| County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
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United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
Maryland | - | 4.1% | $37,326 | 8.5% | 81.1% | 127.3% | 78.6% | 68.6% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Maryland | - | 5.0% | $22,978 | 11.7% | 98.1% | 78.4% | 127.6% | 94.1% | - | - | - |
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Allegany | Transitional | 6.0% | $17,836 | 14.8% | 118.2% | 60.8% | 164.4% | 119.3% | 134.0 | 2,140 | 3 |
Garrett | Transitional | 4.9% | $21,717 | 13.3% | 97.0% | 74.1% | 135.0% | 107.3% | 113.1 | 1,444 | 2 |
Washington | Competitive | 4.5% | $25,904 | 9.5% | 88.0% | 88.3% | 113.2% | 76.9% | 92.7 | 633 | 1 |