County Economic Status, Fiscal Year 2023: Appalachian North Carolina

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 County Economic Status, FY 2023Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2018–2020Per Capita Market Income, 2020Poverty Rate, 2016–2020Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2018–2020Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2020Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016–2020Composite Index Value, FY 2023Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2023Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2023
United States   -   5.2%$46,63812.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%   -      -      -   
Appalachian Region   -   5.2%$33,79614.7%100.4%72.5%138.0%114.3%   -      -      -   
North Carolina   -   5.0%$38,55614.0%96.9%82.7%121.0%108.9%   -      -      -   
Appalachian North Carolina   -   4.9%$32,23414.8%94.1%69.1%144.7%115.6%   -      -      -   
County
AlexanderTransitional4.6%$27,35112.3%88.9%58.6%170.5%95.8%118.41,6963
AlleghanyAt-Risk5.5%$25,86322.6%105.5%55.5%180.3%176.1%154.02,6544
AsheTransitional4.5%$25,23014.8%86.2%54.1%184.8%115.4%128.82,0213
AveryTransitional4.5%$26,56813.1%87.2%57.0%175.5%102.2%121.71,8103
BuncombeTransitional4.7%$40,64811.5%91.1%87.2%114.7%89.5%98.41,0082
BurkeTransitional4.8%$25,83118.5%92.7%55.4%180.5%144.3%139.22,3213
CaldwellTransitional5.2%$25,37514.0%100.7%54.4%183.8%109.3%131.32,1043
CatawbaTransitional5.0%$36,16012.4%96.5%77.5%129.0%96.4%107.31,3232
CherokeeAt-Risk5.6%$20,27517.8%107.4%43.5%230.0%139.0%158.82,7314
ClayAt-Risk5.4%$21,54013.5%103.9%46.2%216.5%105.4%141.92,3984
ClevelandAt-Risk5.2%$26,83419.1%100.9%57.5%173.8%148.9%141.22,3754
DavieTransitional4.5%$39,15813.7%87.0%84.0%119.1%106.9%104.31,2162
ForsythTransitional5.0%$39,50615.8%95.8%84.7%118.1%123.2%112.41,4832
GrahamAt-Risk7.0%$23,10414.0%134.4%49.5%201.9%108.8%148.32,5384
HaywoodTransitional4.7%$28,57612.2%91.0%61.3%163.2%95.0%116.41,6313
HendersonTransitional4.4%$33,52610.5%85.5%71.9%139.1%81.6%102.11,1342
JacksonTransitional5.3%$26,69518.0%101.9%57.2%174.7%140.5%139.02,3183
MaconTransitional4.8%$29,42516.0%92.8%63.1%158.5%124.7%125.31,9183
MadisonTransitional4.7%$24,29314.3%90.1%52.1%192.0%111.2%131.12,0963
McDowellTransitional4.7%$23,63115.6%90.3%50.7%197.4%121.2%136.32,2613
MitchellTransitional5.6%$24,81212.4%107.3%53.2%188.0%96.2%130.52,0753
PolkTransitional4.6%$33,41010.0%87.8%71.6%139.6%78.1%101.91,1262
RutherfordAt-Risk6.4%$22,74217.8%122.8%48.8%205.1%138.8%155.62,6814
StokesTransitional4.5%$27,64213.6%87.2%59.3%168.7%106.1%120.71,7713
SurryTransitional4.6%$28,27016.4%88.9%60.6%165.0%127.9%127.31,9783
SwainTransitional5.6%$27,62917.0%107.0%59.2%168.8%132.1%135.92,2523
TransylvaniaTransitional4.5%$30,49714.4%86.8%65.4%152.9%112.5%117.41,6563
WataugaAt-Risk4.4%$30,67724.5%83.9%65.8%152.0%190.5%142.12,4044
WilkesTransitional4.8%$25,39716.4%92.7%54.5%183.6%127.9%134.72,2163
YadkinTransitional4.6%$27,92014.1%88.8%59.9%167.0%109.9%121.91,8223
YanceyTransitional4.6%$25,50914.7%88.9%54.7%182.8%114.1%128.62,0203