County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2021: Appalachian North Carolina

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 County Economic Status, FY 2021Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018Per Capita Market Income, 2018Poverty Rate, 2014–2018Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018Composite Index Value, FY 2021Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021
United States   -   4.4%$45,36414.1%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%   -      -      -   
Appalachian Region   -   4.9%$32,96715.8%111.2%72.7%137.6%112.2%   -      -      -   
North Carolina   -   4.5%$37,19115.4%102.5%82.0%122.0%109.7%   -      -      -   
Appalachian North Carolina   -   4.2%$31,57416.1%95.2%69.6%143.7%114.6%   -      -      -   
County
AlexanderTransitional3.7%$27,68114.9%84.0%61.0%163.9%106.2%118.01,5753
AlleghanyAt-Risk5.0%$25,46224.6%114.6%56.1%178.2%175.3%156.02,5794
AsheTransitional4.1%$25,01418.0%95.0%55.1%181.4%127.7%134.72,0803
AveryTransitional4.3%$26,47214.4%98.5%58.4%171.4%102.8%124.21,7753
BuncombeCompetitive3.4%$39,11012.3%78.0%86.2%116.0%87.8%93.97541
BurkeTransitional4.2%$25,35118.1%95.9%55.9%178.9%128.6%134.52,0753
CaldwellTransitional4.5%$25,14616.6%102.4%55.4%180.4%118.4%133.72,0573
CherokeeAt-Risk5.0%$19,39416.5%114.5%42.8%233.9%117.7%155.42,5694
ClayAt-Risk4.9%$21,51515.8%112.4%47.4%210.8%112.2%145.12,3764
DavieTransitional4.0%$37,59313.7%90.5%82.9%120.7%97.5%102.91,0722
ForsythTransitional4.3%$39,98817.6%99.2%88.1%113.4%125.4%112.71,4042
GrahamAt-Risk7.1%$21,72718.1%163.4%47.9%208.8%128.7%167.02,7584
HaywoodTransitional4.0%$28,45313.9%90.6%62.7%159.4%99.1%116.41,5232
HendersonTransitional3.8%$32,36710.6%85.9%71.3%140.2%75.6%100.51,0052
JacksonAt-Risk4.8%$24,24919.4%108.8%53.5%187.1%137.7%144.52,3634
MaconTransitional4.6%$28,10616.6%105.9%62.0%161.4%118.4%128.61,8933
MadisonTransitional4.2%$23,47817.6%96.8%51.8%193.2%125.5%138.52,2043
McDowellTransitional4.1%$23,16917.1%92.9%51.1%195.8%121.9%136.92,1453
MitchellTransitional5.3%$24,28914.0%120.4%53.5%186.8%99.9%135.72,1083
PolkTransitional4.2%$33,5069.5%95.3%73.9%135.4%67.3%99.39642
RutherfordAt-Risk5.9%$21,87318.0%135.6%48.2%207.4%127.8%156.92,6004
StokesTransitional4.2%$26,22613.6%96.3%57.8%173.0%96.8%122.01,7113
SurryTransitional4.2%$27,69716.9%95.0%61.1%163.8%119.9%126.21,8343
SwainTransitional5.2%$26,71417.3%118.0%58.9%169.8%123.3%137.02,1543
TransylvaniaTransitional4.3%$30,61814.7%98.4%67.5%148.2%104.7%117.11,5492
WataugaAt-Risk4.0%$29,55327.2%91.3%65.1%153.5%193.5%146.12,4014
WilkesTransitional4.2%$25,29619.9%97.2%55.8%179.3%141.7%139.42,2233
YadkinTransitional3.9%$26,73015.3%88.9%58.9%169.7%108.6%122.41,7253
YanceyTransitional4.4%$24,76619.2%100.5%54.6%183.2%136.6%140.12,2493