| | 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% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 6.7% | $29,585 | 17.9% | 106.3% | 74.4% | 134.5% | 115.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 6.1% | $30,543 | 17.3% | 97.5% | 76.8% | 130.2% | 111.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 6.1% | $26,062 | 16.4% | 97.8% | 65.5% | 152.6% | 106.0% | 118.8 | 1,740 | 3 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 8.6% | $20,164 | 23.8% | 137.8% | 50.7% | 197.3% | 153.7% | 162.9 | 2,777 | 4 |
| Greenville | Transitional | 5.4% | $35,468 | 15.6% | 86.7% | 89.2% | 112.2% | 100.8% | 99.9 | 1,100 | 2 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 6.6% | $27,606 | 20.1% | 104.8% | 69.4% | 144.1% | 129.6% | 126.2 | 1,962 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 6.5% | $25,590 | 20.0% | 103.1% | 64.3% | 155.4% | 129.4% | 129.3 | 2,045 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 6.6% | $30,066 | 17.5% | 104.9% | 75.6% | 132.3% | 113.4% | 116.9 | 1,671 | 3 |
