| | County Economic Status, FY 2018 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, 2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 | Composite Index Value, FY 2018 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018 |
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| United States | - | 6.3% | $39,778 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.7% | $29,282 | 17.1% | 106.6% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 6.4% | $48,514 | 15.7% | 102.7% | 122.0% | 82.0% | 101.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 6.5% | $28,937 | 16.8% | 104.4% | 72.7% | 137.5% | 108.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.5% | $24,607 | 16.9% | 103.7% | 61.9% | 161.7% | 109.2% | 124.9 | 1,926 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 6.8% | $29,621 | 17.9% | 109.0% | 74.5% | 134.3% | 115.5% | 119.6 | 1,765 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 7.3% | $26,939 | 18.3% | 115.7% | 67.7% | 147.7% | 118.0% | 127.1 | 1,990 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 7.0% | $25,595 | 18.9% | 111.6% | 64.3% | 155.4% | 122.1% | 129.7 | 2,054 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 6.7% | $29,716 | 15.8% | 107.0% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 102.1% | 114.3 | 1,593 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 6.4% | $27,956 | 15.9% | 101.7% | 70.3% | 142.3% | 102.5% | 115.5 | 1,626 | 3 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 6.7% | $28,550 | 14.7% | 107.1% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 94.8% | 113.7 | 1,574 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 6.9% | $25,874 | 15.3% | 109.3% | 65.0% | 153.7% | 98.7% | 120.6 | 1,791 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 6.0% | $28,956 | 16.5% | 95.1% | 72.8% | 137.4% | 106.4% | 113.0 | 1,550 | 2 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 6.9% | $27,239 | 12.9% | 110.0% | 68.5% | 146.0% | 83.4% | 113.1 | 1,556 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 7.4% | $28,617 | 14.5% | 118.8% | 71.9% | 139.0% | 93.6% | 117.1 | 1,683 | 3 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 7.3% | $30,532 | 16.3% | 115.7% | 76.8% | 130.3% | 105.6% | 117.2 | 1,686 | 3 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 6.3% | $30,858 | 9.6% | 100.5% | 77.6% | 128.9% | 62.4% | 97.3 | 1,021 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 4.6% | $34,763 | 20.5% | 72.7% | 87.4% | 114.4% | 132.8% | 106.6 | 1,337 | 2 |
