for the Appalachian region in 2006-2008 was 5.2%. The region's per capita market income in 2007 was $24,360. The region's poverty rate was 13.6%. Alabama's Appalachian counties led all states' Appalachian counties in unemployment (3.8%) and per capita market income ($27,723). Georgia's Appalachian counties had the lowest average poverty rate (9.2%). Mississippi's Appalachian counties had the highest average unemployment rate at 7.9%, while Kentucky's Appalachian counties had the lowest average per capita market income ($15,690) and the highest average poverty rate (24.4%). Alabama Georgia Kentucky Maryland Mississippi New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Although none of the counties in Pennsylvania have reached Attainment status, six of them have reached Competitive stats. Of the six, four of them (Allegheny, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland) are all part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, including the city of Pittsburgh. The area has been largely unaffected by the Great Recession and has seen economic growth due to recent activity in the Marcellus Formation. South Carolina Tennessee Virginia In Virginia, all municipalities incorporated as "cities" are legally separate from the counties in which they are located. As of the 2000 Census, nine cities were part of the federally designated Appalachia region. This number was reduced to eight in 2001, when Clifton Forge relinquished its city charter and reincorporated as a town within Alleghany County. West Virginia References External links Arc.gov: official Appalachian Regional Commission website 01 List of Appalachian counties Lists of counties of the United States Alabama geography-related lists Georgia (U.S. state) geography-related lists Kentucky geography-related lists Maryland geography-related lists Mississippi geography-related lists New York (state) geography-related lists North Carolina geography-related lists Ohio geography-related lists Pennsylvania geography-related lists South Carolina geography-related lists Tennessee geography-related lists Virginia geography-related lists West Virginia geography-related lists Society of Appalachia