Gilmer County, WV vs. Lee County, KY
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Transcript of Gilmer County, WV vs. Lee County, KY
The Economies ofGilmer County, WV
and Lee County, KY
By: Guinevere Beirne
At Risk DistressedSource: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
8,732 7,706
Population (2012)
Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
County: 8.6%
State: 0.6%
National: 0.7%
Population Growth Gilmer County (2009-2012)
Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
County: 1.6%
State: 0.5%
National: 0.7%
Population Growth Lee County (2009-2012)
Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
Employment (2012)
3,658 2,701
Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
State: 0.7%
County: 1.6%
National: 1.0%
Employment Growth Gilmer County (2009-2012)
Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
Employment Growth Lee County (2009-2012)
County: 0.1%
State: 1.2%
National: 1.0%Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign
Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
Industry Diversity Within Lee and Gilmer
Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
Oil and Gas Coal and Timber
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