Relative Per Capita Market Income Rates in Appalachia, 2011

(County Rates as a Percentage of the U.S. Average)

Per capita market income is a measure of an area's total personal income, less transfer payments, divided by the resident population of the area. The percent of the U.S. average is computed by dividing the county per capita market income by the national average and multiplying by 100. The map uses critical breaks such as the national average to organize the data into groups of common values.

This map shows the per capita market income rate in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average. The Appalachian rates range from 29.0% to 118.3% of the U.S. average. The U.S. average is $34,894. The Appalachian average is $26,356. See Excel file.