| | County Economic Status, FY 2005 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2000-2002 | Per Capita Market Income, 2001 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2000-2002 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2001 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $26,309 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.0% | $20,253 | 13.6% | 104.2% | 77.0% | 110.2% |
| North Carolina | - | 5.3% | $23,386 | 12.3% | 109.2% | 88.9% | 99.2% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | - | 5.1% | $21,395 | 11.7% | 104.9% | 81.3% | 94.7% |
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| County |
| Alexander | Transitional | 5.5% | $19,437 | 8.5% | 113.2% | 73.9% | 68.5% |
| Alleghany | Transitional | 8.4% | $19,787 | 17.2% | 173.3% | 75.2% | 138.6% |
| Ashe | Transitional | 8.3% | $17,651 | 13.5% | 171.6% | 67.1% | 108.7% |
| Avery | Transitional | 4.3% | $18,593 | 15.3% | 88.0% | 70.7% | 123.3% |
| Buncombe | Competitive | 3.5% | $23,559 | 11.4% | 71.9% | 89.5% | 92.4% |
| Burke | Transitional | 6.0% | $18,417 | 10.7% | 123.2% | 70.0% | 86.3% |
| Caldwell | Transitional | 6.1% | $19,939 | 10.7% | 126.4% | 75.8% | 86.5% |
| Cherokee | Transitional | 8.7% | $13,338 | 15.3% | 180.6% | 50.7% | 123.9% |
| Clay | Transitional | 4.6% | $16,492 | 11.4% | 94.1% | 62.7% | 92.4% |
| Davie | Competitive | 4.8% | $25,627 | 8.6% | 99.5% | 97.4% | 69.5% |
| Forsyth | Attainment | 4.1% | $28,366 | 11.0% | 85.1% | 107.8% | 89.2% |
| Graham | Distressed | 8.5% | $13,361 | 19.5% | 176.5% | 50.8% | 157.6% |
| Haywood | Transitional | 5.4% | $18,067 | 11.5% | 112.0% | 68.7% | 93.0% |
| Henderson | Competitive | 3.2% | $21,769 | 9.7% | 66.5% | 82.7% | 78.5% |
| Jackson | Transitional | 3.8% | $18,357 | 15.1% | 77.9% | 69.8% | 122.2% |
| Macon | Transitional | 3.8% | $18,556 | 12.6% | 77.8% | 70.5% | 102.0% |
| Madison | Transitional | 4.6% | $15,899 | 15.4% | 94.6% | 60.4% | 124.3% |
| McDowell | Transitional | 7.8% | $15,535 | 11.6% | 161.3% | 59.0% | 93.8% |
| Mitchell | Transitional | 9.0% | $15,283 | 13.8% | 185.8% | 58.1% | 111.7% |
| Polk | Competitive | 3.5% | $24,788 | 10.1% | 72.7% | 94.2% | 81.4% |
| Rutherford | Transitional | 9.0% | $16,464 | 13.9% | 186.2% | 62.6% | 112.4% |
| Stokes | Transitional | 4.8% | $18,911 | 9.1% | 99.8% | 71.9% | 73.3% |
| Surry | Transitional | 6.6% | $18,304 | 12.4% | 135.7% | 69.6% | 100.3% |
| Swain | Transitional | 10.3% | $12,457 | 18.3% | 213.5% | 47.3% | 147.9% |
| Transylvania | Transitional | 5.0% | $19,548 | 9.5% | 103.2% | 74.3% | 76.6% |
| Watauga | Transitional | 2.0% | $21,009 | 17.9% | 41.4% | 79.9% | 144.7% |
| Wilkes | Transitional | 6.0% | $20,649 | 11.9% | 124.7% | 78.5% | 95.8% |
| Yadkin | Transitional | 4.7% | $18,181 | 10.0% | 97.0% | 69.1% | 80.5% |
| Yancey | Transitional | 10.2% | $14,063 | 15.8% | 210.0% | 53.5% | 127.4% |
