| | County Economic Status, FY 2014 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, 2010 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 | Composite Index Value, FY 2014 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2014 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2014 |
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| United States | - | 9.3% | $32,562 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 9.4% | $24,425 | 16.1% | 101.3% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 8.0% | $23,073 | 17.5% | 86.7% | 70.9% | 141.1% | 122.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | At-Risk | 9.1% | $16,492 | 18.2% | 98.0% | 50.6% | 197.4% | 127.5% | 141.0 | 2,464 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 8.4% | $24,790 | 11.9% | 90.0% | 76.1% | 131.4% | 83.0% | 101.4 | 1,171 | 2 |
| Boone | Transitional | 7.6% | $17,820 | 18.9% | 81.5% | 54.7% | 182.7% | 132.1% | 132.1 | 2,215 | 3 |
| Braxton | At-Risk | 9.4% | $16,734 | 21.3% | 101.7% | 51.4% | 194.6% | 148.7% | 148.3 | 2,630 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 11.6% | $20,628 | 11.9% | 124.5% | 63.3% | 157.9% | 83.1% | 121.8 | 1,909 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 7.1% | $23,986 | 21.5% | 76.8% | 73.7% | 135.8% | 150.2% | 120.9 | 1,884 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 13.1% | $12,016 | 20.9% | 141.0% | 36.9% | 271.0% | 145.9% | 186.0 | 3,016 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 12.6% | $13,385 | 27.8% | 135.4% | 41.1% | 243.3% | 194.6% | 191.1 | 3,033 | 4 |
| Doddridge | At-Risk | 8.0% | $14,456 | 20.4% | 86.0% | 44.4% | 225.2% | 142.8% | 151.3 | 2,683 | 4 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 8.8% | $17,410 | 21.2% | 94.4% | 53.5% | 187.0% | 148.3% | 143.2 | 2,521 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Distressed | 7.3% | $14,118 | 29.0% | 78.5% | 43.4% | 230.6% | 202.6% | 170.6 | 2,929 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 10.7% | $19,958 | 14.4% | 115.8% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 100.9% | 126.6 | 2,061 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 8.8% | $20,613 | 19.3% | 94.3% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 134.8% | 129.0 | 2,131 | 3 |
| Hampshire | At-Risk | 8.4% | $16,393 | 18.2% | 90.7% | 50.3% | 198.6% | 127.5% | 138.9 | 2,404 | 4 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 12.0% | $19,627 | 16.3% | 129.5% | 60.3% | 165.9% | 114.2% | 136.5 | 2,326 | 3 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 8.9% | $18,719 | 15.9% | 96.0% | 57.5% | 174.0% | 110.9% | 127.0 | 2,070 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 6.9% | $28,294 | 18.2% | 74.4% | 86.9% | 115.1% | 127.5% | 105.7 | 1,323 | 2 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 11.3% | $17,763 | 16.7% | 122.1% | 54.6% | 183.3% | 117.1% | 140.8 | 2,457 | 4 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 6.3% | $30,948 | 9.1% | 68.1% | 95.0% | 105.2% | 63.6% | 79.0 | 431 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 6.8% | $30,738 | 14.1% | 73.3% | 94.4% | 105.9% | 98.5% | 92.6 | 874 | 2 |
| Lewis | Transitional | 7.0% | $23,374 | 20.9% | 75.8% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 145.8% | 120.3 | 1,870 | 3 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 10.0% | $15,678 | 28.2% | 108.1% | 48.1% | 207.7% | 197.3% | 171.0 | 2,939 | 4 |
