| | County Economic Status, FY 2025 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, 2022 | Poverty Rate, 2018–2022 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2022 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2022 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018–2022 | Composite Index Value, FY 2025 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2025 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2025 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $53,462 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $38,683 | 14.3% | 92.3% | 72.4% | 138.2% | 114.1% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | - | 6.4% | $51,053 | 11.8% | 113.5% | 95.5% | 104.7% | 94.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | - | 6.7% | $43,128 | 12.1% | 118.1% | 80.7% | 124.0% | 96.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegheny | Transitional | 6.3% | $58,132 | 11.1% | 111.2% | 108.7% | 92.0% | 88.6% | 97.3 | 982 | 2 |
| Armstrong | Transitional | 7.4% | $39,478 | 10.4% | 130.1% | 73.8% | 135.4% | 82.7% | 116.1 | 1,642 | 3 |
| Beaver | Transitional | 7.4% | $39,760 | 10.4% | 131.2% | 74.4% | 134.5% | 83.2% | 116.3 | 1,651 | 3 |
| Bedford | Transitional | 6.3% | $34,508 | 10.8% | 111.5% | 64.5% | 154.9% | 86.1% | 117.5 | 1,687 | 3 |
| Blair | Transitional | 6.2% | $39,342 | 13.2% | 110.2% | 73.6% | 135.9% | 105.3% | 117.1 | 1,675 | 3 |
| Bradford | Transitional | 5.7% | $34,477 | 13.1% | 99.7% | 64.5% | 155.1% | 104.8% | 119.9 | 1,777 | 3 |
| Butler | Competitive | 5.7% | $57,251 | 7.9% | 101.0% | 107.1% | 93.4% | 62.9% | 85.8 | 578 | 1 |
| Cambria | At-Risk | 7.2% | $30,714 | 14.4% | 126.2% | 57.4% | 174.1% | 114.5% | 138.3 | 2,342 | 4 |
| Cameron | At-Risk | 8.5% | $31,660 | 15.0% | 149.7% | 59.2% | 168.9% | 119.5% | 146.0 | 2,529 | 4 |
| Carbon | Transitional | 7.0% | $44,257 | 11.8% | 123.6% | 82.8% | 120.8% | 94.2% | 112.9 | 1,525 | 2 |
| Centre | Transitional | 4.6% | $45,424 | 17.0% | 80.7% | 85.0% | 117.7% | 135.9% | 111.5 | 1,473 | 2 |
| Clarion | Transitional | 6.5% | $31,782 | 13.7% | 115.1% | 59.4% | 168.2% | 109.3% | 130.9 | 2,129 | 3 |
| Clearfield | Transitional | 7.0% | $37,536 | 13.7% | 124.0% | 70.2% | 142.4% | 109.7% | 125.4 | 1,951 | 3 |
| Clinton | Transitional | 6.8% | $32,451 | 13.1% | 119.5% | 60.7% | 164.7% | 104.9% | 129.7 | 2,097 | 3 |
| Columbia | Transitional | 6.0% | $36,544 | 15.3% | 105.8% | 68.4% | 146.3% | 122.2% | 124.8 | 1,934 | 3 |
| Crawford | Transitional | 6.6% | $32,127 | 12.7% | 116.7% | 60.1% | 166.4% | 101.6% | 128.3 | 2,056 | 3 |
| Elk | Transitional | 7.8% | $35,818 | 9.0% | 138.2% | 67.0% | 149.3% | 71.5% | 119.7 | 1,770 | 3 |
| Erie | Transitional | 7.2% | $36,781 | 15.4% | 126.6% | 68.8% | 145.4% | 122.9% | 131.6 | 2,152 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 8.7% | $31,257 | 16.2% | 152.8% | 58.5% | 171.0% | 129.3% | 151.0 | 2,634 | 4 |
| Forest | Distressed | 8.3% | $14,292 | 19.2% | 146.3% | 26.7% | 374.1% | 153.0% | 224.5 | 3,071 | 4 |
| Fulton | Transitional | 7.3% | $34,334 | 10.7% | 129.4% | 64.2% | 155.7% | 85.4% | 123.5 | 1,887 | 3 |
| Greene | Transitional | 7.3% | $34,633 | 12.9% | 128.6% | 64.8% | 154.4% | 103.0% | 128.6 | 2,073 | 3 |
| Huntingdon | Transitional | 7.7% | $31,444 | 11.3% | 135.0% | 58.8% | 170.0% | 90.1% | 131.7 | 2,153 | 3 |
