| | County Economic Status, FY 2022 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2017–2019 | Per Capita Market Income, 2019 | Poverty Rate, 2015–2019 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2017–2019 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2019 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015–2019 | Composite Index Value, FY 2022 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2022 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2022 |
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| United States | - | 4.0% | $46,969 | 13.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.3% | $33,926 | 15.3% | 108.9% | 72.2% | 138.4% | 113.6% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 4.5% | $33,242 | 17.3% | 113.5% | 70.8% | 141.3% | 129.1% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 6.0% | $21,329 | 24.5% | 149.9% | 45.4% | 220.2% | 182.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | Distressed | 5.5% | $20,318 | 20.5% | 137.3% | 43.3% | 231.2% | 153.1% | 173.8 | 2,835 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 7.0% | $20,006 | 20.4% | 175.8% | 42.6% | 234.8% | 152.3% | 187.6 | 2,951 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 6.9% | $15,225 | 35.5% | 173.4% | 32.4% | 308.5% | 264.5% | 248.8 | 3,087 | 4 |
| Boyd | At-Risk | 6.3% | $27,216 | 18.9% | 157.8% | 57.9% | 172.6% | 140.6% | 157.0 | 2,589 | 4 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 7.9% | $16,268 | 34.4% | 198.2% | 34.6% | 288.7% | 256.5% | 247.8 | 3,084 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 9.1% | $19,090 | 25.3% | 230.1% | 40.6% | 246.0% | 188.8% | 221.6 | 3,056 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 4.6% | $18,908 | 25.5% | 115.2% | 40.3% | 248.4% | 189.7% | 184.5 | 2,932 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 4.2% | $29,984 | 14.7% | 106.8% | 63.8% | 156.6% | 109.8% | 124.4 | 1,771 | 3 |
| Clay | Distressed | 7.6% | $15,290 | 36.6% | 192.5% | 32.6% | 307.2% | 272.7% | 257.4 | 3,095 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 5.8% | $17,640 | 24.1% | 147.1% | 37.6% | 266.3% | 179.9% | 197.7 | 2,999 | 4 |
| Cumberland | At-Risk | 4.7% | $20,091 | 21.4% | 117.1% | 42.8% | 233.8% | 159.2% | 170.0 | 2,786 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 5.4% | $22,521 | 18.2% | 137.0% | 47.9% | 208.6% | 135.4% | 160.3 | 2,652 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 9.4% | $11,344 | 30.6% | 237.6% | 24.2% | 414.1% | 227.8% | 293.1 | 3,110 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 5.5% | $19,764 | 30.9% | 138.0% | 42.1% | 237.7% | 229.9% | 201.8 | 3,010 | 4 |
| Fleming | At-Risk | 5.7% | $23,594 | 19.9% | 142.4% | 50.2% | 199.1% | 148.2% | 163.2 | 2,698 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 7.1% | $20,147 | 30.7% | 179.2% | 42.9% | 233.1% | 228.5% | 213.6 | 3,040 | 4 |
| Garrard | Transitional | 4.7% | $25,378 | 15.7% | 117.5% | 54.0% | 185.1% | 117.2% | 139.9 | 2,224 | 3 |
| Green | At-Risk | 4.4% | $21,769 | 18.0% | 111.5% | 46.3% | 215.8% | 134.5% | 153.9 | 2,531 | 4 |
| Greenup | At-Risk | 7.0% | $29,150 | 16.9% | 175.4% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 125.6% | 154.1 | 2,536 | 4 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 9.0% | $14,474 | 36.0% | 226.1% | 30.8% | 324.5% | 268.1% | 272.9 | 3,104 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 4.4% | $23,294 | 21.5% | 110.8% | 49.6% | 201.6% | 160.1% | 157.5 | 2,599 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 7.3% | $17,954 | 32.0% | 184.2% | 38.2% | 261.6% | 238.6% | 228.1 | 3,063 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 7.4% | $19,330 | 22.7% | 185.5% | 41.2% | 243.0% | 169.0% | 199.1 | 3,002 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 7.4% | $15,850 | 31.2% | 187.0% | 33.7% | 296.3% | 232.7% | 238.7 | 3,076 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 6.6% | $16,119 | 33.2% | 167.2% | 34.3% | 291.4% | 247.7% | 235.4 | 3,072 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 5.3% | $23,026 | 23.2% | 133.5% | 49.0% | 204.0% | 172.8% | 170.1 | 2,787 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 7.8% | $18,903 | 26.5% | 196.2% | 40.2% | 248.5% | 197.5% | 214.0 | 3,042 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 6.8% | $14,189 | 34.6% | 172.0% | 30.2% | 331.0% | 257.8% | 253.6 | 3,090 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 8.5% | $16,180 | 38.0% | 214.2% | 34.4% | 290.3% | 283.1% | 262.5 | 3,100 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 7.8% | $14,804 | 33.6% | 195.3% | 31.5% | 317.3% | 250.7% | 254.4 | 3,091 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 8.8% | $20,016 | 24.4% | 222.5% | 42.6% | 234.7% | 181.9% | 213.0 | 3,038 | 4 |
| Lincoln | At-Risk | 5.3% | $21,492 | 21.3% | 132.5% | 45.8% | 218.5% | 158.4% | 169.8 | 2,785 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.0% | $27,530 | 18.9% | 100.9% | 58.6% | 170.6% | 140.7% | 137.4 | 2,149 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 13.4% | $16,816 | 28.3% | 336.8% | 35.8% | 279.3% | 210.8% | 275.6 | 3,105 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 7.0% | $14,263 | 20.0% | 176.2% | 30.4% | 329.3% | 148.8% | 218.1 | 3,053 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 6.4% | $12,470 | 33.4% | 161.7% | 26.5% | 376.6% | 249.1% | 262.5 | 3,099 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 7.8% | $18,043 | 23.7% | 195.7% | 38.4% | 260.3% | 176.7% | 210.9 | 3,032 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | Distressed | 4.4% | $19,243 | 23.2% | 110.0% | 41.0% | 244.1% | 172.8% | 175.6 | 2,855 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 4.0% | $23,173 | 23.8% | 100.9% | 49.3% | 202.7% | 177.3% | 160.3 | 2,650 | 4 |
| Montgomery | At-Risk | 6.0% | $25,880 | 18.2% | 150.4% | 55.1% | 181.5% | 135.9% | 155.9 | 2,571 | 4 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 6.4% | $16,435 | 22.7% | 160.6% | 35.0% | 285.8% | 169.5% | 205.3 | 3,023 | 4 |
| Nicholas | Distressed | 4.9% | $22,843 | 28.0% | 123.2% | 48.6% | 205.6% | 209.0% | 179.2 | 2,893 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 7.6% | $13,973 | 30.3% | 191.1% | 29.7% | 336.2% | 225.9% | 251.0 | 3,089 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 6.9% | $21,611 | 26.1% | 173.8% | 46.0% | 217.3% | 194.5% | 195.2 | 2,988 | 4 |
| Pike | Distressed | 6.5% | $22,107 | 24.9% | 163.5% | 47.1% | 212.5% | 185.8% | 187.3 | 2,950 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 6.0% | $19,492 | 21.4% | 151.1% | 41.5% | 241.0% | 159.4% | 183.8 | 2,926 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 5.1% | $23,912 | 22.7% | 128.7% | 50.9% | 196.4% | 169.2% | 164.8 | 2,724 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 5.5% | $22,440 | 27.1% | 138.4% | 47.8% | 209.3% | 202.0% | 183.2 | 2,922 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 5.2% | $19,555 | 20.0% | 130.9% | 41.6% | 240.2% | 148.9% | 173.3 | 2,825 | 4 |
| Rowan | Distressed | 5.4% | $21,011 | 27.9% | 136.8% | 44.7% | 223.5% | 208.0% | 189.5 | 2,961 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 6.2% | $24,842 | 23.2% | 156.8% | 52.9% | 189.1% | 173.1% | 173.0 | 2,821 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 6.8% | $16,523 | 25.3% | 172.4% | 35.2% | 284.3% | 188.2% | 214.9 | 3,048 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 5.3% | $19,911 | 23.6% | 134.2% | 42.4% | 235.9% | 175.5% | 181.9 | 2,912 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 8.0% | $15,145 | 29.2% | 201.1% | 32.2% | 310.1% | 217.6% | 242.9 | 3,078 | 4 |
