| 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% | - | - | - |
New York | - | 5.7% | $31,398 | 14.6% | 103.6% | 111.4% | 89.8% | 117.9% | - | - | - |
Appalachian New York | - | 5.3% | $19,625 | 13.6% | 96.3% | 69.6% | 143.6% | 110.1% | - | - | - |
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County |
Allegany | At-Risk | 6.0% | $15,023 | 15.5% | 108.9% | 53.3% | 187.6% | 125.3% | 140.6 | 2,342 | 4 |
Broome | Transitional | 5.4% | $21,045 | 12.8% | 97.4% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 103.7% | 111.7 | 1,419 | 2 |
Cattaraugus | Transitional | 5.8% | $18,991 | 13.7% | 105.0% | 67.4% | 148.4% | 110.9% | 121.4 | 1,777 | 3 |
Chautauqua | Transitional | 5.4% | $17,056 | 13.8% | 97.2% | 60.5% | 165.3% | 111.8% | 124.8 | 1,897 | 3 |
Chemung | Transitional | 6.0% | $18,975 | 13.0% | 108.0% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 104.7% | 120.4 | 1,746 | 3 |
Chenango | Transitional | 5.5% | $18,360 | 14.4% | 99.9% | 65.1% | 153.5% | 116.0% | 123.1 | 1,839 | 3 |
Cortland | Transitional | 5.8% | $18,493 | 15.5% | 104.0% | 65.6% | 152.4% | 125.0% | 127.1 | 1,972 | 3 |
Delaware | Transitional | 4.5% | $18,475 | 12.9% | 81.2% | 65.5% | 152.6% | 103.9% | 112.6 | 1,449 | 2 |
Otsego | Transitional | 4.5% | $19,060 | 14.9% | 81.8% | 67.6% | 147.9% | 120.7% | 116.8 | 1,602 | 3 |
Schoharie | Transitional | 5.2% | $19,734 | 11.4% | 93.8% | 70.0% | 142.8% | 92.0% | 109.5 | 1,342 | 2 |
Schuyler | Transitional | 5.9% | $18,383 | 11.8% | 107.4% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 95.6% | 118.8 | 1,686 | 3 |
Steuben | Transitional | 6.6% | $22,154 | 13.2% | 118.6% | 78.6% | 127.2% | 106.9% | 117.6 | 1,641 | 3 |
Tioga | Transitional | 5.2% | $20,555 | 8.4% | 94.1% | 72.9% | 137.1% | 67.8% | 99.7 | 962 | 2 |
Tompkins | Transitional | 3.5% | $23,126 | 17.6% | 62.9% | 82.0% | 121.9% | 142.4% | 109.1 | 1,316 | 2 |