| | County Economic Status, FY 2014 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, 2010 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 | Composite Index Value, FY 2014 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2014 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2014 |
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| United States | - | 9.3% | $32,562 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 9.4% | $24,425 | 16.1% | 101.3% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 8.4% | $39,265 | 14.5% | 90.2% | 120.6% | 82.9% | 101.3% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 8.3% | $24,683 | 15.8% | 90.0% | 75.8% | 131.9% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.9% | $18,711 | 16.6% | 95.8% | 57.5% | 174.0% | 116.2% | 128.7 | 2,121 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 8.5% | $25,426 | 16.2% | 92.1% | 78.1% | 128.1% | 113.2% | 111.1 | 1,532 | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 8.8% | $23,655 | 16.7% | 95.2% | 72.6% | 137.7% | 116.9% | 116.6 | 1,734 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 8.4% | $21,130 | 17.7% | 90.3% | 64.9% | 154.1% | 123.8% | 122.7 | 1,943 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 8.5% | $24,928 | 16.5% | 91.4% | 76.6% | 130.6% | 115.4% | 112.5 | 1,593 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 8.8% | $23,018 | 13.9% | 94.8% | 70.7% | 141.5% | 97.2% | 111.1 | 1,535 | 2 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 8.9% | $22,921 | 15.0% | 95.9% | 70.4% | 142.1% | 105.1% | 114.3 | 1,660 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 8.7% | $22,802 | 14.1% | 94.1% | 70.0% | 142.8% | 98.4% | 111.8 | 1,558 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 7.6% | $23,656 | 16.4% | 82.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 114.4% | 111.4 | 1,545 | 2 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 9.2% | $26,661 | 10.7% | 99.4% | 81.9% | 122.1% | 74.9% | 98.8 | 1,075 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 8.2% | $25,171 | 9.0% | 87.8% | 77.3% | 129.4% | 63.1% | 93.5 | 901 | 2 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 9.7% | $28,835 | 15.0% | 104.6% | 88.6% | 112.9% | 105.1% | 107.5 | 1,391 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 8.2% | $26,677 | 9.5% | 87.9% | 81.9% | 122.1% | 66.1% | 92.0 | 854 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 5.9% | $28,834 | 20.4% | 63.7% | 88.6% | 112.9% | 142.3% | 106.3 | 1,350 | 2 |
