| | County Economic Status, FY 2022 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2017–2019 | Per Capita Market Income, 2019 | Poverty Rate, 2015–2019 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2017–2019 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2019 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015–2019 | Composite Index Value, FY 2022 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2022 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2022 |
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| United States | - | 4.0% | $46,969 | 13.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.3% | $33,926 | 15.3% | 108.9% | 72.2% | 138.4% | 113.6% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | - | 5.1% | $30,284 | 17.6% | 128.5% | 64.5% | 155.1% | 130.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Barbour | Distressed | 5.9% | $22,241 | 20.8% | 148.9% | 47.4% | 211.2% | 155.0% | 171.7 | 2,803 | 4 |
| Berkeley | Transitional | 3.7% | $34,355 | 12.2% | 94.1% | 73.1% | 136.7% | 90.7% | 107.2 | 1,216 | 2 |
| Boone | Distressed | 6.0% | $21,534 | 23.1% | 150.7% | 45.8% | 218.1% | 172.3% | 180.4 | 2,899 | 4 |
| Braxton | Distressed | 7.3% | $21,377 | 22.0% | 183.7% | 45.5% | 219.7% | 163.7% | 189.0 | 2,960 | 4 |
| Brooke | Transitional | 5.8% | $31,612 | 13.2% | 145.7% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 98.2% | 130.8 | 1,947 | 3 |
| Cabell | Transitional | 4.5% | $31,550 | 22.3% | 112.4% | 67.2% | 148.9% | 166.1% | 142.5 | 2,289 | 3 |
| Calhoun | Distressed | 11.4% | $18,145 | 21.7% | 287.2% | 38.6% | 258.9% | 161.8% | 235.9 | 3,073 | 4 |
| Clay | Distressed | 8.5% | $20,323 | 27.5% | 214.3% | 43.3% | 231.1% | 204.6% | 216.7 | 3,051 | 4 |
| Doddridge | Transitional | 4.2% | $23,008 | 15.7% | 105.4% | 49.0% | 204.1% | 117.3% | 142.3 | 2,285 | 3 |
| Fayette | At-Risk | 6.1% | $22,568 | 20.5% | 154.1% | 48.0% | 208.1% | 152.8% | 171.7 | 2,802 | 4 |
| Gilmer | Distressed | 6.8% | $19,528 | 16.4% | 170.5% | 41.6% | 240.5% | 122.2% | 177.7 | 2,883 | 4 |
| Grant | Transitional | 5.6% | $23,841 | 10.9% | 140.4% | 50.8% | 197.0% | 81.0% | 139.5 | 2,216 | 3 |
| Greenbrier | Transitional | 4.8% | $25,485 | 16.0% | 121.8% | 54.3% | 184.3% | 119.2% | 141.8 | 2,271 | 3 |
| Hampshire | Transitional | 4.0% | $25,840 | 17.8% | 100.7% | 55.0% | 181.8% | 132.9% | 138.5 | 2,186 | 3 |
| Hancock | Transitional | 5.7% | $30,976 | 13.9% | 143.0% | 65.9% | 151.6% | 103.7% | 132.8 | 2,013 | 3 |
| Hardy | Transitional | 5.2% | $24,717 | 13.8% | 129.8% | 52.6% | 190.0% | 102.5% | 140.8 | 2,243 | 3 |
| Harrison | Transitional | 4.6% | $38,313 | 15.3% | 115.1% | 81.6% | 122.6% | 114.1% | 117.3 | 1,534 | 2 |
| Jackson | Transitional | 4.8% | $27,684 | 17.7% | 120.6% | 58.9% | 169.7% | 131.7% | 140.7 | 2,239 | 3 |
| Jefferson | Competitive | 3.2% | $42,328 | 9.7% | 79.8% | 90.1% | 111.0% | 72.4% | 87.7 | 534 | 1 |
| Kanawha | Transitional | 4.9% | $35,845 | 17.2% | 124.1% | 76.3% | 131.0% | 128.1% | 127.7 | 1,859 | 3 |
| Lewis | At-Risk | 6.1% | $29,909 | 21.1% | 153.7% | 63.7% | 157.0% | 157.4% | 156.0 | 2,574 | 4 |
| Lincoln | Distressed | 6.7% | $20,610 | 22.8% | 168.1% | 43.9% | 227.9% | 170.1% | 188.7 | 2,958 | 4 |
| Logan | Distressed | 6.8% | $21,422 | 25.4% | 170.0% | 45.6% | 219.3% | 189.4% | 192.9 | 2,976 | 4 |
