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2013 Economic Tiers
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Tier 1 Alleghany Anson Bertie Bladen Burke Caldwell Camden Caswell Cherokee Chowan Clay Columbus Edgecombe Gates Graham Halifax Hertford Hoke Hyde Jackson Jones Lenoir Martin McDowell Mitchell Montgomery Northampton Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rutherford Scotland Swain Tyrrell Vance Warren Washington Wilkes Wilson Yancey |
Tier 2 Alamance Alexander Ashe Avery Beaufort Catawba Cleveland Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Gaston Granville Greene Guilford Harnett Lee Lincoln Macon Madison Nash Onslow Pamlico Pasquotank Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Rowan Sampson Stanly Stokes Surry Transylvania Wayne Yadkin
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Tier 3 Brunswick Buncombe Cabarrus Carteret Chatham Durham Forsyth Franklin Haywood Henderson Iredell Johnston Mecklenburg Moore New Hanover Orange Pender Union Wake Watauga |
| 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. |
Rural/Urban Counties in North Carolina
Rural: The Rural Center serves 85 of the state's counties. Of these, 80 have an average population density of 250 per square mile or less, as of the 2010 Census. Five rural transitional counties have higher population densities but still retain significant rural characteristics.
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