| County Economic Status, FY 2017 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, 2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 | Composite Index Value, FY 2017 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2017 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2017 |
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United States | - | 7.2% | $38,117 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 7.5% | $28,317 | 17.2% | 104.1% | 74.3% | 134.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
West Virginia | - | 6.9% | $26,204 | 18.1% | 96.2% | 68.7% | 145.5% | 116.3% | - | - | - |
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County |
Barbour | At-Risk | 7.3% | $20,481 | 19.8% | 102.0% | 53.7% | 186.1% | 127.0% | 138.3 | 2,363 | 4 |
Berkeley | Transitional | 5.8% | $29,054 | 14.6% | 81.1% | 76.2% | 131.2% | 93.8% | 102.0 | 1,234 | 2 |
Boone | At-Risk | 9.6% | $20,787 | 21.1% | 133.9% | 54.5% | 183.4% | 135.5% | 150.9 | 2,617 | 4 |
Braxton | At-Risk | 10.0% | $18,898 | 21.3% | 138.9% | 49.6% | 201.7% | 136.5% | 159.1 | 2,766 | 4 |
Brooke | Transitional | 8.0% | $26,275 | 13.6% | 110.7% | 68.9% | 145.1% | 87.3% | 114.3 | 1,662 | 3 |
Cabell | Transitional | 5.9% | $27,099 | 22.6% | 82.4% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 144.6% | 122.6 | 1,918 | 3 |
Calhoun | Distressed | 10.2% | $17,638 | 22.9% | 142.3% | 46.3% | 216.1% | 146.6% | 168.3 | 2,887 | 4 |
Clay | Distressed | 11.6% | $17,208 | 25.5% | 160.8% | 45.1% | 221.5% | 163.3% | 181.9 | 2,996 | 4 |
Doddridge | At-Risk | 5.5% | $15,600 | 15.3% | 76.8% | 40.9% | 244.3% | 97.9% | 139.7 | 2,400 | 4 |
Fayette | At-Risk | 8.5% | $19,031 | 21.1% | 118.0% | 49.9% | 200.3% | 135.6% | 151.3 | 2,626 | 4 |
Gilmer | Distressed | 6.9% | $18,467 | 30.0% | 95.8% | 48.4% | 206.4% | 192.5% | 164.9 | 2,848 | 4 |
Grant | Transitional | 8.3% | $21,489 | 17.5% | 114.8% | 56.4% | 177.4% | 112.3% | 134.8 | 2,274 | 3 |
Greenbrier | Transitional | 7.4% | $23,805 | 19.4% | 103.0% | 62.5% | 160.1% | 124.6% | 129.2 | 2,115 | 3 |
Hampshire | Transitional | 6.9% | $21,738 | 20.8% | 96.5% | 57.0% | 175.3% | 133.2% | 135.0 | 2,278 | 3 |
Hancock | Transitional | 8.5% | $25,277 | 16.4% | 117.5% | 66.3% | 150.8% | 104.9% | 124.4 | 1,974 | 3 |
Hardy | Transitional | 9.1% | $20,623 | 15.0% | 126.7% | 54.1% | 184.8% | 96.5% | 136.0 | 2,307 | 3 |
Harrison | Transitional | 5.8% | $33,319 | 16.0% | 80.2% | 87.4% | 114.4% | 102.9% | 99.2 | 1,116 | 2 |
Jackson | Transitional | 7.4% | $23,973 | 18.9% | 102.8% | 62.9% | 159.0% | 121.3% | 127.7 | 2,071 | 3 |
Jefferson | Competitive | 4.9% | $36,046 | 12.4% | 67.6% | 94.6% | 105.7% | 79.8% | 84.4 | 643 | 1 |
Kanawha | Transitional | 6.1% | $32,833 | 15.0% | 85.2% | 86.1% | 116.1% | 96.4% | 99.2 | 1,118 | 2 |
Lewis | Transitional | 6.5% | $26,806 | 19.7% | 90.9% | 70.3% | 142.2% | 126.4% | 119.8 | 1,837 | 3 |
Lincoln | Distressed | 9.7% | $17,773 | 26.5% | 135.1% | 46.6% | 214.5% | 170.0% | 173.2 | 2,932 | 4 |
Logan | At-Risk | 9.9% | $20,625 | 19.6% | 137.5% | 54.1% | 184.8% | 125.9% | 149.4 | 2,593 | 4 |
Marion | Transitional | 6.1% | $29,163 | 16.7% | 84.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 106.9% | 107.4 | 1,434 | 2 |
