| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 4.8% | $32,351 | 17.9% | 109.5% | 71.3% | 140.2% | 127.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Kentucky | - | 6.6% | $20,783 | 25.3% | 151.6% | 45.8% | 218.3% | 179.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Adair | Distressed | 5.9% | $19,695 | 21.6% | 135.5% | 43.4% | 230.3% | 153.8% | 173.2 | 2,832 | 4 |
| Bath | Distressed | 7.4% | $19,447 | 21.0% | 168.6% | 42.9% | 233.3% | 149.7% | 183.8 | 2,937 | 4 |
| Bell | Distressed | 7.9% | $14,628 | 37.1% | 179.7% | 32.2% | 310.1% | 263.7% | 251.1 | 3,089 | 4 |
| Boyd | At-Risk | 7.1% | $27,075 | 19.1% | 162.6% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 136.0% | 155.4 | 2,568 | 4 |
| Breathitt | Distressed | 8.7% | $16,331 | 35.5% | 198.7% | 36.0% | 277.8% | 252.9% | 243.1 | 3,078 | 4 |
| Carter | Distressed | 9.9% | $18,773 | 25.9% | 226.7% | 41.4% | 241.6% | 184.6% | 217.7 | 3,054 | 4 |
| Casey | Distressed | 4.8% | $18,772 | 26.6% | 109.7% | 41.4% | 241.7% | 189.3% | 180.2 | 2,901 | 4 |
| Clark | Transitional | 4.5% | $29,942 | 15.6% | 103.9% | 66.0% | 151.5% | 111.1% | 122.2 | 1,717 | 3 |
| Clay | Distressed | 8.7% | $15,017 | 38.6% | 199.8% | 33.1% | 302.1% | 274.9% | 258.9 | 3,096 | 4 |
| Clinton | Distressed | 6.5% | $17,408 | 23.0% | 149.5% | 38.4% | 260.6% | 163.9% | 191.3 | 2,969 | 4 |
| Cumberland | At-Risk | 5.2% | $19,851 | 21.5% | 118.2% | 43.8% | 228.5% | 153.2% | 166.6 | 2,753 | 4 |
| Edmonson | At-Risk | 5.9% | $21,488 | 18.8% | 134.1% | 47.4% | 211.1% | 133.4% | 159.6 | 2,638 | 4 |
| Elliott | Distressed | 10.5% | $11,344 | 30.3% | 240.9% | 25.0% | 399.9% | 215.5% | 285.5 | 3,107 | 4 |
| Estill | Distressed | 5.8% | $18,776 | 32.7% | 133.0% | 41.4% | 241.6% | 232.7% | 202.4 | 3,016 | 4 |
| Fleming | At-Risk | 5.9% | $22,549 | 17.8% | 135.8% | 49.7% | 201.2% | 126.4% | 154.4 | 2,550 | 4 |
| Floyd | Distressed | 8.8% | $20,404 | 31.7% | 201.9% | 45.0% | 222.3% | 225.5% | 216.6 | 3,052 | 4 |
| Garrard | Transitional | 4.7% | $24,722 | 16.7% | 108.2% | 54.5% | 183.5% | 118.6% | 136.8 | 2,143 | 3 |
| Green | At-Risk | 4.5% | $21,630 | 18.2% | 102.8% | 47.7% | 209.7% | 129.4% | 147.3 | 2,420 | 4 |
| Greenup | At-Risk | 7.7% | $28,306 | 15.9% | 176.4% | 62.4% | 160.3% | 112.9% | 149.8 | 2,476 | 4 |
| Harlan | Distressed | 10.3% | $14,148 | 36.2% | 234.7% | 31.2% | 320.6% | 257.8% | 271.1 | 3,104 | 4 |
| Hart | At-Risk | 4.4% | $22,057 | 21.4% | 100.7% | 48.6% | 205.7% | 152.3% | 152.9 | 2,527 | 4 |
| Jackson | Distressed | 7.8% | $16,923 | 30.4% | 179.0% | 37.3% | 268.1% | 216.2% | 221.1 | 3,056 | 4 |
| Johnson | Distressed | 8.7% | $18,863 | 22.9% | 198.1% | 41.6% | 240.5% | 163.2% | 200.6 | 3,008 | 4 |
| Knott | Distressed | 9.1% | $14,931 | 33.2% | 207.1% | 32.9% | 303.8% | 236.5% | 249.1 | 3,088 | 4 |
| Knox | Distressed | 7.3% | $15,889 | 33.3% | 167.1% | 35.0% | 285.5% | 237.2% | 229.9 | 3,067 | 4 |
| Laurel | At-Risk | 5.7% | $22,953 | 23.7% | 131.2% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 168.3% | 165.7 | 2,743 | 4 |
