County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2008
Area NameThree-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2003-2005Per Capita Market Income, 2004Poverty Rate, 2000Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2003-2005Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2004Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000
United States5.5% $28,187 12.4% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Appalachian Region5.6% $21,587 13.6% 100.6% 76.6% 110.2%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama4.9% $22,578 16.1% 88.5% 80.1% 130.1%
Georgia4.9% $25,808 13.0% 89.5% 91.6% 104.9%
Kentucky6.0% $22,039 15.8% 107.6% 78.2% 127.8%
Maryland4.3% $35,287 8.5% 77.8% 125.2% 68.6%
Mississippi6.9% $19,163 19.9% 124.2% 68.0% 161.0%
New York5.7% $31,398 14.6% 103.6% 111.4% 117.9%
North Carolina5.7% $24,568 12.3% 103.5% 87.2% 99.2%
Ohio6.1% $25,984 10.6% 110.3% 92.2% 85.6%
Pennsylvania5.4% $27,436 11.0% 97.0% 97.3% 88.7%
South Carolina6.8% $22,151 14.1% 122.6% 78.6% 114.0%
Tennessee5.6% $24,675 13.5% 100.7% 87.5% 108.9%
Virginia3.7% $32,366 9.6% 67.6% 114.8% 77.5%
West Virginia5.4% $18,864 17.9% 98.0% 66.9% 144.6%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama4.7% $23,952 14.4% 84.6% 85.0% 115.9%
Appalachian Georgia4.3% $23,678 9.2% 78.3% 84.0% 74.7%
Appalachian Kentucky7.0% $14,261 24.4% 125.8% 50.6% 197.4%
Appalachian Maryland5.1% $21,284 11.7% 91.6% 75.5% 94.1%
Appalachian Mississippi7.6% $17,073 19.4% 136.8% 60.6% 156.9%
Appalachian New York5.3% $19,625 13.6% 96.3% 69.6% 110.1%
Appalachian North Carolina5.6% $21,916 11.7% 101.3% 77.8% 94.7%
Appalachian Ohio7.1% $18,946 13.6% 127.5% 67.2% 109.8%
Appalachian Pennsylvania5.8% $23,502 11.4% 105.0% 83.4% 92.1%
Appalachian South Carolina6.7% $22,796 11.7% 121.8% 80.9% 94.7%
Appalachian Tennessee5.4% $21,362 14.2% 98.5% 75.8% 114.4%
Appalachian Virginia4.7% $18,216 15.7% 85.2% 64.6% 127.1%
West Virginia5.4% $18,864 17.9% 98.0% 66.9% 144.6%