| | County Economic Status, FY 2027 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, 2024 | Poverty Rate, 2020–2024 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2024 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2024 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020–2024 | Composite Index Value, FY 2027 | Index Value Rank (of 3,115 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2027 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2027 |
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| United States | - | 3.8% | $59,811 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.6% | $43,192 | 14.3% | 95.1% | 72.2% | 138.5% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | - | 3.8% | $56,091 | 11.7% | 101.1% | 93.8% | 106.6% | 94.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | - | 4.1% | $47,385 | 12.3% | 108.1% | 79.2% | 126.2% | 98.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegheny | Competitive | 3.6% | $63,867 | 11.5% | 96.5% | 106.8% | 93.6% | 92.5% | 94.2 | 725 | 1 |
| Armstrong | Transitional | 4.6% | $44,485 | 11.8% | 120.7% | 74.4% | 134.5% | 94.7% | 116.6 | 1,544 | 2 |
| Beaver | Transitional | 4.4% | $43,402 | 9.9% | 117.3% | 72.6% | 137.8% | 79.5% | 111.6 | 1,354 | 2 |
| Bedford | Transitional | 4.1% | $37,544 | 11.6% | 108.0% | 62.8% | 159.3% | 92.8% | 120.0 | 1,660 | 3 |
| Blair | Transitional | 3.9% | $43,231 | 12.0% | 102.3% | 72.3% | 138.4% | 96.7% | 112.4 | 1,387 | 2 |
| Bradford | Transitional | 3.9% | $37,054 | 12.6% | 102.6% | 62.0% | 161.4% | 101.5% | 121.8 | 1,735 | 3 |
| Butler | Competitive | 3.5% | $63,044 | 8.1% | 94.1% | 105.4% | 94.9% | 65.4% | 84.8 | 433 | 1 |
| Cambria | Transitional | 4.5% | $34,150 | 14.2% | 120.4% | 57.1% | 175.1% | 114.2% | 136.6 | 2,192 | 3 |
| Cameron | At-Risk | 5.5% | $34,948 | 13.5% | 146.9% | 58.4% | 171.1% | 108.5% | 142.2 | 2,343 | 4 |
| Carbon | Transitional | 4.4% | $43,429 | 12.3% | 115.7% | 72.6% | 137.7% | 98.9% | 117.4 | 1,573 | 3 |
| Centre | Transitional | 3.0% | $48,711 | 16.3% | 80.9% | 81.4% | 122.8% | 131.0% | 111.6 | 1,355 | 2 |
| Clarion | Transitional | 4.4% | $34,702 | 13.1% | 115.8% | 58.0% | 172.4% | 105.2% | 131.1 | 2,033 | 3 |
| Clearfield | Transitional | 4.3% | $41,748 | 14.6% | 114.7% | 69.8% | 143.3% | 117.3% | 125.1 | 1,837 | 3 |
| Clinton | Transitional | 4.5% | $34,874 | 14.8% | 120.1% | 58.3% | 171.5% | 118.9% | 136.8 | 2,200 | 3 |
| Columbia | Transitional | 4.3% | $39,707 | 13.7% | 114.1% | 66.4% | 150.6% | 110.4% | 125.0 | 1,833 | 3 |
| Crawford | Transitional | 4.0% | $35,432 | 14.3% | 106.5% | 59.2% | 168.8% | 115.0% | 130.1 | 1,997 | 3 |
| Elk | Transitional | 3.9% | $39,851 | 8.7% | 104.5% | 66.6% | 150.1% | 69.8% | 108.1 | 1,241 | 2 |
| Erie | Transitional | 4.2% | $40,822 | 15.0% | 111.6% | 68.3% | 146.5% | 120.2% | 126.1 | 1,868 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 5.1% | $35,103 | 16.8% | 136.2% | 58.7% | 170.4% | 135.1% | 147.2 | 2,473 | 4 |
| Forest | Distressed | 5.7% | $15,250 | 11.9% | 150.9% | 25.5% | 392.2% | 95.8% | 212.9 | 3,061 | 4 |
| Fulton | Transitional | 3.6% | $37,674 | 11.2% | 95.4% | 63.0% | 158.8% | 89.7% | 114.6 | 1,464 | 2 |
| Greene | Transitional | 4.8% | $39,174 | 13.5% | 127.9% | 65.5% | 152.7% | 108.6% | 129.7 | 1,984 | 3 |
| Huntingdon | Transitional | 4.8% | $34,367 | 10.6% | 126.8% | 57.5% | 174.0% | 85.4% | 128.8 | 1,961 | 3 |