| Indiana | Transitional | 7.0% | $31,814 | 13.0% | 124.1% | 59.5% | 168.0% | 103.5% | 131.9 | 2,156 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 6.6% | $32,721 | 14.1% | 116.3% | 61.2% | 163.4% | 112.5% | 130.7 | 2,125 | 3 |
| Juniata | Transitional | 5.4% | $44,261 | 9.0% | 94.9% | 82.8% | 120.8% | 71.4% | 95.7 | 912 | 2 |
| Lackawanna | Transitional | 6.9% | $40,274 | 13.0% | 121.4% | 75.3% | 132.7% | 103.7% | 119.3 | 1,760 | 3 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 7.6% | $34,738 | 12.3% | 134.3% | 65.0% | 153.9% | 98.5% | 128.9 | 2,079 | 3 |
| Luzerne | Transitional | 7.9% | $36,739 | 14.9% | 140.1% | 68.7% | 145.5% | 119.0% | 134.9 | 2,258 | 3 |
| Lycoming | Transitional | 6.6% | $35,917 | 12.5% | 116.5% | 67.2% | 148.8% | 99.5% | 121.6 | 1,820 | 3 |
| McKean | Transitional | 7.2% | $33,439 | 14.1% | 127.0% | 62.5% | 159.9% | 112.8% | 133.2 | 2,203 | 3 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 7.1% | $32,458 | 13.5% | 125.1% | 60.7% | 164.7% | 107.8% | 132.5 | 2,176 | 3 |
| Mifflin | Transitional | 6.3% | $32,071 | 16.7% | 110.9% | 60.0% | 166.7% | 133.1% | 136.9 | 2,304 | 3 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 8.1% | $40,067 | 11.3% | 142.5% | 74.9% | 133.4% | 90.2% | 122.0 | 1,829 | 3 |
| Montour | Competitive | 4.6% | $51,706 | 8.7% | 80.4% | 96.7% | 103.4% | 69.3% | 84.4 | 541 | 1 |
| Northumberland | Transitional | 6.9% | $32,538 | 12.4% | 121.1% | 60.9% | 164.3% | 98.9% | 128.1 | 2,048 | 3 |
| Perry | Transitional | 4.9% | $41,402 | 8.2% | 86.8% | 77.4% | 129.1% | 65.2% | 93.7 | 849 | 2 |
| Pike | Transitional | 7.6% | $44,078 | 10.0% | 134.2% | 82.4% | 121.3% | 79.9% | 111.8 | 1,483 | 2 |
| Potter | Transitional | 7.2% | $32,648 | 12.2% | 127.3% | 61.1% | 163.8% | 97.6% | 129.5 | 2,091 | 3 |
| Schuylkill | Transitional | 6.8% | $34,069 | 12.3% | 120.4% | 63.7% | 156.9% | 98.5% | 125.3 | 1,946 | 3 |
| Snyder | Transitional | 5.6% | $36,618 | 8.4% | 98.3% | 68.5% | 146.0% | 66.8% | 103.7 | 1,208 | 2 |
| Somerset | Transitional | 7.0% | $33,000 | 10.8% | 124.2% | 61.7% | 162.0% | 86.4% | 124.2 | 1,913 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 6.9% | $39,002 | 12.2% | 121.5% | 73.0% | 137.1% | 97.5% | 118.7 | 1,741 | 3 |
| Susquehanna | Transitional | 5.5% | $44,530 | 11.2% | 97.7% | 83.3% | 120.1% | 89.1% | 102.3 | 1,160 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 6.7% | $32,109 | 12.2% | 118.1% | 60.1% | 166.5% | 97.0% | 127.2 | 2,016 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 5.0% | $40,793 | 10.8% | 88.0% | 76.3% | 131.1% | 86.3% | 101.8 | 1,145 | 2 |
| Venango | Transitional | 6.8% | $30,353 | 13.4% | 119.5% | 56.8% | 176.1% | 106.6% | 134.1 | 2,233 | 3 |
| Warren | Transitional | 6.4% | $33,245 | 11.6% | 112.4% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 92.5% | 121.9 | 1,825 | 3 |
| Washington | Transitional | 6.7% | $52,564 | 9.5% | 118.3% | 98.3% | 101.7% | 75.8% | 98.6 | 1,037 | 2 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 6.8% | $37,652 | 11.0% | 119.2% | 70.4% | 142.0% | 87.7% | 116.3 | 1,652 | 3 |
| Westmoreland | Transitional | 6.5% | $44,856 | 9.7% | 114.8% | 83.9% | 119.2% | 77.6% | 103.9 | 1,214 | 2 |
| Wyoming | Transitional | 6.4% | $40,790 | 11.2% | 112.4% | 76.3% | 131.1% | 89.5% | 111.0 | 1,458 | 2 |
