Distressed Counties Grants

ARC targets special resources to the most economically distressed counties in the Region, using a measure of economic distress based on three economic indicators: three-year average unemployment rates, per capita market income, and poverty rates. Besides allocating funding to benefit distressed counties, ARC has established other policies to reduce economic distress. ARC normally limits its maximum project funding contribution to 50 percent of costs, but it can increase its funding share to as much as 80 percent in distressed counties. For more information, see the ARC Project Guidelines, Section 3. In FY 2020, 80 counties qualify for distressed county status.

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2021
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2021

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2020
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2020

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2019
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2019

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2018
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2018

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2017
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2017

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2016
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2016

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2015
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2015

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2014
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2014

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2013
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2013

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2012
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2012

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2011
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2011

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2010
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2010

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2009
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2009

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2008
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2008

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2007
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2007

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2006
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2006
• Report on County Economic Status Designations in the Appalachian Region, FY 2006

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2005
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2005
• Report on County Economic Status Designations in the Appalachian Region, FY 2005

• List of Distressed Counties, FY 2004
• Map of Distressed Counties, FY 2004
• County Economic Status Designations in the Appalachian Region, FY 2004