| | County Economic Status, FY 2006 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2001-2003 | Per Capita Market Income, 2002 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2001-2003 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2002 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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| United States | - | 5.5% | $26,420 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.6% | $20,422 | 13.6% | 100.9% | 77.3% | 110.2% |
| Tennessee | - | 5.1% | $22,946 | 13.5% | 93.0% | 86.9% | 108.9% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 4.9% | $19,936 | 14.2% | 89.8% | 75.5% | 114.4% |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 4.2% | $21,667 | 13.1% | 76.5% | 82.0% | 106.2% |
| Bledsoe | At-Risk | 7.3% | $14,835 | 18.1% | 132.1% | 56.1% | 146.0% |
| Blount | Transitional | 3.9% | $20,931 | 9.7% | 70.1% | 79.2% | 78.6% |
| Bradley | Competitive | 4.7% | $21,314 | 12.2% | 86.0% | 80.7% | 98.7% |
| Campbell | At-Risk | 6.0% | $13,584 | 22.8% | 109.4% | 51.4% | 184.5% |
| Cannon | Transitional | 5.4% | $18,690 | 12.8% | 98.3% | 70.7% | 103.2% |
| Carter | Transitional | 6.0% | $14,936 | 16.9% | 108.3% | 56.5% | 136.2% |
| Claiborne | At-Risk | 5.0% | $14,623 | 22.6% | 90.2% | 55.3% | 182.3% |
| Clay | Distressed | 11.3% | $14,242 | 19.1% | 204.6% | 53.9% | 154.5% |
| Cocke | At-Risk | 7.9% | $12,879 | 22.5% | 143.2% | 48.7% | 182.0% |
| Coffee | Transitional | 4.6% | $19,579 | 14.3% | 84.5% | 74.1% | 115.7% |
| Cumberland | Transitional | 5.9% | $16,302 | 14.7% | 107.7% | 61.7% | 118.7% |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 5.1% | $16,489 | 17.0% | 91.8% | 62.4% | 137.5% |
| Fentress | Distressed | 9.7% | $13,250 | 23.1% | 175.5% | 50.2% | 186.3% |
| Franklin | Transitional | 4.4% | $17,058 | 13.2% | 80.5% | 64.6% | 106.6% |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 6.8% | $14,989 | 18.7% | 124.3% | 56.7% | 150.9% |
| Greene | Transitional | 6.7% | $17,809 | 14.5% | 121.6% | 67.4% | 117.2% |
| Grundy | Distressed | 6.5% | $13,037 | 25.8% | 118.4% | 49.3% | 208.1% |
| Hamblen | Transitional | 5.8% | $19,653 | 14.4% | 105.5% | 74.4% | 116.1% |
| Hamilton | Competitive | 3.6% | $25,593 | 12.1% | 65.6% | 96.9% | 97.6% |
| Hancock | Distressed | 7.5% | $8,624 | 29.4% | 136.4% | 32.6% | 237.3% |
| Hawkins | Transitional | 6.0% | $16,613 | 15.8% | 108.9% | 62.9% | 127.4% |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 7.5% | $14,642 | 18.1% | 135.8% | 55.4% | 146.2% |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 5.8% | $16,596 | 13.4% | 104.9% | 62.8% | 108.2% |
| Johnson | Distressed | 8.9% | $10,360 | 22.6% | 160.8% | 39.2% | 182.2% |
| Knox | Transitional | 2.8% | $25,999 | 12.6% | 51.3% | 98.4% | 101.7% |
| Loudon | Transitional | 4.0% | $20,731 | 10.0% | 72.8% | 78.5% | 80.8% |
| Macon | Transitional | 8.0% | $16,449 | 15.1% | 145.7% | 62.3% | 122.0% |
| Marion | Transitional | 5.7% | $16,901 | 14.1% | 103.6% | 64.0% | 114.0% |
| McMinn | Transitional | 8.1% | $16,223 | 14.5% | 148.0% | 61.4% | 116.8% |
| Meigs | At-Risk | 8.0% | $14,452 | 18.3% | 144.4% | 54.7% | 147.9% |
| Monroe | Transitional | 7.6% | $13,839 | 15.5% | 138.1% | 52.4% | 124.8% |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 9.9% | $13,708 | 16.0% | 180.1% | 51.9% | 129.4% |
| Overton | Transitional | 6.5% | $14,483 | 16.0% | 118.2% | 54.8% | 129.5% |
| Pickett | At-Risk | 8.0% | $11,264 | 15.6% | 145.9% | 42.6% | 125.7% |
| Polk | Transitional | 6.0% | $16,175 | 13.0% | 108.9% | 61.2% | 105.4% |
| Putnam | Transitional | 4.9% | $18,767 | 16.4% | 88.2% | 71.0% | 132.8% |
| Rhea | Transitional | 6.0% | $15,026 | 14.7% | 109.1% | 56.9% | 118.7% |
| Roane | Transitional | 5.1% | $17,973 | 13.9% | 91.9% | 68.0% | 111.9% |
| Scott | Distressed | 9.9% | $10,887 | 20.2% | 180.1% | 41.2% | 163.4% |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 5.3% | $15,082 | 16.5% | 96.2% | 57.1% | 133.5% |
| Sevier | Transitional | 5.9% | $20,166 | 10.7% | 107.7% | 76.3% | 86.2% |
| Smith | Transitional | 5.6% | $18,629 | 12.2% | 102.3% | 70.5% | 98.7% |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 4.9% | $20,949 | 12.9% | 88.3% | 79.3% | 104.4% |
| Unicoi | Transitional | 6.6% | $16,184 | 13.1% | 119.3% | 61.3% | 105.5% |
| Union | At-Risk | 3.9% | $13,541 | 19.6% | 70.8% | 51.3% | 158.5% |
| Van Buren | Transitional | 8.0% | $15,561 | 15.2% | 145.5% | 58.9% | 123.1% |
| Warren | Transitional | 6.8% | $16,948 | 16.6% | 123.4% | 64.1% | 134.0% |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.8% | $19,329 | 13.9% | 87.7% | 73.2% | 112.7% |
| White | Transitional | 6.9% | $13,799 | 14.3% | 125.9% | 52.2% | 115.2% |
