| | County Economic Status, FY 2024 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, 2021 | Poverty Rate, 2017–2021 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2021 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017–2021 | Composite Index Value, FY 2024 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2024 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2024 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $50,231 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $36,193 | 14.5% | 94.8% | 72.1% | 138.8% | 114.5% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | - | 6.6% | $48,242 | 11.8% | 116.8% | 96.0% | 104.1% | 93.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | - | 6.9% | $40,832 | 12.1% | 121.0% | 81.3% | 123.0% | 95.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegheny | Transitional | 6.4% | $55,211 | 11.1% | 113.5% | 109.9% | 91.0% | 87.9% | 97.5 | 998 | 2 |
| Armstrong | Transitional | 7.5% | $35,720 | 10.4% | 132.4% | 71.1% | 140.6% | 82.7% | 118.6 | 1,741 | 3 |
| Beaver | Transitional | 7.4% | $38,457 | 10.6% | 129.9% | 76.6% | 130.6% | 84.0% | 114.8 | 1,597 | 3 |
| Bedford | Transitional | 6.6% | $32,117 | 10.5% | 116.0% | 63.9% | 156.4% | 83.5% | 118.6 | 1,746 | 3 |
| Blair | Transitional | 6.4% | $35,799 | 13.5% | 113.1% | 71.3% | 140.3% | 106.8% | 120.1 | 1,802 | 3 |
| Bradford | Transitional | 5.9% | $32,766 | 12.9% | 103.2% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 102.3% | 119.6 | 1,777 | 3 |
| Butler | Competitive | 5.8% | $52,698 | 7.8% | 101.8% | 104.9% | 95.3% | 61.6% | 86.2 | 598 | 1 |
| Cambria | Transitional | 7.3% | $29,641 | 13.9% | 128.9% | 59.0% | 169.5% | 110.0% | 136.1 | 2,294 | 3 |
| Cameron | At-Risk | 8.7% | $32,432 | 16.1% | 153.6% | 64.6% | 154.9% | 127.2% | 145.2 | 2,537 | 4 |
| Carbon | Transitional | 7.3% | $42,534 | 12.5% | 129.1% | 84.7% | 118.1% | 98.7% | 115.3 | 1,613 | 3 |
| Centre | Transitional | 4.6% | $44,027 | 17.2% | 81.0% | 87.6% | 114.1% | 136.0% | 110.4 | 1,443 | 2 |
| Clarion | Transitional | 6.6% | $31,622 | 15.2% | 115.9% | 63.0% | 158.8% | 120.7% | 131.8 | 2,160 | 3 |
| Clearfield | Transitional | 7.2% | $34,667 | 14.8% | 126.4% | 69.0% | 144.9% | 116.8% | 129.4 | 2,086 | 3 |
| Clinton | Transitional | 7.0% | $32,906 | 13.9% | 122.7% | 65.5% | 152.6% | 109.7% | 128.4 | 2,062 | 3 |
| Columbia | Transitional | 6.3% | $34,464 | 14.9% | 110.6% | 68.6% | 145.7% | 117.9% | 124.7 | 1,952 | 3 |
| Crawford | Transitional | 6.8% | $30,742 | 13.1% | 119.6% | 61.2% | 163.4% | 103.9% | 128.9 | 2,077 | 3 |
| Elk | Transitional | 8.0% | $34,050 | 9.3% | 140.6% | 67.8% | 147.5% | 73.5% | 120.6 | 1,819 | 3 |
| Erie | Transitional | 7.3% | $35,358 | 15.7% | 127.7% | 70.4% | 142.1% | 124.2% | 131.3 | 2,148 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 8.9% | $30,946 | 16.1% | 156.2% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 127.2% | 148.6 | 2,594 | 4 |
| Forest | Distressed | 8.6% | $14,523 | 16.7% | 151.8% | 28.9% | 345.9% | 132.5% | 210.1 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Fulton | Transitional | 7.6% | $32,871 | 11.3% | 133.8% | 65.4% | 152.8% | 89.2% | 125.3 | 1,967 | 3 |
| Greene | Transitional | 7.4% | $32,607 | 12.6% | 130.3% | 64.9% | 154.0% | 99.8% | 128.1 | 2,054 | 3 |
| Huntingdon | Transitional | 8.0% | $29,188 | 11.6% | 140.3% | 58.1% | 172.1% | 91.8% | 134.7 | 2,256 | 3 |
