| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| Ohio | - | 4.9% | $39,368 | 14.5% | 111.2% | 86.8% | 115.2% | 103.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Ohio | - | 6.0% | $30,239 | 17.0% | 136.5% | 66.7% | 150.0% | 121.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adams | Distressed | 7.2% | $22,655 | 22.6% | 165.8% | 49.9% | 200.2% | 161.1% | 175.7 | 2,860 | 4 |
| Ashtabula | At-Risk | 5.7% | $26,607 | 20.3% | 131.5% | 58.7% | 170.5% | 144.2% | 148.7 | 2,447 | 4 |
| Athens | Distressed | 6.1% | $24,945 | 30.6% | 138.9% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 218.0% | 179.6 | 2,898 | 4 |
| Belmont | Transitional | 6.4% | $31,838 | 13.6% | 146.9% | 70.2% | 142.5% | 96.5% | 128.6 | 1,896 | 3 |
| Brown | Transitional | 5.6% | $26,802 | 15.9% | 128.5% | 59.1% | 169.3% | 113.1% | 137.0 | 2,149 | 3 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 6.0% | $29,599 | 13.1% | 136.9% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 93.0% | 127.7 | 1,872 | 3 |
| Clermont | Competitive | 4.3% | $45,228 | 9.5% | 98.5% | 99.7% | 100.3% | 67.8% | 88.9 | 586 | 1 |
| Columbiana | Transitional | 5.9% | $27,061 | 14.6% | 135.9% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 104.0% | 135.9 | 2,113 | 3 |
| Coshocton | At-Risk | 6.7% | $24,210 | 16.4% | 152.9% | 53.4% | 187.4% | 116.5% | 152.3 | 2,515 | 4 |
| Gallia | At-Risk | 6.5% | $26,824 | 22.5% | 149.0% | 59.1% | 169.1% | 160.2% | 159.4 | 2,637 | 4 |
| Guernsey | At-Risk | 6.2% | $28,303 | 20.2% | 142.0% | 62.4% | 160.3% | 143.7% | 148.7 | 2,445 | 4 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 6.3% | $27,609 | 17.0% | 143.8% | 60.9% | 164.3% | 120.9% | 143.0 | 2,327 | 3 |
| Highland | At-Risk | 5.9% | $25,938 | 20.9% | 135.8% | 57.2% | 174.9% | 148.5% | 153.1 | 2,530 | 4 |
| Hocking | Transitional | 5.3% | $26,906 | 13.6% | 122.4% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 97.0% | 129.3 | 1,922 | 3 |
| Holmes | Competitive | 3.5% | $40,059 | 11.1% | 79.4% | 88.3% | 113.2% | 79.3% | 90.7 | 634 | 1 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 7.2% | $24,395 | 19.6% | 164.2% | 53.8% | 186.0% | 139.4% | 163.2 | 2,701 | 4 |
| Jefferson | At-Risk | 7.4% | $26,933 | 18.1% | 168.3% | 59.4% | 168.4% | 128.6% | 155.1 | 2,563 | 4 |
| Lawrence | At-Risk | 6.0% | $26,307 | 18.6% | 138.0% | 58.0% | 172.4% | 132.1% | 147.5 | 2,425 | 4 |
| Mahoning | Transitional | 6.4% | $31,501 | 17.6% | 146.3% | 69.4% | 144.0% | 125.3% | 138.6 | 2,206 | 3 |
| Meigs | Distressed | 8.0% | $22,780 | 22.4% | 182.4% | 50.2% | 199.1% | 159.2% | 180.3 | 2,902 | 4 |
| Monroe | Distressed | 9.1% | $23,233 | 16.6% | 208.5% | 51.2% | 195.3% | 118.1% | 173.9 | 2,838 | 4 |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 7.0% | $22,776 | 19.1% | 160.7% | 50.2% | 199.2% | 136.0% | 165.3 | 2,735 | 4 |
| Muskingum | Transitional | 5.7% | $29,727 | 16.3% | 129.5% | 65.5% | 152.6% | 116.3% | 132.8 | 2,027 | 3 |
| Noble | Distressed | 7.5% | $19,496 | 15.4% | 172.6% | 43.0% | 232.7% | 109.5% | 171.6 | 2,818 | 4 |
| Perry | At-Risk | 6.0% | $27,059 | 19.4% | 137.0% | 59.6% | 167.6% | 138.1% | 147.6 | 2,428 | 4 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 7.0% | $25,039 | 19.4% | 160.2% | 55.2% | 181.2% | 137.9% | 159.7 | 2,642 | 4 |
| Ross | Transitional | 5.1% | $26,605 | 17.9% | 115.6% | 58.6% | 170.5% | 127.1% | 137.7 | 2,179 | 3 |
| Scioto | At-Risk | 7.2% | $26,059 | 23.6% | 164.3% | 57.4% | 174.1% | 167.8% | 168.7 | 2,782 | 4 |
| Trumbull | At-Risk | 6.7% | $29,886 | 17.5% | 154.0% | 65.9% | 151.8% | 124.4% | 143.4 | 2,336 | 4 |
| Tuscarawas | Transitional | 5.1% | $33,888 | 13.2% | 116.9% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 93.7% | 114.8 | 1,469 | 2 |
| Vinton | At-Risk | 6.7% | $21,920 | 20.9% | 153.4% | 48.3% | 206.9% | 149.0% | 169.8 | 2,798 | 4 |
| Washington | Transitional | 6.3% | $32,441 | 15.1% | 143.9% | 71.5% | 139.8% | 107.8% | 130.5 | 1,960 | 3 |
