| | County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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| United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 7.3% | $46,930 | 9.4% | 82.2% | 129.6% | 77.2% | 63.3% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 9.2% | $28,775 | 13.2% | 103.3% | 79.4% | 125.9% | 88.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.7% | $23,906 | 16.1% | 98.5% | 66.0% | 151.5% | 108.1% | 119.4 | 1,881 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 7.9% | $31,830 | 13.0% | 89.2% | 87.9% | 113.8% | 87.2% | 96.7 | 1,062 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 9.7% | $30,579 | 11.9% | 109.3% | 84.4% | 118.5% | 80.0% | 102.6 | 1,265 | 2 |