| Logan | At-Risk | 8.6% | $18,646 | 21.0% | 92.5% | 57.3% | 174.6% | 146.9% | 138.0 | 2,376 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 6.6% | $25,779 | 16.6% | 70.7% | 79.2% | 126.3% | 116.2% | 104.4 | 1,284 | 2 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 9.5% | $25,171 | 16.9% | 102.1% | 77.3% | 129.4% | 118.3% | 116.6 | 1,735 | 3 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 12.1% | $16,737 | 17.8% | 130.3% | 51.4% | 194.6% | 124.7% | 149.9 | 2,657 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 10.8% | $13,561 | 33.3% | 116.1% | 41.6% | 240.1% | 233.1% | 196.4 | 3,057 | 4 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 7.4% | $19,966 | 21.1% | 79.9% | 61.3% | 163.1% | 147.3% | 130.1 | 2,160 | 3 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,113 | 16.1% | 82.3% | 64.8% | 154.2% | 112.6% | 116.4 | 1,726 | 3 |
| Mingo | At-Risk | 9.1% | $17,797 | 23.4% | 98.1% | 54.7% | 183.0% | 163.7% | 148.2 | 2,628 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 5.0% | $29,572 | 21.8% | 53.9% | 90.8% | 110.1% | 152.7% | 105.6 | 1,318 | 2 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 7.0% | $17,029 | 13.9% | 75.9% | 52.3% | 191.2% | 96.9% | 121.3 | 1,898 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 8.8% | $22,822 | 12.7% | 94.5% | 70.1% | 142.7% | 88.7% | 108.6 | 1,431 | 2 |
| Nicholas | Transitional | 9.1% | $20,619 | 18.6% | 98.3% | 63.3% | 157.9% | 130.1% | 128.8 | 2,123 | 3 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 8.1% | $27,140 | 15.4% | 87.5% | 83.3% | 120.0% | 107.7% | 105.1 | 1,309 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 7.3% | $21,479 | 17.0% | 79.1% | 66.0% | 151.6% | 118.8% | 116.5 | 1,730 | 3 |
| Pleasants | At-Risk | 10.0% | $20,209 | 20.9% | 107.2% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 146.0% | 138.1 | 2,381 | 4 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 11.8% | $18,249 | 15.3% | 127.5% | 56.0% | 178.4% | 106.6% | 137.5 | 2,356 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 7.2% | $19,873 | 12.9% | 77.4% | 61.0% | 163.9% | 90.4% | 110.6 | 1,512 | 2 |
| Putnam | Competitive | 6.7% | $31,565 | 9.8% | 72.0% | 96.9% | 103.2% | 68.5% | 81.2 | 485 | 1 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 7.3% | $24,381 | 17.1% | 79.1% | 74.9% | 133.6% | 119.4% | 110.7 | 1,519 | 2 |
| Randolph | Transitional | 9.5% | $19,474 | 18.4% | 102.6% | 59.8% | 167.2% | 128.4% | 132.7 | 2,232 | 3 |
| Ritchie | Transitional | 9.1% | $18,666 | 19.4% | 98.1% | 57.3% | 174.4% | 135.7% | 136.1 | 2,312 | 3 |
| Roane | Distressed | 12.5% | $14,662 | 25.1% | 134.6% | 45.0% | 222.1% | 175.8% | 177.5 | 2,977 | 4 |
| Summers | At-Risk | 8.9% | $13,386 | 18.2% | 95.6% | 41.1% | 243.3% | 127.5% | 155.4 | 2,739 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 7.5% | $18,234 | 16.4% | 80.9% | 56.0% | 178.6% | 114.6% | 124.7 | 2,008 | 3 |
| Tucker | At-Risk | 11.5% | $17,936 | 17.5% | 123.9% | 55.1% | 181.5% | 122.4% | 142.6 | 2,508 | 4 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 10.4% | $16,879 | 18.7% | 112.6% | 51.8% | 192.9% | 131.0% | 145.5 | 2,568 | 4 |
| Upshur | Transitional | 8.3% | $19,949 | 18.8% | 89.5% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 131.2% | 128.0 | 2,102 | 3 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 8.2% | $20,701 | 19.7% | 88.5% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 137.7% | 127.8 | 2,097 | 3 |
| Webster | Distressed | 10.8% | $14,151 | 24.3% | 116.7% | 43.5% | 230.1% | 169.8% | 172.2 | 2,946 | 4 |
| Wetzel | Transitional | 12.0% | $19,672 | 15.6% | 129.7% | 60.4% | 165.5% | 108.8% | 134.7 | 2,282 | 3 |
| Wirt | Distressed | 11.5% | $13,616 | 17.8% | 124.1% | 41.8% | 239.2% | 124.7% | 162.7 | 2,843 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 8.7% | $22,636 | 16.0% | 93.5% | 69.5% | 143.8% | 111.8% | 116.4 | 1,727 | 3 |
| Wyoming | At-Risk | 9.6% | $17,225 | 19.4% | 103.6% | 52.9% | 189.0% | 135.9% | 142.8 | 2,513 | 4 |
