VIDEO: 93% of U.S. Counties still in a Recession

Eric Norath from the Wall Street Journal reports:

More than six years after the economic expansion began, 93% of counties in the U.S. have failed to fully recover from the blow they suffered during the recession.

Nationwide, 214 counties, or 7% of 3,069, had recovered last year to prerecession levels on four indicators: total employment, the unemployment rate, size of the economy and home values, a study from the National Association of Counties released Tuesday found.

National Association of Counties (NACo) in a 2015 study reports:

County economies are the building blocks of regional economies, states and the nation. The conditions of a county economy can constrain and challenge county governments, residents and businesses, while also providing opportunities. This analysis tracks the performance of the 3,069 county economies in 2015 by examining annual changes in jobs, unemployment rate, economic output (GDP) and median home prices. It also explores wage dynamics in 2014 and between 2009 and 2014.

Watch the County Economies 2015 Report – Interview with Dr. Istrate:

To read the full study click here.

The following counties have returned to prerecession levels of total employment, the unemployment rate, size of the economy and home values by the end of 2015:

Anchorage Borough, Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Marin County, Calif.
San Francisco County, Calif.
San Mateo County, Calif.
Santa Clara County, Calif.
Denver County, Colo.
Dolores County, Colo.
Minidoka County, Idaho
Clark County, Ind.
Elkhart County, Ind.
Gibson County, Ind.
LaGrange County, Ind.
Marshall County, Ind.
Steuben County, Ind.
Vanderburgh County, Ind.
Adams County, Iowa
Clayton County, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa
Jefferson County, Iowa
Johnson County, Iowa
O’Brien County, Iowa
Plymouth County, Iowa
Story County, Iowa
Douglas County, Kan.
Ellis County, Kan.
Greeley County, Kan.
Hamilton County, Kan.
Haskell County, Kan.
Hodgeman County, Kan.
Johnson County, Kan.
Leavenworth County, Kan.
Miami County, Kan.
Mitchell County, Kan.
Norton County, Kan.
Rawlins County, Kan.
Rush County, Kan.
Russell County, Kan.
Stevens County, Kan.
Wyandotte County, Kan.
Bullitt County, Ky.
Calloway County, Ky.
Campbell County, Ky.
Jefferson County, Ky.
Madison County, Ky.
Marshall County, Ky.
Nelson County, Ky.
Oldham County, Ky.
Scott County, Ky.
Shelby County, Ky.
Washington County, Ky.
Barry County, Mich.
Kent County, Mich.
Ottawa County, Mich.
Blue Earth County, Minn.
Carlton County, Minn.
Clay County, Minn.
Le Sueur County, Minn.
Marshall County, Minn.
Nicollet County, Minn.
Olmsted County, Minn.
Pennington County, Minn.
Polk County, Minn.
Rock County, Minn.
Benton County, Miss.
Union County, Miss.
Custer County, Mont.
Dawson County, Mont.
Deer Lodge County, Mont.
Fallon County, Mont.
McCone County, Mont.
Meagher County, Mont.
Musselshell County, Mont.
Powder River County, Mont.
Powell County, Mont.
Richland County, Mont.
Roosevelt County, Mont.
Sheridan County, Mont.
Valley County, Mont.
Box Butte County, Neb.
Chase County, Neb.
Cheyenne County, Neb.
Clay County, Neb.
Dawson County, Neb.
Douglas County, Neb.
Dundy County, Neb.
Furnas County, Neb.
Garden County, Neb.
Garfield County, Neb.
Gosper County, Neb.
Hayes County, Neb.
Keya Paha County, Neb.
Kimball County, Neb.
Lancaster County, Neb.
Loup County, Neb.
Perkins County, Neb.
Red Willow County, Neb.
Sarpy County, Neb.
Saunders County, Neb.
Thurston County, Neb.
Wayne County, Neb.
Anson County, N.C.
Bowman County, N.D.
Burleigh County, N.D.
Cass County, N.D.
Divide County, N.D.
Dunn County, N.D.
McKenzie County, N.D.
Mountrail County, N.D.
Sioux County, N.D.
Stark County, N.D.
Traill County, N.D.
Ward County, N.D.
Williams County, N.D.
Delaware County, Ohio
Fairfield County, Ohio
Franklin County, Ohio
Greene County, Ohio
Knox County, Ohio
Licking County, Ohio
Madison County, Ohio
Putnam County, Ohio
Union County, Ohio
Alfalfa County, Okla.
Canadian County, Okla.
Grady County, Okla.
McClain County, Okla.
Woods County, Okla.
Chesterfield County, S.C.
Oconee County, S.C.
Aurora County, S.D.
Anderson County, Texas
Andrews County, Texas
Atascosa County, Texas
Bastrop County, Texas
Bexar County, Texas
Blanco County, Texas
Brazos County, Texas
Caldwell County, Texas
Calhoun County, Texas
Collin County, Texas
Comal County, Texas
Crane County, Texas
Dallam County, Texas
Dallas County, Texas
Deaf Smith County, Texas
Denton County, Texas
DeWitt County, Texas
Dimmit County, Texas
Duval County, Texas
Ellis County, Texas
El Paso County, Texas
Fannin County, Texas
Fayette County, Texas
Frio County, Texas
Gaines County, Texas
Glasscock County, Texas
Grayson County, Texas
Grimes County, Texas
Guadalupe County, Texas
Hansford County, Texas
Hartley County, Texas
Hays County, Texas
Hockley County, Texas
Houston County, Texas
Hunt County, Texas
Jackson County, Texas
Johnson County, Texas
Karnes County, Texas
Kaufman County, Texas
Kendall County, Texas
Kenedy County, Texas
Kent County, Texas
La Salle County, Texas
Live Oak County, Texas
Lubbock County, Texas
McCulloch County, Texas
McLennan County, Texas
McMullen County, Texas
Maverick County, Texas
Medina County, Texas
Navarro County, Texas
Parker County, Texas
Parmer County, Texas
Randall County, Texas
Reeves County, Texas
Rockwall County, Texas
San Jacinto County, Texas
Schleicher County, Texas
Scurry County, Texas
Shackelford County, Texas
Tarrant County, Texas
Terrell County, Texas
Travis County, Texas
Upton County, Texas
Ward County, Texas
Webb County, Texas
Wharton County, Texas
Williamson County, Texas
Wilson County, Texas
Wise County, Texas
Yoakum County, Texas
Zapata County, Texas
Chittenden County, Vt.
Franklin County, Vt.
Lincoln County, Wash.
Calumet County, Wisc.
Dane County, Wisc.
Eau Claire County, Wisc.
Green County, Wisc.
Lafayette County, Wisc.
Outagamie County, Wisc.
Trempealeau County, Wisc.

VIDEO: 93% of U.S. Counties still in a Recession

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