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County Economic Status in Appalachia, FY 2022
	
			Economic StatusFY 2022
	
				
	
	
	**This map shows ARC’s economic classification of the 423 counties in the Appalachian Region for FY 2022 (October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022).**

The Appalachian Regional Commission uses an index-based county economic classification system to identify and monitor the economic status of Appalachian counties. See the methodology for a description of each economic level.

In fiscal year 2022, 81 counties are classified as distressed, 95 are classified as at-risk, 231 are classified as transitional, 12 are classified as competitive, and 4 are classified as attainment. The current number of distressed counties is the third-lowest count since pre-recession in 2007. For a list of county classifications, see the downloadable Excel file.



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County Economic Status FY 2022 Map – pdf 767 KB															
				
County Economic Status FY 2022 Map – png 681 KB															
				
County Economic Status FY 2022 Data Tables – xls 3 MB


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