| County Economic Status, FY 2013 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, 2009 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 | Composite Index Value, FY 2013 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2013 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2013 |
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United States | - | 8.2% | $32,691 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 8.4% | $24,553 | 15.6% | 102.5% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 113.2% | - | - | - |
West Virginia | - | 7.0% | $23,295 | 17.4% | 85.1% | 71.3% | 140.3% | 125.6% | - | - | - |
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County |
Barbour | At-Risk | 7.9% | $16,573 | 18.4% | 96.0% | 50.7% | 197.3% | 133.0% | 142.1 | 2,469 | 4 |
Berkeley | Transitional | 7.5% | $24,483 | 10.1% | 91.3% | 74.9% | 133.5% | 73.3% | 99.4 | 1,059 | 2 |
Boone | Transitional | 6.5% | $18,455 | 19.3% | 78.9% | 56.5% | 177.1% | 139.5% | 131.9 | 2,182 | 3 |
Braxton | At-Risk | 7.9% | $16,270 | 21.0% | 95.9% | 49.8% | 200.9% | 152.3% | 149.7 | 2,627 | 4 |
Brooke | Transitional | 9.8% | $22,315 | 11.0% | 119.5% | 68.3% | 146.5% | 79.8% | 115.3 | 1,658 | 3 |
Cabell | Transitional | 6.1% | $24,347 | 20.6% | 74.7% | 74.5% | 134.3% | 149.2% | 119.4 | 1,811 | 3 |
Calhoun | Distressed | 11.4% | $13,503 | 20.5% | 138.1% | 41.3% | 242.1% | 148.7% | 176.3 | 2,967 | 4 |
Clay | Distressed | 10.7% | $13,025 | 23.7% | 130.7% | 39.8% | 251.0% | 171.4% | 184.4 | 3,007 | 4 |
Doddridge | At-Risk | 7.1% | $16,725 | 25.1% | 86.9% | 51.2% | 195.5% | 181.7% | 154.7 | 2,717 | 4 |
Fayette | At-Risk | 7.6% | $17,343 | 21.3% | 93.0% | 53.1% | 188.5% | 154.1% | 145.2 | 2,542 | 4 |
Gilmer | At-Risk | 6.0% | $19,512 | 30.3% | 73.4% | 59.7% | 167.5% | 218.9% | 153.3 | 2,692 | 4 |
Grant | Transitional | 9.1% | $20,865 | 12.9% | 110.5% | 63.8% | 156.7% | 93.0% | 120.1 | 1,840 | 3 |
Greenbrier | Transitional | 8.0% | $20,328 | 19.4% | 97.0% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 140.1% | 132.6 | 2,210 | 3 |
Hampshire | Transitional | 7.4% | $17,039 | 16.4% | 90.2% | 52.1% | 191.9% | 118.5% | 133.5 | 2,237 | 3 |
Hancock | Transitional | 10.1% | $21,453 | 14.8% | 122.6% | 65.6% | 152.4% | 107.0% | 127.3 | 2,062 | 3 |
Hardy | Transitional | 7.8% | $18,887 | 14.9% | 95.5% | 57.8% | 173.1% | 107.9% | 125.5 | 2,004 | 3 |
Harrison | Transitional | 6.0% | $27,495 | 18.9% | 73.4% | 84.1% | 118.9% | 136.6% | 109.7 | 1,447 | 2 |
Jackson | At-Risk | 9.5% | $18,909 | 18.1% | 115.2% | 57.8% | 172.9% | 131.0% | 139.7 | 2,407 | 4 |
Jefferson | Competitive | 5.8% | $30,972 | 8.4% | 70.2% | 94.7% | 105.5% | 60.7% | 78.8 | 379 | 1 |
Kanawha | Competitive | 5.8% | $31,863 | 13.7% | 70.6% | 97.5% | 102.6% | 99.4% | 90.9 | 773 | 1 |
Lewis | Transitional | 6.6% | $22,029 | 19.6% | 79.9% | 67.4% | 148.4% | 142.0% | 123.4 | 1,945 | 3 |
Lincoln | Distressed | 8.5% | $16,481 | 26.6% | 103.1% | 50.4% | 198.4% | 192.8% | 164.8 | 2,843 | 4 |
Logan | At-Risk | 7.3% | $19,484 | 21.8% | 89.0% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 157.9% | 138.2 | 2,363 | 4 |
Marion | Transitional | 5.7% | $24,827 | 16.8% | 68.9% | 75.9% | 131.7% | 121.4% | 107.3 | 1,365 | 2 |
