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ADVANTAGEWEST POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 2000 Alleghany 9.6 9.6 10.7 Ashe 22.3 22.2 24.4 Avery 14.4 14.9 17.2 Buncombe 160.9 174.4 206.3 Burke 72.5 75.7 89.1 Caldwell 67.7 70.7 77.4 Cherokee 18.9 20.2 24.3 Clay 6.6 7.2 8.8 Graham 7.2 7.2 8.0 Haywood 46.5 46.9 54.0 Henderson 58.6 69.7 89.2 Jackson 25.8 26.8 33.1 Macon 20.2 23.5 29.8 Madison 16.8 17.0 19.6 McDowell 35.1 35.7 42.2 Mitchell 14.4 14.4 15.7 Polk 13.0 14.5 18.3 Rutherford 53.8 57.0 62.9 Swain 10.3 11.3 13.0 Transylvania 23.4 25.5 29.3 Watauga 31.7 37.0 42.7 Wilkes 58.7 59.4 65.6 Yancey 14.9 15.4 17.8 REGION 803.5 856.1 999.4 NORTH CAROLINA 5,880.1 6,632.4 8,049.3 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget Management PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 1999 Alleghany $6.5 $13.9 $26.0 Ashe 5.8 13.3 21.4 Avery 5.9 13.7 23.9 Buncombe 8.5 18.0 27.4 Burke 7.6 15.8 22.1 Caldwell 7.5 15.2 23.5 Cherokee 5.8 12.2 18.4 Clay 5.8 12.9 20.3 Graham 6.4 10.5 18.1 Haywood 7.6 15.2 22.3 Henderson 8.9 18.4 27.8 Jackson 6.5 13.7 22.1 Macon 7.0 14.5 22.6 Madison 6.0 12.7 19.6 McDowell 7.0 13.6 20.5 Mitchell 6.7 13.1 20.5 Polk 9.0 20.8 30.7 Rutherford 7.3 14.3 20.8 Swain 5.9 10.6 17.1 Transylvania 7.9 16.5 24.5 Watauga 6.3 14.4 22.1 Wilkes 7.2 15.6...