| Lawrence | Distressed | 9.1% | $18,092 | 26.7% | 208.5% | 39.9% | 250.7% | 190.3% | 216.5 | 3,051 | 4 |
| Lee | Distressed | 8.2% | $14,764 | 33.5% | 187.6% | 32.5% | 307.3% | 238.7% | 244.5 | 3,080 | 4 |
| Leslie | Distressed | 10.3% | $15,615 | 35.6% | 236.4% | 34.4% | 290.5% | 253.0% | 260.0 | 3,098 | 4 |
| Letcher | Distressed | 9.5% | $14,779 | 32.4% | 217.1% | 32.6% | 307.0% | 230.8% | 251.6 | 3,090 | 4 |
| Lewis | Distressed | 9.2% | $19,231 | 28.1% | 210.4% | 42.4% | 235.9% | 200.0% | 215.4 | 3,049 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 5.6% | $20,412 | 24.1% | 128.4% | 45.0% | 222.2% | 171.3% | 174.0 | 2,841 | 4 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.1% | $26,874 | 19.0% | 94.4% | 59.2% | 168.8% | 135.4% | 132.9 | 2,032 | 3 |
| Magoffin | Distressed | 16.6% | $14,869 | 27.6% | 380.0% | 32.8% | 305.1% | 196.7% | 293.9 | 3,108 | 4 |
| Martin | Distressed | 8.2% | $14,543 | 26.3% | 188.7% | 32.1% | 311.9% | 186.9% | 229.2 | 3,066 | 4 |
| McCreary | Distressed | 7.1% | $11,976 | 37.5% | 163.0% | 26.4% | 378.8% | 266.7% | 269.5 | 3,101 | 4 |
| Menifee | Distressed | 8.4% | $17,481 | 22.9% | 191.7% | 38.5% | 259.5% | 162.9% | 204.7 | 3,024 | 4 |
| Metcalfe | At-Risk | 4.3% | $19,493 | 23.7% | 97.9% | 43.0% | 232.7% | 168.7% | 166.5 | 2,752 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 4.1% | $22,967 | 24.3% | 94.1% | 50.6% | 197.5% | 172.6% | 154.8 | 2,556 | 4 |
| Montgomery | At-Risk | 6.4% | $25,319 | 20.7% | 145.7% | 55.8% | 179.2% | 147.5% | 157.5 | 2,609 | 4 |
| Morgan | Distressed | 7.3% | $15,640 | 24.7% | 166.4% | 34.5% | 290.0% | 176.1% | 210.9 | 3,041 | 4 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 5.3% | $22,361 | 25.8% | 121.6% | 49.3% | 202.9% | 183.4% | 169.3 | 2,790 | 4 |
| Owsley | Distressed | 8.4% | $13,589 | 34.7% | 192.3% | 30.0% | 333.8% | 246.8% | 257.6 | 3,095 | 4 |
| Perry | Distressed | 8.6% | $21,383 | 27.1% | 195.8% | 47.1% | 212.2% | 192.7% | 200.2 | 3,005 | 4 |
| Pike | Distressed | 8.2% | $21,448 | 26.5% | 188.5% | 47.3% | 211.5% | 188.2% | 196.1 | 2,989 | 4 |
| Powell | Distressed | 6.6% | $18,774 | 21.9% | 151.5% | 41.4% | 241.6% | 155.9% | 183.0 | 2,932 | 4 |
| Pulaski | At-Risk | 5.4% | $22,932 | 23.6% | 123.6% | 50.6% | 197.8% | 168.0% | 163.2 | 2,699 | 4 |
| Robertson | Distressed | 5.8% | $21,288 | 27.1% | 132.4% | 46.9% | 213.1% | 193.0% | 179.5 | 2,896 | 4 |
| Rockcastle | Distressed | 5.6% | $18,951 | 21.0% | 129.2% | 41.8% | 239.4% | 149.6% | 172.7 | 2,827 | 4 |
| Rowan | Distressed | 5.7% | $20,621 | 26.0% | 129.3% | 45.5% | 220.0% | 184.9% | 178.1 | 2,880 | 4 |
| Russell | Distressed | 7.1% | $22,140 | 24.6% | 163.5% | 48.8% | 204.9% | 175.0% | 181.1 | 2,912 | 4 |
| Wayne | Distressed | 7.5% | $16,363 | 24.6% | 172.1% | 36.1% | 277.2% | 174.9% | 208.1 | 3,034 | 4 |
| Whitley | Distressed | 5.8% | $19,169 | 26.0% | 132.8% | 42.3% | 236.7% | 185.0% | 184.8 | 2,946 | 4 |
| Wolfe | Distressed | 9.0% | $14,766 | 32.3% | 206.6% | 32.5% | 307.2% | 230.1% | 248.0 | 3,085 | 4 |
