| | County Economic Status, FY 2011 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2006–2008 | Per Capita Market Income, 2007 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2006–2008 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2007 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2011 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2011 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2011 |
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| United States | - | 5.0% | $32,930 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $24,360 | 13.6% | 103.4% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 3.9% | $41,320 | 8.5% | 77.5% | 125.5% | 79.7% | 68.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 5.0% | $24,420 | 11.7% | 100.1% | 74.2% | 134.8% | 94.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 5.5% | $18,482 | 14.8% | 110.1% | 56.1% | 178.2% | 119.3% | 135.9 | 2,142 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 4.7% | $22,776 | 13.3% | 94.4% | 69.2% | 144.6% | 107.3% | 115.4 | 1,499 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.8% | $27,738 | 9.5% | 96.3% | 84.2% | 118.7% | 76.9% | 97.3 | 812 | 2 |
