The other shortlisted counties (county-level cities) and their rankings are: Liling City (9th), Shaodong City (28th), Xiangtan County (37th), Xiangxiang City (41st), Taoyuan County (49th), Youxian County (54th), Miluo City (55th), Lixian County (60th), Guiyang County (64th), Leiyang City (67th), Yueyang County (70th), Huarong County (79th), Changning City (82nd), Hengnan County (87th), Hengyang County (88th), Zixing City (94th), and Xiangyin County (99th) .

 

The evaluation system for high-quality development of county economy was based on four aspects – economic competitiveness, growth potential, affluence level, and green development level.