| County Economic Status, FY 2018 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, 2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 | Composite Index Value, FY 2018 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018 |
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United States | - | 6.3% | $39,778 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 6.7% | $29,282 | 17.1% | 106.6% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
North Carolina | - | 6.6% | $32,582 | 17.4% | 106.0% | 81.9% | 122.1% | 112.4% | - | - | - |
Appalachian North Carolina | - | 6.4% | $27,434 | 18.7% | 102.0% | 69.0% | 145.0% | 121.2% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alexander | Transitional | 6.1% | $24,856 | 17.2% | 97.2% | 62.5% | 160.0% | 111.3% | 122.8 | 1,866 | 3 |
Alleghany | At-Risk | 7.2% | $21,264 | 18.4% | 115.5% | 53.5% | 187.1% | 119.1% | 140.6 | 2,371 | 4 |
Ashe | At-Risk | 7.4% | $21,074 | 20.7% | 117.3% | 53.0% | 188.8% | 133.7% | 146.6 | 2,495 | 4 |
Avery | Transitional | 7.1% | $21,852 | 15.4% | 113.6% | 54.9% | 182.0% | 99.6% | 131.7 | 2,111 | 3 |
Buncombe | Transitional | 5.0% | $32,241 | 15.9% | 79.3% | 81.1% | 123.4% | 102.5% | 101.7 | 1,164 | 2 |
Burke | Transitional | 6.7% | $22,181 | 19.9% | 107.3% | 55.8% | 179.3% | 128.8% | 138.5 | 2,308 | 3 |
Caldwell | At-Risk | 7.7% | $21,869 | 19.6% | 122.9% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 126.4% | 143.8 | 2,438 | 4 |
Cherokee | At-Risk | 7.6% | $17,123 | 20.0% | 120.9% | 43.0% | 232.3% | 129.0% | 160.7 | 2,744 | 4 |
Clay | At-Risk | 7.1% | $18,795 | 21.1% | 113.6% | 47.3% | 211.6% | 136.4% | 153.9 | 2,627 | 4 |
Davie | Transitional | 6.1% | $33,095 | 12.7% | 97.4% | 83.2% | 120.2% | 82.3% | 100.0 | 1,103 | 2 |
Forsyth | Transitional | 6.3% | $35,744 | 19.6% | 100.9% | 89.9% | 111.3% | 127.0% | 113.1 | 1,551 | 2 |
Graham | Distressed | 13.6% | $19,465 | 21.9% | 216.6% | 48.9% | 204.4% | 141.8% | 187.6 | 2,998 | 4 |
Haywood | Transitional | 6.3% | $24,128 | 17.2% | 99.7% | 60.7% | 164.9% | 111.0% | 125.2 | 1,935 | 3 |
Henderson | Transitional | 5.3% | $27,483 | 13.8% | 84.3% | 69.1% | 144.7% | 89.2% | 106.1 | 1,322 | 2 |
Jackson | At-Risk | 7.1% | $24,095 | 22.0% | 113.9% | 60.6% | 165.1% | 142.0% | 140.3 | 2,364 | 4 |
Macon | Transitional | 7.3% | $23,875 | 19.1% | 116.1% | 60.0% | 166.6% | 123.3% | 135.3 | 2,225 | 3 |
Madison | At-Risk | 6.7% | $20,109 | 18.1% | 106.1% | 50.6% | 197.8% | 117.0% | 140.3 | 2,363 | 4 |
McDowell | At-Risk | 6.9% | $20,668 | 20.2% | 110.6% | 52.0% | 192.5% | 130.7% | 144.6 | 2,451 | 4 |
Mitchell | At-Risk | 8.5% | $20,385 | 19.5% | 136.3% | 51.2% | 195.1% | 125.8% | 152.4 | 2,601 | 4 |
Polk | Transitional | 5.7% | $30,731 | 13.9% | 90.3% | 77.3% | 129.4% | 89.9% | 103.2 | 1,219 | 2 |
Rutherford | At-Risk | 9.2% | $18,994 | 19.9% | 146.3% | 47.8% | 209.4% | 128.5% | 161.4 | 2,751 | 4 |
Stokes | Transitional | 6.4% | $23,779 | 17.0% | 102.0% | 59.8% | 167.3% | 109.7% | 126.3 | 1,969 | 3 |
Surry | Transitional | 6.6% | $24,421 | 19.7% | 105.7% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 127.4% | 132.0 | 2,119 | 3 |
Swain | Distressed | 9.7% | $21,601 | 24.5% | 155.0% | 54.3% | 184.2% | 158.2% | 165.8 | 2,812 | 4 |
Transylvania | Transitional | 6.2% | $24,786 | 12.6% | 99.4% | 62.3% | 160.5% | 81.6% | 113.8 | 1,579 | 3 |
Watauga | At-Risk | 5.5% | $26,591 | 31.4% | 87.3% | 66.8% | 149.6% | 202.8% | 146.6 | 2,496 | 4 |
Wilkes | At-Risk | 7.1% | $21,979 | 23.3% | 112.7% | 55.3% | 181.0% | 150.6% | 148.1 | 2,528 | 4 |
Yadkin | Transitional | 6.1% | $24,514 | 20.3% | 97.3% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 131.1% | 130.2 | 2,070 | 3 |
Yancey | At-Risk | 7.4% | $20,337 | 21.7% | 118.1% | 51.1% | 195.6% | 140.1% | 151.3 | 2,578 | 4 |