| | County Economic Status, FY 2026 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, 2023 | Poverty Rate, 2019–2023 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2023 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019–2023 | Composite Index Value, FY 2026 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2026 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2026 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $57,066 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.8% | $41,089 | 14.3% | 91.6% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 114.6% | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | 3.4% | $43,911 | 14.2% | 80.0% | 76.9% | 130.0% | 114.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian South Carolina | - | 3.2% | $42,669 | 13.8% | 75.4% | 74.8% | 133.7% | 110.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Anderson | Transitional | 3.1% | $37,056 | 14.4% | 74.4% | 64.9% | 154.0% | 115.6% | 114.7 | 1,525 | 2 |
| Cherokee | At-Risk | 4.4% | $28,494 | 18.5% | 104.9% | 49.9% | 200.3% | 148.3% | 151.2 | 2,579 | 4 |
| Greenville | Competitive | 2.9% | $49,268 | 11.0% | 69.5% | 86.3% | 115.8% | 88.4% | 91.3 | 730 | 1 |
| Oconee | Transitional | 3.1% | $41,601 | 16.4% | 74.4% | 72.9% | 137.2% | 131.6% | 114.4 | 1,518 | 2 |
| Pickens | Transitional | 3.1% | $36,855 | 17.2% | 74.6% | 64.6% | 154.8% | 138.5% | 122.7 | 1,819 | 3 |
| Spartanburg | Transitional | 3.3% | $41,802 | 14.5% | 78.6% | 73.3% | 136.5% | 116.5% | 110.6 | 1,379 | 2 |
| Union | Distressed | 5.0% | $23,925 | 22.7% | 118.8% | 41.9% | 238.5% | 182.5% | 180.0 | 2,935 | 4 |
