| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 8.7% | $27,874 | 18.8% | 106.9% | 75.1% | 133.2% | 122.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 10.2% | $18,738 | 25.2% | 125.3% | 50.5% | 198.1% | 163.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | At-Risk | 8.6% | $17,489 | 19.1% | 106.0% | 47.1% | 212.3% | 124.4% | 147.6 | 2,619 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 10.9% | $18,393 | 28.0% | 133.7% | 49.5% | 201.9% | 182.3% | 172.6 | 2,964 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 13.7% | $14,728 | 33.5% | 168.2% | 39.7% | 252.1% | 218.3% | 212.9 | 3,085 | 4 |
| Boyd | Transitional | 8.1% | $23,605 | 19.9% | 99.3% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 129.3% | 128.6 | 2,179 | 3 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 11.5% | $15,965 | 32.5% | 141.8% | 43.0% | 232.6% | 211.7% | 195.3 | 3,054 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 11.6% | $16,471 | 20.3% | 142.8% | 44.4% | 225.4% | 132.0% | 166.8 | 2,906 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 8.7% | $17,415 | 26.8% | 107.5% | 46.9% | 213.2% | 174.6% | 165.1 | 2,888 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 8.6% | $28,604 | 15.4% | 106.3% | 77.0% | 129.8% | 100.0% | 112.0 | 1,649 | 3 |
| Clay | Distressed | 13.3% | $12,997 | 37.7% | 163.2% | 35.0% | 285.7% | 245.1% | 231.4 | 3,098 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 9.8% | $16,650 | 24.4% | 120.7% | 44.8% | 223.0% | 158.5% | 167.4 | 2,912 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 11.1% | $15,937 | 23.6% | 136.5% | 42.9% | 233.0% | 153.6% | 174.4 | 2,975 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 10.3% | $20,252 | 16.1% | 126.4% | 54.5% | 183.3% | 104.7% | 138.1 | 2,418 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 11.6% | $11,718 | 31.8% | 143.0% | 31.6% | 316.8% | 206.9% | 222.2 | 3,092 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 9.5% | $14,355 | 27.2% | 117.4% | 38.7% | 258.6% | 176.9% | 184.3 | 3,017 | 4 |
| Fleming | At-Risk | 10.0% | $18,622 | 22.2% | 122.9% | 50.2% | 199.4% | 144.4% | 155.6 | 2,767 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 11.0% | $19,568 | 28.9% | 135.8% | 52.7% | 189.7% | 188.1% | 171.2 | 2,951 | 4 |
| Garrard | At-Risk | 9.3% | $20,145 | 19.1% | 114.1% | 54.3% | 184.3% | 124.1% | 140.8 | 2,495 | 4 |
| Green | At-Risk | 8.6% | $19,004 | 21.9% | 105.7% | 51.2% | 195.4% | 142.3% | 147.8 | 2,626 | 4 |
| Greenup | Transitional | 8.6% | $27,467 | 17.9% | 106.0% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 116.3% | 119.1 | 1,889 | 3 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 13.9% | $14,873 | 31.3% | 170.7% | 40.1% | 249.6% | 203.8% | 208.1 | 3,080 | 4 |
| Hart | Distressed | 8.3% | $18,667 | 26.6% | 102.6% | 50.3% | 198.9% | 173.4% | 158.3 | 2,803 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 15.2% | $11,943 | 34.2% | 187.5% | 32.2% | 310.9% | 222.5% | 240.3 | 3,105 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 9.9% | $17,059 | 24.3% | 121.8% | 45.9% | 217.6% | 158.3% | 165.9 | 2,896 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 13.5% | $14,629 | 23.1% | 166.6% | 39.4% | 253.8% | 150.5% | 190.3 | 3,038 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 11.7% | $15,757 | 34.7% | 143.7% | 42.4% | 235.6% | 225.6% | 201.6 | 3,069 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 9.8% | $19,842 | 21.8% | 121.1% | 53.4% | 187.1% | 141.9% | 150.0 | 2,678 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 