Distressed Counties and Parishes
To be deemed distressed, counties and parishes must meet the following criteria:
- An unemployment rate of one percent higher (5.2 percent) than the national average (4.2 percent) for the most recent 24-month period; and
- Have a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the national per capita income.
FY 2020 Distressed Counties and Parishes
Alabama |
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Barbour |
Escambia |
Perry |
Arkansas |
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Ashley |
Fulton |
Monroe |
Illinois |
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Alexander |
Johnson |
Randolph |
Kentucky |
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Ballard |
Graves |
McLean |
Louisiana |
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Acadia |
Iberville |
St. James |
Mississippi |
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Adams |
Humphreys |
Sharkey |
Missouri |
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Bollinger |
Mississippi |
Scott |
Tennessee |
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Benton |
Hardeman |
McNairy |
FY 2020 Non-Distressed Counties and Parishes
Alabama |
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All counties in Alabama are designated as distressed. |
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Arkansas |
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Arkansas |
Pulaski | |||
Illinois |
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White |
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Kentucky |
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Carlisle | ||||
Louisiana |
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Ascension |
Lafourche |
West Baton Rouge |
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Mississippi |
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Madison |
Rankin |
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Missouri |
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Cape Girardeau |
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Tennessee |
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Fayette |
Shelby |