| County Economic Status, FY 2002 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1997-1999 | Per Capita Market Income, 1998 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1997-1999 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1998 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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United States | - | 4.6% | $23,564 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.0% | $18,344 | 15.4% | 109.5% | 77.8% | 117.1% |
South Carolina | - | 4.3% | $18,917 | 15.4% | 93.6% | 80.3% | 117.2% |
Appalachian South Carolina | - | 3.1% | $20,457 | 11.6% | 68.1% | 86.8% | 88.1% |
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Anderson | Transitional | 3.3% | $18,719 | 12.0% | 71.8% | 79.4% | 91.4% |
Cherokee | Transitional | 4.1% | $15,494 | 14.9% | 89.1% | 65.8% | 113.4% |
Greenville | Attainment | 2.3% | $24,032 | 10.5% | 50.1% | 102.0% | 79.9% |
Oconee | Competitive | 4.0% | $19,077 | 11.4% | 87.7% | 81.0% | 86.8% |
Pickens | Transitional | 3.1% | $17,693 | 12.5% | 67.9% | 75.1% | 94.9% |
Spartanburg | Competitive | 3.8% | $19,012 | 11.8% | 83.8% | 80.7% | 90.0% |