Marshall | Transitional | 7.7% | $30,509 | 15.1% | 106.7% | 80.0% | 124.9% | 96.8% | 109.5 | 1,511 | 2 |
Mason | At-Risk | 9.6% | $18,563 | 18.0% | 133.0% | 48.7% | 205.3% | 115.4% | 151.2 | 2,624 | 4 |
McDowell | Distressed | 12.5% | $14,285 | 35.2% | 173.1% | 37.5% | 266.8% | 225.8% | 221.9 | 3,089 | 4 |
Mercer | At-Risk | 7.8% | $20,849 | 21.8% | 108.4% | 54.7% | 182.8% | 139.6% | 143.6 | 2,478 | 4 |
Mineral | Transitional | 7.7% | $25,152 | 18.7% | 106.5% | 66.0% | 151.6% | 120.2% | 126.1 | 2,023 | 3 |
Mingo | Distressed | 10.8% | $17,910 | 23.0% | 150.6% | 47.0% | 212.8% | 147.7% | 170.4 | 2,907 | 4 |
Monongalia | Transitional | 4.7% | $33,462 | 22.8% | 65.3% | 87.8% | 113.9% | 146.0% | 108.4 | 1,466 | 2 |
Monroe | Transitional | 6.4% | $18,773 | 16.5% | 89.4% | 49.3% | 203.0% | 105.6% | 132.7 | 2,208 | 3 |
Morgan | Transitional | 6.4% | $22,104 | 13.4% | 88.4% | 58.0% | 172.4% | 85.6% | 115.5 | 1,700 | 3 |
Nicholas | At-Risk | 9.3% | $21,382 | 19.3% | 128.5% | 56.1% | 178.3% | 123.7% | 143.5 | 2,474 | 4 |
Ohio | Transitional | 5.9% | $33,594 | 16.8% | 81.6% | 88.1% | 113.5% | 107.7% | 100.9 | 1,179 | 2 |
Pendleton | Transitional | 5.7% | $23,825 | 19.7% | 78.5% | 62.5% | 160.0% | 126.5% | 121.6 | 1,889 | 3 |
Pleasants | Transitional | 7.6% | $26,504 | 16.7% | 106.1% | 69.5% | 143.8% | 107.0% | 119.0 | 1,814 | 3 |
Pocahontas | At-Risk | 9.2% | $20,296 | 16.8% | 127.1% | 53.2% | 187.8% | 107.7% | 140.9 | 2,430 | 4 |
Preston | Transitional | 6.4% | $24,279 | 14.1% | 89.1% | 63.7% | 157.0% | 90.5% | 112.2 | 1,590 | 3 |
Putnam | Competitive | 5.9% | $33,314 | 10.1% | 81.4% | 87.4% | 114.4% | 65.1% | 87.0 | 728 | 1 |
Raleigh | Transitional | 7.2% | $24,934 | 17.1% | 99.9% | 65.4% | 152.9% | 109.7% | 120.8 | 1,863 | 3 |
Randolph | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,137 | 16.0% | 106.2% | 55.5% | 180.3% | 102.4% | 129.6 | 2,126 | 3 |
Ritchie | Transitional | 6.5% | $20,933 | 18.6% | 90.3% | 54.9% | 182.1% | 119.5% | 130.6 | 2,151 | 3 |
Roane | Distressed | 10.5% | $20,382 | 24.5% | 146.2% | 53.5% | 187.0% | 156.9% | 163.4 | 2,826 | 4 |
Summers | At-Risk | 7.9% | $14,842 | 17.1% | 109.1% | 38.9% | 256.8% | 109.7% | 158.5 | 2,758 | 4 |
Taylor | Transitional | 5.9% | $25,710 | 20.3% | 82.1% | 67.5% | 148.3% | 130.1% | 120.2 | 1,850 | 3 |
Tucker | Transitional | 7.2% | $20,444 | 15.2% | 99.9% | 53.6% | 186.4% | 97.5% | 128.0 | 2,079 | 3 |
Tyler | At-Risk | 8.9% | $22,000 | 18.0% | 123.0% | 57.7% | 173.3% | 115.7% | 137.3 | 2,338 | 4 |
Upshur | Transitional | 7.2% | $22,715 | 20.9% | 99.6% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 134.1% | 133.9 | 2,239 | 3 |
Wayne | Transitional | 7.1% | $20,921 | 19.6% | 98.7% | 54.9% | 182.2% | 125.5% | 135.5 | 2,286 | 3 |
Webster | Distressed | 10.0% | $15,668 | 22.6% | 138.4% | 41.1% | 243.3% | 144.8% | 175.5 | 2,951 | 4 |
Wetzel | At-Risk | 9.7% | $21,194 | 20.2% | 134.1% | 55.6% | 179.9% | 129.8% | 147.9 | 2,564 | 4 |
Wirt | At-Risk | 10.2% | $18,678 | 19.1% | 141.0% | 49.0% | 204.1% | 122.6% | 155.9 | 2,722 | 4 |
Wood | Transitional | 6.5% | $26,666 | 16.8% | 89.8% | 70.0% | 142.9% | 107.7% | 113.5 | 1,637 | 3 |
Wyoming | At-Risk | 9.3% | $17,924 | 20.9% | 128.7% | 47.0% | 212.7% | 134.1% | 158.5 | 2,757 | 4 |