County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2002
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| Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1997-1999 | Per Capita Market Income, 1998 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1997-1999 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1998 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 | |
| United States | 4.6% | $23,564 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 5.0% | $18,344 | 15.4% | 109.5% | 77.8% | 117.1% |
| STATE TOTALS | ||||||
| Alabama | 4.7% | $18,385 | 18.3% | 102.8% | 78.0% | 139.8% |
| Georgia | 4.2% | $22,862 | 14.7% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 111.7% |
| Kentucky | 4.8% | $18,354 | 19.0% | 105.8% | 77.9% | 145.1% |
| Maryland | 4.4% | $27,370 | 8.3% | 96.4% | 116.2% | 63.0% |
| Mississippi | 5.4% | $16,030 | 25.2% | 118.6% | 68.0% | 192.2% |
| New York | 5.7% | $26,933 | 13.0% | 125.8% | 114.3% | 99.3% |
| North Carolina | 3.4% | $21,718 | 13.0% | 74.8% | 92.2% | 98.9% |
| Ohio | 4.4% | $22,318 | 12.5% | 96.0% | 94.7% | 95.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.7% | $23,020 | 11.1% | 104.1% | 97.7% | 84.8% |
| South Carolina | 4.3% | $18,917 | 15.4% | 93.6% | 80.3% | 117.2% |
| Tennessee | 4.5% | $20,656 | 15.7% | 99.4% | 87.7% | 119.7% |
| Virginia | 3.2% | $25,291 | 10.2% | 70.5% | 107.3% | 78.1% |
| West Virginia | 6.7% | $15,460 | 19.7% | 147.3% | 65.6% | 149.9% |
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | ||||||
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| Appalachian Alabama | 4.3% | $19,246 | 16.1% | 94.3% | 81.7% | 122.9% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 3.4% | $21,628 | 10.2% | 73.5% | 91.8% | 77.5% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 7.0% | $12,069 | 29.0% | 153.1% | 51.2% | 221.0% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 6.3% | $17,503 | 12.5% | 138.7% | 74.3% | 94.9% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 6.1% | $14,860 | 23.5% | 134.6% | 63.1% | 179.1% |
| Appalachian New York | 5.2% | $17,122 | 12.9% | 113.5% | 72.7% | 98.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 3.3% | $20,337 | 12.4% | 72.5% | 86.3% | 94.9% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 6.3% | $15,767 | 17.4% | 137.2% | 66.9% | 132.7% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5.4% | $19,776 | 12.5% | 118.9% | 83.9% | 95.0% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 3.1% | $20,457 | 11.6% | 68.1% | 86.8% | 88.1% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 4.9% | $18,067 | 16.1% | 107.5% | 76.7% | 122.9% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 5.9% | $14,664 | 18.3% | 128.8% | 62.2% | 139.3% |
| Appalachian West Virginia | 6.7% | $15,460 | 19.7% | 147.3% | 65.6% | 149.9% |