| | County Economic Status, FY 2026 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, 2023 | Poverty Rate, 2019–2023 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2023 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019–2023 | Composite Index Value, FY 2026 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2026 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2026 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $57,066 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.8% | $41,089 | 14.3% | 91.6% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 114.6% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 3.4% | $48,821 | 13.5% | 81.4% | 85.6% | 116.9% | 108.3% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 3.0% | $45,152 | 10.8% | 70.8% | 79.1% | 126.4% | 86.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 2.3% | $33,729 | 12.8% | 55.4% | 59.1% | 169.2% | 103.1% | 109.2 | 1,340 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 2.8% | $40,421 | 10.2% | 66.0% | 70.8% | 141.2% | 81.9% | 96.4 | 895 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 3.2% | $40,295 | 10.1% | 75.9% | 70.6% | 141.6% | 81.0% | 99.5 | 1,010 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 3.4% | $39,833 | 15.6% | 80.5% | 69.8% | 143.3% | 125.5% | 116.4 | 1,595 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 2.7% | $34,905 | 8.7% | 65.3% | 61.2% | 163.5% | 70.0% | 99.6 | 1,012 | 2 |
| Chattooga | Distressed | 4.3% | $23,566 | 20.1% | 101.6% | 41.3% | 242.2% | 161.5% | 168.4 | 2,835 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Attainment | 2.5% | $61,328 | 6.5% | 60.7% | 107.5% | 93.1% | 52.2% | 68.7 | 142 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 2.7% | $31,288 | 8.5% | 63.4% | 54.8% | 182.4% | 68.4% | 104.7 | 1,199 | 2 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 2.6% | $52,325 | 9.2% | 62.5% | 91.7% | 109.1% | 74.2% | 81.9 | 440 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 3.7% | $35,177 | 11.3% | 88.3% | 61.6% | 162.2% | 90.5% | 113.7 | 1,493 | 2 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 4.1% | $28,173 | 20.6% | 97.2% | 49.4% | 202.6% | 165.7% | 155.1 | 2,664 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 2.8% | $36,952 | 12.0% | 67.1% | 64.8% | 154.4% | 96.5% | 106.0 | 1,237 | 2 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.3% | $32,979 | 16.8% | 79.7% | 57.8% | 173.0% | 135.1% | 129.3 | 2,034 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 2.5% | $77,754 | 4.5% | 59.2% | 136.3% | 73.4% | 36.3% | 56.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 3.4% | $28,461 | 20.4% | 81.5% | 49.9% | 200.5% | 163.8% | 148.6 | 2,516 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 3.1% | $31,812 | 14.7% | 73.9% | 55.7% | 179.4% | 118.3% | 123.8 | 1,852 | 3 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 3.0% | $34,528 | 12.9% | 72.4% | 60.5% | 165.3% | 103.6% | 113.8 | 1,495 | 2 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 3.0% | $45,946 | 10.5% | 72.4% | 80.5% | 124.2% | 84.2% | 93.6 | 810 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 3.3% | $28,880 | 13.6% | 78.6% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 109.7% | 128.6 | 2,014 | 3 |
| Hall | Competitive | 2.5% | $49,434 | 12.7% | 60.1% | 86.6% | 115.4% | 102.4% | 92.6 | 776 | 1 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 3.3% | $33,884 | 15.1% | 78.3% | 59.4% | 168.4% | 121.3% | 122.7 | 1,820 | 3 |
| Hart | Transitional | 3.3% | $32,208 | 11.5% | 78.8% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 92.0% | 116.0 | 1,576 | 3 |
| Heard | At-Risk | 3.3% | $29,550 | 18.7% | 79.6% | 51.8% | 193.1% | 150.1% | 141.0 | 2,358 | 4 |
| Jackson | Competitive | 2.2% | $47,381 | 8.3% | 51.6% | 83.0% | 120.4% | 66.6% | 79.5 | 367 | 1 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 2.7% | $36,890 | 15.7% | 63.5% | 64.6% | 154.7% | 125.8% | 114.7 | 1,527 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 3.0% | $34,840 | 18.9% | 71.4% | 61.1% | 163.8% | 152.0% | 129.1 | 2,029 | 3 |
| Murray | Transitional | 4.2% | $27,022 | 13.0% | 99.7% | 47.4% | 211.2% | 104.8% | 138.6 | 2,289 | 3 |
| Paulding | Competitive | 2.9% | $42,056 | 6.1% | 68.1% | 73.7% | 135.7% | 48.8% | 84.2 | 501 | 1 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 2.7% | $48,182 | 13.3% | 65.2% | 84.4% | 118.4% | 107.0% | 96.9 | 909 | 2 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 3.4% | $28,172 | 19.4% | 80.0% | 49.4% | 202.6% | 155.8% | 146.1 | 2,469 | 4 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 3.1% | $38,111 | 14.8% | 72.7% | 66.8% | 149.7% | 119.3% | 113.9 | 1,499 | 2 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 3.9% | $30,458 | 13.9% | 92.7% | 53.4% | 187.4% | 111.9% | 130.6 | 2,071 | 3 |
| Towns | Transitional | 4.2% | $31,356 | 12.9% | 98.8% | 54.9% | 182.0% | 103.3% | 128.0 | 1,991 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 2.8% | $29,696 | 10.4% | 65.8% | 52.0% | 192.2% | 83.4% | 113.8 | 1,496 | 2 |
| Walker | Transitional | 3.1% | $30,475 | 13.8% | 73.6% | 53.4% | 187.3% | 111.2% | 124.0 | 1,857 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 2.4% | $35,316 | 11.7% | 58.3% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 94.2% | 104.7 | 1,198 | 2 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 3.9% | $37,009 | 13.7% | 93.4% | 64.9% | 154.2% | 110.4% | 119.3 | 1,701 | 3 |
