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| Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2001-2003 | Per Capita Market Income, 2002 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2001-2003 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2002 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | |
| United States | 5.5% | $26,420 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 5.6% | $20,422 | 13.6% | 100.9% | 77.3% | 110.2% |
| STATE TOTALS | ||||||
| Alabama | 5.7% | $20,944 | 16.1% | 102.8% | 79.3% | 130.1% |
| Georgia | 4.6% | $24,988 | 13.0% | 83.6% | 94.6% | 104.9% |
| Kentucky | 5.7% | $20,721 | 15.8% | 103.8% | 78.4% | 127.8% |
| Maryland | 4.3% | $32,342 | 8.5% | 78.0% | 122.4% | 68.6% |
| Mississippi | 6.2% | $17,679 | 19.9% | 112.6% | 66.9% | 161.0% |
| New York | 5.8% | $29,643 | 14.6% | 104.8% | 112.2% | 117.9% |
| North Carolina | 6.2% | $23,443 | 12.3% | 113.1% | 88.7% | 99.2% |
| Ohio | 5.4% | $24,473 | 10.6% | 97.3% | 92.6% | 85.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 5.3% | $25,701 | 11.0% | 96.4% | 97.3% | 88.7% |
| South Carolina | 6.0% | $21,036 | 14.1% | 109.7% | 79.6% | 114.0% |
| Tennessee | 5.1% | $22,946 | 13.5% | 93.0% | 86.9% | 108.9% |
| Virginia | 3.8% | $29,279 | 9.6% | 69.9% | 110.8% | 77.5% |
| West Virginia | 5.7% | $17,856 | 17.9% | 103.0% | 67.6% | 144.6% |
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | ||||||
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| Appalachian Alabama | 5.4% | $22,022 | 14.4% | 97.5% | 83.4% | 115.9% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 4.0% | $23,037 | 9.2% | 72.8% | 87.2% | 74.7% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 7.0% | $13,668 | 24.4% | 126.8% | 51.7% | 197.4% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 5.3% | $20,048 | 11.7% | 97.0% | 75.9% | 94.1% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 7.9% | $16,091 | 19.4% | 143.5% | 60.9% | 156.9% |
| Appalachian New York | 5.7% | $18,780 | 13.6% | 103.2% | 71.1% | 110.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 6.0% | $21,168 | 11.7% | 108.5% | 80.1% | 94.7% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 6.3% | $18,037 | 13.6% | 113.7% | 68.3% | 109.8% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5.8% | $22,206 | 11.4% | 104.9% | 84.0% | 92.1% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 5.6% | $21,982 | 11.7% | 101.4% | 83.2% | 94.7% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 4.9% | $19,936 | 14.2% | 89.8% | 75.5% | 114.4% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 5.7% | $16,901 | 15.7% | 103.5% | 64.0% | 127.1% |
| Appalachian West Virginia | 5.7% | $17,856 | 17.9% | 103.0% | 67.6% | 144.6% |