| | 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% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 10.2% | $27,241 | 17.6% | 115.2% | 75.2% | 133.0% | 117.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 9.4% | $27,316 | 16.7% | 106.0% | 75.4% | 132.6% | 112.4% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 10.0% | $24,385 | 16.2% | 112.2% | 67.3% | 148.5% | 109.1% | 123.3 | 1,998 | 3 |
| Cherokee | Distressed | 13.2% | $20,526 | 22.8% | 148.7% | 56.7% | 176.5% | 153.4% | 159.5 | 2,815 | 4 |
| Greenville | Transitional | 8.2% | $32,191 | 15.2% | 92.5% | 88.9% | 112.5% | 101.9% | 102.3 | 1,250 | 2 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 10.4% | $25,566 | 19.2% | 117.3% | 70.6% | 141.7% | 128.9% | 129.3 | 2,181 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 9.0% | $21,722 | 18.4% | 101.7% | 60.0% | 166.8% | 123.5% | 130.7 | 2,212 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 10.3% | $25,426 | 17.0% | 116.1% | 70.2% | 142.5% | 114.4% | 124.3 | 2,028 | 3 |
