| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 5.5% | $29,345 | 17.8% | 126.2% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 126.4% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | Distressed | 6.2% | $21,614 | 23.0% | 142.1% | 47.6% | 209.9% | 163.4% | 171.8 | 2,821 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 3.9% | $33,381 | 12.7% | 89.1% | 73.6% | 135.9% | 90.7% | 105.3 | 1,154 | 2 |
| Boone | Distressed | 7.3% | $20,269 | 24.3% | 166.1% | 44.7% | 223.8% | 173.3% | 187.7 | 2,955 | 4 |
| Braxton | Distressed | 7.8% | $20,515 | 21.8% | 178.3% | 45.2% | 221.1% | 155.0% | 184.8 | 2,947 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 6.4% | $29,928 | 13.6% | 146.9% | 66.0% | 151.6% | 96.6% | 131.7 | 1,992 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 4.7% | $30,848 | 22.5% | 107.4% | 68.0% | 147.1% | 160.4% | 138.3 | 2,195 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 11.4% | $17,741 | 18.9% | 260.6% | 39.1% | 255.7% | 134.2% | 216.9 | 3,053 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 9.2% | $19,549 | 27.1% | 209.6% | 43.1% | 232.1% | 192.8% | 211.5 | 3,042 | 4 |
| Doddridge | Transitional | 4.5% | $22,020 | 15.0% | 102.1% | 48.5% | 206.0% | 106.5% | 138.2 | 2,191 | 3 |
| Fayette | Distressed | 6.9% | $21,335 | 20.0% | 158.3% | 47.0% | 212.6% | 142.2% | 171.0 | 2,810 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Distressed | 7.3% | $19,314 | 18.9% | 166.0% | 42.6% | 234.9% | 134.4% | 178.4 | 2,883 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 5.7% | $24,344 | 12.4% | 131.3% | 53.7% | 186.3% | 88.6% | 135.4 | 2,100 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 5.1% | $25,030 | 17.9% | 117.3% | 55.2% | 181.2% | 127.7% | 142.1 | 2,307 | 3 |
| Hampshire | Transitional | 4.2% | $25,272 | 20.2% | 95.4% | 55.7% | 179.5% | 143.6% | 139.5 | 2,225 | 3 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 6.3% | $29,457 | 13.1% | 144.5% | 64.9% | 154.0% | 93.1% | 130.5 | 1,963 | 3 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 5.4% | $25,002 | 11.5% | 122.8% | 55.1% | 181.4% | 81.8% | 128.7 | 1,898 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 5.0% | $36,992 | 15.4% | 115.4% | 81.5% | 122.6% | 109.5% | 115.8 | 1,503 | 2 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 5.2% | $27,060 | 15.6% | 119.5% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 110.7% | 132.6 | 2,020 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 3.3% | $41,051 | 9.7% | 74.6% | 90.5% | 110.5% | 69.2% | 84.8 | 464 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 5.2% | $35,341 | 17.1% | 119.8% | 77.9% | 128.4% | 121.8% | 123.3 | 1,754 | 3 |
| Lewis | At-Risk | 7.0% | $29,234 | 20.9% | 159.0% | 64.4% | 155.2% | 148.7% | 154.3 | 2,549 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 7.4% | $19,956 | 25.1% | 170.4% | 44.0% | 227.3% | 178.6% | 192.1 | 2,975 | 4 |
| Logan | Distressed | 8.2% | $20,702 | 23.3% | 188.8% | 45.6% | 219.1% | 165.6% | 191.2 | 2,968 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 5.8% | $30,832 | 17.0% | 133.8% | 68.0% | 147.1% | 121.1% | 134.0 | 2,064 | 3 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 6.6% | $30,440 | 15.1% | 150.2% | 67.1% | 149.0% | 107.2% | 135.5 | 2,104 | 3 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 7.0% | $21,411 | 17.5% | 159.3% | 47.2% | 211.9% | 124.3% | 165.2 | 2,733 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 10.2% | $15,378 | 33.3% | 234.4% | 33.9% | 295.0% | 237.0% | 255.5 | 3,093 | 4 |
