Keywords: Appalachian-nc-arc-2003.png Map showing Appalachian Regional Commission economic designations for Appalachian North Carolina The ARC gives each county one of five designations Attainment Competitive Transitional At-Risk or Distressed with Attainment indicating the most prosperous counties and Distressed indicating the most economically troubled The data is based primarily on three factors- unemployment income per capita and poverty rate The map is based on 2000-2003 figures Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Graham_County svg 2009-08-28 13 43 UTC Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Graham_County svg User Dbenbenn derivative work Bms4880 <span class signature-talk >talk</span> Retouched counties to indicate ARC designations; resized Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Graham_County svg </nowiki> Uploaded with derivativeFX Maps of counties of North Carolina |