| | County Economic Status, FY 2018 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, 2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 | Composite Index Value, FY 2018 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018 |
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| United States | - | 6.3% | $39,778 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.7% | $29,282 | 17.1% | 106.6% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 6.7% | $26,392 | 18.0% | 106.9% | 66.3% | 150.7% | 116.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | At-Risk | 7.1% | $20,173 | 21.5% | 112.6% | 50.7% | 197.2% | 138.8% | 149.5 | 2,550 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 5.4% | $29,892 | 14.2% | 85.5% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 91.7% | 103.4 | 1,232 | 2 |
| Boone | Distressed | 9.5% | $19,983 | 23.3% | 151.0% | 50.2% | 199.1% | 150.5% | 166.8 | 2,828 | 4 |
| Braxton | Distressed | 9.5% | $19,082 | 21.0% | 152.2% | 48.0% | 208.5% | 135.8% | 165.5 | 2,810 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 7.4% | $26,670 | 13.1% | 118.4% | 67.0% | 149.1% | 84.7% | 117.4 | 1,693 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 5.5% | $27,495 | 21.7% | 88.3% | 69.1% | 144.7% | 140.0% | 124.3 | 1,908 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 10.7% | $15,938 | 17.7% | 171.3% | 40.1% | 249.6% | 114.2% | 178.4 | 2,935 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 11.3% | $18,675 | 28.2% | 180.9% | 46.9% | 213.0% | 182.4% | 192.1 | 3,012 | 4 |
| Doddridge | Transitional | 5.4% | $20,548 | 15.7% | 85.4% | 51.7% | 193.6% | 101.5% | 126.8 | 1,985 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 8.5% | $18,800 | 19.9% | 135.3% | 47.3% | 211.6% | 128.4% | 158.4 | 2,707 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Distressed | 7.0% | $17,064 | 27.0% | 111.2% | 42.9% | 233.1% | 174.6% | 173.0 | 2,887 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 7.8% | $21,390 | 15.4% | 124.9% | 53.8% | 186.0% | 99.3% | 136.7 | 2,262 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 7.0% | $24,183 | 18.7% | 110.9% | 60.8% | 164.5% | 120.9% | 132.1 | 2,122 | 3 |
| Hampshire | Transitional | 6.3% | $22,216 | 20.7% | 99.9% | 55.8% | 179.1% | 133.6% | 137.5 | 2,282 | 3 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 8.0% | $27,116 | 16.2% | 127.0% | 68.2% | 146.7% | 104.9% | 126.2 | 1,964 | 3 |
| Hardy | At-Risk | 8.5% | $19,574 | 13.5% | 135.1% | 49.2% | 203.2% | 87.0% | 141.7 | 2,395 | 4 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 5.8% | $33,852 | 16.3% | 91.7% | 85.1% | 117.5% | 105.4% | 104.9 | 1,286 | 2 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 6.9% | $24,339 | 16.4% | 110.1% | 61.2% | 163.4% | 105.9% | 126.5 | 1,973 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 4.5% | $36,794 | 11.6% | 71.9% | 92.5% | 108.1% | 74.9% | 85.0 | 633 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 5.9% | $32,205 | 15.8% | 94.2% | 81.0% | 123.5% | 102.4% | 106.7 | 1,340 | 2 |
| Lewis | Transitional | 7.0% | $26,382 | 20.6% | 111.2% | 66.3% | 150.8% | 133.0% | 131.7 | 2,107 | 3 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 9.6% | $17,879 | 27.3% | 153.2% | 44.9% | 222.5% | 176.5% | 184.0 | 2,979 | 4 |
