| | County Economic Status, FY 2006 | 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 |
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| 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% |
| North Carolina | - | 6.2% | $23,443 | 12.3% | 113.1% | 88.7% | 99.2% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | - | 6.0% | $21,168 | 11.7% | 108.5% | 80.1% | 94.7% |
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| County |
| Alexander | Transitional | 7.4% | $20,164 | 8.5% | 134.3% | 76.3% | 68.5% |
| Alleghany | Transitional | 9.4% | $18,865 | 17.2% | 171.3% | 71.4% | 138.6% |
| Ashe | Transitional | 8.7% | $18,354 | 13.5% | 157.3% | 69.5% | 108.7% |
| Avery | Transitional | 4.6% | $17,593 | 15.3% | 82.9% | 66.6% | 123.3% |
| Buncombe | Competitive | 3.9% | $22,403 | 11.4% | 71.2% | 84.8% | 92.4% |
| Burke | Transitional | 7.7% | $19,290 | 10.7% | 139.2% | 73.0% | 86.3% |
| Caldwell | Transitional | 8.6% | $20,474 | 10.7% | 156.2% | 77.5% | 86.5% |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 8.9% | $13,483 | 15.3% | 161.1% | 51.0% | 123.9% |
| Clay | Transitional | 4.6% | $15,798 | 11.4% | 83.2% | 59.8% | 92.4% |
| Davie | Competitive | 5.4% | $24,565 | 8.6% | 97.8% | 93.0% | 69.5% |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 5.0% | $26,987 | 11.0% | 90.6% | 102.1% | 89.2% |
| Graham | Distressed | 8.9% | $14,402 | 19.5% | 160.8% | 54.5% | 157.6% |
| Haywood | Transitional | 5.9% | $18,592 | 11.5% | 106.8% | 70.4% | 93.0% |
| Henderson | Competitive | 3.8% | $22,646 | 9.7% | 68.5% | 85.7% | 78.5% |
| Jackson | Transitional | 4.0% | $18,301 | 15.1% | 73.1% | 69.3% | 122.2% |
| Macon | Transitional | 3.9% | $18,253 | 12.6% | 70.1% | 69.1% | 102.0% |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.9% | $15,943 | 15.4% | 88.9% | 60.3% | 124.3% |
| McDowell | At-Risk | 8.6% | $16,349 | 11.6% | 155.6% | 61.9% | 93.8% |
| Mitchell | At-Risk | 10.4% | $14,281 | 13.8% | 188.3% | 54.1% | 111.7% |
| Polk | Competitive | 3.6% | $26,282 | 10.1% | 66.3% | 99.5% | 81.4% |
| Rutherford | At-Risk | 10.0% | $17,125 | 13.9% | 180.9% | 64.8% | 112.4% |
| Stokes | Transitional | 5.8% | $19,099 | 9.1% | 106.1% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
| Surry | Transitional | 8.1% | $18,916 | 12.4% | 146.3% | 71.6% | 100.3% |
| Swain | At-Risk | 8.7% | $13,832 | 18.3% | 157.2% | 52.4% | 147.9% |
| Transylvania | Transitional | 7.6% | $20,340 | 9.5% | 138.6% | 77.0% | 76.6% |
| Watauga | Transitional | 2.3% | $20,750 | 17.9% | 42.1% | 78.5% | 144.7% |
| Wilkes | Transitional | 7.5% | $19,330 | 11.9% | 136.7% | 73.2% | 95.8% |
| Yadkin | Transitional | 5.6% | $18,620 | 10.0% | 102.5% | 70.5% | 80.5% |
| Yancey | At-Risk | 11.9% | $14,291 | 15.8% | 216.2% | 54.1% | 127.4% |
