| County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
South Carolina | - | 8.9% | $27,875 | 18.1% | 110.1% | 75.1% | 133.2% | 117.7% | - | - | - |
Appalachian South Carolina | - | 8.1% | $28,031 | 17.3% | 99.3% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 112.6% | - | - | - |
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County |
Anderson | Transitional | 8.3% | $24,398 | 16.8% | 102.6% | 65.7% | 152.2% | 109.0% | 121.3 | 1,953 | 3 |
Cherokee | At-Risk | 11.4% | $20,730 | 23.0% | 140.5% | 55.8% | 179.1% | 149.4% | 156.3 | 2,777 | 4 |
Greenville | Transitional | 7.1% | $33,185 | 15.8% | 87.0% | 89.4% | 111.9% | 102.6% | 100.5 | 1,217 | 2 |
Oconee | Transitional | 9.0% | $25,170 | 19.1% | 111.3% | 67.8% | 147.5% | 124.3% | 127.7 | 2,155 | 3 |
Pickens | Transitional | 7.8% | $22,060 | 18.9% | 96.5% | 59.4% | 168.3% | 122.8% | 129.2 | 2,195 | 3 |
Spartanburg | Transitional | 8.8% | $26,610 | 17.9% | 108.5% | 71.7% | 139.5% | 116.6% | 121.6 | 1,961 | 3 |