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| Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2002-2004 | Per Capita Market Income, 2003 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2002-2004 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2003 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | |
| United States | 5.8% | $26,880 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 5.7% | $20,811 | 13.6% | 99.6% | 77.4% | 110.2% |
| STATE TOTALS | ||||||
| Alabama | 5.7% | $21,718 | 16.1% | 98.1% | 80.8% | 130.1% |
| Georgia | 4.7% | $25,238 | 13.0% | 82.0% | 93.9% | 104.9% |
| Kentucky | 5.7% | $21,730 | 15.8% | 99.3% | 80.8% | 127.8% |
| Maryland | 4.4% | $33,313 | 8.5% | 75.9% | 123.9% | 68.6% |
| Mississippi | 6.4% | $18,466 | 19.9% | 111.5% | 68.7% | 161.0% |
| New York | 6.1% | $29,776 | 14.6% | 106.5% | 110.8% | 117.9% |
| North Carolina | 6.2% | $23,635 | 12.3% | 107.7% | 87.9% | 99.2% |
| Ohio | 6.0% | $25,236 | 10.6% | 104.6% | 93.9% | 85.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 5.6% | $26,350 | 11.0% | 97.2% | 98.0% | 88.7% |
| South Carolina | 6.5% | $21,530 | 14.1% | 112.8% | 80.1% | 114.0% |
| Tennessee | 5.4% | $23,779 | 13.5% | 93.1% | 88.5% | 108.9% |
| Virginia | 4.0% | $30,130 | 9.6% | 69.2% | 112.1% | 77.5% |
| West Virginia | 5.7% | $17,969 | 17.9% | 99.7% | 66.8% | 144.6% |
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS | ||||||
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| Appalachian Alabama | 5.4% | $22,895 | 14.4% | 94.3% | 85.2% | 115.9% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 4.2% | $23,130 | 9.2% | 73.1% | 86.1% | 74.7% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 6.8% | $13,986 | 24.4% | 118.5% | 52.0% | 197.4% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 5.3% | $20,530 | 11.7% | 91.6% | 76.4% | 94.1% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 7.4% | $16,435 | 19.4% | 128.6% | 61.1% | 156.9% |
| Appalachian New York | 5.6% | $18,680 | 13.6% | 96.7% | 69.5% | 110.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 6.0% | $21,335 | 11.7% | 104.6% | 79.4% | 94.7% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 6.9% | $18,338 | 13.6% | 120.4% | 68.2% | 109.8% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 6.0% | $22,587 | 11.4% | 104.8% | 84.0% | 92.1% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 6.5% | $22,564 | 11.7% | 111.9% | 83.9% | 94.7% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 5.3% | $20,583 | 14.2% | 91.5% | 76.6% | 114.4% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 5.1% | $17,150 | 15.7% | 89.2% | 63.8% | 127.1% |
| Appalachian West Virginia | 5.7% | $17,969 | 17.9% | 99.7% | 66.8% | 144.6% |