| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 7.2% | $26,020 | 17.9% | 88.4% | 70.1% | 142.7% | 116.2% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | At-Risk | 7.6% | $18,808 | 17.6% | 93.6% | 50.7% | 197.4% | 114.6% | 135.2 | 2,343 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 7.1% | $26,329 | 13.1% | 87.8% | 70.9% | 141.0% | 85.3% | 104.7 | 1,368 | 2 |
| Boone | At-Risk | 8.5% | $19,588 | 20.7% | 104.0% | 52.8% | 189.5% | 134.6% | 142.7 | 2,532 | 4 |
| Braxton | At-Risk | 9.5% | $18,377 | 22.0% | 116.5% | 49.5% | 202.0% | 143.0% | 153.8 | 2,744 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 9.4% | $25,342 | 13.1% | 115.8% | 68.3% | 146.5% | 85.1% | 115.8 | 1,768 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 6.5% | $25,680 | 22.2% | 79.7% | 69.2% | 144.6% | 144.7% | 123.0 | 2,012 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 11.0% | $15,555 | 22.0% | 135.4% | 41.9% | 238.7% | 143.2% | 172.4 | 2,962 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 11.8% | $15,440 | 24.8% | 145.7% | 41.6% | 240.5% | 161.3% | 182.5 | 3,012 | 4 |
| Doddridge | Transitional | 7.0% | $17,732 | 15.5% | 86.3% | 47.8% | 209.4% | 101.2% | 132.3 | 2,274 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 8.1% | $19,215 | 21.2% | 99.3% | 51.8% | 193.2% | 137.9% | 143.5 | 2,542 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Distressed | 6.7% | $16,896 | 28.5% | 81.9% | 45.5% | 219.7% | 185.7% | 162.4 | 2,858 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 10.3% | $23,390 | 14.6% | 126.4% | 63.0% | 158.7% | 95.0% | 126.7 | 2,133 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 7.7% | $23,388 | 19.7% | 94.4% | 63.0% | 158.7% | 128.2% | 127.1 | 2,144 | 3 |
| Hampshire | At-Risk | 7.9% | $18,781 | 18.0% | 96.7% | 50.6% | 197.7% | 117.1% | 137.1 | 2,395 | 4 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 9.6% | $22,147 | 16.9% | 117.5% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 110.1% | 131.8 | 2,255 | 3 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 7.9% | $21,802 | 15.7% | 97.0% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 102.4% | 123.2 | 2,023 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 6.1% | $33,858 | 17.7% | 74.7% | 91.2% | 109.7% | 115.1% | 99.8 | 1,187 | 2 |
| Jackson | At-Risk | 8.9% | $19,911 | 19.0% | 109.7% | 53.6% | 186.5% | 123.5% | 139.9 | 2,470 | 4 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 5.5% | $33,466 | 11.2% | 67.7% | 90.1% | 110.9% | 72.7% | 83.8 | 664 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 6.3% | $34,146 | 14.1% | 76.9% | 92.0% | 108.7% | 91.9% | 92.5 | 939 | 2 |
| Lewis | Transitional | 5.9% | $29,056 | 20.3% | 72.1% | 78.3% | 127.8% | 132.2% | 110.7 | 1,616 | 3 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 9.2% | $17,451 | 27.3% | 113.3% | 47.0% | 212.7% | 177.6% | 167.9 | 2,917 | 4 |
| Logan | At-Risk | 8.6% | $20,585 | 19.8% | 106.1% | 55.4% | 180.4% | 129.0% | 138.5 | 2,425 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 6.1% | $29,878 | 15.9% | 75.3% | 80.5% | 124.3% | 103.5% | 101.0 | 1,235 | 2 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 8.1% | $33,099 | 16.1% | 99.5% | 89.1% | 112.2% | 104.8% | 105.5 | 1,402 | 2 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 10.9% | $17,360 | 19.0% | 133.8% | 46.8% | 213.9% | 123.5% | 157.0 | 2,787 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 9.8% | $15,898 | 36.3% | 120.7% | 42.8% | 233.5% | 235.9% | 196.7 | 3,056 | 4 |
