| County Economic Status, FY 2017 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, 2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 | Composite Index Value, FY 2017 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2017 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2017 |
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United States | - | 7.2% | $38,117 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 7.5% | $28,317 | 17.2% | 104.1% | 74.3% | 134.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
New York | - | 7.5% | $45,979 | 15.6% | 104.3% | 120.6% | 82.9% | 100.1% | - | - | - |
Appalachian New York | - | 7.4% | $27,741 | 16.7% | 103.0% | 72.8% | 137.4% | 107.0% | - | - | - |
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County |
Allegany | Transitional | 7.4% | $24,265 | 17.0% | 102.3% | 63.7% | 157.1% | 109.2% | 122.9 | 1,928 | 3 |
Broome | Transitional | 7.7% | $28,536 | 17.8% | 107.0% | 74.9% | 133.6% | 114.0% | 118.2 | 1,785 | 3 |
Cattaraugus | Transitional | 8.2% | $25,796 | 17.7% | 114.1% | 67.7% | 147.8% | 113.5% | 125.1 | 1,991 | 3 |
Chautauqua | Transitional | 7.8% | $24,089 | 19.4% | 108.1% | 63.2% | 158.2% | 124.3% | 130.2 | 2,139 | 3 |
Chemung | Transitional | 7.5% | $29,003 | 16.0% | 104.7% | 76.1% | 131.4% | 102.6% | 112.9 | 1,622 | 3 |
Chenango | Transitional | 7.4% | $27,216 | 16.4% | 102.3% | 71.4% | 140.1% | 105.4% | 115.9 | 1,717 | 3 |
Cortland | Transitional | 7.6% | $27,668 | 13.5% | 105.7% | 72.6% | 137.8% | 86.9% | 110.1 | 1,533 | 2 |
Delaware | Transitional | 7.7% | $26,539 | 13.5% | 107.2% | 69.6% | 143.6% | 86.6% | 112.5 | 1,605 | 3 |
Otsego | Transitional | 6.8% | $26,747 | 16.4% | 94.4% | 70.2% | 142.5% | 104.9% | 114.0 | 1,650 | 3 |
Schoharie | Transitional | 8.0% | $26,246 | 12.9% | 111.4% | 68.9% | 145.2% | 82.6% | 113.1 | 1,627 | 3 |
Schuyler | Transitional | 8.3% | $27,565 | 13.4% | 115.4% | 72.3% | 138.3% | 85.7% | 113.1 | 1,629 | 3 |
Steuben | Transitional | 8.3% | $29,983 | 15.9% | 114.8% | 78.7% | 127.1% | 101.6% | 114.5 | 1,669 | 3 |
Tioga | Transitional | 7.1% | $29,803 | 9.5% | 98.4% | 78.2% | 127.9% | 60.8% | 95.7 | 1,001 | 2 |
Tompkins | Transitional | 5.2% | $31,625 | 20.6% | 72.4% | 83.0% | 120.5% | 132.0% | 108.3 | 1,463 | 2 |