| | County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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| United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 7.9% | $25,678 | 17.6% | 88.7% | 70.9% | 141.1% | 118.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | At-Risk | 8.7% | $18,408 | 17.1% | 98.3% | 50.8% | 196.8% | 115.0% | 136.7 | 2,378 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 7.8% | $26,598 | 12.7% | 87.8% | 73.4% | 136.2% | 85.2% | 103.1 | 1,290 | 2 |
| Boone | At-Risk | 8.6% | $20,616 | 20.3% | 96.8% | 56.9% | 175.7% | 136.5% | 136.3 | 2,367 | 4 |
| Braxton | At-Risk | 9.8% | $18,594 | 20.2% | 110.2% | 51.3% | 194.8% | 135.9% | 147.0 | 2,626 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 10.9% | $24,237 | 12.7% | 122.8% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 85.6% | 119.3 | 1,879 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 7.1% | $25,325 | 21.3% | 80.3% | 69.9% | 143.0% | 143.0% | 122.1 | 1,958 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 12.4% | $14,744 | 22.4% | 140.1% | 40.7% | 245.7% | 150.5% | 178.7 | 3,005 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 12.9% | $15,283 | 26.3% | 145.5% | 42.2% | 237.0% | 176.6% | 186.4 | 3,041 | 4 |
| Doddridge | At-Risk | 7.7% | $17,493 | 21.3% | 86.8% | 48.3% | 207.1% | 143.4% | 145.7 | 2,596 | 4 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 8.6% | $19,604 | 19.8% | 96.8% | 54.1% | 184.8% | 133.3% | 138.3 | 2,423 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Distressed | 7.4% | $16,403 | 27.3% | 83.4% | 45.3% | 220.8% | 183.7% | 162.7 | 2,859 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 10.9% | $22,453 | 14.0% | 122.5% | 62.0% | 161.3% | 93.8% | 125.9 | 2,089 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 8.2% | $22,496 | 19.4% | 92.6% | 62.1% | 161.0% | 130.6% | 128.1 | 2,152 | 3 |
| Hampshire | At-Risk | 8.2% | $18,289 | 18.2% | 92.4% | 50.5% | 198.1% | 122.2% | 137.6 | 2,397 | 4 |
| Hancock | At-Risk | 11.2% | $21,372 | 17.4% | 126.2% | 59.0% | 169.5% | 116.8% | 137.5 | 2,393 | 4 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 8.6% | $21,031 | 15.7% | 96.7% | 58.1% | 172.2% | 105.3% | 124.8 | 2,051 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 6.8% | $32,772 | 18.6% | 76.9% | 90.5% | 110.5% | 124.7% | 104.0 | 1,328 | 2 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 10.5% | $19,369 | 17.8% | 118.7% | 53.5% | 187.0% | 119.7% | 141.8 | 2,506 | 4 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 5.8% | $33,302 | 11.1% | 65.3% | 91.9% | 108.8% | 74.7% | 82.9 | 606 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 6.8% | $34,195 | 14.2% | 76.9% | 94.4% | 105.9% | 95.6% | 92.8 | 931 | 2 |
| Lewis | Transitional | 6.6% | $28,878 | 22.3% | 73.8% | 79.7% | 125.4% | 149.9% | 116.4 | 1,778 | 3 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 10.1% | $17,777 | 26.9% | 113.7% | 49.1% | 203.8% | 180.4% | 166.0 | 2,899 | 4 |
| Logan | At-Risk | 8.9% | $21,550 | 20.8% | 99.9% | 59.5% | 168.1% | 139.7% | 135.9 | 2,356 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 6.7% | $29,191 | 17.4% | 75.1% | 80.6% | 124.1% | 117.0% | 105.4 | 1,371 | 2 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 9.3% | $29,715 | 16.4% | 104.2% | 82.0% | 121.9% | 110.3% | 112.1 | 1,621 | 3 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 11.9% | $17,524 | 17.3% | 134.0% | 48.4% | 206.7% | 116.2% | 152.3 | 2,723 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 10.1% | $16,352 | 33.5% | 113.8% | 45.1% | 221.5% | 224.8% | 186.7 | 3,043 | 4 |
