NC Tier designations for Isothermal RPO:

Source: NC Commerce, 2015

McDowell County: 1  (Most distressed)

This is a change from 2015 when McDowell County was a 2.

Polk County: 2

Unchanged from 2015.

Rutherford County: 1

Unchanged from 2015.

Also, to round out IPDC’s 4 counties

Cleveland: 2

Unchanged from 2015.

See press release here for more information.