| | County Economic Status, FY 2024 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, 2021 | Poverty Rate, 2017–2021 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2021 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017–2021 | Composite Index Value, FY 2024 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2024 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2024 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $50,231 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $36,193 | 14.5% | 94.8% | 72.1% | 138.8% | 114.5% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 4.7% | $43,744 | 13.9% | 81.9% | 87.1% | 114.8% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 4.0% | $39,074 | 11.5% | 71.2% | 77.8% | 128.6% | 90.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 3.2% | $30,794 | 13.2% | 56.8% | 61.3% | 163.1% | 104.2% | 108.0 | 1,360 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 3.6% | $33,570 | 10.5% | 63.9% | 66.8% | 149.6% | 82.7% | 98.8 | 1,056 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 4.4% | $34,908 | 12.0% | 77.0% | 69.5% | 143.9% | 95.2% | 105.4 | 1,283 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 4.5% | $34,157 | 17.3% | 79.6% | 68.0% | 147.1% | 136.8% | 121.1 | 1,836 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 3.4% | $29,924 | 8.7% | 59.8% | 59.6% | 167.9% | 68.9% | 98.8 | 1,059 | 2 |
| Chattooga | Distressed | 6.1% | $21,307 | 21.5% | 107.2% | 42.4% | 235.7% | 170.3% | 171.1 | 2,902 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 3.4% | $50,186 | 7.0% | 60.0% | 99.9% | 100.1% | 55.7% | 71.9 | 201 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 3.4% | $27,385 | 9.8% | 59.5% | 54.5% | 183.4% | 77.9% | 106.9 | 1,337 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 3.4% | $42,535 | 9.7% | 59.9% | 84.7% | 118.1% | 76.5% | 84.8 | 548 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 5.1% | $32,813 | 12.2% | 90.4% | 65.3% | 153.1% | 96.3% | 113.3 | 1,538 | 2 |
| Elbert | Distressed | 5.3% | $24,553 | 23.5% | 93.0% | 48.9% | 204.6% | 185.8% | 161.1 | 2,805 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 3.7% | $28,917 | 11.6% | 64.4% | 57.6% | 173.7% | 92.1% | 110.1 | 1,433 | 2 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.6% | $29,949 | 18.7% | 81.7% | 59.6% | 167.7% | 147.9% | 132.4 | 2,180 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 3.3% | $65,736 | 5.3% | 57.6% | 130.9% | 76.4% | 41.8% | 58.6 | 43 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 4.4% | $24,973 | 19.0% | 76.9% | 49.7% | 201.1% | 150.8% | 142.9 | 2,479 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 3.8% | $26,753 | 15.1% | 66.5% | 53.3% | 187.8% | 119.9% | 124.7 | 1,949 | 3 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 4.0% | $29,759 | 16.1% | 71.0% | 59.2% | 168.8% | 127.2% | 122.3 | 1,871 | 3 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 4.3% | $40,752 | 10.5% | 75.8% | 81.1% | 123.3% | 83.2% | 94.1 | 862 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 4.2% | $26,213 | 12.9% | 73.2% | 52.2% | 191.6% | 102.3% | 122.4 | 1,872 | 3 |
| Hall | Transitional | 3.4% | $41,946 | 14.0% | 60.2% | 83.5% | 119.8% | 110.7% | 96.9 | 972 | 2 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 4.3% | $29,652 | 11.4% | 74.9% | 59.0% | 169.4% | 90.2% | 111.5 | 1,490 | 2 |
| Hart | Transitional | 4.3% | $28,927 | 14.9% | 75.8% | 57.6% | 173.6% | 117.6% | 122.3 | 1,870 | 3 |
| Heard | At-Risk | 4.6% | $26,502 | 20.4% | 80.7% | 52.8% | 189.5% | 161.4% | 143.9 | 2,502 | 4 |
| Jackson | Competitive | 3.2% | $38,047 | 9.7% | 55.6% | 75.7% | 132.0% | 77.1% | 88.3 | 657 | 1 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 3.6% | $32,169 | 12.1% | 63.2% | 64.0% | 156.1% | 95.7% | 105.0 | 1,274 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 3.7% | $30,117 | 22.1% | 66.0% | 60.0% | 166.8% | 175.2% | 136.0 | 2,290 | 3 |
| Murray | At-Risk | 5.7% | $24,248 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 48.3% | 207.2% | 119.9% | 142.4 | 2,460 | 4 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 3.8% | $37,565 | 6.3% | 66.4% | 74.8% | 133.7% | 50.0% | 83.4 | 495 | 1 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.5% | $40,001 | 12.6% | 62.5% | 79.6% | 125.6% | 99.7% | 95.9 | 934 | 2 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 4.4% | $24,866 | 18.1% | 77.7% | 49.5% | 202.0% | 143.0% | 140.9 | 2,423 | 4 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 4.0% | $33,809 | 16.9% | 70.5% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 133.8% | 117.6 | 1,694 | 3 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 4.8% | $26,079 | 13.5% | 85.4% | 51.9% | 192.6% | 106.6% | 128.2 | 2,058 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 5.1% | $26,860 | 14.2% | 90.7% | 53.5% | 187.0% | 112.7% | 130.1 | 2,113 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 3.4% | $26,283 | 14.9% | 60.3% | 52.3% | 191.1% | 118.3% | 123.2 | 1,900 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 3.9% | $26,599 | 13.8% | 68.8% | 53.0% | 188.8% | 109.2% | 122.3 | 1,868 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 3.2% | $31,642 | 12.0% | 56.6% | 63.0% | 158.7% | 94.7% | 103.3 | 1,216 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 5.2% | $35,288 | 15.1% | 92.2% | 70.3% | 142.3% | 119.5% | 118.0 | 1,712 | 3 |