| Mercer | At-Risk | 6.3% | $22,743 | 19.8% | 143.6% | 50.1% | 199.5% | 141.0% | 161.3 | 2,674 | 4 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 5.6% | $27,023 | 14.5% | 127.4% | 59.6% | 167.9% | 103.5% | 132.9 | 2,035 | 3 |
| Mingo | Distressed | 9.6% | $17,377 | 28.7% | 219.1% | 38.3% | 261.1% | 204.2% | 228.1 | 3,064 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 4.0% | $36,759 | 21.2% | 92.4% | 81.0% | 123.4% | 150.6% | 122.1 | 1,714 | 3 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 4.6% | $19,700 | 16.4% | 104.7% | 43.4% | 230.3% | 116.9% | 150.7 | 2,496 | 4 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 4.2% | $23,252 | 8.5% | 96.2% | 51.3% | 195.1% | 60.5% | 117.3 | 1,555 | 2 |
| Nicholas | Distressed | 7.5% | $20,868 | 18.3% | 171.2% | 46.0% | 217.4% | 130.5% | 173.0 | 2,831 | 4 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 4.9% | $51,861 | 13.5% | 113.1% | 114.3% | 87.5% | 96.1% | 98.9 | 948 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 3.8% | $22,391 | 16.4% | 86.9% | 49.4% | 202.6% | 116.4% | 135.3 | 2,095 | 3 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 7.2% | $29,567 | 15.5% | 165.4% | 65.2% | 153.4% | 110.1% | 143.0 | 2,326 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 6.3% | $22,608 | 16.7% | 143.5% | 49.8% | 200.7% | 118.8% | 154.3 | 2,548 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 5.3% | $25,840 | 15.7% | 121.2% | 57.0% | 175.6% | 111.8% | 136.2 | 2,124 | 3 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 4.8% | $37,791 | 9.2% | 110.6% | 83.3% | 120.0% | 65.2% | 98.6 | 936 | 2 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 5.9% | $27,675 | 17.6% | 134.6% | 61.0% | 163.9% | 125.2% | 141.2 | 2,282 | 3 |
| Randolph | At-Risk | 5.6% | $23,800 | 19.3% | 128.9% | 52.5% | 190.6% | 137.4% | 152.3 | 2,517 | 4 |
| Ritchie | At-Risk | 5.8% | $25,365 | 17.0% | 132.5% | 55.9% | 178.8% | 121.3% | 144.2 | 2,356 | 4 |
| Roane | Distressed | 9.0% | $22,310 | 20.9% | 205.6% | 49.2% | 203.3% | 148.4% | 185.8 | 2,948 | 4 |
| Summers | Distressed | 6.1% | $18,614 | 22.9% | 138.5% | 41.0% | 243.7% | 163.3% | 181.8 | 2,917 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 5.1% | $30,257 | 17.1% | 117.1% | 66.7% | 149.9% | 121.8% | 129.6 | 1,930 | 3 |
| Tucker | Transitional | 5.4% | $27,986 | 14.1% | 122.4% | 61.7% | 162.1% | 100.7% | 128.4 | 1,888 | 3 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 8.0% | $26,216 | 15.9% | 183.3% | 57.8% | 173.0% | 113.2% | 156.5 | 2,592 | 4 |
| Upshur | At-Risk | 6.5% | $23,320 | 20.8% | 148.3% | 51.4% | 194.5% | 148.1% | 163.6 | 2,707 | 4 |
| Wayne | At-Risk | 6.1% | $23,922 | 22.3% | 140.4% | 52.7% | 189.6% | 158.8% | 162.9 | 2,695 | 4 |
| Webster | Distressed | 7.0% | $14,433 | 28.0% | 160.8% | 31.8% | 314.3% | 199.1% | 224.7 | 3,059 | 4 |
| Wetzel | Distressed | 8.0% | $23,776 | 23.1% | 183.8% | 52.4% | 190.8% | 164.2% | 179.6 | 2,899 | 4 |
| Wirt | Distressed | 7.9% | $22,323 | 18.9% | 181.0% | 49.2% | 203.2% | 134.7% | 173.0 | 2,829 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 5.6% | $30,650 | 16.7% | 127.5% | 67.6% | 148.0% | 118.7% | 131.4 | 1,985 | 3 |
| Wyoming | Distressed | 8.2% | $17,310 | 21.7% | 186.8% | 38.2% | 262.1% | 154.7% | 201.2 | 3,011 | 4 |
