| | County Economic Status, FY 2012 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, 2008 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2008 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 | Composite Index Value, FY 2012 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2012 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2012 |
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| United States | - | 6.6% | $34,004 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.8% | $25,391 | 15.4% | 103.6% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 114.2% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 5.4% | $23,697 | 17.6% | 83.0% | 69.7% | 143.5% | 130.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | At-Risk | 6.2% | $17,071 | 21.8% | 94.9% | 50.2% | 199.2% | 162.1% | 152.1 | 2,600 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 5.7% | $25,244 | 9.7% | 86.8% | 74.2% | 134.7% | 72.0% | 97.8 | 924 | 2 |
| Boone | Transitional | 5.4% | $17,921 | 19.1% | 81.6% | 52.7% | 189.7% | 141.9% | 137.8 | 2,276 | 3 |
| Braxton | At-Risk | 6.2% | $16,194 | 20.5% | 94.2% | 47.6% | 210.0% | 152.4% | 152.2 | 2,605 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,845 | 9.9% | 113.7% | 67.2% | 148.8% | 73.8% | 112.1 | 1,474 | 2 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 4.7% | $24,832 | 21.0% | 72.3% | 73.0% | 136.9% | 156.0% | 121.7 | 1,807 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 8.8% | $13,780 | 20.1% | 133.8% | 40.5% | 246.8% | 149.0% | 176.5 | 2,919 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 8.0% | $13,219 | 25.2% | 122.4% | 38.9% | 257.2% | 186.8% | 188.8 | 2,995 | 4 |
| Doddridge | At-Risk | 5.7% | $17,394 | 24.4% | 87.1% | 51.2% | 195.5% | 181.0% | 154.5 | 2,643 | 4 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 6.0% | $17,500 | 20.6% | 92.0% | 51.5% | 194.3% | 152.8% | 146.4 | 2,489 | 4 |
| Gilmer | At-Risk | 4.7% | $18,856 | 28.5% | 72.1% | 55.5% | 180.3% | 211.5% | 154.7 | 2,648 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 6.7% | $21,952 | 15.3% | 101.8% | 64.6% | 154.9% | 113.9% | 123.5 | 1,866 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 6.8% | $21,443 | 18.1% | 103.6% | 63.1% | 158.6% | 134.7% | 132.3 | 2,117 | 3 |
| Hampshire | Transitional | 5.2% | $18,054 | 16.0% | 79.6% | 53.1% | 188.3% | 118.7% | 128.9 | 2,034 | 3 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 7.5% | $22,113 | 14.0% | 114.3% | 65.0% | 153.8% | 104.2% | 124.1 | 1,879 | 3 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 5.7% | $19,581 | 13.3% | 87.5% | 57.6% | 173.7% | 98.8% | 120.0 | 1,746 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 4.8% | $27,113 | 18.9% | 73.1% | 79.7% | 125.4% | 139.9% | 112.8 | 1,504 | 2 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 6.9% | $20,204 | 15.8% | 105.7% | 59.4% | 168.3% | 117.5% | 130.5 | 2,076 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Attainment | 4.4% | $32,205 | 7.6% | 67.6% | 94.7% | 105.6% | 56.6% | 76.6 | 267 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 4.5% | $32,360 | 14.6% | 68.6% | 95.2% | 105.1% | 108.7% | 94.1 | 805 | 2 |
| Lewis | Transitional | 5.4% | $21,316 | 21.8% | 83.0% | 62.7% | 159.5% | 161.6% | 134.7 | 2,188 | 3 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 6.5% | $15,623 | 26.5% | 98.7% | 45.9% | 217.6% | 197.0% | 171.1 | 2,865 | 4 |
