| | County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
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| United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 5.1% | $19,554 | 17.9% | 100.1% | 66.7% | 150.0% | 144.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | Distressed | 6.0% | $13,892 | 22.6% | 119.1% | 47.4% | 211.1% | 182.2% | 170.8 | 2,798 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 4.1% | $22,579 | 11.5% | 81.2% | 77.0% | 129.9% | 92.7% | 101.3 | 984 | 2 |
| Boone | At-Risk | 4.7% | $14,473 | 22.0% | 93.5% | 49.4% | 202.6% | 177.7% | 158.0 | 2,644 | 4 |
| Braxton | Distressed | 5.8% | $13,099 | 22.0% | 114.0% | 44.7% | 223.9% | 177.6% | 171.8 | 2,810 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 7.3% | $19,344 | 11.7% | 144.0% | 66.0% | 151.6% | 94.1% | 129.9 | 2,017 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 4.6% | $20,684 | 19.2% | 90.1% | 70.5% | 141.8% | 155.4% | 129.1 | 1,992 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 8.3% | $11,186 | 25.1% | 164.1% | 38.1% | 262.1% | 202.5% | 209.6 | 3,015 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 7.3% | $10,473 | 27.5% | 144.4% | 35.7% | 280.0% | 222.2% | 215.5 | 3,028 | 4 |
| Doddridge | At-Risk | 5.0% | $15,429 | 19.8% | 98.4% | 52.6% | 190.1% | 160.0% | 149.5 | 2,511 | 4 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 5.8% | $14,324 | 21.7% | 114.9% | 48.9% | 204.7% | 175.0% | 164.9 | 2,740 | 4 |
| Gilmer | At-Risk | 4.7% | $14,711 | 25.9% | 91.9% | 50.2% | 199.3% | 209.3% | 166.8 | 2,756 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 6.3% | $18,094 | 16.3% | 124.1% | 61.7% | 162.1% | 131.9% | 139.3 | 2,292 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | At-Risk | 6.0% | $18,009 | 18.2% | 117.9% | 61.4% | 162.8% | 147.1% | 142.6 | 2,360 | 4 |
| Hampshire | Transitional | 4.2% | $16,179 | 16.3% | 82.7% | 55.2% | 181.2% | 131.5% | 131.8 | 2,073 | 3 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 7.5% | $18,612 | 11.1% | 147.8% | 63.5% | 157.6% | 89.9% | 131.7 | 2,070 | 3 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 3.9% | $18,553 | 13.1% | 76.7% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 105.6% | 113.5 | 1,457 | 2 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 4.9% | $22,099 | 17.2% | 96.0% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 139.0% | 122.5 | 1,783 | 3 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 5.8% | $16,367 | 15.2% | 113.4% | 55.8% | 179.2% | 123.1% | 138.5 | 2,272 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 3.3% | $27,700 | 10.3% | 65.3% | 94.5% | 105.9% | 83.4% | 84.9 | 367 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 4.6% | $26,584 | 14.4% | 91.4% | 90.7% | 110.3% | 116.2% | 105.9 | 1,188 | 2 |
| Lewis | At-Risk | 5.1% | $17,362 | 19.9% | 100.9% | 59.2% | 168.9% | 161.1% | 143.7 | 2,386 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 6.2% | $12,969 | 27.9% | 122.5% | 44.2% | 226.1% | 225.5% | 191.4 | 2,956 | 4 |
| Logan | At-Risk | 5.1% | $15,182 | 24.1% | 100.0% | 51.8% | 193.1% | 195.0% | 162.7 | 2,706 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 4.6% | $20,110 | 16.3% | 90.8% | 68.6% | 145.8% | 131.8% | 122.8 | 1,800 | 3 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 5.8% | $20,060 | 16.6% | 115.1% | 68.4% | 146.2% | 133.8% | 131.7 | 2,069 | 3 |
