| | County Economic Status, FY 2004 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1999-2001 | Per Capita Market Income, 2000 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1999-2001 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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| United States | - | 4.3% | $25,676 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.7% | $19,736 | 13.6% | 108.3% | 76.9% | 110.2% |
| South Carolina | - | 4.6% | $20,370 | 14.1% | 105.8% | 79.3% | 114.0% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 3.6% | $21,893 | 11.7% | 82.8% | 85.3% | 94.7% |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 3.8% | $20,368 | 12.0% | 87.3% | 79.3% | 97.2% |
| Cherokee | Transitional | 5.7% | $16,535 | 13.9% | 131.7% | 64.4% | 112.0% |
| Greenville | Competitive | 2.5% | $25,607 | 10.5% | 58.8% | 99.7% | 85.0% |
| Oconee | Transitional | 4.7% | $20,888 | 10.8% | 108.1% | 81.4% | 87.0% |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.6% | $18,222 | 13.7% | 83.3% | 71.0% | 110.8% |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 4.3% | $20,303 | 12.3% | 99.6% | 79.1% | 99.2% |
