| County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
North Carolina | - | 10.2% | $30,359 | 16.8% | 114.5% | 83.8% | 119.3% | 113.1% | - | - | - |
Appalachian North Carolina | - | 10.2% | $25,624 | 17.9% | 114.9% | 70.7% | 141.4% | 120.3% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alexander | Transitional | 11.5% | $24,515 | 18.3% | 129.0% | 67.7% | 147.8% | 122.8% | 133.2 | 2,284 | 3 |
Alleghany | At-Risk | 11.5% | $22,856 | 20.9% | 129.9% | 63.1% | 158.5% | 140.4% | 142.9 | 2,534 | 4 |
Ashe | At-Risk | 12.0% | $20,773 | 19.3% | 135.4% | 57.3% | 174.4% | 129.6% | 146.5 | 2,615 | 4 |
Avery | At-Risk | 11.2% | $21,438 | 17.8% | 125.9% | 59.2% | 169.0% | 119.5% | 138.1 | 2,418 | 4 |
Buncombe | Transitional | 8.1% | $28,136 | 16.8% | 90.9% | 77.7% | 128.7% | 112.6% | 110.8 | 1,566 | 3 |
Burke | At-Risk | 12.3% | $23,189 | 18.7% | 138.2% | 64.0% | 156.2% | 125.3% | 139.9 | 2,456 | 4 |
Caldwell | At-Risk | 12.9% | $19,433 | 19.0% | 145.3% | 53.6% | 186.4% | 127.4% | 153.0 | 2,734 | 4 |
Cherokee | Distressed | 13.6% | $16,199 | 15.1% | 153.4% | 44.7% | 223.6% | 101.3% | 159.4 | 2,813 | 4 |
Clay | At-Risk | 10.4% | $18,745 | 22.6% | 117.3% | 51.7% | 193.2% | 151.6% | 154.1 | 2,752 | 4 |
Davie | Transitional | 9.8% | $30,207 | 13.0% | 110.7% | 83.4% | 119.9% | 87.0% | 105.9 | 1,391 | 2 |
Forsyth | Transitional | 9.6% | $32,094 | 17.6% | 108.1% | 88.6% | 112.9% | 118.5% | 113.2 | 1,653 | 3 |
Graham | Distressed | 16.5% | $16,910 | 17.3% | 185.7% | 46.7% | 214.2% | 115.9% | 171.9 | 2,953 | 4 |
Haywood | Transitional | 9.4% | $23,730 | 14.2% | 106.3% | 65.5% | 152.6% | 95.2% | 118.1 | 1,833 | 3 |
Henderson | Transitional | 8.0% | $28,520 | 13.5% | 89.7% | 78.7% | 127.0% | 90.6% | 102.4 | 1,258 | 2 |
Jackson | Transitional | 9.4% | $22,215 | 19.5% | 105.6% | 61.3% | 163.1% | 130.7% | 133.1 | 2,279 | 3 |
Macon | At-Risk | 11.0% | $21,826 | 19.6% | 123.8% | 60.3% | 166.0% | 131.4% | 140.4 | 2,467 | 4 |
Madison | Transitional | 9.6% | $20,979 | 17.4% | 107.6% | 57.9% | 172.7% | 116.9% | 132.4 | 2,261 | 3 |
McDowell | At-Risk | 12.4% | $18,676 | 19.0% | 139.3% | 51.6% | 194.0% | 127.8% | 153.7 | 2,746 | 4 |
Mitchell | At-Risk | 11.7% | $18,416 | 18.7% | 131.5% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 125.3% | 151.2 | 2,702 | 4 |
Polk | Transitional | 8.4% | $30,556 | 15.7% | 94.0% | 84.4% | 118.5% | 105.8% | 106.1 | 1,397 | 2 |
Rutherford | Distressed | 14.7% | $18,719 | 20.3% | 165.8% | 51.7% | 193.5% | 136.4% | 165.2 | 2,893 | 4 |
Stokes | Transitional | 9.7% | $25,045 | 17.4% | 109.3% | 69.1% | 144.6% | 117.2% | 123.7 | 2,007 | 3 |
Surry | At-Risk | 11.1% | $22,693 | 18.3% | 124.5% | 62.6% | 159.6% | 122.6% | 135.6 | 2,348 | 4 |
Swain | Distressed | 14.0% | $19,676 | 22.5% | 157.9% | 54.3% | 184.1% | 150.9% | 164.3 | 2,879 | 4 |
Transylvania | Transitional | 10.0% | $22,918 | 14.2% | 112.4% | 63.3% | 158.1% | 95.7% | 122.1 | 1,957 | 3 |
Watauga | At-Risk | 8.5% | $25,408 | 28.8% | 96.3% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 193.6% | 144.1 | 2,561 | 4 |
Wilkes | At-Risk | 12.2% | $23,572 | 22.4% | 137.4% | 65.1% | 153.7% | 150.7% | 147.3 | 2,633 | 4 |
Yadkin | Transitional | 9.6% | $24,183 | 17.6% | 108.0% | 66.8% | 149.8% | 118.5% | 125.4 | 2,075 | 3 |
Yancey | At-Risk | 11.5% | $17,679 | 18.9% | 129.8% | 48.8% | 204.9% | 127.0% | 153.9 | 2,749 | 4 |