| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | - | 4.4% | $54,466 | 11.8% | 105.9% | 95.4% | 104.8% | 94.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | - | 4.7% | $45,803 | 12.2% | 112.5% | 80.3% | 124.6% | 98.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegheny | Transitional | 4.3% | $61,688 | 11.2% | 102.3% | 108.1% | 92.5% | 90.1% | 95.0 | 861 | 2 |
| Armstrong | Transitional | 5.3% | $42,815 | 11.3% | 126.2% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 90.5% | 116.7 | 1,608 | 3 |
| Beaver | Transitional | 5.2% | $41,890 | 10.1% | 124.6% | 73.4% | 136.2% | 81.1% | 114.0 | 1,504 | 2 |
| Bedford | Transitional | 4.4% | $36,456 | 11.0% | 104.7% | 63.9% | 156.5% | 88.2% | 116.5 | 1,599 | 3 |
| Blair | Transitional | 4.4% | $40,958 | 13.0% | 103.9% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 104.7% | 116.0 | 1,573 | 3 |
| Bradford | Transitional | 4.1% | $36,226 | 13.4% | 98.6% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 108.1% | 121.4 | 1,781 | 3 |
| Butler | Competitive | 4.1% | $59,979 | 8.0% | 97.2% | 105.1% | 95.1% | 64.0% | 85.4 | 537 | 1 |
| Cambria | Transitional | 5.2% | $32,708 | 14.2% | 124.5% | 57.3% | 174.5% | 113.8% | 137.6 | 2,257 | 3 |
| Cameron | At-Risk | 5.9% | $34,130 | 16.0% | 139.2% | 59.8% | 167.2% | 128.8% | 145.1 | 2,440 | 4 |
| Carbon | Transitional | 4.9% | $46,842 | 12.0% | 117.7% | 82.1% | 121.8% | 96.8% | 112.1 | 1,435 | 2 |
| Centre | Transitional | 3.4% | $47,786 | 16.9% | 82.0% | 83.7% | 119.4% | 135.9% | 112.4 | 1,453 | 2 |
| Clarion | Transitional | 5.0% | $34,224 | 13.9% | 119.6% | 60.0% | 166.7% | 111.9% | 132.8 | 2,128 | 3 |
| Clearfield | Transitional | 5.1% | $42,155 | 13.8% | 122.2% | 73.9% | 135.4% | 110.7% | 122.8 | 1,822 | 3 |
| Clinton | Transitional | 5.1% | $33,935 | 14.2% | 120.8% | 59.5% | 168.2% | 114.1% | 134.3 | 2,169 | 3 |
| Columbia | Transitional | 4.4% | $38,328 | 15.7% | 104.8% | 67.2% | 148.9% | 126.2% | 126.6 | 1,949 | 3 |
| Crawford | Transitional | 4.8% | $35,013 | 12.8% | 113.6% | 61.4% | 163.0% | 103.0% | 126.6 | 1,943 | 3 |
| Elk | Transitional | 4.8% | $38,143 | 9.1% | 113.3% | 66.8% | 149.6% | 73.0% | 112.0 | 1,431 | 2 |
| Erie | Transitional | 5.1% | $39,068 | 15.4% | 120.7% | 68.5% | 146.1% | 123.9% | 130.2 | 2,059 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 6.1% | $33,756 | 17.4% | 145.6% | 59.2% | 169.1% | 140.2% | 151.6 | 2,587 | 4 |
| Forest | Distressed | 6.3% | $15,720 | 14.7% | 151.0% | 27.5% | 363.0% | 118.1% | 210.7 | 3,050 | 4 |
| Fulton | Transitional | 4.2% | $35,154 | 11.7% | 101.0% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 94.2% | 119.2 | 1,696 | 3 |
| Greene | Transitional | 5.1% | $36,891 | 12.5% | 122.3% | 64.6% | 154.7% | 100.8% | 125.9 | 1,917 | 3 |
| Huntingdon | Transitional | 5.4% | $32,221 | 11.0% | 129.7% | 56.5% | 177.1% | 88.7% | 131.8 | 2,102 | 3 |
| Indiana | Transitional | 5.2% | $33,756 | 12.8% | 123.7% | 59.2% | 169.1% | 102.9% | 131.9 | 2,103 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 4.8% | $35,308 | 15.3% | 114.6% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 122.6% | 132.9 | 2,135 | 3 |