Marshall | Transitional | 8.1% | $23,339 | 18.0% | 98.9% | 71.4% | 140.1% | 130.1% | 123.0 | 1,933 | 3 |
Mason | At-Risk | 10.7% | $18,050 | 18.9% | 129.5% | 55.2% | 181.1% | 137.0% | 149.2 | 2,620 | 4 |
McDowell | Distressed | 9.7% | $12,583 | 32.6% | 118.3% | 38.5% | 259.8% | 236.1% | 204.7 | 3,067 | 4 |
Mercer | Transitional | 6.3% | $19,632 | 22.8% | 76.0% | 60.1% | 166.5% | 165.2% | 135.9 | 2,299 | 3 |
Mineral | Transitional | 6.8% | $21,648 | 16.1% | 82.8% | 66.2% | 151.0% | 116.7% | 116.9 | 1,718 | 3 |
Mingo | At-Risk | 7.8% | $17,926 | 21.6% | 94.9% | 54.8% | 182.4% | 156.3% | 144.5 | 2,525 | 4 |
Monongalia | Transitional | 4.2% | $30,324 | 21.0% | 51.3% | 92.8% | 107.8% | 152.3% | 103.8 | 1,230 | 2 |
Monroe | Transitional | 6.4% | $16,553 | 13.3% | 77.3% | 50.6% | 197.5% | 96.0% | 123.6 | 1,952 | 3 |
Morgan | Transitional | 8.0% | $25,631 | 15.8% | 96.9% | 78.4% | 127.5% | 114.7% | 113.0 | 1,579 | 3 |
Nicholas | Transitional | 7.8% | $19,347 | 18.7% | 95.3% | 59.2% | 169.0% | 135.1% | 133.1 | 2,225 | 3 |
Ohio | Transitional | 7.0% | $26,790 | 15.9% | 84.6% | 81.9% | 122.0% | 115.3% | 107.3 | 1,364 | 2 |
Pendleton | Transitional | 6.7% | $22,043 | 15.1% | 81.5% | 67.4% | 148.3% | 109.6% | 113.1 | 1,583 | 3 |
Pleasants | Transitional | 8.9% | $19,486 | 13.7% | 108.7% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 99.0% | 125.1 | 1,996 | 3 |
Pocahontas | At-Risk | 10.5% | $18,054 | 15.3% | 127.2% | 55.2% | 181.1% | 110.5% | 139.6 | 2,403 | 4 |
Preston | Transitional | 6.3% | $21,104 | 13.9% | 76.8% | 64.6% | 154.9% | 100.3% | 110.7 | 1,485 | 2 |
Putnam | Competitive | 5.6% | $30,394 | 10.4% | 67.8% | 93.0% | 107.6% | 75.2% | 83.5 | 524 | 1 |
Raleigh | Transitional | 6.5% | $23,721 | 17.5% | 79.1% | 72.6% | 137.8% | 126.7% | 114.5 | 1,631 | 3 |
Randolph | Transitional | 8.3% | $20,485 | 17.1% | 100.9% | 62.7% | 159.6% | 123.6% | 128.0 | 2,079 | 3 |
Ritchie | Transitional | 8.1% | $19,374 | 18.9% | 98.0% | 59.3% | 168.7% | 136.5% | 134.4 | 2,257 | 3 |
Roane | Distressed | 10.7% | $15,610 | 27.6% | 129.6% | 47.8% | 209.4% | 199.8% | 179.6 | 2,985 | 4 |
Summers | Distressed | 7.5% | $13,784 | 21.6% | 90.8% | 42.2% | 237.2% | 156.6% | 161.5 | 2,814 | 4 |
Taylor | Transitional | 6.5% | $18,184 | 15.8% | 79.4% | 55.6% | 179.8% | 114.5% | 124.6 | 1,976 | 3 |
Tucker | At-Risk | 10.2% | $18,502 | 17.7% | 123.9% | 56.6% | 176.7% | 128.2% | 142.9 | 2,493 | 4 |
Tyler | At-Risk | 9.3% | $17,069 | 18.1% | 112.5% | 52.2% | 191.5% | 131.1% | 145.0 | 2,537 | 4 |
Upshur | Transitional | 7.2% | $19,165 | 19.3% | 87.2% | 58.6% | 170.6% | 140.0% | 132.6 | 2,207 | 3 |
Wayne | Transitional | 7.3% | $21,144 | 20.2% | 89.0% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 145.9% | 129.8 | 2,123 | 3 |
Webster | Distressed | 9.3% | $13,923 | 22.9% | 113.0% | 42.6% | 234.8% | 165.5% | 171.1 | 2,922 | 4 |
Wetzel | At-Risk | 10.7% | $20,344 | 17.5% | 130.3% | 62.2% | 160.7% | 127.0% | 139.3 | 2,392 | 4 |
Wirt | Distressed | 10.2% | $13,939 | 19.2% | 124.4% | 42.6% | 234.5% | 139.3% | 166.1 | 2,855 | 4 |
Wood | Transitional | 7.6% | $22,926 | 16.4% | 92.3% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 118.8% | 117.9 | 1,757 | 3 |
Wyoming | At-Risk | 8.5% | $17,037 | 17.3% | 103.5% | 52.1% | 191.9% | 125.0% | 140.1 | 2,414 | 4 |