| County Economic Status, FY 2012 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, 2008 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2008 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 | Composite Index Value, FY 2012 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2012 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2012 |
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United States | - | 6.6% | $34,004 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 6.8% | $25,391 | 15.4% | 103.6% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 114.2% | - | - | - |
Maryland | - | 5.0% | $42,556 | 8.2% | 75.8% | 125.1% | 79.9% | 60.7% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Maryland | - | 6.5% | $26,389 | 11.4% | 98.6% | 77.6% | 128.9% | 84.6% | - | - | - |
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County |
Allegany | Transitional | 6.5% | $20,878 | 14.2% | 99.6% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 105.4% | 122.6 | 1,836 | 3 |
Garrett | Transitional | 5.8% | $27,301 | 13.0% | 87.8% | 80.3% | 124.6% | 96.6% | 103.0 | 1,139 | 2 |
Washington | Transitional | 6.6% | $28,956 | 9.7% | 100.6% | 85.2% | 117.4% | 72.2% | 96.8 | 887 | 2 |