| Marion | Transitional | 5.3% | $31,822 | 16.4% | 134.5% | 67.8% | 147.6% | 121.9% | 134.7 | 2,061 | 3 |
| Marshall | Transitional | 6.0% | $31,236 | 14.5% | 151.4% | 66.5% | 150.4% | 108.1% | 136.6 | 2,122 | 3 |
| Mason | At-Risk | 6.5% | $22,364 | 15.9% | 164.7% | 47.6% | 210.0% | 118.7% | 164.5 | 2,719 | 4 |
| McDowell | Distressed | 9.2% | $16,149 | 33.2% | 230.6% | 34.4% | 290.9% | 247.0% | 256.1 | 3,092 | 4 |
| Mercer | At-Risk | 5.9% | $23,592 | 19.8% | 148.9% | 50.2% | 199.1% | 147.4% | 165.1 | 2,732 | 4 |
| Mineral | Transitional | 5.5% | $28,294 | 13.8% | 137.7% | 60.2% | 166.0% | 102.8% | 135.5 | 2,086 | 3 |
| Mingo | Distressed | 7.7% | $18,182 | 28.7% | 192.8% | 38.7% | 258.3% | 213.9% | 221.7 | 3,057 | 4 |
| Monongalia | Transitional | 3.8% | $38,468 | 20.8% | 95.9% | 81.9% | 122.1% | 154.7% | 124.2 | 1,766 | 3 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 4.5% | $20,997 | 15.3% | 113.7% | 44.7% | 223.7% | 113.7% | 150.4 | 2,468 | 4 |
| Morgan | Transitional | 4.0% | $23,686 | 7.9% | 101.4% | 50.4% | 198.3% | 58.9% | 119.5 | 1,601 | 3 |
| Nicholas | Distressed | 6.6% | $21,195 | 18.3% | 166.6% | 45.1% | 221.6% | 136.5% | 174.9 | 2,849 | 4 |
| Ohio | Transitional | 4.6% | $50,765 | 12.6% | 115.5% | 108.1% | 92.5% | 93.6% | 100.5 | 998 | 2 |
| Pendleton | Transitional | 3.8% | $23,063 | 15.2% | 94.8% | 49.1% | 203.7% | 113.0% | 137.2 | 2,144 | 3 |
| Pleasants | Transitional | 6.7% | $29,342 | 12.3% | 168.2% | 62.5% | 160.1% | 91.6% | 140.0 | 2,225 | 3 |
| Pocahontas | At-Risk | 5.9% | $24,179 | 16.6% | 148.5% | 51.5% | 194.3% | 123.8% | 155.5 | 2,561 | 4 |
| Preston | Transitional | 4.9% | $26,963 | 15.4% | 123.4% | 57.4% | 174.2% | 114.4% | 137.3 | 2,147 | 3 |
| Putnam | Transitional | 4.6% | $38,113 | 9.8% | 116.8% | 81.1% | 123.2% | 72.8% | 104.3 | 1,119 | 2 |
| Raleigh | Transitional | 5.1% | $29,636 | 18.6% | 127.8% | 63.1% | 158.5% | 138.7% | 141.7 | 2,268 | 3 |
| Randolph | At-Risk | 5.6% | $24,905 | 18.5% | 141.1% | 53.0% | 188.6% | 137.9% | 155.9 | 2,569 | 4 |
| Ritchie | At-Risk | 5.5% | $27,513 | 18.3% | 138.1% | 58.6% | 170.7% | 136.6% | 148.5 | 2,425 | 4 |
| Roane | Distressed | 8.7% | $23,631 | 18.4% | 218.7% | 50.3% | 198.8% | 137.3% | 184.9 | 2,936 | 4 |
| Summers | Distressed | 5.8% | $20,092 | 21.7% | 146.6% | 42.8% | 233.8% | 162.0% | 180.8 | 2,904 | 4 |
| Taylor | Transitional | 4.8% | $30,820 | 16.8% | 122.1% | 65.6% | 152.4% | 124.8% | 133.1 | 2,020 | 3 |
| Tucker | Transitional | 5.3% | $29,237 | 12.5% | 133.1% | 62.2% | 160.6% | 93.3% | 129.0 | 1,892 | 3 |
| Tyler | At-Risk | 7.6% | $28,186 | 16.6% | 190.5% | 60.0% | 166.6% | 123.9% | 160.3 | 2,653 | 4 |
| Upshur | At-Risk | 5.9% | $24,649 | 20.6% | 149.2% | 52.5% | 190.6% | 153.8% | 164.5 | 2,721 | 4 |
| Wayne | At-Risk | 5.7% | $24,410 | 23.2% | 143.7% | 52.0% | 192.4% | 173.2% | 169.7 | 2,784 | 4 |
| Webster | Distressed | 6.3% | $15,314 | 26.1% | 159.0% | 32.6% | 306.7% | 194.2% | 220.0 | 3,054 | 4 |
| Wetzel | Distressed | 7.3% | $23,352 | 22.1% | 183.7% | 49.7% | 201.1% | 164.9% | 183.3 | 2,923 | 4 |
| Wirt | Distressed | 7.6% | $22,426 | 16.2% | 190.3% | 47.7% | 209.4% | 120.3% | 173.4 | 2,826 | 4 |
| Wood | Transitional | 5.3% | $32,269 | 16.8% | 134.1% | 68.7% | 145.6% | 125.3% | 135.0 | 2,069 | 3 |
| Wyoming | Distressed | 7.0% | $17,570 | 22.4% | 175.9% | 37.4% | 267.3% | 166.7% | 203.3 | 3,014 | 4 |
