| | County Economic Status, FY 2010 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2005–2007 | Per Capita Market Income, 2006 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2005–2007 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2006 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2010 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2010 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2010 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $31,315 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.0% | $23,384 | 13.6% | 104.5% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | - | 4.9% | $26,961 | 12.3% | 102.2% | 86.1% | 116.1% | 99.2% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian North Carolina | - | 4.9% | $23,934 | 11.7% | 101.7% | 76.4% | 130.8% | 94.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alexander | Transitional | 5.2% | $21,880 | 8.5% | 108.0% | 69.9% | 143.1% | 68.5% | 106.5 | 1,130 | 2 |
| Alleghany | Transitional | 5.2% | $19,780 | 17.2% | 108.8% | 63.2% | 158.3% | 138.6% | 135.2 | 2,114 | 3 |
| Ashe | Transitional | 5.4% | $19,416 | 13.5% | 113.0% | 62.0% | 161.3% | 108.7% | 127.7 | 1,884 | 3 |
| Avery | Transitional | 4.9% | $18,427 | 15.3% | 103.2% | 58.8% | 169.9% | 123.3% | 132.1 | 2,015 | 3 |
| Buncombe | Transitional | 3.9% | $25,425 | 11.4% | 81.0% | 81.2% | 123.2% | 92.4% | 98.9 | 814 | 2 |
| Burke | Transitional | 6.0% | $21,397 | 10.7% | 125.4% | 68.3% | 146.3% | 86.3% | 119.3 | 1,595 | 3 |
| Caldwell | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,346 | 10.7% | 158.2% | 68.2% | 146.7% | 86.5% | 130.5 | 1,968 | 3 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 5.8% | $14,530 | 15.3% | 121.4% | 46.4% | 215.5% | 123.9% | 153.6 | 2,546 | 4 |
| Clay | Transitional | 4.0% | $17,228 | 11.4% | 83.4% | 55.0% | 181.8% | 92.4% | 119.2 | 1,589 | 3 |
| Davie | Competitive | 4.4% | $28,072 | 8.6% | 92.5% | 89.6% | 111.6% | 69.5% | 91.2 | 518 | 1 |
| Forsyth | Competitive | 4.5% | $31,166 | 11.0% | 93.4% | 99.5% | 100.5% | 89.2% | 94.4 | 633 | 1 |
| Graham | At-Risk | 6.8% | $16,381 | 19.5% | 141.8% | 52.3% | 191.2% | 157.6% | 163.5 | 2,688 | 4 |
| Haywood | Transitional | 4.2% | $20,737 | 11.5% | 87.3% | 66.2% | 151.0% | 93.0% | 110.4 | 1,271 | 2 |
| Henderson | Competitive | 3.8% | $25,629 | 9.7% | 78.6% | 81.8% | 122.2% | 78.5% | 93.1 | 589 | 1 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 3.7% | $20,850 | 15.1% | 78.4% | 66.6% | 150.2% | 122.2% | 116.9 | 1,509 | 2 |
| Macon | Transitional | 4.4% | $20,120 | 12.6% | 91.3% | 64.2% | 155.6% | 102.0% | 116.3 | 1,492 | 2 |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.4% | $17,841 | 15.4% | 92.0% | 57.0% | 175.5% | 124.3% | 130.6 | 1,974 | 3 |
| McDowell | Transitional | 6.2% | $17,543 | 11.6% | 130.0% | 56.0% | 178.5% | 93.8% | 134.1 | 2,073 | 3 |
| Mitchell | At-Risk | 6.8% | $16,346 | 13.8% | 143.2% | 52.2% | 191.6% | 111.7% | 148.8 | 2,452 | 4 |
| Polk | Competitive | 3.7% | $30,994 | 10.1% | 76.9% | 99.0% | 101.0% | 81.4% | 86.5 | 382 | 1 |
| Rutherford | At-Risk | 7.6% | $18,875 | 13.9% | 158.6% | 60.3% | 165.9% | 112.4% | 145.6 | 2,389 | 4 |
| Stokes | Transitional | 4.5% | $21,124 | 9.1% | 95.3% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 73.3% | 105.6 | 1,085 | 2 |
| Surry | Transitional | 5.4% | $20,781 | 12.4% | 113.0% | 66.4% | 150.7% | 100.3% | 121.3 | 1,669 | 3 |
| Swain | At-Risk | 6.2% | $16,309 | 18.3% | 128.8% | 52.1% | 192.0% | 147.9% | 156.3 | 2,583 | 4 |
| Transylvania | Transitional | 4.4% | $22,193 | 9.5% | 91.3% | 70.9% | 141.1% | 76.6% | 103.0 | 970 | 2 |
| Watauga | Transitional | 3.6% | $24,476 | 17.9% | 75.8% | 78.2% | 127.9% | 144.7% | 116.2 | 1,485 | 2 |
| Wilkes | Transitional | 5.5% | $23,076 | 11.9% | 114.3% | 73.7% | 135.7% | 95.8% | 115.2 | 1,459 | 2 |
| Yadkin | Transitional | 4.4% | $21,011 | 10.0% | 91.5% | 67.1% | 149.0% | 80.5% | 107.0 | 1,153 | 2 |
| Yancey | At-Risk | 6.1% | $15,187 | 15.8% | 128.3% | 48.5% | 206.2% | 127.4% | 153.9 | 2,555 | 4 |
