Advantage West.

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ADVANTAGEWEST POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1981 1991 2001 Alleghany 9.7 9.8 10.8 Ashe 22.4 22.5 24.8 Avery 14.5 15.0 17.7 Buncombe 161.9 178.2 208.6 Burke 72.9 77.0 89.0 Caldwell 68.0 71.3 77.6 Cherokee 19.2 20.5 24.7 Clay 6.8 7.3 9.0 Graham 7.2 7.4 8.0 Haywood 46.7 47.8 54.6 Henderson 60.2 72.0 91.5 Jackson 26.2 27.6 33.7 Macon 21.1 24.1 30.4 Madison 17.1 17.1 19.8 McDowell 35.7 36.1 42.8 Mitchell 14.4 14.5 15.9 Polk 13.5 14.8 18.8 Rutherford 54.5 57.8 63.4 Swain 10.5 11.4 13.2 Transylvania 23.8 25.9 29.3 Watauga 32.9 37.4 42.7 Wilkes 58.9 60.2 66.1 Yancey 15.0 15.6 18.0 REGION 813.1 861.4 1,010.6 NORTH CAROLINA 5,955.6 6,781.3 8,188.0 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1981 1991 2000 Alleghany $7.2 $14.6 $25.4 Ashe 6.3 14.0 22.7 Avery 6.4 14.8 24.2 Buncombe 9.4 18.5 27.2 Burke 8.5 15.9 21.7 Caldwell 8.4 15.5 24.7 Cherokee 6.4 12.4 18.3 Clay 6.3 13.3 21.3 Graham 6.5 10.8 18.7 Haywood 8.5 15.9 22.6 Henderson 10.0 18.8 26.6 Jackson 7.1 14.0 21.2 Macon 7.5 14.1 23.0 Madison 7.6 15.0 20.3 McDowell 8.0 14.5 20.4 Mitchell 7.4 14.0 20.5 Polk 10.3 21.6 30.2 Rutherford 8.1 14.8 21.1 Swain 6.1 11.3 17.2 Transylvania 9.0 17.3 25.3 Watauga 7.0 14.2 23.3 Wilkes 8.0 15.8 24.2 Yancey 6.1 12.5 19.4 REGION 8.3 16.0 23.9 NORTH CAROLINA 9.2 17.9...