| | County Economic Status, FY 2003 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, 1999 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1999 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $24,819 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.6% | $19,210 | 15.4% | 108.8% | 77.4% | 117.1% |
| South Carolina | - | 4.0% | $19,992 | 15.4% | 95.2% | 80.6% | 117.2% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 2.9% | $21,543 | 11.6% | 69.3% | 86.8% | 88.1% |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 2.9% | $19,450 | 12.0% | 68.4% | 78.4% | 91.4% |
| Cherokee | Transitional | 4.4% | $16,383 | 14.9% | 103.3% | 66.0% | 113.4% |
| Greenville | Attainment | 2.1% | $25,719 | 10.5% | 50.5% | 103.6% | 79.9% |
| Oconee | Competitive | 3.8% | $20,378 | 11.4% | 89.8% | 82.1% | 86.8% |
| Pickens | Transitional | 2.9% | $17,964 | 12.5% | 67.4% | 72.4% | 94.9% |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 3.7% | $19,792 | 11.8% | 87.1% | 79.7% | 90.0% |
