| | County Economic Status, FY 2019 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, 2016 | Poverty Rate, 2012–2016 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2016 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012–2016 | Composite Index Value, FY 2019 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2019 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2019 |
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| United States | - | 5.4% | $40,679 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.0% | $29,765 | 16.7% | 109.9% | 73.2% | 136.7% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 5.7% | $30,599 | 17.2% | 105.6% | 75.2% | 132.9% | 113.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 5.3% | $31,313 | 16.3% | 96.9% | 77.0% | 129.9% | 108.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 5.3% | $26,757 | 16.3% | 96.8% | 65.8% | 152.0% | 107.7% | 118.8 | 1,677 | 3 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 7.0% | $20,615 | 22.7% | 129.6% | 50.7% | 197.3% | 150.2% | 159.0 | 2,689 | 4 |
| Greenville | Transitional | 4.8% | $36,446 | 14.3% | 88.1% | 89.6% | 111.6% | 94.5% | 98.0 | 974 | 2 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 5.7% | $28,442 | 18.5% | 104.7% | 69.9% | 143.0% | 122.3% | 123.4 | 1,830 | 3 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 5.6% | $26,279 | 18.7% | 103.7% | 64.6% | 154.8% | 123.9% | 127.5 | 1,960 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 5.5% | $30,580 | 17.0% | 101.9% | 75.2% | 133.0% | 112.8% | 115.9 | 1,576 | 3 |
