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.