| | County Economic Status, FY 2003 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, 1999 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1999 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $24,819 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.6% | $19,210 | 15.4% | 108.8% | 77.4% | 117.1% |
| New York | - | 5.1% | $28,578 | 13.0% | 120.4% | 115.1% | 99.3% |
| Appalachian New York | - | 4.9% | $17,933 | 12.9% | 115.0% | 72.3% | 98.1% |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 7.3% | $13,546 | 14.8% | 172.1% | 54.6% | 112.8% |
| Broome | Competitive | 3.8% | $20,514 | 10.5% | 90.5% | 82.7% | 80.3% |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 6.9% | $15,279 | 14.0% | 163.3% | 61.6% | 107.0% |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 5.1% | $16,133 | 13.8% | 119.2% | 65.0% | 105.1% |
| Chemung | Transitional | 4.6% | $18,770 | 11.4% | 108.9% | 75.6% | 86.6% |
| Chenango | Transitional | 5.5% | $16,574 | 11.7% | 128.4% | 66.8% | 89.4% |
| Cortland | Transitional | 6.8% | $16,466 | 12.7% | 160.6% | 66.3% | 97.2% |
| Delaware | Transitional | 4.9% | $15,814 | 12.8% | 114.3% | 63.7% | 97.6% |
| Otsego | Transitional | 5.0% | $17,818 | 13.9% | 117.1% | 71.8% | 106.1% |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 5.0% | $17,080 | 11.5% | 118.6% | 68.8% | 88.0% |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 5.8% | $14,323 | 11.2% | 135.4% | 57.7% | 85.4% |
| Steuben | Transitional | 5.5% | $19,717 | 13.5% | 130.3% | 79.4% | 103.0% |
| Tioga | Transitional | 3.6% | $18,418 | 9.3% | 85.1% | 74.2% | 71.0% |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 2.8% | $20,533 | 18.9% | 65.8% | 82.7% | 144.4% |
