| | County Economic Status, FY 2008 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, 2004 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2004 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2004 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2008 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2008 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2008 |
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| United States | - | 5.5% | $28,187 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.6% | $21,587 | 13.6% | 100.6% | 76.6% | 130.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 4.3% | $35,287 | 8.5% | 77.8% | 125.2% | 79.9% | 68.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 5.1% | $21,284 | 11.7% | 91.6% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 94.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.0% | $16,701 | 14.8% | 109.0% | 59.3% | 168.8% | 119.3% | 132.4 | 2,137 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 5.0% | $19,919 | 13.3% | 90.2% | 70.7% | 141.5% | 107.3% | 113.0 | 1,469 | 2 |
| Washington | Competitive | 4.6% | $24,016 | 9.5% | 82.9% | 85.2% | 117.4% | 76.9% | 92.4 | 673 | 1 |
