2010 Economic Tiers
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Tier 1
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Burke
Caldwell
Camden
Caswell
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Edgecombe
Gates
Graham
Greene
Halifax
Hertford
Hyde
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
McDowell
Mitchell
Montgomery
Northampton
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rutherford
Scotland
Surry
Tyrrell
Vance
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilkes
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Tier 2
Alamance
Ashe
Avery
Catawba
Cherokee
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Franklin
Gaston
Granville
Harnett
Haywood
Hoke
Jackson
Lee
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Nash
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Rowan
Sampson
Stanly
Stokes
Swain
Transylvania
Watauga
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
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Tier 3
Brunswick
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Carteret
Chatham
Durham
Forsyth
Guilford
Henderson
Iredell
Johnston
Mecklenburg
Moore
New Hanover
Onslow
Orange
Pender
Union
Wake
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Source: N.C. Department of Commerce
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 41 as Tier 2 and the 19 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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