.8% | 175.9% | 87.1% | 122.3 | 1,847 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 7.0% | $20,965 | 17.8% | 112.1% | 52.7% | 189.7% | 114.8% | 138.9 | 2,318 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 6.2% | $22,113 | 19.0% | 99.2% | 55.6% | 179.9% | 122.8% | 134.0 | 2,190 | 3 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 7.9% | $26,252 | 18.8% | 125.8% | 66.0% | 151.5% | 121.6% | 133.0 | 2,151 | 3 |
