County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2009: Appalachian North Carolina

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 County Economic Status, FY 2009Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006Per Capita Market Income, 2005Poverty Rate, 2000Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000Composite Index Value, FY 2009Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009
United States   -   5.1%$29,32312.4%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%   -      -      -   
Appalachian Region   -   5.3%$22,43713.6%104.8%76.5%130.7%109.9%   -      -      -   
North Carolina   -   5.2%$26,04212.3%102.0%88.8%112.6%99.2%   -      -      -   
Appalachian North Carolina   -   5.2%$23,22911.7%101.6%79.2%126.2%94.7%   -      -      -   
County
AlexanderTransitional5.4%$22,0538.5%107.0%75.2%133.0%68.5%102.81,0482
AlleghanyTransitional5.6%$19,58617.2%110.7%66.8%149.7%138.6%133.02,1163
AsheTransitional5.6%$19,46713.5%110.6%66.4%150.6%108.7%123.31,8193
AveryTransitional5.1%$18,96915.3%101.4%64.7%154.6%123.3%126.41,9083
BuncombeTransitional4.1%$24,56611.4%81.7%83.8%119.4%92.4%97.88492
BurkeTransitional6.3%$20,48810.7%123.4%69.9%143.1%86.3%117.61,5973
CaldwellTransitional7.7%$21,09610.7%151.7%71.9%139.0%86.5%125.71,8903
CherokeeAt-Risk5.8%$14,28015.3%114.0%48.7%205.3%123.9%147.82,4764
ClayTransitional4.1%$16,43711.4%80.5%56.1%178.4%92.4%117.11,5823
DavieCompetitive4.5%$27,0228.6%88.0%92.2%108.5%69.5%88.64901
ForsythCompetitive4.7%$30,05511.0%92.0%102.5%97.6%89.2%92.96411
GrahamAt-Risk7.0%$16,60019.5%138.7%56.6%176.6%157.6%157.72,6374
HaywoodTransitional4.4%$20,06511.5%86.0%68.4%146.1%93.0%108.41,2682
HendersonCompetitive4.0%$24,2379.7%78.8%82.7%121.0%78.5%92.86371
JacksonTransitional4.0%$20,46415.1%78.8%69.8%143.3%122.2%114.71,4992
MaconTransitional4.6%$19,39112.6%90.8%66.1%151.2%102.0%114.71,4962
MadisonTransitional4.9%$16,80115.4%95.6%57.3%174.5%124.3%131.52,0593
McDowellTransitional6.6%$17,48711.6%130.1%59.6%167.7%93.8%130.52,0323
MitchellAt-Risk6.8%$16,10413.8%135.0%54.9%182.1%111.7%142.92,3674
PolkCompetitive4.0%$30,24110.1%79.3%103.1%97.0%81.4%85.93981
RutherfordAt-Risk8.5%$18,31713.9%167.8%62.5%160.1%112.4%146.82,4594
StokesTransitional4.9%$21,3969.1%95.8%73.0%137.0%73.3%102.11,0162
SurryTransitional5.7%$19,94412.4%112.2%68.0%147.0%100.3%119.91,6863
SwainAt-Risk6.6%$15,85718.3%130.1%54.1%184.9%147.9%154.32,5914
TransylvaniaTransitional5.5%$21,5349.5%108.6%73.4%136.2%76.6%107.11,2282
WataugaTransitional4.0%$24,10317.9%77.8%82.2%121.7%144.7%114.71,5012
WilkesTransitional5.8%$23,39011.9%113.4%79.8%125.4%95.8%111.51,3852
YadkinTransitional4.7%$20,40810.0%92.9%69.6%143.7%80.5%105.71,1822
YanceyAt-Risk6.4%$14,93715.8%126.6%50.9%196.3%127.4%150.12,5264