| | 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% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 6.5% | $46,680 | 10.0% | 89.9% | 122.5% | 81.7% | 64.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 7.6% | $29,397 | 14.0% | 104.9% | 77.1% | 129.7% | 90.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.0% | $24,289 | 17.3% | 111.5% | 63.7% | 156.9% | 111.0% | 126.5 | 2,035 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 7.6% | $33,117 | 13.3% | 105.3% | 86.9% | 115.1% | 85.5% | 102.0 | 1,232 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 7.3% | $31,151 | 12.7% | 102.0% | 81.7% | 122.4% | 81.1% | 101.8 | 1,226 | 2 |