| Mercer | At-Risk | 7.6% | $21,691 | 22.2% | 93.6% | 58.4% | 171.2% | 144.6% | 136.5 | 2,373 | 4 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 7.0% | $25,203 | 15.8% | 86.4% | 67.9% | 147.3% | 103.0% | 112.2 | 1,656 | 3 |
| Mingo | Distressed | 9.6% | $17,873 | 22.9% | 117.9% | 48.1% | 207.7% | 149.2% | 158.3 | 2,802 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 4.7% | $33,002 | 22.4% | 57.5% | 88.9% | 112.5% | 145.8% | 105.3 | 1,389 | 2 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 6.6% | $19,551 | 13.6% | 81.8% | 52.7% | 189.9% | 88.5% | 120.1 | 1,920 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 7.3% | $25,057 | 15.3% | 89.2% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 99.5% | 112.3 | 1,657 | 3 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 9.0% | $21,534 | 19.2% | 110.5% | 58.0% | 172.4% | 124.8% | 135.9 | 2,360 | 4 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 6.8% | $29,526 | 15.4% | 83.6% | 79.5% | 125.7% | 100.4% | 103.3 | 1,327 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 6.3% | $24,408 | 18.8% | 77.6% | 65.7% | 152.1% | 122.6% | 117.4 | 1,828 | 3 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 8.2% | $24,302 | 14.6% | 100.7% | 65.5% | 152.8% | 94.9% | 116.1 | 1,779 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 10.1% | $21,182 | 19.1% | 124.8% | 57.1% | 175.3% | 124.2% | 141.5 | 2,509 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 6.3% | $22,445 | 13.2% | 77.7% | 60.5% | 165.4% | 85.8% | 109.6 | 1,578 | 3 |
| Putnam | Competitive | 5.9% | $35,348 | 11.3% | 72.9% | 95.2% | 105.0% | 73.6% | 83.8 | 667 | 1 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 6.7% | $28,415 | 17.1% | 82.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 111.1% | 108.2 | 1,518 | 2 |
| Randolph | Transitional | 8.2% | $22,639 | 15.9% | 100.7% | 61.0% | 164.0% | 103.6% | 122.8 | 2,003 | 3 |
| Ritchie | Transitional | 7.0% | $24,280 | 21.1% | 86.6% | 65.4% | 152.9% | 137.5% | 125.7 | 2,108 | 3 |
| Roane | Distressed | 10.9% | $17,609 | 24.8% | 134.3% | 47.4% | 210.8% | 161.7% | 168.9 | 2,927 | 4 |
| Summers | At-Risk | 8.5% | $15,198 | 19.0% | 104.8% | 40.9% | 244.3% | 123.7% | 157.6 | 2,795 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 6.6% | $21,191 | 19.3% | 81.1% | 57.1% | 175.2% | 125.5% | 127.3 | 2,148 | 3 |
| Tucker | Transitional | 9.3% | $21,452 | 17.7% | 114.1% | 57.8% | 173.1% | 115.3% | 134.1 | 2,319 | 3 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 8.8% | $20,835 | 19.9% | 107.8% | 56.1% | 178.2% | 129.6% | 138.5 | 2,428 | 4 |
| Upshur | Transitional | 7.0% | $22,214 | 18.4% | 86.7% | 59.8% | 167.1% | 119.6% | 124.5 | 2,065 | 3 |
| Wayne | Transitional | 7.4% | $23,835 | 20.0% | 90.8% | 64.2% | 155.8% | 129.9% | 125.5 | 2,099 | 3 |
| Webster | Distressed | 11.4% | $15,251 | 25.2% | 140.1% | 41.1% | 243.4% | 163.9% | 182.5 | 3,011 | 4 |
| Wetzel | At-Risk | 10.3% | $22,961 | 19.7% | 126.6% | 61.8% | 161.7% | 128.5% | 138.9 | 2,441 | 4 |
| Wirt | Distressed | 9.9% | $14,589 | 19.3% | 122.3% | 39.3% | 254.5% | 125.5% | 167.4 | 2,913 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 7.1% | $25,307 | 16.2% | 87.8% | 68.2% | 146.7% | 105.2% | 113.2 | 1,686 | 3 |
| Wyoming | At-Risk | 8.7% | $19,143 | 21.5% | 106.9% | 51.6% | 193.9% | 139.7% | 146.8 | 2,602 | 4 |
