| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 6.9% | $46,767 | 9.8% | 85.2% | 126.0% | 79.4% | 63.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 8.4% | $29,054 | 14.0% | 103.7% | 78.3% | 127.8% | 91.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.2% | $24,548 | 17.4% | 100.9% | 66.1% | 151.2% | 113.4% | 121.8 | 1,971 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 7.5% | $32,903 | 13.9% | 92.5% | 88.6% | 112.8% | 90.5% | 98.6 | 1,136 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 8.8% | $30,499 | 12.4% | 107.9% | 82.1% | 121.7% | 80.9% | 103.5 | 1,336 | 2 |
