| | County Economic Status, FY 2002 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1997-1999 | Per Capita Market Income, 1998 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1997-1999 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1998 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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| United States | - | 4.6% | $23,564 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.0% | $18,344 | 15.4% | 109.5% | 77.8% | 117.1% |
| New York | - | 5.7% | $26,933 | 13.0% | 125.8% | 114.3% | 99.3% |
| Appalachian New York | - | 5.2% | $17,122 | 12.9% | 113.5% | 72.7% | 98.1% |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 7.8% | $13,283 | 14.8% | 170.9% | 56.4% | 112.8% |
| Broome | Competitive | 4.1% | $19,922 | 10.5% | 91.1% | 84.5% | 80.3% |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 7.2% | $14,623 | 14.0% | 158.1% | 62.1% | 107.0% |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 5.4% | $15,747 | 13.8% | 118.0% | 66.8% | 105.1% |
| Chemung | Transitional | 4.5% | $17,936 | 11.4% | 98.4% | 76.1% | 86.6% |
| Chenango | Transitional | 6.0% | $15,645 | 11.7% | 131.0% | 66.4% | 89.4% |
| Cortland | Transitional | 7.1% | $15,754 | 12.7% | 155.1% | 66.9% | 97.2% |
| Delaware | Transitional | 5.0% | $14,918 | 12.8% | 110.3% | 63.3% | 97.6% |
| Otsego | Transitional | 5.2% | $16,709 | 13.9% | 114.0% | 70.9% | 106.1% |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 5.4% | $16,079 | 11.5% | 117.7% | 68.2% | 88.0% |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 5.9% | $13,594 | 11.2% | 129.6% | 57.7% | 85.4% |
| Steuben | Transitional | 6.1% | $18,266 | 13.5% | 134.7% | 77.5% | 103.0% |
| Tioga | Transitional | 3.8% | $17,621 | 9.3% | 84.3% | 74.8% | 71.0% |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 3.0% | $19,206 | 18.9% | 65.2% | 81.5% | 144.4% |
