| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | - | 4.6% | $38,701 | 16.0% | 106.4% | 85.3% | 117.2% | 114.1% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Georgia | - | 4.3% | $34,439 | 12.7% | 97.5% | 75.9% | 131.7% | 90.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Banks | Transitional | 3.9% | $27,984 | 13.4% | 89.6% | 61.7% | 162.1% | 95.4% | 115.7 | 1,500 | 2 |
| Barrow | Transitional | 4.0% | $29,940 | 12.1% | 91.3% | 66.0% | 151.5% | 86.3% | 109.7 | 1,304 | 2 |
| Bartow | Transitional | 4.5% | $30,292 | 13.2% | 102.4% | 66.8% | 149.8% | 93.7% | 115.3 | 1,490 | 2 |
| Carroll | Transitional | 5.0% | $30,138 | 18.8% | 114.0% | 66.4% | 150.5% | 133.8% | 132.8 | 2,023 | 3 |
| Catoosa | Transitional | 4.1% | $26,812 | 9.8% | 93.9% | 59.1% | 169.2% | 69.8% | 111.0 | 1,346 | 2 |
| Chattooga | At-Risk | 5.0% | $20,627 | 19.9% | 114.7% | 45.5% | 219.9% | 141.5% | 158.7 | 2,630 | 4 |
| Cherokee | Competitive | 3.7% | $44,493 | 8.1% | 84.2% | 98.1% | 102.0% | 57.6% | 81.2 | 382 | 1 |
| Dade | Transitional | 4.3% | $26,476 | 15.1% | 98.8% | 58.4% | 171.3% | 107.2% | 125.8 | 1,825 | 3 |
| Dawson | Competitive | 3.9% | $36,978 | 8.7% | 89.9% | 81.5% | 122.7% | 61.7% | 91.4 | 664 | 1 |
| Douglas | Transitional | 4.8% | $28,065 | 13.1% | 110.4% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 92.9% | 121.7 | 1,696 | 3 |
| Elbert | At-Risk | 5.5% | $24,008 | 19.5% | 125.6% | 52.9% | 189.0% | 139.0% | 151.2 | 2,501 | 4 |
| Fannin | Transitional | 4.7% | $23,952 | 13.5% | 106.7% | 52.8% | 189.4% | 96.2% | 130.8 | 1,972 | 3 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 5.1% | $28,428 | 19.1% | 117.7% | 62.7% | 159.6% | 135.6% | 137.6 | 2,177 | 3 |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 3.7% | $57,682 | 5.9% | 83.8% | 127.2% | 78.6% | 41.8% | 68.1 | 105 | 1 |
| Franklin | At-Risk | 4.6% | $26,428 | 24.8% | 104.9% | 58.3% | 171.7% | 176.5% | 151.0 | 2,499 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Transitional | 5.0% | $24,689 | 16.3% | 113.4% | 54.4% | 183.7% | 116.2% | 137.8 | 2,181 | 3 |
| Gordon | Transitional | 4.6% | $28,703 | 20.0% | 105.4% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 142.5% | 135.3 | 2,097 | 3 |
| Gwinnett | Transitional | 4.1% | $36,113 | 11.4% | 94.6% | 79.6% | 125.6% | 80.9% | 100.4 | 998 | 2 |
| Habersham | Transitional | 4.5% | $25,189 | 14.5% | 102.7% | 55.5% | 180.1% | 103.2% | 128.7 | 1,897 | 3 |
| Hall | Transitional | 3.8% | $36,031 | 14.6% | 87.5% | 79.4% | 125.9% | 103.9% | 105.8 | 1,173 | 2 |
| Haralson | Transitional | 4.8% | $26,543 | 15.5% | 109.4% | 58.5% | 170.9% | 110.6% | 130.3 | 1,957 | 3 |
| Hart | Transitional | 4.4% | $28,198 | 17.4% | 101.6% | 62.2% | 160.9% | 123.8% | 128.8 | 1,900 | 3 |
| Heard | Transitional | 4.9% | $22,428 | 15.6% | 111.8% | 49.4% | 202.3% | 111.3% | 141.8 | 2,298 | 3 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 3.6% | $34,466 | 11.0% | 82.5% | 76.0% | 131.6% | 78.4% | 97.5 | 897 | 2 |
| Lumpkin | Transitional | 4.1% | $28,471 | 17.2% | 94.8% | 62.8% | 159.3% | 122.3% | 125.5 | 1,817 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.2% | $27,377 | 17.4% | 96.6% | 60.4% | 165.7% | 124.1% | 128.8 | 1,901 | 3 |
| Murray | At-Risk | 6.2% | $21,566 | 15.4% | 140.9% | 47.5% | 210.4% | 109.7% | 153.7 | 2,537 | 4 |
| Paulding | Transitional | 4.0% | $31,782 | 9.4% | 92.4% | 70.1% | 142.7% | 67.1% | 100.8 | 1,014 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 4.2% | $36,819 | 9.6% | 95.7% | 81.2% | 123.2% | 68.1% | 95.7 | 828 | 2 |
| Polk | At-Risk | 5.2% | $22,436 | 17.9% | 118.0% | 49.5% | 202.2% | 127.4% | 149.2 | 2,457 | 4 |
| Rabun | Transitional | 4.9% | $29,808 | 19.4% | 112.2% | 65.7% | 152.2% | 137.8% | 134.1 | 2,066 | 3 |
| Stephens | Transitional | 5.2% | $27,951 | 16.2% | 118.7% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 115.0% | 132.0 | 1,998 | 3 |
| Towns | At-Risk | 6.3% | $23,620 | 15.8% | 143.2% | 52.1% | 192.1% | 112.7% | 149.3 | 2,465 | 4 |
| Union | Transitional | 4.3% | $23,880 | 14.4% | 97.9% | 52.6% | 190.0% | 102.4% | 130.1 | 1,949 | 3 |
| Walker | Transitional | 4.6% | $23,278 | 17.7% | 105.7% | 51.3% | 194.9% | 125.9% | 142.2 | 2,310 | 3 |
| White | Transitional | 3.8% | $25,512 | 13.8% | 87.0% | 56.2% | 177.8% | 97.8% | 120.9 | 1,676 | 3 |
| Whitfield | Transitional | 5.4% | $31,038 | 17.8% | 123.8% | 68.4% | 146.2% | 126.5% | 132.2 | 2,003 | 3 |