| Logan | At-Risk | 5.7% | $19,492 | 23.1% | 87.3% | 57.3% | 174.5% | 171.8% | 144.5 | 2,438 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 4.5% | $24,956 | 17.4% | 68.0% | 73.4% | 136.3% | 129.5% | 111.3 | 1,441 | 2 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 6.3% | $23,905 | 17.6% | 95.6% | 70.3% | 142.2% | 130.9% | 122.9 | 1,847 | 3 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 8.4% | $18,198 | 19.9% | 128.3% | 53.5% | 186.9% | 147.8% | 154.3 | 2,640 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 8.2% | $12,764 | 34.0% | 124.7% | 37.5% | 266.4% | 252.2% | 214.4 | 3,071 | 4 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 4.8% | $20,481 | 23.7% | 73.9% | 60.2% | 166.0% | 175.9% | 138.6 | 2,304 | 3 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 5.5% | $21,510 | 14.5% | 83.4% | 63.3% | 158.1% | 107.6% | 116.4 | 1,624 | 3 |
| Mingo | At-Risk | 6.2% | $18,812 | 22.2% | 94.0% | 55.3% | 180.8% | 165.0% | 146.6 | 2,492 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 3.4% | $29,507 | 21.4% | 51.3% | 86.8% | 115.2% | 159.0% | 108.5 | 1,334 | 2 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 5.4% | $17,024 | 11.5% | 81.6% | 50.1% | 199.7% | 85.7% | 122.3 | 1,827 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 6.1% | $27,065 | 15.8% | 93.4% | 79.6% | 125.6% | 117.5% | 112.2 | 1,477 | 2 |
| Nicholas | Transitional | 6.0% | $20,151 | 18.5% | 90.9% | 59.3% | 168.7% | 137.4% | 132.3 | 2,118 | 3 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 5.2% | $28,499 | 15.5% | 79.9% | 83.8% | 119.3% | 115.3% | 104.9 | 1,205 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 5.0% | $23,040 | 15.3% | 76.8% | 67.8% | 147.6% | 113.5% | 112.6 | 1,499 | 2 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 7.2% | $20,397 | 13.2% | 109.4% | 60.0% | 166.7% | 97.7% | 124.6 | 1,896 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 8.5% | $19,190 | 15.9% | 130.2% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 118.2% | 141.9 | 2,391 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 5.0% | $21,047 | 15.0% | 76.3% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 111.6% | 116.5 | 1,629 | 3 |
| Putnam | Competitive | 4.3% | $30,566 | 11.2% | 65.3% | 89.9% | 111.2% | 83.0% | 86.5 | 554 | 1 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 5.1% | $23,835 | 17.6% | 77.9% | 70.1% | 142.7% | 130.9% | 117.2 | 1,651 | 3 |
| Randolph | Transitional | 6.3% | $21,202 | 17.3% | 96.1% | 62.3% | 160.4% | 128.7% | 128.4 | 2,019 | 3 |
| Ritchie | Transitional | 6.5% | $19,965 | 16.5% | 98.7% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 122.1% | 130.4 | 2,070 | 3 |
| Roane | Distressed | 8.2% | $16,249 | 25.8% | 124.5% | 47.8% | 209.3% | 191.4% | 175.0 | 2,904 | 4 |
| Summers | Distressed | 6.1% | $14,279 | 22.4% | 93.7% | 42.0% | 238.1% | 166.1% | 166.0 | 2,819 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 5.4% | $18,453 | 13.4% | 81.9% | 54.3% | 184.3% | 99.6% | 121.9 | 1,817 | 3 |
| Tucker | At-Risk | 7.8% | $19,043 | 18.8% | 118.7% | 56.0% | 178.6% | 139.6% | 145.6 | 2,465 | 4 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 7.5% | $17,885 | 19.7% | 114.6% | 52.6% | 190.1% | 146.0% | 150.2 | 2,563 | 4 |
| Upshur | Transitional | 5.6% | $19,990 | 19.6% | 84.8% | 58.8% | 170.1% | 145.6% | 133.5 | 2,147 | 3 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 5.6% | $20,949 | 20.1% | 85.5% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 149.2% | 132.3 | 2,119 | 3 |
| Webster | Distressed | 7.0% | $14,264 | 23.2% | 106.7% | 41.9% | 238.4% | 172.3% | 172.5 | 2,880 | 4 |
| Wetzel | At-Risk | 8.4% | $21,157 | 17.9% | 128.3% | 62.2% | 160.7% | 132.7% | 140.6 | 2,355 | 4 |
| Wirt | Distressed | 7.8% | $14,335 | 19.2% | 119.7% | 42.2% | 237.2% | 142.7% | 166.5 | 2,825 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 5.9% | $23,871 | 18.3% | 89.5% | 70.2% | 142.4% | 136.2% | 122.7 | 1,839 | 3 |
| Wyoming | At-Risk | 6.8% | $17,614 | 19.9% | 104.3% | 51.8% | 193.1% | 147.4% | 148.2 | 2,531 | 4 |
