County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2018: Appalachian North Carolina

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 County Economic Status, FY 2018Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015Per Capita Market Income, 2015Poverty Rate, 2011–2015Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015Composite Index Value, FY 2018Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018
United States   -   6.3%$39,77815.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%   -      -      -   
Appalachian Region   -   6.7%$29,28217.1%106.6%73.6%135.8%110.7%   -      -      -   
North Carolina   -   6.6%$32,58217.4%106.0%81.9%122.1%112.4%   -      -      -   
Appalachian North Carolina   -   6.4%$27,43418.7%102.0%69.0%145.0%121.2%   -      -      -   
County
AlexanderTransitional6.1%$24,85617.2%97.2%62.5%160.0%111.3%122.81,8663
AlleghanyAt-Risk7.2%$21,26418.4%115.5%53.5%187.1%119.1%140.62,3714
AsheAt-Risk7.4%$21,07420.7%117.3%53.0%188.8%133.7%146.62,4954
AveryTransitional7.1%$21,85215.4%113.6%54.9%182.0%99.6%131.72,1113
BuncombeTransitional5.0%$32,24115.9%79.3%81.1%123.4%102.5%101.71,1642
BurkeTransitional6.7%$22,18119.9%107.3%55.8%179.3%128.8%138.52,3083
CaldwellAt-Risk7.7%$21,86919.6%122.9%55.0%181.9%126.4%143.82,4384
CherokeeAt-Risk7.6%$17,12320.0%120.9%43.0%232.3%129.0%160.72,7444
ClayAt-Risk7.1%$18,79521.1%113.6%47.3%211.6%136.4%153.92,6274
DavieTransitional6.1%$33,09512.7%97.4%83.2%120.2%82.3%100.01,1032
ForsythTransitional6.3%$35,74419.6%100.9%89.9%111.3%127.0%113.11,5512
GrahamDistressed13.6%$19,46521.9%216.6%48.9%204.4%141.8%187.62,9984
HaywoodTransitional6.3%$24,12817.2%99.7%60.7%164.9%111.0%125.21,9353
HendersonTransitional5.3%$27,48313.8%84.3%69.1%144.7%89.2%106.11,3222
JacksonAt-Risk7.1%$24,09522.0%113.9%60.6%165.1%142.0%140.32,3644
MaconTransitional7.3%$23,87519.1%116.1%60.0%166.6%123.3%135.32,2253
MadisonAt-Risk6.7%$20,10918.1%106.1%50.6%197.8%117.0%140.32,3634
McDowellAt-Risk6.9%$20,66820.2%110.6%52.0%192.5%130.7%144.62,4514
MitchellAt-Risk8.5%$20,38519.5%136.3%51.2%195.1%125.8%152.42,6014
PolkTransitional5.7%$30,73113.9%90.3%77.3%129.4%89.9%103.21,2192
RutherfordAt-Risk9.2%$18,99419.9%146.3%47.8%209.4%128.5%161.42,7514
StokesTransitional6.4%$23,77917.0%102.0%59.8%167.3%109.7%126.31,9693
SurryTransitional6.6%$24,42119.7%105.7%61.4%162.9%127.4%132.02,1193
SwainDistressed9.7%$21,60124.5%155.0%54.3%184.2%158.2%165.82,8124
TransylvaniaTransitional6.2%$24,78612.6%99.4%62.3%160.5%81.6%113.81,5793
WataugaAt-Risk5.5%$26,59131.4%87.3%66.8%149.6%202.8%146.62,4964
WilkesAt-Risk7.1%$21,97923.3%112.7%55.3%181.0%150.6%148.12,5284
YadkinTransitional6.1%$24,51420.3%97.3%61.6%162.3%131.1%130.22,0703
YanceyAt-Risk7.4%$20,33721.7%118.1%51.1%195.6%140.1%151.32,5784