| Mason | Distressed | 7.5% | $14,454 | 19.9% | 148.5% | 49.3% | 202.9% | 161.0% | 170.8 | 2,797 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 8.5% | $8,829 | 37.7% | 168.2% | 30.1% | 332.1% | 304.5% | 268.3 | 3,091 | 4 |
| Mercer | At-Risk | 5.2% | $16,605 | 19.7% | 102.5% | 56.6% | 176.6% | 159.4% | 146.2 | 2,442 | 4 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 5.3% | $17,556 | 14.7% | 105.3% | 59.9% | 167.0% | 118.7% | 130.3 | 2,029 | 3 |
| Mingo | Distressed | 6.0% | $13,618 | 29.7% | 117.3% | 46.4% | 215.3% | 239.6% | 190.7 | 2,953 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 3.6% | $24,329 | 22.8% | 70.9% | 83.0% | 120.5% | 184.4% | 125.3 | 1,875 | 3 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 4.8% | $14,879 | 16.2% | 94.0% | 50.7% | 197.1% | 131.1% | 140.7 | 2,318 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 4.5% | $23,781 | 10.4% | 88.2% | 81.1% | 123.3% | 84.1% | 98.5 | 877 | 2 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 5.4% | $15,718 | 19.2% | 105.7% | 53.6% | 186.6% | 155.3% | 149.2 | 2,505 | 4 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 4.9% | $24,079 | 15.8% | 96.3% | 82.1% | 121.8% | 127.6% | 115.2 | 1,525 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 3.9% | $18,553 | 11.4% | 77.3% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 92.4% | 109.2 | 1,297 | 2 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 5.9% | $18,890 | 13.7% | 116.9% | 64.4% | 155.2% | 110.7% | 127.6 | 1,940 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 6.7% | $16,149 | 17.1% | 132.5% | 55.1% | 181.6% | 138.5% | 150.9 | 2,539 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 4.8% | $17,181 | 18.3% | 95.4% | 58.6% | 170.7% | 148.0% | 138.0 | 2,262 | 3 |
| Putnam | Competitive | 4.4% | $24,566 | 9.3% | 87.1% | 83.8% | 119.4% | 75.3% | 93.9 | 687 | 1 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 4.8% | $19,301 | 18.5% | 94.8% | 65.8% | 151.9% | 149.8% | 132.2 | 2,091 | 3 |
| Randolph | Transitional | 5.2% | $17,952 | 18.0% | 102.9% | 61.2% | 163.3% | 145.2% | 137.2 | 2,222 | 3 |
| Ritchie | At-Risk | 5.8% | $16,588 | 19.1% | 113.5% | 56.6% | 176.8% | 154.4% | 148.2 | 2,483 | 4 |
| Roane | Distressed | 7.1% | $13,345 | 22.6% | 139.8% | 45.5% | 219.7% | 182.7% | 180.7 | 2,891 | 4 |
| Summers | Distressed | 6.3% | $10,875 | 24.4% | 123.4% | 37.1% | 269.6% | 197.3% | 196.8 | 2,985 | 4 |
| Taylor | At-Risk | 5.1% | $14,987 | 20.3% | 99.9% | 51.1% | 195.7% | 164.0% | 153.2 | 2,576 | 4 |
| Tucker | At-Risk | 6.3% | $16,772 | 18.1% | 124.0% | 57.2% | 174.8% | 146.6% | 148.5 | 2,487 | 4 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 7.2% | $14,854 | 16.6% | 141.6% | 50.7% | 197.4% | 134.2% | 157.7 | 2,638 | 4 |
| Upshur | At-Risk | 5.0% | $15,791 | 20.0% | 98.1% | 53.9% | 185.7% | 161.7% | 148.5 | 2,488 | 4 |
| Wayne | At-Risk | 5.3% | $16,563 | 19.6% | 103.8% | 56.5% | 177.0% | 158.0% | 146.3 | 2,447 | 4 |
| Webster | Distressed | 5.7% | $11,441 | 31.8% | 112.1% | 39.0% | 256.3% | 256.5% | 208.3 | 3,013 | 4 |
| Wetzel | At-Risk | 8.7% | $17,247 | 19.8% | 171.4% | 58.8% | 170.0% | 160.0% | 167.1 | 2,762 | 4 |
| Wirt | Distressed | 6.8% | $12,409 | 19.6% | 134.0% | 42.3% | 236.3% | 158.3% | 176.2 | 2,852 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 5.2% | $20,855 | 13.9% | 103.1% | 71.1% | 140.6% | 111.9% | 118.5 | 1,642 | 3 |
| Wyoming | Distressed | 5.7% | $13,902 | 25.1% | 111.9% | 47.4% | 210.9% | 202.8% | 175.2 | 2,838 | 4 |
