| County Economic Status, FY 2008 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, 2004 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2004 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2004 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2008 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2008 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2008 |
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United States | - | 5.5% | $28,187 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.6% | $21,587 | 13.6% | 100.6% | 76.6% | 130.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
North Carolina | - | 5.7% | $24,568 | 12.3% | 103.5% | 87.2% | 114.7% | 99.2% | - | - | - |
Appalachian North Carolina | - | 5.6% | $21,916 | 11.7% | 101.3% | 77.8% | 128.6% | 94.7% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alexander | Transitional | 6.2% | $20,786 | 8.5% | 112.4% | 73.7% | 135.6% | 68.5% | 105.5 | 1,190 | 2 |
Alleghany | Transitional | 7.1% | $19,229 | 17.2% | 127.6% | 68.2% | 146.6% | 138.6% | 137.6 | 2,278 | 3 |
Ashe | Transitional | 5.9% | $18,427 | 13.5% | 107.0% | 65.4% | 153.0% | 108.7% | 122.9 | 1,825 | 3 |
Avery | Transitional | 5.3% | $18,109 | 15.3% | 95.2% | 64.2% | 155.6% | 123.3% | 124.7 | 1,894 | 3 |
Buncombe | Transitional | 4.4% | $22,711 | 11.4% | 79.1% | 80.6% | 124.1% | 92.4% | 98.5 | 918 | 2 |
Burke | Transitional | 7.0% | $19,426 | 10.7% | 126.7% | 68.9% | 145.1% | 86.3% | 119.4 | 1,705 | 3 |
Caldwell | Transitional | 8.1% | $20,579 | 10.7% | 146.0% | 73.0% | 137.0% | 86.5% | 123.2 | 1,841 | 3 |
Cherokee | At-Risk | 6.6% | $13,388 | 15.3% | 120.2% | 47.5% | 210.5% | 123.9% | 151.5 | 2,579 | 4 |
Clay | Transitional | 4.2% | $15,686 | 11.4% | 75.7% | 55.7% | 179.7% | 92.4% | 115.9 | 1,573 | 3 |
Davie | Competitive | 5.0% | $25,764 | 8.6% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 109.4% | 69.5% | 89.7 | 549 | 1 |
Forsyth | Competitive | 5.1% | $28,881 | 11.0% | 91.8% | 102.5% | 97.6% | 89.2% | 92.9 | 696 | 1 |
Graham | At-Risk | 7.8% | $15,439 | 19.5% | 141.4% | 54.8% | 182.6% | 157.6% | 160.6 | 2,713 | 4 |
Haywood | Transitional | 4.7% | $18,859 | 11.5% | 84.3% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 93.0% | 108.9 | 1,306 | 2 |
Henderson | Competitive | 4.3% | $22,631 | 9.7% | 77.5% | 80.3% | 124.5% | 78.5% | 93.5 | 718 | 1 |
Jackson | Transitional | 4.1% | $18,916 | 15.1% | 73.4% | 67.1% | 149.0% | 122.2% | 114.9 | 1,538 | 2 |
Macon | Transitional | 4.6% | $18,408 | 12.6% | 83.6% | 65.3% | 153.1% | 102.0% | 112.9 | 1,466 | 2 |
Madison | Transitional | 5.2% | $16,472 | 15.4% | 93.4% | 58.4% | 171.1% | 124.3% | 129.6 | 2,063 | 3 |
McDowell | Transitional | 7.1% | $16,665 | 11.6% | 128.1% | 59.1% | 169.1% | 93.8% | 130.3 | 2,086 | 3 |
Mitchell | At-Risk | 7.6% | $14,377 | 13.8% | 137.6% | 51.0% | 196.1% | 111.7% | 148.5 | 2,510 | 4 |
Polk | Competitive | 4.3% | $26,304 | 10.1% | 77.5% | 93.3% | 107.2% | 81.4% | 88.7 | 517 | 1 |
Rutherford | At-Risk | 8.9% | $17,622 | 13.9% | 160.8% | 62.5% | 160.0% | 112.4% | 144.4 | 2,428 | 4 |
Stokes | Transitional | 5.5% | $20,071 | 9.1% | 99.0% | 71.2% | 140.4% | 73.3% | 104.3 | 1,143 | 2 |
Surry | Transitional | 6.6% | $19,405 | 12.4% | 119.8% | 68.8% | 145.3% | 100.3% | 121.8 | 1,790 | 3 |
Swain | At-Risk | 7.1% | $14,718 | 18.3% | 128.3% | 52.2% | 191.5% | 147.9% | 155.9 | 2,648 | 4 |
Transylvania | Transitional | 7.0% | $18,868 | 9.5% | 126.0% | 66.9% | 149.4% | 76.6% | 117.3 | 1,629 | 3 |
Watauga | Transitional | 3.7% | $21,999 | 17.9% | 67.1% | 78.0% | 128.1% | 144.7% | 113.3 | 1,481 | 2 |
Wilkes | Transitional | 6.5% | $21,168 | 11.9% | 117.6% | 75.1% | 133.2% | 95.8% | 115.5 | 1,558 | 3 |
Yadkin | Transitional | 5.3% | $19,998 | 10.0% | 96.4% | 70.9% | 140.9% | 80.5% | 106.0 | 1,202 | 2 |
Yancey | At-Risk | 7.0% | $14,248 | 15.8% | 126.0% | 50.5% | 197.8% | 127.4% | 150.4 | 2,556 | 4 |