| Mercer | Transitional | 7.7% | $21,464 | 20.4% | 86.5% | 59.3% | 168.8% | 137.4% | 130.9 | 2,220 | 3 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 7.6% | $24,382 | 15.4% | 86.1% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 103.8% | 112.8 | 1,643 | 3 |
| Mingo | At-Risk | 9.4% | $19,501 | 22.9% | 105.4% | 53.8% | 185.7% | 154.0% | 148.4 | 2,656 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 5.1% | $32,606 | 22.6% | 57.9% | 90.0% | 111.1% | 151.8% | 106.9 | 1,421 | 2 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 6.8% | $19,843 | 13.3% | 76.0% | 54.8% | 182.5% | 89.2% | 115.9 | 1,756 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 8.2% | $24,639 | 14.9% | 92.5% | 68.0% | 147.0% | 100.4% | 113.3 | 1,658 | 3 |
| Nicholas | Transitional | 9.2% | $22,596 | 19.2% | 104.1% | 62.4% | 160.3% | 129.2% | 131.2 | 2,229 | 3 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 7.9% | $28,314 | 15.4% | 88.4% | 78.2% | 127.9% | 103.3% | 106.6 | 1,411 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 6.9% | $23,536 | 15.2% | 77.6% | 65.0% | 153.9% | 102.2% | 111.2 | 1,581 | 3 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 9.3% | $22,811 | 15.6% | 105.1% | 63.0% | 158.8% | 104.6% | 122.8 | 1,986 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 11.4% | $20,143 | 18.6% | 128.5% | 55.6% | 179.8% | 125.2% | 144.5 | 2,568 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 7.0% | $22,286 | 12.9% | 78.5% | 61.5% | 162.5% | 86.9% | 109.3 | 1,510 | 2 |
| Putnam | Competitive | 6.6% | $35,102 | 10.1% | 74.0% | 96.9% | 103.2% | 67.8% | 81.7 | 571 | 1 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 7.2% | $27,874 | 17.5% | 81.3% | 77.0% | 130.0% | 117.4% | 109.5 | 1,521 | 2 |
| Randolph | Transitional | 9.4% | $21,536 | 16.1% | 105.6% | 59.5% | 168.2% | 108.0% | 127.3 | 2,123 | 3 |
| Ritchie | Transitional | 8.2% | $22,750 | 20.3% | 92.8% | 62.8% | 159.2% | 136.6% | 129.6 | 2,190 | 3 |
| Roane | Distressed | 12.1% | $16,895 | 25.0% | 136.3% | 46.6% | 214.4% | 167.8% | 172.8 | 2,963 | 4 |
| Summers | Distressed | 9.2% | $14,612 | 21.3% | 103.2% | 40.3% | 247.9% | 143.0% | 164.7 | 2,884 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 7.5% | $20,336 | 17.8% | 84.0% | 56.1% | 178.1% | 119.8% | 127.3 | 2,126 | 3 |
| Tucker | At-Risk | 10.8% | $20,756 | 17.5% | 121.3% | 57.3% | 174.5% | 117.4% | 137.7 | 2,409 | 4 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 9.8% | $20,071 | 18.2% | 110.2% | 55.4% | 180.5% | 122.2% | 137.6 | 2,401 | 4 |
| Upshur | Transitional | 7.8% | $22,978 | 17.0% | 88.2% | 63.4% | 157.6% | 114.1% | 120.0 | 1,897 | 3 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 8.1% | $23,581 | 19.1% | 91.5% | 65.1% | 153.6% | 128.2% | 124.5 | 2,037 | 3 |
| Webster | Distressed | 11.5% | $14,840 | 25.7% | 129.1% | 41.0% | 244.1% | 173.0% | 182.1 | 3,023 | 4 |
| Wetzel | At-Risk | 11.4% | $22,146 | 17.5% | 128.6% | 61.1% | 163.6% | 117.3% | 136.5 | 2,371 | 4 |
| Wirt | At-Risk | 10.9% | $15,127 | 15.7% | 123.0% | 41.8% | 239.5% | 105.4% | 156.0 | 2,774 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 8.3% | $24,351 | 16.0% | 93.1% | 67.2% | 148.8% | 107.3% | 116.4 | 1,777 | 3 |
| Wyoming | At-Risk | 9.2% | $19,714 | 19.1% | 103.9% | 54.4% | 183.7% | 128.1% | 138.6 | 2,429 | 4 |
