US Counties With the Lowest Economic Connectedness in High School

2,731 US counties ranked by economic connectedness in high school, from lowest to highest. First are Magoffin County, KY (0.222), Leslie County, KY (0.229) and Breathitt County, KY (0.249). The middle one of the 2,731 has 0.816.

What this measures

How many of a low-income teenager's high school friends are high-income, compared with an even mix. It is counted in the county of the school, not where the person lives as an adult, so it describes where people grew up. Source: Social Capital Atlas.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 lowest counties

More on economic connectedness in high school

• US Counties With the Highest Economic Connectedness in High School
• Economic connectedness in high school by US county: map by year and what it goes with

A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.