2012 Economic Tiers
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Tier 1
Alleghany
Anson
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Burke
Caldwell
Camden
Caswell
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Edgecombe
Graham
Greene
Halifax
Hertford
Hyde
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
McDowell
Mitchell
Montgomery
Northampton
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rutherford
Scotland
Surry
Swain
Tyrrell
Vance
Warren
Washington
Wilkes
Yancey
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Tier 2
Alamance
Alexander
Ashe
Avery
Catawba
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Granville
Harnett
Haywood
Hoke
Jackson
Lee
Macon
Madison
Nash
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Rowan
Sampson
Stanly
Stokes
Transylvania
Wayne
Wilson
Yadkin
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Tier 3
Brunswick
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Carteret
Chatham
Durham
Forsyth
Guilford
Henderson
Iredell
Johnston
Mecklenburg
Moore
New Hanover
Lincoln
Orange
Pender
Union
Wake
Watauga
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The N.C. Department of Commerce annually ranks the state’s 100 counties based on economic well-being and assigns each a tier designation. The 40 most distressed counties are designated as Tier 1, the next 40 as Tier 2 and the 20 least distressed as Tier 3. The tier system is incorporated into various programs to encourage economic activity in less prosperous areas.
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