| | County Economic Status, FY 2014 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, 2010 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 | Composite Index Value, FY 2014 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2014 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2014 |
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| United States | - | 9.3% | $32,562 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 9.4% | $24,425 | 16.1% | 101.3% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | - | 10.6% | $27,835 | 16.1% | 114.6% | 85.5% | 117.0% | 112.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian North Carolina | - | 10.7% | $23,706 | 16.9% | 115.7% | 72.8% | 137.4% | 117.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alexander | Transitional | 12.8% | $22,393 | 16.8% | 138.0% | 68.8% | 145.4% | 117.4% | 133.6 | 2,250 | 3 |
| Alleghany | At-Risk | 12.1% | $21,313 | 22.6% | 130.1% | 65.5% | 152.8% | 157.8% | 146.9 | 2,601 | 4 |
| Ashe | At-Risk | 12.3% | $19,323 | 17.9% | 132.8% | 59.3% | 168.5% | 124.8% | 142.1 | 2,491 | 4 |
| Avery | Transitional | 10.6% | $20,118 | 18.1% | 114.1% | 61.8% | 161.9% | 126.5% | 134.2 | 2,258 | 3 |
| Buncombe | Transitional | 8.4% | $26,083 | 15.6% | 90.5% | 80.1% | 124.8% | 109.2% | 108.2 | 1,414 | 2 |
| Burke | At-Risk | 13.5% | $21,215 | 17.9% | 145.3% | 65.2% | 153.5% | 124.8% | 141.2 | 2,470 | 4 |
| Caldwell | At-Risk | 14.2% | $18,490 | 17.4% | 153.0% | 56.8% | 176.1% | 121.8% | 150.3 | 2,668 | 4 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 14.6% | $15,223 | 13.4% | 157.4% | 46.8% | 213.9% | 94.0% | 155.1 | 2,734 | 4 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 11.2% | $17,711 | 21.8% | 121.1% | 54.4% | 183.9% | 152.3% | 152.4 | 2,703 | 4 |
| Davie | Transitional | 10.8% | $27,626 | 12.3% | 116.1% | 84.8% | 117.9% | 86.1% | 106.7 | 1,364 | 2 |
| Forsyth | Transitional | 9.8% | $29,928 | 16.3% | 105.9% | 91.9% | 108.8% | 114.0% | 109.6 | 1,479 | 2 |
| Graham | Distressed | 16.8% | $15,427 | 17.2% | 180.5% | 47.4% | 211.1% | 120.6% | 170.7 | 2,931 | 4 |
| Haywood | Transitional | 9.8% | $21,622 | 14.3% | 105.2% | 66.4% | 150.6% | 99.7% | 118.5 | 1,798 | 3 |
| Henderson | Transitional | 8.5% | $26,928 | 12.6% | 92.0% | 82.7% | 120.9% | 88.2% | 100.4 | 1,132 | 2 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 9.4% | $20,381 | 19.5% | 100.9% | 62.6% | 159.8% | 136.5% | 132.4 | 2,221 | 3 |
| Macon | Transitional | 11.2% | $20,443 | 18.3% | 120.9% | 62.8% | 159.3% | 128.3% | 136.1 | 2,315 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 9.7% | $19,527 | 18.1% | 104.4% | 60.0% | 166.8% | 126.8% | 132.6 | 2,230 | 3 |
| McDowell | At-Risk | 13.9% | $16,908 | 18.5% | 149.7% | 51.9% | 192.6% | 129.3% | 157.2 | 2,772 | 4 |
| Mitchell | At-Risk | 12.0% | $17,247 | 17.4% | 129.6% | 53.0% | 188.8% | 121.7% | 146.7 | 2,599 | 4 |
| Polk | Transitional | 8.9% | $28,630 | 11.8% | 96.1% | 87.9% | 113.7% | 82.7% | 97.5 | 1,030 | 2 |
| Rutherford | Distressed | 15.9% | $16,447 | 20.5% | 171.2% | 50.5% | 198.0% | 143.4% | 170.9 | 2,934 | 4 |
| Stokes | Transitional | 10.3% | $21,782 | 14.3% | 111.0% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 100.2% | 120.3 | 1,867 | 3 |
| Surry | Transitional | 12.0% | $21,012 | 18.0% | 128.9% | 64.5% | 155.0% | 126.0% | 136.6 | 2,329 | 3 |
| Swain | Distressed | 13.5% | $18,224 | 22.5% | 145.8% | 56.0% | 178.7% | 157.0% | 160.5 | 2,808 | 4 |
| Transylvania | Transitional | 10.0% | $21,966 | 13.1% | 107.5% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 91.4% | 115.7 | 1,704 | 3 |
| Watauga | At-Risk | 8.6% | $23,792 | 26.3% | 92.2% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 183.9% | 137.7 | 2,360 | 4 |
| Wilkes | At-Risk | 13.0% | $22,102 | 21.7% | 139.7% | 67.9% | 147.3% | 151.5% | 146.2 | 2,582 | 4 |
| Yadkin | Transitional | 10.1% | $22,255 | 16.3% | 109.1% | 68.3% | 146.3% | 113.9% | 123.1 | 1,958 | 3 |
| Yancey | At-Risk | 12.0% | $16,210 | 17.9% | 129.1% | 49.8% | 200.9% | 124.9% | 151.6 | 2,689 | 4 |