| Juniata | Transitional | 4.0% | $49,276 | 10.0% | 96.0% | 86.3% | 115.8% | 80.3% | 97.4 | 927 | 2 |
| Lackawanna | Transitional | 4.8% | $41,796 | 14.0% | 114.6% | 73.2% | 136.5% | 112.8% | 121.3 | 1,776 | 3 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 5.4% | $36,616 | 11.6% | 129.4% | 64.2% | 155.9% | 93.1% | 126.1 | 1,922 | 3 |
| Luzerne | Transitional | 5.6% | $38,490 | 15.4% | 133.8% | 67.4% | 148.3% | 124.0% | 135.4 | 2,200 | 3 |
| Lycoming | Transitional | 4.7% | $38,527 | 12.5% | 112.7% | 67.5% | 148.1% | 100.6% | 120.5 | 1,740 | 3 |
| McKean | Transitional | 5.3% | $35,111 | 13.7% | 125.3% | 61.5% | 162.5% | 110.3% | 132.7 | 2,125 | 3 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 5.0% | $34,754 | 12.8% | 119.2% | 60.9% | 164.2% | 102.5% | 128.6 | 2,015 | 3 |
| Mifflin | Transitional | 4.5% | $34,183 | 16.0% | 107.5% | 59.9% | 166.9% | 128.9% | 134.4 | 2,175 | 3 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 5.6% | $41,096 | 11.3% | 134.0% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 90.5% | 121.1 | 1,765 | 3 |
| Montour | Competitive | 3.3% | $54,710 | 8.8% | 78.9% | 95.9% | 104.3% | 70.5% | 84.5 | 511 | 1 |
| Northumberland | Transitional | 4.9% | $34,149 | 12.2% | 117.6% | 59.8% | 167.1% | 98.4% | 127.7 | 1,980 | 3 |
| Perry | Transitional | 3.5% | $42,864 | 8.0% | 84.3% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 64.6% | 94.0 | 827 | 2 |
| Pike | Transitional | 5.5% | $45,553 | 9.3% | 131.8% | 79.8% | 125.3% | 74.5% | 110.5 | 1,377 | 2 |
| Potter | Transitional | 5.6% | $31,368 | 11.7% | 132.3% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 94.3% | 136.2 | 2,221 | 3 |
| Schuylkill | Transitional | 5.0% | $36,594 | 12.5% | 118.1% | 64.1% | 155.9% | 100.6% | 124.9 | 1,883 | 3 |
| Snyder | Transitional | 4.1% | $38,383 | 8.6% | 97.0% | 67.3% | 148.7% | 68.9% | 104.8 | 1,202 | 2 |
| Somerset | Transitional | 5.1% | $34,106 | 11.2% | 121.2% | 59.8% | 167.3% | 89.9% | 126.1 | 1,923 | 3 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 5.2% | $40,232 | 11.0% | 124.8% | 70.5% | 141.8% | 88.5% | 118.4 | 1,667 | 3 |
| Susquehanna | Transitional | 4.1% | $45,926 | 10.9% | 97.3% | 80.5% | 124.3% | 87.9% | 103.1 | 1,144 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 4.9% | $32,816 | 11.8% | 115.8% | 57.5% | 173.9% | 95.2% | 128.3 | 2,003 | 3 |
| Union | Transitional | 3.6% | $42,092 | 9.7% | 86.0% | 73.8% | 135.6% | 77.7% | 99.7 | 1,018 | 2 |
| Venango | Transitional | 5.1% | $32,070 | 12.8% | 121.4% | 56.2% | 177.9% | 103.0% | 134.1 | 2,164 | 3 |
| Warren | Transitional | 4.8% | $35,019 | 11.4% | 113.9% | 61.4% | 163.0% | 91.6% | 122.8 | 1,823 | 3 |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.6% | $60,338 | 9.4% | 110.1% | 105.7% | 94.6% | 75.2% | 93.3 | 803 | 2 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 4.9% | $40,881 | 12.2% | 116.7% | 71.6% | 139.6% | 98.0% | 118.1 | 1,660 | 3 |
| Westmoreland | Transitional | 4.5% | $48,171 | 10.0% | 108.0% | 84.4% | 118.5% | 80.5% | 102.3 | 1,115 | 2 |
| Wyoming | Transitional | 4.7% | $42,619 | 11.4% | 111.6% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 91.3% | 112.3 | 1,442 | 2 |
