| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 4.2% | $54,641 | 9.4% | 96.4% | 120.5% | 83.0% | 67.2% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 5.1% | $33,828 | 13.4% | 117.2% | 74.6% | 134.1% | 95.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 5.9% | $27,164 | 16.4% | 135.0% | 59.9% | 167.0% | 117.0% | 139.7 | 2,232 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 5.3% | $33,945 | 9.7% | 120.6% | 74.8% | 133.6% | 69.1% | 107.8 | 1,237 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 4.8% | $36,939 | 12.7% | 108.9% | 81.4% | 122.8% | 90.3% | 107.3 | 1,223 | 2 |
