Southeastern Economic
Development Commission
103-A West Broad Street
Post Office Box 921
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 862-6985
Fax (910) 862-6986
EDA GRANT SUPPORTIVE STATISTICS
Following are member county statistics relevant to EDA grant eligibility. To view statistics for a particular member county, click on the appropriate county name below.
Bladen Brunswick Columbus Cumberland Harnett
Hoke Pender Robeson Sampson Scotland
{Sources: NC Rural Economic Development Center, www.ncruralcenter.org, NC Dept of Commerce, Employment Sucurity Commission of North Carolina}
Population 2000: 32,278
Per Capita Income 2000: $14,735
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 60.1%
Unemployment Rate: 5.6% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 21.0%
Population 2000: 73,143
Per Capita Income 2000: $19,857
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 45.7%
Unemployment Rate: 4.7% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 12.6%
Population 2000: 54,749
Per Capita Income 2000: $14,415
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 39.1%
Unemployment Rate: 7.1% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 22.7%
Population 2000: 302,963
Per Capita Income 2000: $24,899
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 38.7%
Unemployment Rate: 4.9% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 12.8%
Population 2000: 91,025
Per Capita Income 2000: $16,775
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 38.7%
Unemployment Rate: 6.2% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 14.9%
Population 2000: 33,646
Per Capita Income 2000: $13,635
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 33.7%
Unemployment Rate: 7.6% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 17.7%
Population 2000: 41,082
Per Capita Income 2000: $17,882
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 39.3%
Unemployment Rate: 6.1% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 13.6%
Population 2000: 123,339
Per Capita Income 2000: $13,224
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 41.9%
Unemployment Rate: 9.0% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 22.8%
Population 2000: 60,161
Per Capita Income 2000: $14,976
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 37.9%
Unemployment Rate:5.5% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 17.6%
Population 2000: 35,998
Per Capita Income 2000: $15,693
Percent Population in Labor Force 2001: 47.6%
Unemployment Rate: 10.3% (October 2003)
Poverty Rate 2000: 20.6%