| | County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
|
| United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 6.7% | $23,001 | 14.1% | 131.5% | 78.4% | 127.5% | 114.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 6.6% | $23,262 | 11.7% | 129.9% | 79.3% | 126.1% | 94.7% | - | - | - |
|
| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 7.1% | $21,579 | 12.0% | 139.8% | 73.6% | 135.9% | 97.2% | 124.3 | 1,849 | 3 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 8.2% | $17,150 | 13.9% | 160.9% | 58.5% | 171.0% | 112.0% | 147.9 | 2,478 | 4 |
| Greenville | Transitional | 5.6% | $27,010 | 10.5% | 110.0% | 92.1% | 108.6% | 85.0% | 101.2 | 979 | 2 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 8.3% | $22,589 | 10.8% | 164.5% | 77.0% | 129.8% | 87.0% | 127.1 | 1,928 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 6.5% | $19,812 | 13.7% | 127.9% | 67.6% | 148.0% | 110.8% | 128.9 | 1,986 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 7.2% | $21,516 | 12.3% | 142.2% | 73.4% | 136.3% | 99.2% | 125.9 | 1,895 | 3 |
