| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 5.3% | $36,624 | 16.9% | 110.6% | 85.4% | 117.0% | 115.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 4.9% | $32,985 | 13.7% | 101.3% | 77.0% | 129.9% | 93.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 4.8% | $26,629 | 14.3% | 98.6% | 62.1% | 161.0% | 98.3% | 119.3 | 3 | 1,650 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 4.7% | $28,376 | 13.2% | 96.6% | 66.2% | 151.0% | 90.3% | 112.6 | 2 | 1,418 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 5.2% | $29,463 | 14.2% | 107.4% | 68.7% | 145.5% | 97.4% | 116.7 | 2 | 1,552 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 5.9% | $28,691 | 18.6% | 122.0% | 66.9% | 149.4% | 127.8% | 133.1 | 3 | 2,058 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 4.7% | $25,995 | 10.8% | 97.7% | 60.6% | 164.9% | 74.1% | 112.2 | 2 | 1,402 |
| Chattooga | At-Risk | 5.7% | $19,488 | 22.5% | 118.6% | 45.5% | 219.9% | 154.1% | 164.2 | 4 | 2,743 |
| Cherokee | Competitive | 4.2% | $42,907 | 9.4% | 87.1% | 100.1% | 99.9% | 64.8% | 83.9 | 1 | 463 |
| Dade | Transitional | 5.0% | $24,904 | 17.5% | 102.6% | 58.1% | 172.1% | 120.2% | 131.7 | 3 | 2,029 |
| Dawson | Transitional | 4.5% | $35,784 | 11.8% | 94.1% | 83.5% | 119.8% | 81.0% | 98.3 | 2 | 940 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 5.6% | $27,241 | 14.2% | 115.4% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 97.4% | 123.4 | 3 | 1,776 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 6.4% | $23,383 | 22.4% | 132.3% | 54.6% | 183.3% | 153.3% | 156.3 | 4 | 2,618 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 5.4% | $22,672 | 15.8% | 112.0% | 52.9% | 189.0% | 108.2% | 136.4 | 3 | 2,173 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 6.0% | $27,307 | 18.1% | 123.2% | 63.7% | 157.0% | 124.4% | 134.9 | 3 | 2,116 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 4.1% | $55,487 | 6.5% | 85.6% | 129.5% | 77.2% | 44.5% | 69.1 | 1 | 127 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 5.4% | $25,538 | 25.4% | 111.9% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 174.1% | 151.3 | 4 | 2,523 |
| Gilmer | At-Risk | 5.6% | $23,435 | 18.8% | 115.2% | 54.7% | 182.9% | 128.9% | 142.3 | 4 | 2,346 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 5.4% | $25,747 | 18.8% | 111.1% | 60.1% | 166.5% | 129.0% | 135.5 | 3 | 2,143 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 4.7% | $34,748 | 12.1% | 97.4% | 81.1% | 123.3% | 83.3% | 101.4 | 2 | 1,050 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 5.2% | $24,247 | 17.2% | 107.2% | 56.6% | 176.8% | 118.2% | 134.1 | 3 | 2,090 |
| Hall | Transitional | 4.4% | $33,853 | 16.1% | 91.2% | 79.0% | 126.6% | 110.2% | 109.3 | 2 | 1,308 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 5.7% | $25,393 | 18.0% | 117.7% | 59.2% | 168.8% | 123.3% | 136.6 | 3 | 2,181 |
| Hart | Transitional | 5.3% | $26,087 | 18.8% | 109.9% | 60.9% | 164.3% | 129.2% | 134.5 | 3 | 2,102 |
| Heard | At-Risk | 5.8% | $21,875 | 17.4% | 119.6% | 51.0% | 195.9% | 119.5% | 145.0 | 4 | 2,404 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 4.2% | $33,593 | 12.5% | 87.3% | 78.4% | 127.6% | 85.6% | 100.2 | 2 | 1,012 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 4.7% | $26,592 | 20.1% | 97.4% | 62.0% | 161.2% | 137.6% | 132.1 | 3 | 2,041 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.9% | $26,247 | 17.6% | 101.5% | 61.2% | 163.3% | 120.6% | 128.4 | 3 | 1,933 |
| Murray | At-Risk | 6.9% | $20,931 | 18.0% | 142.5% | 48.8% | 204.8% | 123.7% | 157.0 | 4 | 2,629 |
| Paulding | Transitional | 4.6% | $30,638 | 9.7% | 96.0% | 71.5% | 139.9% | 66.7% | 100.9 | 2 | 1,029 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 4.8% | $35,092 | 9.8% | 99.6% | 81.9% | 122.1% | 67.5% | 96.4 | 2 | 871 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 6.0% | $21,872 | 19.0% | 124.3% | 51.0% | 196.0% | 130.1% | 150.1 | 4 | 2,509 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 5.8% | $29,058 | 20.3% | 120.9% | 67.8% | 147.5% | 139.3% | 135.9 | 3 | 2,156 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 5.9% | $26,750 | 18.1% | 121.9% | 62.4% | 160.2% | 124.1% | 135.4 | 3 | 2,136 |
| Towns | At-Risk | 7.1% | $21,301 | 14.7% | 146.2% | 49.7% | 201.2% | 100.5% | 149.3 | 4 | 2,489 |
| Union | Transitional | 4.8% | $22,450 | 12.8% | 100.2% | 52.4% | 190.9% | 87.9% | 126.3 | 3 | 1,872 |
| Walker | Transitional | 5.4% | $22,542 | 17.2% | 110.8% | 52.6% | 190.1% | 117.8% | 139.6 | 3 | 2,270 |
| White | Transitional | 4.5% | $24,134 | 17.7% | 93.8% | 56.3% | 177.6% | 121.7% | 131.0 | 3 | 2,011 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 6.0% | $29,840 | 19.2% | 123.8% | 69.6% | 143.6% | 131.7% | 133.1 | 3 | 2,057 |
