| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 4.2% | $41,076 | 16.1% | 100.3% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 129.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 5.2% | $26,198 | 22.5% | 122.8% | 45.9% | 217.8% | 180.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | At-Risk | 4.8% | $26,600 | 18.0% | 115.1% | 46.6% | 214.5% | 145.0% | 158.2 | 2,723 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 5.5% | $24,607 | 23.5% | 130.5% | 43.1% | 231.9% | 188.5% | 183.6 | 2,960 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 5.4% | $19,074 | 27.1% | 129.4% | 33.4% | 299.2% | 217.8% | 215.5 | 3,057 | 4 |
| Boyd | At-Risk | 5.6% | $31,745 | 17.7% | 132.8% | 55.6% | 179.8% | 142.4% | 151.7 | 2,590 | 4 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 7.7% | $18,398 | 28.2% | 184.1% | 32.2% | 310.2% | 226.3% | 240.2 | 3,090 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 7.4% | $23,156 | 19.6% | 175.7% | 40.6% | 246.4% | 157.2% | 193.1 | 3,008 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 4.0% | $24,696 | 24.4% | 95.0% | 43.3% | 231.1% | 196.4% | 174.2 | 2,879 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 3.9% | $37,507 | 12.9% | 92.3% | 65.7% | 152.1% | 104.0% | 116.2 | 1,584 | 3 |
| Clay | Distressed | 6.2% | $18,404 | 31.8% | 147.5% | 32.3% | 310.1% | 255.3% | 237.6 | 3,086 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 4.8% | $22,252 | 18.4% | 114.1% | 39.0% | 256.4% | 148.0% | 172.8 | 2,871 | 4 |
| Cumberland | Distressed | 3.4% | $28,058 | 33.9% | 79.8% | 49.2% | 203.4% | 272.4% | 185.2 | 2,966 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 5.0% | $27,748 | 16.8% | 119.0% | 48.6% | 205.7% | 135.2% | 153.3 | 2,625 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 8.2% | $14,190 | 27.2% | 194.1% | 24.9% | 402.2% | 218.3% | 271.5 | 3,101 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 5.0% | $23,925 | 22.0% | 118.4% | 41.9% | 238.5% | 176.5% | 177.8 | 2,919 | 4 |
| Fleming | Distressed | 4.7% | $27,991 | 22.9% | 111.6% | 49.1% | 203.9% | 184.3% | 166.6 | 2,820 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 6.2% | $22,656 | 26.6% | 147.7% | 39.7% | 251.9% | 213.8% | 204.4 | 3,035 | 4 |
| Garrard | Transitional | 4.1% | $32,407 | 17.1% | 96.4% | 56.8% | 176.1% | 137.2% | 136.6 | 2,237 | 3 |
| Green | At-Risk | 3.7% | $25,709 | 21.5% | 88.4% | 45.1% | 222.0% | 172.6% | 161.0 | 2,760 | 4 |
| Greenup | At-Risk | 6.3% | $33,871 | 15.1% | 151.0% | 59.4% | 168.5% | 121.4% | 147.0 | 2,484 | 4 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 7.0% | $16,615 | 27.2% | 167.1% | 29.1% | 343.5% | 218.8% | 243.1 | 3,092 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 4.2% | $30,213 | 21.2% | 100.5% | 52.9% | 188.9% | 170.5% | 153.3 | 2,626 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 5.8% | $22,363 | 23.0% | 138.2% | 39.2% | 255.2% | 185.0% | 192.8 | 3,006 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 6.5% | $21,716 | 23.4% | 155.1% | 38.1% | 262.8% | 187.8% | 201.9 | 3,027 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 6.6% | $20,579 | 25.9% | 156.1% | 36.1% | 277.3% | 208.3% | 213.9 | 3,056 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 5.7% | $20,082 | 36.7% | 136.7% | 35.2% | 284.2% | 295.2% | 238.7 | 3,087 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 4.4% | $27,745 | 21.3% | 104.1% | 48.6% | 205.7% | 171.3% | 160.4 | 2,755 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 