| | County Economic Status, FY 2019 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, 2016 | Poverty Rate, 2012–2016 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2016 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012–2016 | Composite Index Value, FY 2019 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2019 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2019 |
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| United States | - | 5.4% | $40,679 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.0% | $29,765 | 16.7% | 109.9% | 73.2% | 136.7% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 6.1% | $34,831 | 17.8% | 113.0% | 85.6% | 116.8% | 117.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 5.6% | $31,392 | 14.6% | 103.3% | 77.2% | 129.6% | 96.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 5.7% | $24,927 | 15.5% | 104.1% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 102.7% | 123.4 | 1,829 | 3 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 5.4% | $26,956 | 14.5% | 99.6% | 66.3% | 150.9% | 95.8% | 115.4 | 1,559 | 3 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 6.0% | $27,636 | 14.8% | 111.2% | 67.9% | 147.2% | 97.7% | 118.7 | 1,671 | 3 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 7.0% | $26,814 | 19.3% | 128.0% | 65.9% | 151.7% | 127.5% | 135.7 | 2,187 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 5.4% | $25,169 | 11.8% | 99.2% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 78.4% | 113.1 | 1,483 | 2 |
| Chattooga | At-Risk | 6.7% | $19,099 | 22.4% | 122.5% | 47.0% | 213.0% | 148.3% | 161.3 | 2,718 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Competitive | 4.8% | $40,523 | 10.0% | 88.2% | 99.6% | 100.4% | 66.3% | 85.0 | 550 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 5.6% | $22,615 | 16.6% | 103.3% | 55.6% | 179.9% | 109.9% | 131.0 | 2,056 | 3 |
| Dawson | Transitional | 5.3% | $32,347 | 13.4% | 97.1% | 79.5% | 125.8% | 88.9% | 103.9 | 1,185 | 2 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 6.4% | $26,223 | 15.2% | 117.9% | 64.5% | 155.1% | 100.7% | 124.6 | 1,868 | 3 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 7.5% | $22,189 | 19.8% | 138.8% | 54.5% | 183.3% | 130.7% | 151.0 | 2,553 | 4 |
| Fannin | At-Risk | 6.3% | $21,031 | 18.0% | 116.6% | 51.7% | 193.4% | 119.2% | 143.1 | 2,389 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 6.9% | $26,753 | 19.8% | 126.4% | 65.8% | 152.1% | 130.7% | 136.4 | 2,205 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 4.6% | $53,832 | 6.4% | 85.4% | 132.3% | 75.6% | 42.5% | 67.8 | 138 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 6.5% | $25,164 | 25.2% | 120.3% | 61.9% | 161.7% | 167.1% | 149.7 | 2,524 | 4 |
| Gilmer | At-Risk | 6.3% | $21,081 | 19.4% | 116.1% | 51.8% | 193.0% | 128.7% | 145.9 | 2,453 | 4 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 6.3% | $24,526 | 20.6% | 115.7% | 60.3% | 165.9% | 136.3% | 139.3 | 2,299 | 3 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 5.3% | $33,648 | 13.0% | 97.7% | 82.7% | 120.9% | 86.2% | 101.6 | 1,104 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 6.0% | $21,983 | 18.3% | 110.0% | 54.0% | 185.0% | 121.3% | 138.8 | 2,285 | 3 |
| Hall | Transitional | 5.1% | $31,864 | 17.7% | 93.1% | 78.3% | 127.7% | 117.3% | 112.7 | 1,466 | 2 |
| Haralson | At-Risk | 6.8% | $23,309 | 20.3% | 124.3% | 57.3% | 174.5% | 134.3% | 144.4 | 2,420 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 6.4% | $23,986 | 21.2% | 117.2% | 59.0% | 169.6% | 140.4% | 142.4 | 2,380 | 4 |
| Heard | At-Risk | 6.7% | $19,988 | 17.0% | 123.7% | 49.1% | 203.5% | 112.8% | 146.7 | 2,468 | 4 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 5.0% | $29,590 | 13.5% | 91.1% | 72.7% | 137.5% | 89.5% | 106.0 | 1,265 | 2 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 5.6% | $24,420 | 21.6% | 102.2% | 60.0% | 166.6% | 143.2% | 137.3 | 2,237 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 5.7% | $24,118 | 16.1% | 105.6% | 59.3% | 168.7% | 106.5% | 126.9 | 1,936 | 3 |
| Murray | At-Risk | 7.8% | $19,833 | 18.8% | 144.4% | 48.8% | 205.1% | 124.6% | 158.0 | 2,669 | 4 |
| Paulding | Transitional | 5.3% | $28,680 | 10.7% | 97.7% | 70.5% | 141.8% | 71.1% | 103.5 | 1,170 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 5.6% | $31,602 | 10.3% | 103.3% | 77.7% | 128.7% | 68.0% | 100.0 | 1,055 | 2 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 6.8% | $20,513 | 20.1% | 126.0% | 50.4% | 198.3% | 133.3% | 152.5 | 2,573 | 4 |
| Rabun | At-Risk | 6.9% | $26,429 | 21.8% | 127.4% | 65.0% | 153.9% | 144.1% | 141.8 | 2,362 | 4 |
| Stephens | At-Risk | 6.7% | $23,837 | 20.0% | 122.9% | 58.6% | 170.7% | 132.7% | 142.1 | 2,371 | 4 |
| Towns | At-Risk | 7.9% | $18,898 | 15.1% | 146.0% | 46.5% | 215.3% | 99.7% | 153.7 | 2,594 | 4 |
| Union | Transitional | 5.5% | $23,868 | 13.1% | 101.7% | 58.7% | 170.4% | 86.8% | 119.7 | 1,717 | 3 |
| Walker | At-Risk | 6.2% | $21,584 | 18.4% | 114.9% | 53.1% | 188.5% | 122.1% | 141.8 | 2,363 | 4 |
| White | Transitional | 5.3% | $22,424 | 19.3% | 97.9% | 55.1% | 181.4% | 127.6% | 135.7 | 2,182 | 3 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 6.7% | $28,803 | 19.6% | 123.3% | 70.8% | 141.2% | 129.9% | 131.5 | 2,067 | 3 |
