| | County Economic Status, FY 2019 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, 2016 | Poverty Rate, 2012–2016 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2016 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012–2016 | Composite Index Value, FY 2019 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2019 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2019 |
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| United States | - | 5.4% | $40,679 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.0% | $29,765 | 16.7% | 109.9% | 73.2% | 136.7% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 5.1% | $49,873 | 9.9% | 93.2% | 122.6% | 81.6% | 65.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 6.1% | $31,258 | 14.1% | 111.4% | 76.8% | 130.1% | 93.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.9% | $25,744 | 17.4% | 126.8% | 63.3% | 158.0% | 115.2% | 133.3 | 2,126 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 6.3% | $30,818 | 12.7% | 116.2% | 75.8% | 132.0% | 83.7% | 110.7 | 1,410 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 5.6% | $33,991 | 12.9% | 103.9% | 83.6% | 119.7% | 85.5% | 103.0 | 1,149 | 2 |
