| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 4.5% | $52,492 | 9.7% | 94.1% | 122.5% | 81.7% | 66.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 5.5% | $32,773 | 13.7% | 113.9% | 76.5% | 130.8% | 94.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.3% | $26,272 | 16.8% | 130.8% | 61.3% | 163.1% | 115.1% | 136.3 | 3 | 2,169 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 5.7% | $32,760 | 11.4% | 118.4% | 76.4% | 130.8% | 78.5% | 109.3 | 2 | 1,305 |
| Washington | Transitional | 5.1% | $35,868 | 12.8% | 105.8% | 83.7% | 119.5% | 87.9% | 104.4 | 2 | 1,144 |
