| County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
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United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
North Carolina | - | 5.2% | $26,042 | 12.3% | 102.0% | 88.8% | 112.6% | 99.2% | - | - | - |
Appalachian North Carolina | - | 5.2% | $23,229 | 11.7% | 101.6% | 79.2% | 126.2% | 94.7% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alexander | Transitional | 5.4% | $22,053 | 8.5% | 107.0% | 75.2% | 133.0% | 68.5% | 102.8 | 1,048 | 2 |
Alleghany | Transitional | 5.6% | $19,586 | 17.2% | 110.7% | 66.8% | 149.7% | 138.6% | 133.0 | 2,116 | 3 |
Ashe | Transitional | 5.6% | $19,467 | 13.5% | 110.6% | 66.4% | 150.6% | 108.7% | 123.3 | 1,819 | 3 |
Avery | Transitional | 5.1% | $18,969 | 15.3% | 101.4% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 123.3% | 126.4 | 1,908 | 3 |
Buncombe | Transitional | 4.1% | $24,566 | 11.4% | 81.7% | 83.8% | 119.4% | 92.4% | 97.8 | 849 | 2 |
Burke | Transitional | 6.3% | $20,488 | 10.7% | 123.4% | 69.9% | 143.1% | 86.3% | 117.6 | 1,597 | 3 |
Caldwell | Transitional | 7.7% | $21,096 | 10.7% | 151.7% | 71.9% | 139.0% | 86.5% | 125.7 | 1,890 | 3 |
Cherokee | At-Risk | 5.8% | $14,280 | 15.3% | 114.0% | 48.7% | 205.3% | 123.9% | 147.8 | 2,476 | 4 |
Clay | Transitional | 4.1% | $16,437 | 11.4% | 80.5% | 56.1% | 178.4% | 92.4% | 117.1 | 1,582 | 3 |
Davie | Competitive | 4.5% | $27,022 | 8.6% | 88.0% | 92.2% | 108.5% | 69.5% | 88.6 | 490 | 1 |
Forsyth | Competitive | 4.7% | $30,055 | 11.0% | 92.0% | 102.5% | 97.6% | 89.2% | 92.9 | 641 | 1 |
Graham | At-Risk | 7.0% | $16,600 | 19.5% | 138.7% | 56.6% | 176.6% | 157.6% | 157.7 | 2,637 | 4 |
Haywood | Transitional | 4.4% | $20,065 | 11.5% | 86.0% | 68.4% | 146.1% | 93.0% | 108.4 | 1,268 | 2 |
Henderson | Competitive | 4.0% | $24,237 | 9.7% | 78.8% | 82.7% | 121.0% | 78.5% | 92.8 | 637 | 1 |
Jackson | Transitional | 4.0% | $20,464 | 15.1% | 78.8% | 69.8% | 143.3% | 122.2% | 114.7 | 1,499 | 2 |
Macon | Transitional | 4.6% | $19,391 | 12.6% | 90.8% | 66.1% | 151.2% | 102.0% | 114.7 | 1,496 | 2 |
Madison | Transitional | 4.9% | $16,801 | 15.4% | 95.6% | 57.3% | 174.5% | 124.3% | 131.5 | 2,059 | 3 |
McDowell | Transitional | 6.6% | $17,487 | 11.6% | 130.1% | 59.6% | 167.7% | 93.8% | 130.5 | 2,032 | 3 |
Mitchell | At-Risk | 6.8% | $16,104 | 13.8% | 135.0% | 54.9% | 182.1% | 111.7% | 142.9 | 2,367 | 4 |
Polk | Competitive | 4.0% | $30,241 | 10.1% | 79.3% | 103.1% | 97.0% | 81.4% | 85.9 | 398 | 1 |
Rutherford | At-Risk | 8.5% | $18,317 | 13.9% | 167.8% | 62.5% | 160.1% | 112.4% | 146.8 | 2,459 | 4 |
Stokes | Transitional | 4.9% | $21,396 | 9.1% | 95.8% | 73.0% | 137.0% | 73.3% | 102.1 | 1,016 | 2 |
Surry | Transitional | 5.7% | $19,944 | 12.4% | 112.2% | 68.0% | 147.0% | 100.3% | 119.9 | 1,686 | 3 |
Swain | At-Risk | 6.6% | $15,857 | 18.3% | 130.1% | 54.1% | 184.9% | 147.9% | 154.3 | 2,591 | 4 |
Transylvania | Transitional | 5.5% | $21,534 | 9.5% | 108.6% | 73.4% | 136.2% | 76.6% | 107.1 | 1,228 | 2 |
Watauga | Transitional | 4.0% | $24,103 | 17.9% | 77.8% | 82.2% | 121.7% | 144.7% | 114.7 | 1,501 | 2 |
Wilkes | Transitional | 5.8% | $23,390 | 11.9% | 113.4% | 79.8% | 125.4% | 95.8% | 111.5 | 1,385 | 2 |
Yadkin | Transitional | 4.7% | $20,408 | 10.0% | 92.9% | 69.6% | 143.7% | 80.5% | 105.7 | 1,182 | 2 |
Yancey | At-Risk | 6.4% | $14,937 | 15.8% | 126.6% | 50.9% | 196.3% | 127.4% | 150.1 | 2,526 | 4 |