| | County Economic Status, FY 2025 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, 2022 | Poverty Rate, 2018–2022 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2022 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2022 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018–2022 | Composite Index Value, FY 2025 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2025 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2025 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $53,462 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $38,683 | 14.3% | 92.3% | 72.4% | 138.2% | 114.1% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 4.4% | $41,135 | 14.4% | 77.4% | 76.9% | 130.0% | 114.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 4.2% | $40,491 | 13.6% | 73.9% | 75.7% | 132.0% | 108.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 4.1% | $35,197 | 14.3% | 72.9% | 65.8% | 151.9% | 113.9% | 112.9 | 1,528 | 2 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 5.6% | $25,837 | 18.0% | 99.3% | 48.3% | 206.9% | 143.5% | 149.9 | 2,618 | 4 |
| Greenville | Competitive | 3.9% | $45,928 | 10.9% | 68.5% | 85.9% | 116.4% | 87.1% | 90.7 | 739 | 1 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 4.0% | $40,044 | 15.7% | 69.9% | 74.9% | 133.5% | 125.2% | 109.5 | 1,415 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.9% | $34,215 | 16.9% | 68.7% | 64.0% | 156.3% | 135.0% | 120.0 | 1,780 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 4.5% | $41,357 | 14.4% | 79.0% | 77.4% | 129.3% | 115.0% | 107.7 | 1,355 | 2 |
| Union | Distressed | 6.6% | $22,805 | 21.0% | 117.3% | 42.7% | 234.4% | 167.9% | 173.2 | 2,911 | 4 |
