| | County Economic Status, FY 2014 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, 2010 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 | Composite Index Value, FY 2014 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2014 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2014 |
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| United States | - | 9.3% | $32,562 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 9.4% | $24,425 | 16.1% | 101.3% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 7.4% | $42,341 | 9.0% | 80.0% | 130.0% | 76.9% | 62.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 9.6% | $26,358 | 12.4% | 103.1% | 80.9% | 123.5% | 86.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.9% | $21,150 | 14.9% | 95.9% | 65.0% | 154.0% | 103.9% | 117.9 | 1,779 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 8.1% | $27,804 | 12.7% | 87.1% | 85.4% | 117.1% | 89.0% | 97.7 | 1,039 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 10.3% | $28,713 | 11.2% | 110.8% | 88.2% | 113.4% | 78.1% | 100.8 | 1,148 | 2 |
