| | County Economic Status, FY 2024 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, 2021 | Poverty Rate, 2017–2021 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2021 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017–2021 | Composite Index Value, FY 2024 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2024 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2024 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $50,231 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $36,193 | 14.5% | 94.8% | 72.1% | 138.8% | 114.5% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 4.3% | $38,672 | 14.5% | 75.0% | 77.0% | 129.9% | 115.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 4.0% | $37,776 | 13.6% | 71.2% | 75.2% | 133.0% | 107.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 4.0% | $32,858 | 14.0% | 71.1% | 65.4% | 152.9% | 110.5% | 111.5 | 1,489 | 2 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 5.3% | $25,564 | 18.0% | 93.1% | 50.9% | 196.5% | 142.5% | 144.0 | 2,508 | 4 |
| Greenville | Competitive | 3.8% | $43,408 | 11.2% | 66.3% | 86.4% | 115.7% | 88.7% | 90.2 | 713 | 1 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 3.8% | $36,762 | 15.4% | 67.7% | 73.2% | 136.6% | 122.2% | 108.9 | 1,391 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.8% | $31,372 | 17.2% | 66.8% | 62.5% | 160.1% | 135.9% | 120.9 | 1,831 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 4.3% | $37,795 | 13.9% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 132.9% | 110.3% | 106.2 | 1,314 | 2 |
| Union | Distressed | 6.3% | $23,572 | 20.9% | 110.5% | 46.9% | 213.1% | 165.2% | 163.0 | 2,827 | 4 |
