| | County Economic Status, FY 2027 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, 2024 | Poverty Rate, 2020–2024 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2024 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2024 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020–2024 | Composite Index Value, FY 2027 | Index Value Rank (of 3,115 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2027 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2027 |
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| United States | - | 3.8% | $59,811 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.6% | $43,192 | 14.3% | 95.1% | 72.2% | 138.5% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 4.5% | $43,054 | 16.1% | 118.7% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 129.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 5.4% | $27,477 | 22.4% | 143.3% | 45.9% | 217.7% | 179.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | At-Risk | 4.8% | $28,526 | 18.4% | 127.4% | 47.7% | 209.7% | 147.7% | 161.6 | 2,746 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 5.8% | $25,565 | 25.3% | 153.8% | 42.7% | 234.0% | 203.2% | 197.0 | 3,021 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 6.1% | $20,142 | 28.8% | 162.7% | 33.7% | 296.9% | 231.4% | 230.4 | 3,085 | 4 |
| Boyd | At-Risk | 5.5% | $33,587 | 16.9% | 145.7% | 56.2% | 178.1% | 136.1% | 153.3 | 2,601 | 4 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 6.7% | $19,344 | 33.1% | 178.9% | 32.3% | 309.2% | 266.0% | 251.4 | 3,098 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 7.6% | $24,570 | 19.2% | 202.3% | 41.1% | 243.4% | 154.0% | 199.9 | 3,029 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 4.8% | $25,698 | 21.7% | 126.4% | 43.0% | 232.7% | 174.4% | 177.9 | 2,921 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 4.1% | $39,095 | 14.6% | 109.9% | 65.4% | 153.0% | 117.1% | 126.7 | 1,889 | 3 |
| Clay | Distressed | 6.1% | $18,730 | 32.4% | 161.8% | 31.3% | 319.3% | 259.8% | 247.0 | 3,095 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 5.1% | $25,111 | 17.5% | 134.4% | 42.0% | 238.2% | 140.3% | 171.0 | 2,867 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 4.5% | $30,606 | 24.8% | 119.4% | 51.2% | 195.4% | 199.1% | 171.3 | 2,871 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 5.2% | $28,496 | 15.3% | 138.7% | 47.6% | 209.9% | 123.0% | 157.2 | 2,672 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 8.6% | $15,037 | 25.1% | 226.9% | 25.1% | 397.8% | 201.7% | 275.4 | 3,109 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 5.7% | $25,012 | 20.7% | 151.0% | 41.8% | 239.1% | 166.5% | 185.6 | 2,981 | 4 |
| Fleming | Distressed | 5.2% | $28,381 | 21.2% | 139.2% | 47.5% | 210.7% | 170.1% | 173.3 | 2,887 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 6.2% | $23,561 | 28.0% | 165.7% | 39.4% | 253.9% | 225.2% | 214.9 | 3,065 | 4 |
| Garrard | Transitional | 4.3% | $33,996 | 15.9% | 114.5% | 56.8% | 175.9% | 127.9% | 139.4 | 2,276 | 3 |
| Green | Distressed | 5.1% | $26,532 | 20.4% | 133.9% | 44.4% | 225.4% | 164.0% | 174.4 | 2,899 | 4 |
| Greenup | At-Risk | 6.4% | $36,086 | 15.4% | 170.5% | 60.3% | 165.7% | 123.9% | 153.4 | 2,605 | 4 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 6.2% | $17,871 | 27.4% | 165.1% | 29.9% | 334.7% | 219.8% | 239.8 | 3,089 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 4.7% | $31,604 | 19.3% | 124.2% | 52.8% | 189.3% | 155.0% | 156.1 | 2,654 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 6.6% | $22,997 | 19.5% | 175.2% | 38.4% | 260.1% | 156.2% | 197.2 | 3,022 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 6.3% | $23,462 | 22.8% | 168.1% | 39.2% | 254.9% | 183.0% | 202.0 | 3,033 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 6.6% | $21,484 | 23.3% | 175.9% | 35.9% | 278.4% | 187.2% | 213.8 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 6.0% | $21,035 | 36.9% | 157.9% | 35.2% | 284.3% | 296.3% | 246.2 | 3,094 | 4 |
