| | County Economic Status, FY 2013 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, 2009 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 | Composite Index Value, FY 2013 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2013 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2013 |
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| United States | - | 8.2% | $32,691 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.4% | $24,553 | 15.6% | 102.5% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 113.2% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 7.4% | $37,726 | 14.2% | 90.4% | 115.4% | 86.7% | 102.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 7.5% | $24,102 | 15.0% | 91.7% | 73.7% | 135.6% | 108.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.2% | $17,922 | 16.5% | 99.9% | 54.8% | 182.4% | 119.4% | 133.9 | 2,245 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 7.6% | $25,635 | 15.5% | 92.0% | 78.4% | 127.5% | 112.1% | 110.5 | 1,480 | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 8.0% | $22,984 | 16.0% | 97.0% | 70.3% | 142.2% | 115.5% | 118.2 | 1,771 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 7.6% | $21,008 | 17.1% | 92.0% | 64.3% | 155.6% | 124.0% | 123.9 | 1,957 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 7.7% | $24,069 | 15.2% | 93.9% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.3% | 113.4 | 1,590 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 8.2% | $22,280 | 13.6% | 99.5% | 68.2% | 146.7% | 98.5% | 114.9 | 1,643 | 3 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 8.3% | $22,554 | 14.1% | 100.5% | 69.0% | 144.9% | 102.3% | 115.9 | 1,679 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 7.8% | $22,413 | 13.3% | 94.7% | 68.6% | 145.9% | 96.2% | 112.3 | 1,548 | 2 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 7.0% | $23,111 | 14.9% | 85.5% | 70.7% | 141.5% | 107.5% | 111.5 | 1,526 | 2 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 8.4% | $26,296 | 11.4% | 102.6% | 80.4% | 124.3% | 82.7% | 103.2 | 1,211 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 7.6% | $23,203 | 8.3% | 92.0% | 71.0% | 140.9% | 60.1% | 97.6 | 995 | 2 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 8.6% | $26,282 | 13.5% | 104.6% | 80.4% | 124.4% | 97.8% | 108.9 | 1,422 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 7.2% | $26,899 | 9.6% | 87.6% | 82.3% | 121.5% | 69.7% | 93.0 | 842 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 5.4% | $28,157 | 18.8% | 65.6% | 86.1% | 116.1% | 136.3% | 106.0 | 1,313 | 2 |
