| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 4.2% | $34,236 | 16.0% | 96.9% | 75.5% | 132.5% | 113.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 3.9% | $34,895 | 14.6% | 88.8% | 76.9% | 130.0% | 104.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 3.9% | $29,928 | 15.2% | 89.9% | 66.0% | 151.6% | 108.5% | 116.7 | 1,531 | 2 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 4.8% | $23,377 | 20.5% | 110.6% | 51.5% | 194.1% | 145.6% | 150.1 | 2,485 | 4 |
| Greenville | Competitive | 3.6% | $40,345 | 12.4% | 82.6% | 88.9% | 112.4% | 88.0% | 94.3 | 766 | 1 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 4.3% | $32,329 | 18.3% | 98.1% | 71.3% | 140.3% | 130.6% | 123.0 | 1,741 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 4.2% | $29,347 | 17.5% | 95.3% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 124.7% | 124.9 | 1,794 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 4.0% | $34,081 | 14.8% | 90.4% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 105.2% | 109.6 | 1,298 | 2 |