5.8% | $22,069 | 22.0% | 137.5% | 38.7% | 258.6% | 176.6% | 190.9 | 2,996 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 5.6% | $16,056 | 28.9% | 132.7% | 28.1% | 355.4% | 232.0% | 240.0 | 3,089 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 7.1% | $18,207 | 27.3% | 168.2% | 31.9% | 313.4% | 219.4% | 233.7 | 3,077 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 6.6% | $18,349 | 26.8% | 155.9% | 32.2% | 311.0% | 215.0% | 227.3 | 3,073 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 7.5% | $23,642 | 22.6% | 179.7% | 41.4% | 241.4% | 181.8% | 200.9 | 3,026 | 4 |
| Lincoln | At-Risk | 5.1% | $26,487 | 18.5% | 121.6% | 46.4% | 215.4% | 149.0% | 162.0 | 2,768 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 3.8% | $36,055 | 15.8% | 91.5% | 63.2% | 158.3% | 127.1% | 125.6 | 1,910 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 10.8% | $20,601 | 33.4% | 255.9% | 36.1% | 277.0% | 268.2% | 267.0 | 3,099 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 8.2% | $12,340 | 29.2% | 195.3% | 21.6% | 462.4% | 234.8% | 297.5 | 3,105 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 5.6% | $14,788 | 35.1% | 133.2% | 25.9% | 385.9% | 282.4% | 267.2 | 3,100 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 6.2% | $23,154 | 28.2% | 147.6% | 40.6% | 246.5% | 226.3% | 206.8 | 3,043 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | Distressed | 4.8% | $21,674 | 25.7% | 115.2% | 38.0% | 263.3% | 206.2% | 194.9 | 3,014 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 3.8% | $27,037 | 22.2% | 91.0% | 47.4% | 211.1% | 178.6% | 160.2 | 2,752 | 4 |
| Montgomery | Transitional | 4.8% | $32,416 | 15.2% | 114.6% | 56.8% | 176.0% | 122.5% | 137.7 | 2,260 | 3 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 5.3% | $19,137 | 18.2% | 126.3% | 33.5% | 298.2% | 146.3% | 190.3 | 2,991 | 4 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 4.2% | $25,780 | 18.5% | 99.7% | 45.2% | 221.4% | 148.9% | 156.6 | 2,695 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 6.8% | $18,487 | 24.9% | 162.5% | 32.4% | 308.7% | 199.8% | 223.6 | 3,071 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 5.6% | $23,745 | 25.5% | 132.3% | 41.6% | 240.3% | 205.2% | 192.6 | 3,004 | 4 |
| Pike | Distressed | 5.7% | $25,251 | 25.0% | 134.7% | 44.2% | 226.0% | 201.3% | 187.3 | 2,974 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 4.4% | $23,662 | 21.7% | 105.1% | 41.5% | 241.2% | 174.8% | 173.7 | 2,877 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 4.7% | $29,318 | 20.3% | 112.8% | 51.4% | 194.6% | 162.9% | 156.8 | 2,698 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 4.8% | $24,717 | 27.4% | 114.6% | 43.3% | 230.9% | 220.3% | 188.6 | 2,982 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 4.7% | $24,483 | 24.4% | 112.7% | 42.9% | 233.1% | 195.9% | 180.5 | 2,938 | 4 |
| Rowan | Distressed | 5.0% | $26,255 | 24.5% | 118.6% | 46.0% | 217.4% | 197.0% | 177.7 | 2,916 | 4 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 5.2% | $40,294 | 23.4% | 124.0% | 70.6% | 141.6% | 188.4% | 151.3 | 2,583 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 5.2% | $19,826 | 24.3% | 123.7% | 34.7% | 287.8% | 195.4% | 202.3 | 3,030 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 4.7% | $23,768 | 25.1% | 111.8% | 41.7% | 240.1% | 201.3% | 184.4 | 2,962 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 5.9% | $22,110 | 38.1% | 141.4% | 38.7% | 258.1% | 306.1% | 235.2 | 3,080 | 4 |
