| | County Economic Status, FY 2024 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, 2021 | Poverty Rate, 2017–2021 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2021 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017–2021 | Composite Index Value, FY 2024 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2024 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2024 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $50,231 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $36,193 | 14.5% | 94.8% | 72.1% | 138.8% | 114.5% | - | - | - |
| Maryland | - | 5.3% | $56,820 | 9.2% | 92.9% | 113.1% | 88.4% | 72.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Maryland | - | 5.6% | $35,169 | 13.1% | 98.4% | 70.0% | 142.8% | 103.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.4% | $28,068 | 14.8% | 112.8% | 55.9% | 179.0% | 117.0% | 136.2 | 2,300 | 3 |
| Garrett | Transitional | 5.4% | $35,975 | 9.1% | 94.6% | 71.6% | 139.6% | 72.1% | 102.1 | 1,177 | 2 |
| Washington | Transitional | 5.3% | $38,124 | 13.1% | 93.1% | 75.9% | 131.8% | 103.7% | 109.5 | 1,414 | 2 |