10.6% | $17,116 | 27.0% | 130.0% | 46.1% | 216.9% | 175.9% | 174.3 | 2,974 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 12.6% | $13,694 | 37.2% | 154.9% | 36.9% | 271.1% | 242.1% | 222.7 | 3,093 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 14.7% | $13,818 | 22.6% | 181.2% | 37.2% | 268.7% | 147.1% | 199.0 | 3,060 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 13.7% | $15,203 | 25.3% | 168.1% | 40.9% | 244.2% | 164.3% | 192.2 | 3,044 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 12.6% | $13,545 | 29.1% | 155.4% | 36.5% | 274.1% | 189.7% | 206.4 | 3,078 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 11.4% | $18,224 | 25.4% | 139.8% | 49.1% | 203.7% | 165.4% | 169.6 | 2,937 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 7.1% | $23,677 | 21.4% | 87.1% | 63.8% | 156.8% | 139.6% | 127.8 | 2,158 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 16.9% | $13,224 | 28.6% | 208.2% | 35.6% | 280.8% | 186.2% | 225.1 | 3,094 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 10.7% | $14,788 | 35.1% | 131.9% | 39.8% | 251.1% | 228.7% | 203.9 | 3,072 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 13.8% | $10,732 | 30.3% | 170.0% | 28.9% | 346.0% | 197.2% | 237.7 | 3,102 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 13.6% | $13,389 | 27.5% | 167.4% | 36.1% | 277.3% | 179.1% | 207.9 | 3,079 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | Distressed | 9.6% | $14,768 | 20.0% | 118.7% | 39.8% | 251.4% | 130.2% | 166.8 | 2,905 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 8.0% | $17,238 | 25.2% | 98.9% | 46.4% | 215.4% | 164.0% | 159.4 | 2,819 | 4 |
| Montgomery | At-Risk | 9.1% | $21,554 | 25.0% | 111.4% | 58.1% | 172.3% | 163.0% | 148.9 | 2,658 | 4 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 11.7% | $14,728 | 28.9% | 143.5% | 39.7% | 252.1% | 188.1% | 194.6 | 3,051 | 4 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 10.0% | $20,323 | 16.0% | 123.6% | 54.7% | 182.7% | 104.0% | 136.8 | 2,387 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 11.6% | $12,037 | 37.7% | 143.0% | 32.4% | 308.4% | 245.5% | 232.3 | 3,099 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 11.9% | $18,954 | 25.3% | 146.9% | 51.1% | 195.9% | 164.3% | 169.0 | 2,928 | 4 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 9.8% | $21,350 | 23.4% | 120.8% | 57.5% | 173.9% | 152.3% | 149.0 | 2,661 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 10.8% | $18,545 | 31.7% | 133.0% | 50.0% | 200.2% | 206.5% | 179.9 | 3,003 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 9.9% | $19,813 | 23.3% | 121.3% | 53.4% | 187.4% | 151.4% | 153.3 | 2,739 | 4 |
| Robertson | At-Risk | 9.0% | $18,875 | 22.8% | 110.6% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 148.4% | 151.9 | 2,713 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 9.6% | $16,315 | 25.5% | 118.7% | 43.9% | 227.6% | 165.7% | 170.6 | 2,948 | 4 |
| Rowan | At-Risk | 7.7% | $19,436 | 28.6% | 95.2% | 52.4% | 191.0% | 186.3% | 157.5 | 2,794 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 9.7% | $19,737 | 27.3% | 119.3% | 53.2% | 188.1% | 178.0% | 161.8 | 2,851 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 12.7% | $15,351 | 24.3% | 156.2% | 41.3% | 241.8% | 157.9% | 185.3 | 3,023 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 10.1% | $18,586 | 26.0% | 123.7% | 50.1% | 199.8% | 169.2% | 164.2 | 2,879 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 13.0% | $11,870 | 40.5% | 160.3% | 32.0% | 312.8% | 263.9% | 245.7 | 3,107 | 4 |