| Indiana | Transitional | 7.1% | $31,587 | 13.5% | 124.9% | 62.9% | 159.0% | 106.7% | 130.2 | 2,116 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 6.7% | $32,311 | 14.6% | 118.1% | 64.3% | 155.5% | 115.5% | 129.7 | 2,102 | 3 |
| Juniata | Transitional | 5.6% | $40,535 | 9.6% | 98.2% | 80.7% | 123.9% | 75.6% | 99.2 | 1,076 | 2 |
| Lackawanna | Transitional | 7.2% | $37,182 | 13.5% | 126.2% | 74.0% | 135.1% | 106.9% | 122.7 | 1,882 | 3 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 7.7% | $32,785 | 12.5% | 136.3% | 65.3% | 153.2% | 98.7% | 129.4 | 2,089 | 3 |
| Luzerne | Transitional | 8.3% | $34,939 | 14.2% | 146.8% | 69.6% | 143.8% | 112.1% | 134.2 | 2,243 | 3 |
| Lycoming | Transitional | 6.8% | $33,683 | 12.3% | 120.1% | 67.1% | 149.1% | 97.5% | 122.2 | 1,865 | 3 |
| McKean | Transitional | 7.4% | $33,264 | 14.8% | 130.0% | 66.2% | 151.0% | 117.2% | 132.7 | 2,202 | 3 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 7.3% | $31,089 | 13.6% | 127.9% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 107.6% | 132.4 | 2,176 | 3 |
| Mifflin | Transitional | 6.4% | $29,490 | 15.3% | 113.4% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 120.9% | 134.9 | 2,261 | 3 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 8.2% | $38,214 | 10.6% | 144.6% | 76.1% | 131.4% | 83.6% | 119.9 | 1,792 | 3 |
| Montour | Competitive | 4.7% | $48,433 | 8.7% | 83.5% | 96.4% | 103.7% | 68.6% | 85.3 | 564 | 1 |
| Northumberland | Transitional | 7.3% | $31,793 | 12.4% | 128.6% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 98.0% | 128.2 | 2,057 | 3 |
| Perry | Transitional | 5.1% | $38,485 | 8.8% | 89.3% | 76.6% | 130.5% | 69.4% | 96.4 | 954 | 2 |
| Pike | Transitional | 7.9% | $40,636 | 9.4% | 138.2% | 80.9% | 123.6% | 74.4% | 112.1 | 1,505 | 2 |
| Potter | Transitional | 7.4% | $32,920 | 13.4% | 130.4% | 65.5% | 152.6% | 105.7% | 129.6 | 2,099 | 3 |
| Schuylkill | Transitional | 7.2% | $32,143 | 12.7% | 126.7% | 64.0% | 156.3% | 100.3% | 127.8 | 2,043 | 3 |
| Snyder | Transitional | 6.1% | $33,464 | 9.0% | 107.8% | 66.6% | 150.1% | 71.6% | 109.8 | 1,426 | 2 |
| Somerset | Transitional | 7.2% | $30,916 | 10.6% | 126.9% | 61.5% | 162.5% | 84.3% | 124.6 | 1,941 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 7.1% | $35,870 | 12.1% | 124.5% | 71.4% | 140.0% | 96.0% | 120.2 | 1,806 | 3 |
| Susquehanna | Transitional | 5.7% | $38,829 | 11.6% | 100.8% | 77.3% | 129.4% | 92.1% | 107.4 | 1,347 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 7.0% | $30,933 | 12.5% | 123.9% | 61.6% | 162.4% | 98.7% | 128.3 | 2,060 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 5.2% | $38,259 | 12.5% | 90.9% | 76.2% | 131.3% | 98.6% | 106.9 | 1,336 | 2 |
| Venango | Transitional | 6.9% | $29,641 | 12.9% | 121.4% | 59.0% | 169.5% | 101.8% | 130.9 | 2,135 | 3 |
| Warren | Transitional | 6.5% | $31,251 | 11.5% | 114.1% | 62.2% | 160.7% | 90.7% | 121.8 | 1,855 | 3 |
| Washington | Transitional | 6.9% | $48,989 | 8.8% | 120.9% | 97.5% | 102.5% | 69.4% | 97.6 | 1,003 | 2 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 6.9% | $35,133 | 10.8% | 121.0% | 69.9% | 143.0% | 85.3% | 116.4 | 1,647 | 3 |
| Westmoreland | Transitional | 6.7% | $42,358 | 9.9% | 117.3% | 84.3% | 118.6% | 78.3% | 104.7 | 1,261 | 2 |
| Wyoming | Transitional | 6.6% | $38,931 | 10.8% | 115.7% | 77.5% | 129.0% | 85.8% | 110.2 | 1,440 | 2 |
