| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | - | 4.0% | $37,635 | 16.1% | 91.0% | 83.0% | 120.5% | 114.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Tennessee | - | 4.2% | $31,305 | 16.7% | 95.3% | 69.0% | 144.9% | 118.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 4.2% | $31,386 | 16.2% | 95.8% | 69.2% | 144.5% | 115.2% | 118.5 | 1,594 | 3 |
| Bledsoe | Distressed | 6.2% | $17,445 | 20.3% | 142.3% | 38.5% | 260.0% | 144.4% | 182.3 | 2,923 | 4 |
| Blount | Transitional | 3.7% | $33,402 | 11.7% | 84.7% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 83.5% | 101.3 | 1,034 | 2 |
| Bradley | Transitional | 3.9% | $29,704 | 16.6% | 89.1% | 65.5% | 152.7% | 117.8% | 119.9 | 1,633 | 3 |
| Campbell | At-Risk | 5.6% | $21,312 | 19.7% | 128.7% | 47.0% | 212.9% | 140.4% | 160.6 | 2,664 | 4 |
| Cannon | Transitional | 3.8% | $26,245 | 15.9% | 86.1% | 57.9% | 172.8% | 113.2% | 124.1 | 1,772 | 3 |
| Carter | At-Risk | 4.8% | $23,154 | 23.5% | 109.2% | 51.0% | 195.9% | 167.3% | 157.5 | 2,610 | 4 |
| Claiborne | At-Risk | 5.1% | $23,262 | 23.6% | 115.6% | 51.3% | 195.0% | 168.2% | 159.6 | 2,640 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 5.6% | $19,327 | 26.7% | 127.2% | 42.6% | 234.7% | 190.2% | 184.0 | 2,939 | 4 |
| Cocke | Distressed | 5.4% | $20,016 | 24.9% | 123.8% | 44.1% | 226.6% | 177.1% | 175.8 | 2,861 | 4 |
| Coffee | Transitional | 3.9% | $28,204 | 14.1% | 89.8% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 100.6% | 117.1 | 1,548 | 2 |
| Cumberland | Transitional | 5.0% | $22,972 | 15.2% | 114.0% | 50.6% | 197.5% | 108.4% | 139.9 | 2,242 | 3 |
| DeKalb | Transitional | 4.9% | $30,375 | 17.5% | 112.9% | 67.0% | 149.3% | 124.9% | 129.0 | 1,911 | 3 |
| Fentress | At-Risk | 5.0% | $19,362 | 21.8% | 113.5% | 42.7% | 234.3% | 155.2% | 167.6 | 2,769 | 4 |
| Franklin | Transitional | 4.0% | $28,194 | 14.8% | 91.6% | 62.2% | 160.9% | 105.4% | 119.3 | 1,613 | 3 |
| Grainger | At-Risk | 4.5% | $22,997 | 18.5% | 103.8% | 50.7% | 197.3% | 131.3% | 144.1 | 2,352 | 4 |
| Greene | Transitional | 4.9% | $24,086 | 17.0% | 111.8% | 53.1% | 188.3% | 121.0% | 140.4 | 2,259 | 3 |
| Grundy | Distressed | 5.3% | $18,676 | 24.3% | 121.1% | 41.2% | 242.9% | 172.8% | 178.9 | 2,890 | 4 |
| Hamblen | Transitional | 4.3% | $26,630 | 19.5% | 99.0% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 138.9% | 136.1 | 2,119 | 3 |
| Hamilton | Transitional | 3.9% | $42,380 | 13.7% | 88.7% | 93.4% | 107.0% | 97.2% | 97.7 | 902 | 2 |
| Hancock | Distressed | 6.3% | $15,668 | 25.8% | 143.2% | 34.5% | 289.5% | 183.6% | 205.4 | 3,026 | 4 |
| Hawkins | At-Risk | 4.6% | $23,020 | 19.0% | 104.1% | 50.7% | 197.1% | 135.5% | 145.6 | 2,386 | 4 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 5.7% | $19,351 | 19.7% | 129.8% | 42.7% | 234.4% | 139.9% | 168.0 | 2,773 | 4 |
| Jefferson | Transitional | 4.4% | $25,409 | 14.0% | 100.2% | 56.0% | 178.5% | 100.0% | 126.2 | 1,832 | 3 |
