County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2026

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 Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023Per Capita Market Income, 2023Poverty Rate, 2019–2023Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019–2023
United States4.2% $57,066 12.4% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Appalachian Region3.8% $41,089 14.3% 91.6% 72.0% 114.6%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama2.8% $41,183 15.6% 66.5% 72.2% 125.6%
Georgia3.4% $48,821 13.5% 81.4% 85.6% 108.3%
Kentucky4.2% $41,076 16.1% 100.3% 72.0% 129.7%
Maryland3.4% $63,317 9.3% 82.0% 111.0% 75.1%
Mississippi4.2% $36,045 19.1% 98.9% 63.2% 153.2%
New York5.2% $67,258 13.7% 124.1% 117.9% 110.1%
North Carolina4.0% $49,046 13.2% 95.1% 85.9% 105.8%
Ohio4.2% $48,401 13.2% 100.5% 84.8% 106.4%
Pennsylvania4.4% $54,466 11.8% 105.9% 95.4% 94.6%
South Carolina3.4% $43,911 14.2% 80.0% 76.9% 114.0%
Tennessee3.7% $49,799 13.8% 88.5% 87.3% 110.7%
Virginia3.2% $61,746 9.9% 75.2% 108.2% 79.7%
West Virginia4.3% $37,084 16.6% 102.7% 65.0% 133.7%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama2.6% $43,337 14.5% 61.2% 75.9% 116.2%
Appalachian Georgia3.0% $45,152 10.8% 70.8% 79.1% 86.9%
Appalachian Kentucky5.2% $26,198 22.5% 122.8% 45.9% 180.8%
Appalachian Maryland3.6% $39,145 13.5% 85.9% 68.6% 108.6%
Appalachian Mississippi4.1% $32,078 19.0% 96.4% 56.2% 153.0%
Appalachian New York4.2% $37,899 15.7% 99.5% 66.4% 126.3%
Appalachian North Carolina3.8% $40,589 14.3% 90.6% 71.1% 114.8%
Appalachian Ohio4.7% $36,492 15.7% 112.4% 63.9% 126.5%
Appalachian Pennsylvania4.7% $45,803 12.2% 112.5% 80.3% 98.1%
Appalachian South Carolina3.2% $42,669 13.8% 75.4% 74.8% 110.9%
Appalachian Tennessee3.7% $40,775 14.5% 87.0% 71.5% 116.4%
Appalachian Virginia3.5% $32,783 17.0% 82.5% 57.4% 136.6%
West Virginia4.3% $37,084 16.6% 102.7% 65.0% 133.7%