County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2003
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| Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, 1999 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1999 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 | |
| United States | 4.2% | $24,819 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 4.6% | $19,210 | 15.4% | 108.8% | 77.4% | 117.1% |
| STATE TOTALS | ||||||
| Alabama | 4.5% | $19,192 | 18.3% | 106.6% | 77.3% | 139.8% |
| Georgia | 4.0% | $24,299 | 14.7% | 93.2% | 97.9% | 111.7% |
| Kentucky | 4.4% | $19,303 | 19.0% | 103.6% | 77.8% | 145.1% |
| Maryland | 4.0% | $29,238 | 8.3% | 93.8% | 117.8% | 63.0% |
| Mississippi | 5.4% | $16,847 | 25.2% | 126.9% | 67.9% | 192.2% |
| New York | 5.1% | $28,578 | 13.0% | 120.4% | 115.1% | 99.3% |
| North Carolina | 3.4% | $22,861 | 13.0% | 80.4% | 92.1% | 98.9% |
| Ohio | 4.2% | $23,370 | 12.5% | 99.1% | 94.2% | 95.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | $24,026 | 11.1% | 103.7% | 96.8% | 84.8% |
| South Carolina | 4.0% | $19,992 | 15.4% | 95.2% | 80.6% | 117.2% |
| Tennessee | 4.1% | $21,625 | 15.7% | 95.4% | 87.1% | 119.7% |
| Virginia | 2.6% | $26,932 | 10.2% | 62.0% | 108.5% | 78.1% |
| West Virginia | 6.3% | $16,171 | 19.7% | 147.3% | 65.2% | 149.9% |
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | ||||||
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| Appalachian Alabama | 4.2% | $20,012 | 16.1% | 98.1% | 80.6% | 122.9% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 3.0% | $22,647 | 10.2% | 71.1% | 91.2% | 77.5% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 6.3% | $12,594 | 29.0% | 148.1% | 50.7% | 221.0% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 5.5% | $18,323 | 12.5% | 130.5% | 73.8% | 94.9% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 5.9% | $15,412 | 23.5% | 139.8% | 62.1% | 179.1% |
| Appalachian New York | 4.9% | $17,933 | 12.9% | 115.0% | 72.3% | 98.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 3.2% | $21,499 | 12.4% | 76.5% | 86.6% | 94.9% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 5.9% | $16,550 | 17.4% | 139.6% | 66.7% | 132.7% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5.0% | $20,711 | 12.5% | 117.7% | 83.4% | 95.0% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 2.9% | $21,543 | 11.6% | 69.3% | 86.8% | 88.1% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 4.2% | $18,943 | 16.1% | 100.0% | 76.3% | 122.9% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 5.1% | $15,576 | 18.3% | 120.7% | 62.8% | 139.3% |
| Appalachian West Virginia | 6.3% | $16,171 | 19.7% | 147.3% | 65.2% | 149.9% |