| County Economic Status, FY 2012 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, 2008 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2008 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 | Composite Index Value, FY 2012 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2012 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2012 |
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United States | - | 6.6% | $34,004 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 6.8% | $25,391 | 15.4% | 103.6% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 114.2% | - | - | - |
South Carolina | - | 8.1% | $25,973 | 15.8% | 123.5% | 76.4% | 130.9% | 117.4% | - | - | - |
Appalachian South Carolina | - | 7.8% | $26,261 | 14.8% | 119.3% | 77.2% | 129.5% | 109.7% | - | - | - |
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County |
Anderson | Transitional | 8.4% | $23,625 | 15.5% | 128.1% | 69.5% | 143.9% | 114.9% | 129.0 | 2,037 | 3 |
Cherokee | At-Risk | 10.8% | $18,875 | 18.3% | 165.1% | 55.5% | 180.2% | 136.2% | 160.5 | 2,742 | 4 |
Greenville | Transitional | 6.9% | $31,134 | 13.8% | 104.5% | 91.6% | 109.2% | 102.4% | 105.4 | 1,220 | 2 |
Oconee | Transitional | 9.4% | $24,867 | 16.1% | 143.0% | 73.1% | 136.7% | 119.7% | 133.2 | 2,139 | 3 |
Pickens | Transitional | 7.3% | $21,406 | 16.5% | 111.6% | 63.0% | 158.9% | 122.6% | 131.0 | 2,090 | 3 |
Spartanburg | Transitional | 8.3% | $24,132 | 14.1% | 127.2% | 71.0% | 140.9% | 104.7% | 124.3 | 1,886 | 3 |