| | County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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| United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 8.5% | $43,865 | 14.9% | 95.3% | 121.1% | 82.6% | 100.1% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 8.4% | $28,033 | 16.1% | 94.9% | 77.4% | 129.2% | 107.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.8% | $22,007 | 17.1% | 99.5% | 60.8% | 164.6% | 115.0% | 126.4 | 2,102 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 8.8% | $29,151 | 16.5% | 99.2% | 80.5% | 124.3% | 110.6% | 111.4 | 1,586 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 9.0% | $26,753 | 17.2% | 101.0% | 73.9% | 135.4% | 115.6% | 117.3 | 1,806 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 8.5% | $23,947 | 19.1% | 95.3% | 66.1% | 151.3% | 128.3% | 124.9 | 2,056 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 8.4% | $28,781 | 16.0% | 94.5% | 79.5% | 125.9% | 107.6% | 109.4 | 1,513 | 2 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 8.6% | $27,776 | 14.6% | 97.3% | 76.7% | 130.4% | 98.3% | 108.7 | 1,490 | 2 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 8.8% | $26,722 | 15.0% | 99.3% | 73.8% | 135.6% | 100.6% | 111.8 | 1,610 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 8.8% | $26,333 | 14.5% | 99.6% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 97.3% | 111.5 | 1,596 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 7.8% | $27,333 | 15.9% | 88.1% | 75.5% | 132.5% | 106.6% | 109.1 | 1,501 | 2 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 9.5% | $30,747 | 11.1% | 106.6% | 84.9% | 117.8% | 74.4% | 99.6 | 1,154 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 8.2% | $28,670 | 9.4% | 92.4% | 79.1% | 126.3% | 62.9% | 93.9 | 968 | 2 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 9.8% | $29,272 | 15.1% | 110.3% | 80.8% | 123.7% | 101.1% | 111.7 | 1,607 | 3 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 8.3% | $30,464 | 8.8% | 93.2% | 84.1% | 118.9% | 59.2% | 90.4 | 851 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 5.9% | $32,986 | 20.0% | 66.9% | 91.1% | 109.8% | 134.4% | 103.7 | 1,320 | 2 |
