| | County Economic Status, FY 2017 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, 2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 | Composite Index Value, FY 2017 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2017 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2017 |
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| United States | - | 7.2% | $38,117 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 7.5% | $28,317 | 17.2% | 104.1% | 74.3% | 134.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 7.7% | $28,371 | 18.3% | 107.6% | 74.4% | 134.4% | 117.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 7.2% | $28,967 | 17.5% | 99.3% | 76.0% | 131.6% | 111.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 7.3% | $25,368 | 16.8% | 100.8% | 66.6% | 150.3% | 107.5% | 119.5 | 1,832 | 3 |
| Cherokee | Distressed | 10.5% | $19,401 | 23.5% | 146.3% | 50.9% | 196.5% | 150.8% | 164.5 | 2,843 | 4 |
| Greenville | Transitional | 6.3% | $33,450 | 15.8% | 86.8% | 87.8% | 114.0% | 101.3% | 100.7 | 1,172 | 2 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 7.6% | $26,110 | 18.8% | 105.6% | 68.5% | 146.0% | 120.6% | 124.1 | 1,966 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 7.4% | $24,436 | 19.4% | 103.1% | 64.1% | 156.0% | 124.5% | 127.9 | 2,077 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 7.8% | $28,373 | 18.3% | 108.1% | 74.4% | 134.3% | 117.2% | 119.9 | 1,842 | 3 |
