County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2020
Area NameThree-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017Per Capita Market Income, 2017Poverty Rate, 2013–2017Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017
United States4.8% $42,861 14.6% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Appalachian Region5.4% $31,311 16.3% 111.8% 73.1% 111.5%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama5.5% $31,452 18.0% 112.8% 73.4% 123.2%
Georgia5.3% $36,624 16.9% 110.6% 85.4% 115.9%
Kentucky5.1% $30,777 18.3% 105.5% 71.8% 125.3%
Maryland4.5% $52,492 9.7% 94.1% 122.5% 66.4%
Mississippi5.8% $27,041 21.5% 119.4% 63.1% 147.1%
New York4.9% $53,119 15.1% 102.2% 123.9% 103.4%
North Carolina5.1% $35,565 16.1% 105.9% 83.0% 110.7%
Ohio5.0% $37,565 14.9% 103.0% 87.6% 102.3%
Pennsylvania5.2% $43,169 13.1% 107.6% 100.7% 90.0%
South Carolina5.1% $32,548 16.6% 104.8% 75.9% 114.1%
Tennessee4.7% $36,546 16.7% 96.5% 85.3% 114.2%
Virginia4.1% $47,487 11.2% 84.8% 110.8% 76.6%
West Virginia6.0% $27,421 17.8% 124.5% 64.0% 121.9%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama5.2% $32,950 16.7% 108.0% 76.9% 114.6%
Appalachian Georgia4.9% $32,985 13.7% 101.3% 77.0% 93.9%
Appalachian Kentucky7.1% $19,823 25.6% 146.9% 46.2% 175.2%
Appalachian Maryland5.5% $32,773 13.7% 113.9% 76.5% 94.3%
Appalachian Mississippi5.8% $24,067 21.5% 119.6% 56.2% 147.3%
Appalachian New York5.6% $30,453 16.4% 116.1% 71.1% 112.7%
Appalachian North Carolina4.8% $30,145 17.1% 99.4% 70.3% 117.5%
Appalachian Ohio6.2% $28,411 17.2% 127.5% 66.3% 118.1%
Appalachian Pennsylvania5.6% $36,093 13.3% 116.3% 84.2% 91.0%
Appalachian South Carolina4.6% $33,175 15.5% 95.8% 77.4% 106.2%
Appalachian Tennessee4.9% $30,441 17.3% 100.8% 71.0% 118.9%
Appalachian Virginia5.3% $25,647 18.4% 110.7% 59.8% 126.3%
West Virginia6.0% $27,421 17.8% 124.5% 64.0% 121.9%