County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2008: Appalachian North Carolina

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 County Economic Status, FY 2008Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2003-2005Per Capita Market Income, 2004Poverty Rate, 2000Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2003-2005Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2004PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2004Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000Composite Index Value, FY 2008Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2008Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2008
United States   -   5.5%$28,18712.4%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%   -      -      -   
Appalachian Region   -   5.6%$21,58713.6%100.6%76.6%130.6%110.2%   -      -      -   
North Carolina   -   5.7%$24,56812.3%103.5%87.2%114.7%99.2%   -      -      -   
Appalachian North Carolina   -   5.6%$21,91611.7%101.3%77.8%128.6%94.7%   -      -      -   
County
AlexanderTransitional6.2%$20,7868.5%112.4%73.7%135.6%68.5%105.51,1902
AlleghanyTransitional7.1%$19,22917.2%127.6%68.2%146.6%138.6%137.62,2783
AsheTransitional5.9%$18,42713.5%107.0%65.4%153.0%108.7%122.91,8253
AveryTransitional5.3%$18,10915.3%95.2%64.2%155.6%123.3%124.71,8943
BuncombeTransitional4.4%$22,71111.4%79.1%80.6%124.1%92.4%98.59182
BurkeTransitional7.0%$19,42610.7%126.7%68.9%145.1%86.3%119.41,7053
CaldwellTransitional8.1%$20,57910.7%146.0%73.0%137.0%86.5%123.21,8413
CherokeeAt-Risk6.6%$13,38815.3%120.2%47.5%210.5%123.9%151.52,5794
ClayTransitional4.2%$15,68611.4%75.7%55.7%179.7%92.4%115.91,5733
DavieCompetitive5.0%$25,7648.6%90.2%91.4%109.4%69.5%89.75491
ForsythCompetitive5.1%$28,88111.0%91.8%102.5%97.6%89.2%92.96961
GrahamAt-Risk7.8%$15,43919.5%141.4%54.8%182.6%157.6%160.62,7134
HaywoodTransitional4.7%$18,85911.5%84.3%66.9%149.5%93.0%108.91,3062
HendersonCompetitive4.3%$22,6319.7%77.5%80.3%124.5%78.5%93.57181
JacksonTransitional4.1%$18,91615.1%73.4%67.1%149.0%122.2%114.91,5382
MaconTransitional4.6%$18,40812.6%83.6%65.3%153.1%102.0%112.91,4662
MadisonTransitional5.2%$16,47215.4%93.4%58.4%171.1%124.3%129.62,0633
McDowellTransitional7.1%$16,66511.6%128.1%59.1%169.1%93.8%130.32,0863
MitchellAt-Risk7.6%$14,37713.8%137.6%51.0%196.1%111.7%148.52,5104
PolkCompetitive4.3%$26,30410.1%77.5%93.3%107.2%81.4%88.75171
RutherfordAt-Risk8.9%$17,62213.9%160.8%62.5%160.0%112.4%144.42,4284
StokesTransitional5.5%$20,0719.1%99.0%71.2%140.4%73.3%104.31,1432
SurryTransitional6.6%$19,40512.4%119.8%68.8%145.3%100.3%121.81,7903
SwainAt-Risk7.1%$14,71818.3%128.3%52.2%191.5%147.9%155.92,6484
TransylvaniaTransitional7.0%$18,8689.5%126.0%66.9%149.4%76.6%117.31,6293
WataugaTransitional3.7%$21,99917.9%67.1%78.0%128.1%144.7%113.31,4812
WilkesTransitional6.5%$21,16811.9%117.6%75.1%133.2%95.8%115.51,5583
YadkinTransitional5.3%$19,99810.0%96.4%70.9%140.9%80.5%106.01,2022
YanceyAt-Risk7.0%$14,24815.8%126.0%50.5%197.8%127.4%150.42,5564