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Research | An assessment of the North Carolina county distress rankings

Summary by EducationNC
A new report is out that evaluates North Carolina’s County Distress Rankings, known as tiers, established in 1987 to promote economic development in less prosperous areas. Under the current system, the North Carolina Department of Commerce assigns the state’s 100 counties to one of three tiers each year based on four input metrics: Average unemployment rate, Median household income, Percentage growth in population, and Adjusted property tax base…
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EducationNC broke the news in on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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