| Johnson | At-Risk | 4.1% | $20,427 | 23.5% | 92.8% | 45.0% | 222.1% | 167.0% | 160.6 | 2,663 | 4 |
| Knox | Transitional | 3.4% | $41,429 | 15.2% | 77.0% | 91.3% | 109.5% | 108.3% | 98.3 | 921 | 2 |
| Lawrence | Transitional | 4.7% | $24,749 | 19.0% | 108.2% | 54.6% | 183.3% | 135.1% | 142.2 | 2,311 | 3 |
| Lewis | At-Risk | 5.0% | $23,626 | 20.3% | 113.9% | 52.1% | 192.0% | 144.3% | 150.1 | 2,484 | 4 |
| Loudon | Transitional | 3.9% | $37,047 | 11.9% | 89.6% | 81.7% | 122.4% | 85.0% | 99.0 | 950 | 2 |
| Macon | Transitional | 3.7% | $23,783 | 17.9% | 83.7% | 52.4% | 190.7% | 127.6% | 134.0 | 2,065 | 3 |
| Marion | Transitional | 5.3% | $27,730 | 18.2% | 120.8% | 61.1% | 163.6% | 129.2% | 137.8 | 2,184 | 3 |
| McMinn | Transitional | 4.6% | $25,152 | 19.6% | 106.1% | 55.4% | 180.4% | 139.8% | 142.1 | 2,306 | 3 |
| Meigs | At-Risk | 5.5% | $22,643 | 17.0% | 126.2% | 49.9% | 200.3% | 120.9% | 149.1 | 2,456 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 4.3% | $22,437 | 19.3% | 99.1% | 49.5% | 202.2% | 137.0% | 146.1 | 2,400 | 4 |
| Morgan | At-Risk | 5.3% | $19,921 | 22.0% | 120.5% | 43.9% | 227.7% | 156.3% | 168.2 | 2,775 | 4 |
| Overton | Transitional | 4.4% | $23,016 | 17.0% | 100.6% | 50.7% | 197.1% | 121.0% | 139.6 | 2,229 | 3 |
| Pickett | Transitional | 4.9% | $26,287 | 17.2% | 111.7% | 57.9% | 172.6% | 122.6% | 135.6 | 2,107 | 3 |
| Polk | Transitional | 4.8% | $23,143 | 16.4% | 110.7% | 51.0% | 196.0% | 116.7% | 141.1 | 2,279 | 3 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 4.1% | $29,970 | 19.5% | 93.4% | 66.1% | 151.4% | 139.0% | 127.9 | 1,878 | 3 |
| Rhea | At-Risk | 6.4% | $23,403 | 21.9% | 146.7% | 51.6% | 193.8% | 155.5% | 165.4 | 2,737 | 4 |
| Roane | Transitional | 4.7% | $28,863 | 15.0% | 107.4% | 63.6% | 157.2% | 107.0% | 123.9 | 1,764 | 3 |
| Scott | Distressed | 5.6% | $18,524 | 22.3% | 127.6% | 40.8% | 244.9% | 158.8% | 177.1 | 2,869 | 4 |
| Sequatchie | Transitional | 5.1% | $25,925 | 16.6% | 116.1% | 57.1% | 175.0% | 118.3% | 136.5 | 2,132 | 3 |
| Sevier | Transitional | 4.1% | $30,094 | 15.0% | 94.8% | 66.3% | 150.7% | 107.0% | 117.5 | 1,561 | 3 |
| Smith | Transitional | 3.7% | $28,755 | 14.9% | 85.5% | 63.4% | 157.8% | 106.0% | 116.4 | 1,524 | 2 |
| Sullivan | Transitional | 4.3% | $31,310 | 16.6% | 98.4% | 69.0% | 144.9% | 118.4% | 120.6 | 1,665 | 3 |
| Unicoi | At-Risk | 5.8% | $23,505 | 21.1% | 132.5% | 51.8% | 193.0% | 149.8% | 158.4 | 2,625 | 4 |
| Union | At-Risk | 4.7% | $21,825 | 21.6% | 108.5% | 48.1% | 207.9% | 153.4% | 156.6 | 2,593 | 4 |
| Van Buren | At-Risk | 5.0% | $18,562 | 19.0% | 115.4% | 40.9% | 244.4% | 135.2% | 165.0 | 2,732 | 4 |
| Warren | At-Risk | 4.2% | $23,371 | 22.9% | 97.1% | 51.5% | 194.1% | 162.9% | 151.3 | 2,503 | 4 |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.0% | $33,368 | 15.7% | 92.1% | 73.6% | 135.9% | 111.8% | 113.3 | 1,422 | 2 |
| White | At-Risk | 4.2% | $21,372 | 17.4% | 96.4% | 47.1% | 212.3% | 123.8% | 144.1 | 2,353 | 4 |
