| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Ohio | - | 4.2% | $48,401 | 13.2% | 100.5% | 84.8% | 117.9% | 106.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Ohio | - | 4.7% | $36,492 | 15.7% | 112.4% | 63.9% | 156.4% | 126.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adams | Distressed | 5.6% | $29,012 | 20.3% | 133.1% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 163.4% | 164.4 | 2,796 | 4 |
| Ashtabula | At-Risk | 4.6% | $33,756 | 18.3% | 110.6% | 59.2% | 169.1% | 146.8% | 142.1 | 2,383 | 4 |
| Athens | At-Risk | 4.9% | $29,787 | 22.1% | 117.8% | 52.2% | 191.6% | 177.7% | 162.3 | 2,775 | 4 |
| Belmont | Transitional | 5.2% | $36,665 | 14.3% | 124.1% | 64.2% | 155.6% | 114.7% | 131.5 | 2,092 | 3 |
| Brown | Transitional | 4.7% | $34,517 | 17.4% | 110.8% | 60.5% | 165.3% | 139.9% | 138.7 | 2,291 | 3 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 4.6% | $37,214 | 12.5% | 110.4% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 100.1% | 121.3 | 1,772 | 3 |
| Clermont | Competitive | 3.7% | $50,673 | 8.8% | 88.1% | 88.8% | 112.6% | 71.0% | 90.6 | 705 | 1 |
| Columbiana | Transitional | 4.9% | $32,352 | 13.9% | 115.9% | 56.7% | 176.4% | 111.3% | 134.5 | 2,178 | 3 |
| Coshocton | At-Risk | 5.1% | $30,022 | 18.8% | 120.7% | 52.6% | 190.1% | 151.0% | 153.9 | 2,645 | 4 |
| Gallia | Transitional | 4.9% | $31,063 | 14.8% | 116.7% | 54.4% | 183.7% | 119.0% | 139.8 | 2,320 | 3 |
| Guernsey | Transitional | 5.0% | $34,672 | 15.8% | 118.0% | 60.8% | 164.6% | 126.7% | 136.4 | 2,232 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 5.1% | $34,093 | 14.6% | 121.0% | 59.7% | 167.4% | 117.0% | 135.2 | 2,197 | 3 |
| Highland | Transitional | 5.1% | $32,320 | 14.4% | 121.0% | 56.6% | 176.6% | 115.9% | 137.8 | 2,263 | 3 |
| Hocking | Transitional | 4.2% | $32,182 | 17.1% | 100.5% | 56.4% | 177.3% | 137.3% | 138.4 | 2,281 | 3 |
| Holmes | Competitive | 2.8% | $53,462 | 8.8% | 67.4% | 93.7% | 106.7% | 70.8% | 81.7 | 434 | 1 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 5.3% | $28,226 | 17.7% | 125.0% | 49.5% | 202.2% | 141.9% | 156.4 | 2,685 | 4 |
| Jefferson | At-Risk | 5.7% | $31,721 | 16.9% | 135.7% | 55.6% | 179.9% | 136.1% | 150.6 | 2,569 | 4 |
| Lawrence | At-Risk | 4.6% | $33,392 | 17.5% | 110.5% | 58.5% | 170.9% | 140.8% | 140.7 | 2,350 | 4 |
| Mahoning | Transitional | 5.1% | $38,479 | 18.3% | 122.3% | 67.4% | 148.3% | 146.9% | 139.1 | 2,303 | 3 |
| Meigs | Distressed | 6.0% | $28,771 | 22.0% | 142.2% | 50.4% | 198.3% | 177.1% | 172.6 | 2,868 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 6.4% | $28,880 | 15.1% | 153.1% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 121.6% | 157.4 | 2,709 | 4 |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 5.3% | $30,329 | 14.3% | 127.1% | 53.1% | 188.2% | 114.8% | 143.4 | 2,411 | 4 |
| Muskingum | Transitional | 4.4% | $36,786 | 15.6% | 105.0% | 64.5% | 155.1% | 125.7% | 128.6 | 2,013 | 3 |
| Noble | At-Risk | 5.9% | $23,251 | 11.7% | 140.7% | 40.7% | 245.4% | 93.8% | 160.0 | 2,749 | 4 |
| Perry | Transitional | 4.7% | $33,983 | 14.7% | 111.4% | 59.6% | 167.9% | 118.1% | 132.5 | 2,119 | 3 |
| Pike | At-Risk | 5.3% | $31,264 | 19.9% | 127.2% | 54.8% | 182.5% | 160.1% | 156.6 | 2,693 | 4 |
| Ross | Transitional | 4.0% | $32,252 | 16.8% | 96.0% | 56.5% | 176.9% | 135.0% | 136.0 | 2,213 | 3 |
| Scioto | Distressed | 5.4% | $30,622 | 22.4% | 127.8% | 53.7% | 186.4% | 179.7% | 164.6 | 2,797 | 4 |
| Trumbull | At-Risk | 5.3% | $33,627 | 16.8% | 125.0% | 58.9% | 169.7% | 134.9% | 143.2 | 2,407 | 4 |
| Tuscarawas | Transitional | 4.0% | $44,183 | 13.0% | 95.7% | 77.4% | 129.2% | 104.2% | 109.7 | 1,355 | 2 |
| Vinton | At-Risk | 5.3% | $27,772 | 16.7% | 126.8% | 48.7% | 205.5% | 134.3% | 155.5 | 2,670 | 4 |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.9% | $39,455 | 12.9% | 115.5% | 69.1% | 144.6% | 103.6% | 121.2 | 1,771 | 3 |
