| | County Economic Status, FY 2013 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, 2009 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 | Composite Index Value, FY 2013 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2013 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2013 |
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| United States | - | 8.2% | $32,691 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.4% | $24,553 | 15.6% | 102.5% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 113.2% | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | - | 9.2% | $27,903 | 15.5% | 111.6% | 85.4% | 117.2% | 112.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian North Carolina | - | 9.3% | $24,364 | 16.1% | 112.8% | 74.5% | 134.2% | 116.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alexander | Transitional | 11.4% | $21,834 | 15.0% | 138.2% | 66.8% | 149.7% | 108.8% | 132.3 | 2,199 | 3 |
| Alleghany | At-Risk | 10.4% | $20,194 | 26.2% | 126.5% | 61.8% | 161.9% | 189.6% | 159.3 | 2,785 | 4 |
| Ashe | At-Risk | 10.4% | $20,130 | 17.8% | 126.9% | 61.6% | 162.4% | 129.1% | 139.5 | 2,399 | 4 |
| Avery | Transitional | 8.6% | $20,686 | 18.1% | 104.5% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 130.8% | 131.1 | 2,156 | 3 |
| Buncombe | Transitional | 7.2% | $27,125 | 14.7% | 87.5% | 83.0% | 120.5% | 106.3% | 104.8 | 1,265 | 2 |
| Burke | At-Risk | 12.0% | $21,789 | 17.3% | 145.6% | 66.7% | 150.0% | 125.4% | 140.4 | 2,421 | 4 |
| Caldwell | At-Risk | 12.5% | $19,388 | 16.2% | 151.9% | 59.3% | 168.6% | 116.9% | 145.8 | 2,557 | 4 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 13.0% | $15,611 | 13.2% | 158.3% | 47.8% | 209.4% | 95.8% | 154.5 | 2,711 | 4 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 9.8% | $18,786 | 21.4% | 119.3% | 57.5% | 174.0% | 155.1% | 149.4 | 2,623 | 4 |
| Davie | Transitional | 9.5% | $28,561 | 12.2% | 115.1% | 87.4% | 114.5% | 88.0% | 105.8 | 1,307 | 2 |
| Forsyth | Transitional | 8.4% | $29,364 | 15.3% | 102.2% | 89.8% | 111.3% | 110.6% | 108.0 | 1,394 | 2 |
| Graham | Distressed | 14.3% | $16,288 | 19.5% | 174.0% | 49.8% | 200.7% | 141.2% | 172.0 | 2,935 | 4 |
| Haywood | Transitional | 8.3% | $22,274 | 12.3% | 101.4% | 68.1% | 146.8% | 88.8% | 112.3 | 1,550 | 2 |
| Henderson | Transitional | 7.4% | $27,754 | 12.7% | 89.8% | 84.9% | 117.8% | 92.2% | 99.9 | 1,081 | 2 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 7.7% | $22,689 | 20.4% | 93.6% | 69.4% | 144.1% | 147.9% | 128.5 | 2,087 | 3 |
| Macon | Transitional | 9.3% | $21,488 | 16.9% | 113.5% | 65.7% | 152.1% | 122.1% | 129.2 | 2,108 | 3 |
| Madison | Transitional | 8.3% | $19,359 | 16.9% | 100.6% | 59.2% | 168.9% | 122.2% | 130.6 | 2,140 | 3 |
| McDowell | At-Risk | 12.3% | $17,390 | 17.9% | 149.6% | 53.2% | 188.0% | 129.3% | 155.6 | 2,734 | 4 |
| Mitchell | At-Risk | 10.8% | $17,236 | 16.8% | 131.5% | 52.7% | 189.7% | 121.5% | 147.6 | 2,591 | 4 |
| Polk | Transitional | 7.6% | $30,689 | 12.9% | 92.6% | 93.9% | 106.5% | 93.6% | 97.6 | 991 | 2 |
| Rutherford | Distressed | 13.5% | $17,772 | 20.7% | 163.6% | 54.4% | 183.9% | 149.7% | 165.8 | 2,853 | 4 |
| Stokes | Transitional | 9.1% | $22,627 | 12.2% | 110.8% | 69.2% | 144.5% | 88.5% | 114.6 | 1,632 | 3 |
| Surry | Transitional | 10.8% | $21,773 | 16.9% | 131.1% | 66.6% | 150.1% | 122.0% | 134.4 | 2,258 | 3 |
| Swain | At-Risk | 11.0% | $19,063 | 22.4% | 133.6% | 58.3% | 171.5% | 161.8% | 155.6 | 2,735 | 4 |
| Transylvania | Transitional | 8.1% | $24,680 | 14.0% | 98.5% | 75.5% | 132.5% | 101.4% | 110.8 | 1,489 | 2 |
| Watauga | Transitional | 7.0% | $26,590 | 24.8% | 84.9% | 81.3% | 122.9% | 179.2% | 129.0 | 2,101 | 3 |
| Wilkes | At-Risk | 11.3% | $22,633 | 19.2% | 137.5% | 69.2% | 144.4% | 139.2% | 140.4 | 2,422 | 4 |
| Yadkin | Transitional | 8.8% | $22,366 | 14.7% | 107.1% | 68.4% | 146.2% | 106.2% | 119.8 | 1,828 | 3 |
| Yancey | At-Risk | 10.6% | $15,988 | 18.1% | 128.5% | 48.9% | 204.5% | 131.2% | 154.7 | 2,718 | 4 |
