| | County Economic Status, FY 2025 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, 2022 | Poverty Rate, 2018–2022 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2022 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2022 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018–2022 | Composite Index Value, FY 2025 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2025 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2025 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $53,462 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $38,683 | 14.3% | 92.3% | 72.4% | 138.2% | 114.1% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 4.4% | $46,156 | 13.5% | 78.4% | 86.3% | 115.8% | 107.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 3.8% | $42,793 | 10.9% | 67.8% | 80.0% | 124.9% | 86.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 3.0% | $35,351 | 13.2% | 52.6% | 66.1% | 151.2% | 105.1% | 103.0 | 1,182 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 3.5% | $37,638 | 9.6% | 61.2% | 70.4% | 142.0% | 76.2% | 93.2 | 829 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 4.2% | $38,175 | 10.8% | 73.3% | 71.4% | 140.0% | 86.3% | 99.9 | 1,082 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 4.3% | $38,961 | 16.9% | 76.1% | 72.9% | 137.2% | 134.7% | 116.0 | 1,641 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 3.3% | $32,048 | 8.9% | 57.7% | 59.9% | 166.8% | 71.3% | 98.6 | 1,038 | 2 |
| Chattooga | Distressed | 5.8% | $22,889 | 19.9% | 102.2% | 42.8% | 233.6% | 159.0% | 164.9 | 2,840 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 3.2% | $57,218 | 6.6% | 56.9% | 107.0% | 93.4% | 52.9% | 67.7 | 130 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 3.1% | $29,911 | 6.5% | 55.3% | 55.9% | 178.7% | 52.1% | 95.4 | 902 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 3.2% | $50,218 | 9.6% | 57.0% | 93.9% | 106.5% | 76.9% | 80.1 | 412 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 4.9% | $33,643 | 11.6% | 87.1% | 62.9% | 158.9% | 92.5% | 112.8 | 1,523 | 2 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 5.1% | $27,622 | 19.0% | 90.6% | 51.7% | 193.5% | 151.5% | 145.2 | 2,514 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 3.4% | $33,210 | 11.8% | 59.7% | 62.1% | 161.0% | 93.9% | 104.9 | 1,251 | 2 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.4% | $31,052 | 17.5% | 76.7% | 58.1% | 172.2% | 139.8% | 129.6 | 2,092 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 3.1% | $73,124 | 4.6% | 54.4% | 136.8% | 73.1% | 36.7% | 54.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 4.2% | $31,391 | 18.4% | 74.8% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 147.1% | 130.7 | 2,122 | 3 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 3.6% | $31,077 | 14.8% | 63.3% | 58.1% | 172.0% | 118.4% | 117.9 | 1,710 | 3 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 3.8% | $33,866 | 14.0% | 67.1% | 63.3% | 157.9% | 111.8% | 112.3 | 1,503 | 2 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 4.1% | $43,155 | 10.1% | 72.7% | 80.7% | 123.9% | 80.8% | 92.4 | 802 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 4.0% | $28,779 | 13.6% | 70.8% | 53.8% | 185.8% | 108.2% | 121.6 | 1,818 | 3 |
| Hall | Transitional | 3.2% | $47,442 | 13.5% | 57.0% | 88.7% | 112.7% | 107.8% | 92.5 | 804 | 2 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 4.1% | $32,489 | 12.5% | 72.1% | 60.8% | 164.6% | 99.8% | 112.1 | 1,498 | 2 |
| Hart | Transitional | 4.1% | $32,576 | 10.8% | 71.8% | 60.9% | 164.1% | 86.6% | 107.5 | 1,345 | 2 |
| Heard | Transitional | 4.4% | $29,555 | 16.7% | 77.7% | 55.3% | 180.9% | 133.2% | 130.6 | 2,119 | 3 |
| Jackson | Competitive | 2.9% | $44,141 | 8.1% | 51.0% | 82.6% | 121.1% | 64.9% | 79.0 | 387 | 1 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 3.3% | $35,608 | 14.5% | 57.6% | 66.6% | 150.1% | 115.9% | 107.9 | 1,359 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 3.7% | $34,831 | 20.6% | 64.7% | 65.2% | 153.5% | 164.2% | 127.4 | 2,027 | 3 |
| Murray | Transitional | 5.3% | $26,301 | 13.1% | 92.8% | 49.2% | 203.3% | 104.2% | 133.4 | 2,210 | 3 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 3.6% | $40,471 | 6.7% | 63.5% | 75.7% | 132.1% | 53.4% | 83.0 | 503 | 1 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.3% | $46,502 | 13.5% | 59.1% | 87.0% | 115.0% | 107.6% | 93.9 | 850 | 2 |
| Polk | Transitional | 4.2% | $26,465 | 17.2% | 73.8% | 49.5% | 202.0% | 137.1% | 137.6 | 2,329 | 3 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 3.7% | $37,020 | 14.5% | 66.1% | 69.2% | 144.4% | 115.6% | 108.7 | 1,382 | 2 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 4.7% | $30,063 | 12.8% | 83.5% | 56.2% | 177.8% | 102.1% | 121.1 | 1,811 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 4.9% | $28,755 | 15.3% | 85.8% | 53.8% | 185.9% | 122.1% | 131.3 | 2,143 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 3.2% | $27,960 | 11.7% | 56.7% | 52.3% | 191.2% | 93.4% | 113.8 | 1,568 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 3.7% | $29,332 | 13.7% | 65.2% | 54.9% | 182.3% | 109.5% | 119.0 | 1,753 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 3.1% | $35,436 | 13.0% | 54.2% | 66.3% | 150.9% | 103.4% | 102.8 | 1,176 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 5.0% | $34,905 | 13.5% | 87.8% | 65.3% | 153.2% | 107.3% | 116.1 | 1,644 | 3 |
