County Economic Status in Appalachia, FY 2004

(Effective October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004)

Each fiscal year the Appalachian Regional Commission classifies the Region’s counties into one of four economic levels based on a comparison of county and national rates for three economic indicators: three-year average unemployment rates, per-capita market income rates, and poverty rates. See the methodology for a description of each economic level.

This maps shows ARC’s economic classification of the 410 counties in the Appalachian Region for FY 2004 (October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004). Ninety-one counties are classified as distressed, 289 are classified as transitional, 22 are classified as competitive, and 8 are classified as attainment. For a list of county classifications, see the downloadable Excel file.