| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 5.1% | $32,548 | 16.6% | 104.8% | 75.9% | 131.7% | 114.1% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 4.6% | $33,175 | 15.5% | 95.8% | 77.4% | 129.2% | 106.2% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 4.6% | $28,621 | 15.6% | 95.8% | 66.8% | 149.8% | 106.8% | 117.4 | 3 | 1,579 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 6.0% | $21,757 | 22.0% | 123.7% | 50.8% | 197.0% | 151.2% | 157.3 | 4 | 2,635 |
| Greenville | Transitional | 4.3% | $38,085 | 13.5% | 88.3% | 88.9% | 112.5% | 92.3% | 97.7 | 2 | 918 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 5.1% | $30,733 | 18.6% | 105.5% | 71.7% | 139.5% | 127.7% | 124.2 | 3 | 1,797 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 4.9% | $28,146 | 18.3% | 102.4% | 65.7% | 152.3% | 125.5% | 126.7 | 3 | 1,887 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 4.8% | $32,778 | 15.6% | 99.3% | 76.5% | 130.8% | 106.7% | 112.2 | 2 | 1,404 |
