| | County Economic Status, FY 2027 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, 2024 | Poverty Rate, 2020–2024 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2024 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2024 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020–2024 | Composite Index Value, FY 2027 | Index Value Rank (of 3,115 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2027 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2027 |
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| United States | - | 3.8% | $59,811 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.6% | $43,192 | 14.3% | 95.1% | 72.2% | 138.5% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 3.5% | $46,553 | 14.1% | 91.8% | 77.8% | 128.5% | 113.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 3.3% | $44,790 | 13.8% | 87.0% | 74.9% | 133.5% | 110.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 3.2% | $38,932 | 14.6% | 84.5% | 65.1% | 153.6% | 117.0% | 118.4 | 1,605 | 3 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 4.6% | $29,281 | 18.4% | 122.7% | 49.0% | 204.3% | 147.9% | 158.3 | 2,694 | 4 |
| Greenville | Competitive | 3.0% | $51,777 | 10.8% | 80.2% | 86.6% | 115.5% | 86.9% | 94.2 | 724 | 1 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 3.3% | $44,599 | 17.6% | 87.1% | 74.6% | 134.1% | 141.1% | 120.8 | 1,688 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.3% | $38,819 | 17.2% | 87.4% | 64.9% | 154.1% | 137.8% | 126.4 | 1,886 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 3.5% | $43,510 | 14.5% | 91.8% | 72.7% | 137.5% | 116.4% | 115.2 | 1,489 | 2 |
| Union | Distressed | 5.0% | $25,834 | 22.6% | 131.8% | 43.2% | 231.5% | 181.7% | 181.6 | 2,945 | 4 |