| Indiana | Transitional | 4.7% | $34,807 | 14.0% | 123.9% | 58.2% | 171.8% | 112.2% | 136.0 | 2,170 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 4.2% | $35,862 | 14.1% | 111.2% | 60.0% | 166.8% | 113.6% | 130.5 | 2,009 | 3 |
| Juniata | Transitional | 3.9% | $47,047 | 9.7% | 103.3% | 78.7% | 127.1% | 77.9% | 102.8 | 1,041 | 2 |
| Lackawanna | Transitional | 4.2% | $43,349 | 14.4% | 111.0% | 72.5% | 138.0% | 115.3% | 121.4 | 1,716 | 3 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 4.6% | $38,637 | 11.9% | 122.4% | 64.6% | 154.8% | 95.3% | 124.2 | 1,807 | 3 |
| Luzerne | Transitional | 4.7% | $40,328 | 15.3% | 124.7% | 67.4% | 148.3% | 123.0% | 132.0 | 2,060 | 3 |
| Lycoming | Transitional | 4.2% | $40,371 | 12.8% | 111.9% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 103.1% | 121.0 | 1,701 | 3 |
| McKean | Transitional | 4.5% | $36,783 | 13.7% | 120.5% | 61.5% | 162.6% | 110.0% | 131.0 | 2,029 | 3 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 4.3% | $36,399 | 13.2% | 114.4% | 60.9% | 164.3% | 105.7% | 128.1 | 1,943 | 3 |
| Mifflin | Transitional | 3.6% | $35,894 | 16.2% | 95.8% | 60.0% | 166.6% | 130.4% | 130.9 | 2,024 | 3 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 4.8% | $42,609 | 10.7% | 127.1% | 71.2% | 140.4% | 85.8% | 117.7 | 1,583 | 3 |
| Montour | Competitive | 3.0% | $56,088 | 8.8% | 78.6% | 93.8% | 106.6% | 71.0% | 85.4 | 450 | 1 |
| Northumberland | Transitional | 4.2% | $35,543 | 12.6% | 112.3% | 59.4% | 168.3% | 101.1% | 127.2 | 1,911 | 3 |
| Perry | Transitional | 3.4% | $44,445 | 8.0% | 90.0% | 74.3% | 134.6% | 64.1% | 96.2 | 807 | 2 |
| Pike | Transitional | 4.7% | $46,655 | 9.8% | 123.5% | 78.0% | 128.2% | 78.8% | 110.2 | 1,306 | 2 |
| Potter | Transitional | 5.2% | $34,056 | 13.0% | 137.4% | 56.9% | 175.6% | 104.5% | 139.2 | 2,267 | 3 |
| Schuylkill | Transitional | 4.4% | $37,526 | 12.8% | 116.3% | 62.7% | 159.4% | 102.4% | 126.0 | 1,866 | 3 |
| Snyder | Transitional | 3.7% | $39,594 | 9.4% | 97.6% | 66.2% | 151.1% | 75.8% | 108.2 | 1,244 | 2 |
| Somerset | Transitional | 4.4% | $35,442 | 11.0% | 116.1% | 59.3% | 168.8% | 88.2% | 124.4 | 1,813 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 4.2% | $40,468 | 11.6% | 111.1% | 67.7% | 147.8% | 93.0% | 117.3 | 1,565 | 3 |
| Susquehanna | Transitional | 4.0% | $46,505 | 11.4% | 106.0% | 77.8% | 128.6% | 91.6% | 108.7 | 1,261 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 4.3% | $33,624 | 11.7% | 114.1% | 56.2% | 177.9% | 94.1% | 128.7 | 1,957 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 3.6% | $43,884 | 9.0% | 95.6% | 73.4% | 136.3% | 71.9% | 101.3 | 982 | 2 |
| Venango | Transitional | 4.4% | $32,051 | 13.2% | 116.7% | 53.6% | 186.6% | 105.6% | 136.3 | 2,185 | 3 |
| Warren | Transitional | 4.2% | $35,067 | 10.8% | 111.8% | 58.6% | 170.6% | 86.8% | 123.1 | 1,772 | 3 |
| Washington | Competitive | 3.9% | $61,619 | 9.6% | 102.7% | 103.0% | 97.1% | 77.2% | 92.3 | 674 | 1 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 4.5% | $42,498 | 12.1% | 119.5% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 97.3% | 119.2 | 1,630 | 3 |
| Westmoreland | Transitional | 3.9% | $49,870 | 10.3% | 104.1% | 83.4% | 119.9% | 82.5% | 102.2 | 1,018 | 2 |
| Wyoming | Transitional | 4.4% | $43,912 | 11.5% | 116.0% | 73.4% | 136.2% | 92.5% | 114.9 | 1,473 | 2 |