| Laurel | Distressed | 5.2% | $28,840 | 20.5% | 139.2% | 48.2% | 207.4% | 164.3% | 170.3 | 2,862 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 6.9% | $23,588 | 21.8% | 183.0% | 39.4% | 253.6% | 174.9% | 203.8 | 3,038 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 5.3% | $16,136 | 27.4% | 141.9% | 27.0% | 370.7% | 219.7% | 244.1 | 3,092 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 5.4% | $18,765 | 30.3% | 142.6% | 31.4% | 318.7% | 243.1% | 234.8 | 3,087 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 5.4% | $18,906 | 24.4% | 143.9% | 31.6% | 316.4% | 195.5% | 218.6 | 3,072 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 8.4% | $24,017 | 22.0% | 222.8% | 40.2% | 249.0% | 176.9% | 216.2 | 3,069 | 4 |
| Lincoln | At-Risk | 5.2% | $27,727 | 16.3% | 138.2% | 46.4% | 215.7% | 130.8% | 161.6 | 2,744 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.4% | $36,776 | 15.1% | 116.3% | 61.5% | 162.6% | 120.9% | 133.3 | 2,099 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 8.7% | $22,492 | 38.2% | 229.6% | 37.6% | 265.9% | 306.4% | 267.3 | 3,108 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 7.5% | $14,984 | 33.2% | 198.1% | 25.1% | 399.2% | 266.4% | 287.9 | 3,112 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 5.7% | $15,832 | 38.9% | 150.4% | 26.5% | 377.8% | 312.0% | 280.1 | 3,110 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 6.4% | $23,583 | 26.9% | 170.2% | 39.4% | 253.6% | 216.1% | 213.3 | 3,062 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | Distressed | 4.8% | $22,201 | 27.5% | 126.6% | 37.1% | 269.4% | 220.9% | 205.6 | 3,042 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 4.5% | $29,298 | 22.1% | 120.3% | 49.0% | 204.1% | 177.4% | 167.3 | 2,826 | 4 |
| Montgomery | At-Risk | 4.9% | $33,522 | 15.4% | 129.9% | 56.0% | 178.4% | 123.7% | 144.0 | 2,396 | 4 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 6.2% | $21,364 | 17.1% | 164.0% | 35.7% | 280.0% | 137.0% | 193.7 | 3,007 | 4 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 4.6% | $27,196 | 17.6% | 121.2% | 45.5% | 219.9% | 141.1% | 160.7 | 2,734 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 5.8% | $18,371 | 36.1% | 152.7% | 30.7% | 325.6% | 290.2% | 256.2 | 3,102 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 4.8% | $24,694 | 26.8% | 126.4% | 41.3% | 242.2% | 215.5% | 194.7 | 3,012 | 4 |
| Pike | Distressed | 5.9% | $27,937 | 24.4% | 155.9% | 46.7% | 214.1% | 195.7% | 188.6 | 2,991 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 4.6% | $24,988 | 22.5% | 121.1% | 41.8% | 239.4% | 180.5% | 180.3 | 2,941 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 4.9% | $30,055 | 19.7% | 131.1% | 50.2% | 199.0% | 158.3% | 162.8 | 2,761 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 5.8% | $25,559 | 21.1% | 153.0% | 42.7% | 234.0% | 169.6% | 185.5 | 2,980 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 5.2% | $25,295 | 25.6% | 136.8% | 42.3% | 236.5% | 205.8% | 193.0 | 3,002 | 4 |
| Rowan | Distressed | 5.2% | $26,791 | 24.2% | 138.7% | 44.8% | 223.3% | 194.5% | 185.5 | 2,979 | 4 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 4.6% | $42,109 | 23.1% | 121.8% | 70.4% | 142.0% | 185.6% | 149.8 | 2,527 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 5.7% | $20,792 | 24.8% | 150.7% | 34.8% | 287.7% | 198.8% | 212.4 | 3,059 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 4.7% | $25,063 | 26.3% | 123.7% | 41.9% | 238.6% | 211.5% | 191.3 | 2,997 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 8.5% | $22,556 | 37.7% | 224.2% | 37.7% | 265.2% | 303.0% | 264.1 | 3,107 | 4 |