| Logan | Distressed | 10.5% | $19,772 | 19.7% | 168.0% | 49.7% | 201.2% | 127.2% | 165.4 | 2,809 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 6.3% | $28,985 | 16.2% | 99.7% | 72.9% | 137.2% | 104.5% | 113.8 | 1,580 | 3 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 7.8% | $26,873 | 13.0% | 124.5% | 67.6% | 148.0% | 84.2% | 118.9 | 1,746 | 3 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 9.1% | $19,201 | 19.2% | 145.3% | 48.3% | 207.2% | 124.2% | 158.9 | 2,715 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 12.9% | $13,708 | 35.5% | 205.8% | 34.5% | 290.2% | 229.3% | 241.8 | 3,094 | 4 |
| Mercer | At-Risk | 7.5% | $20,770 | 21.9% | 120.1% | 52.2% | 191.5% | 141.3% | 150.9 | 2,572 | 4 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 7.7% | $25,127 | 16.9% | 122.2% | 63.2% | 158.3% | 109.3% | 129.9 | 2,059 | 3 |
| Mingo | Distressed | 12.0% | $16,570 | 25.8% | 191.9% | 41.7% | 240.1% | 167.0% | 199.7 | 3,036 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 4.5% | $34,288 | 22.1% | 72.4% | 86.2% | 116.0% | 142.5% | 110.3 | 1,464 | 2 |
| Monroe | Transitional | 5.9% | $18,969 | 16.8% | 94.1% | 47.7% | 209.7% | 108.6% | 137.5 | 2,279 | 3 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 5.9% | $22,598 | 12.9% | 93.9% | 56.8% | 176.0% | 83.2% | 117.7 | 1,703 | 3 |
| Nicholas | At-Risk | 9.3% | $20,512 | 18.1% | 147.9% | 51.6% | 193.9% | 116.7% | 152.8 | 2,611 | 4 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 5.6% | $36,927 | 16.1% | 89.5% | 92.8% | 107.7% | 104.3% | 100.5 | 1,120 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 5.0% | $23,609 | 20.6% | 79.7% | 59.4% | 168.5% | 133.1% | 127.1 | 1,989 | 3 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 7.6% | $26,182 | 18.0% | 121.7% | 65.8% | 151.9% | 116.5% | 130.0 | 2,062 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 8.5% | $20,180 | 16.5% | 135.5% | 50.7% | 197.1% | 106.6% | 146.4 | 2,490 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 6.2% | $24,181 | 14.6% | 99.2% | 60.8% | 164.5% | 94.7% | 119.5 | 1,761 | 3 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 5.6% | $33,688 | 9.8% | 89.0% | 84.7% | 118.1% | 63.2% | 90.1 | 782 | 2 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 7.2% | $23,481 | 17.8% | 115.6% | 59.0% | 169.4% | 114.9% | 133.3 | 2,162 | 3 |
| Randolph | Transitional | 7.1% | $21,775 | 17.0% | 114.0% | 54.7% | 182.7% | 109.8% | 135.5 | 2,228 | 3 |
| Ritchie | At-Risk | 6.4% | $21,482 | 20.7% | 102.6% | 54.0% | 185.2% | 133.8% | 140.5 | 2,370 | 4 |
| Roane | Distressed | 10.6% | $20,030 | 22.1% | 169.1% | 50.4% | 198.6% | 142.7% | 170.1 | 2,855 | 4 |
| Summers | At-Risk | 7.3% | $15,215 | 17.6% | 115.6% | 38.2% | 261.4% | 113.5% | 163.5 | 2,785 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 5.7% | $25,456 | 16.6% | 90.1% | 64.0% | 156.3% | 107.6% | 118.0 | 1,713 | 3 |
| Tucker | Transitional | 6.4% | $21,034 | 14.9% | 102.7% | 52.9% | 189.1% | 96.4% | 129.4 | 2,049 | 3 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 9.1% | $23,136 | 19.8% | 144.4% | 58.2% | 171.9% | 127.8% | 148.0 | 2,524 | 4 |
| Upshur | Transitional | 7.3% | $22,624 | 18.1% | 116.2% | 56.9% | 175.8% | 116.9% | 136.3 | 2,251 | 3 |
| Wayne | At-Risk | 6.9% | $20,643 | 20.6% | 110.6% | 51.9% | 192.7% | 133.0% | 145.4 | 2,471 | 4 |
| Webster | Distressed | 8.8% | $15,871 | 26.1% | 141.0% | 39.9% | 250.6% | 168.6% | 186.7 | 2,996 | 4 |
| Wetzel | At-Risk | 9.8% | $22,416 | 19.8% | 156.2% | 56.4% | 177.5% | 127.9% | 153.9 | 2,628 | 4 |
| Wirt | At-Risk | 10.0% | $20,243 | 13.7% | 159.8% | 50.9% | 196.5% | 88.5% | 148.3 | 2,532 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 6.1% | $28,483 | 17.4% | 97.5% | 71.6% | 139.7% | 112.4% | 116.5 | 1,663 | 3 |
| Wyoming | Distressed | 9.5% | $17,847 | 21.8% | 150.8% | 44.9% | 222.9% | 140.7% | 171.5 | 2,871 | 4 |
