Gilmer County, WV vs. Lee County, KY
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This presentation is a comparison between the economies of Lee County, KY and Gilmer County, WV. It also explains why the difference is so large.
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Gilmer County, WV vs. Lee County, KY
- 1. The Economies of Gilmer County, WV and Lee County, KY By: Guinevere Beirne
- 2. At Risk Distressed Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 3. 8,732 7,706 Population (2012) Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 4. County: 8.6% State: 0.6% National: 0.7% Population Growth Gilmer County (2009-2012) Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 5. County: 1.6% State: 0.5% National: 0.7% Population Growth Lee County (2009-2012) Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 6. Employment (2012) 3,658 2,701 Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 7. State: 0.7% County: 1.6% National: 1.0% Employment Growth Gilmer County (2009-2012) Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 8. Employment Growth Lee County (2009-2012) County: 0.1% State: 1.2% National: 1.0% Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 9. Industry Diversity Within Lee and Gilmer Source: Economic Diversity in Appalachia: A Research Report and Economic Development Tool. University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamaign Regional Economic Applications Laboratory and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Web. 21 May 2015.
- 10. Oil and Gas Coal and Timber
- 13. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- At Risk counties rank between the worst ten percent and twenty-five percent of US counties when jointly considering the three year average unemployment rate per capita marketing. Distressed counties, however, are in the worst ten percent of US counties.
- One of the contributing factors to this could be the simple fact that there are more people in Gilmer County with the population being at 8,732 people as of 2012, and the population in Lee County 7,706. So, there are more people to count at employed.
- One of the things that surprised me immensely was the fact that the population growth in Gilmer County was at 8.6% between 2009 and 2012. 8% more than the population growth of the state and 7.9% more than that of the entire nation. Putting Gilmer County, West Virginia in the 100th percentile in both the Nation and Appalachia which means that it grew more than every county in the United States.
- Lee County on the other hand only had a growth of 1.6% between 2009 and 2012. Still, this was 1.1% more than the state of Kentucky and .9% more than the nation. This put Lee County in the 80th percentile in the nation and the 89th in the state of Kentucky.
- The employment as of 2012 in Gilmer County as of 2012 was 3,658 which is 957 more than Lee’s 2,701. However, both had less employment than they did population in 2012. With Gilmer County having 5,074 more people than employment. And Lee County having 5,005 more people than employment.
- Still yet, the employment rate between 2009 and 2012 had grown by 1.6% which was .9% more than the state of West Virginia and .6% more than that of the entire nation. This put it in the 91st percentile in the nation and 94th in the Appalachian region.
- Lee County, however, only had an employment growth of .1% between 2009 and 2012 which was 1.1% less than the state of Kentucky and .9% less than that of the nation. This only puts Lee in the 28th percentile in the nation and 30th in Appalachian region.
- These two graphs show the different industries that people within the counties are employed in. As you can see, most people in both counties are employed in the Agriculture and Natural Resource Extraction industry. But if both counties are predominantly employed in the same industry, why is one doing better than the other?
- This probably has something to due with the industries that the counties rely on. Gilmer County gains all their revenue from oil and gas and fracking whereas Lee County relies on Coal and Timber.
- Coal and Timber are both resources that are diminishing within the county and the Coal industry has been decreasing since 1985 as you can see in the chart here.
- Gilmer County on the other hand not only has an oil and gas company stationed in the heart of it, but it also has the advantage of being a college town which brings people and workers in. Also employment in the oil and gas industry within the nation rose 40% between 2007 and 2013.