| | County Economic Status, FY 2004 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1999-2001 | Per Capita Market Income, 2000 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1999-2001 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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| United States | - | 4.3% | $25,676 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.7% | $19,736 | 13.6% | 108.3% | 76.9% | 110.2% |
| New York | - | 4.9% | $29,436 | 14.6% | 112.3% | 114.6% | 117.9% |
| Appalachian New York | - | 4.8% | $18,747 | 13.6% | 111.3% | 73.0% | 110.1% |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.7% | $14,260 | 15.5% | 155.3% | 55.5% | 125.3% |
| Broome | Transitional | 3.9% | $20,584 | 12.8% | 90.1% | 80.2% | 103.7% |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 6.7% | $15,705 | 13.7% | 155.5% | 61.2% | 110.9% |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 5.1% | $16,401 | 13.8% | 117.9% | 63.9% | 111.8% |
| Chemung | Transitional | 5.0% | $20,171 | 13.0% | 115.1% | 78.6% | 104.7% |
| Chenango | Transitional | 5.2% | $16,818 | 14.4% | 121.1% | 65.5% | 116.0% |
| Cortland | Transitional | 6.3% | $17,068 | 15.5% | 145.0% | 66.5% | 125.0% |
| Delaware | Transitional | 4.8% | $15,700 | 12.9% | 110.5% | 61.1% | 103.9% |
| Otsego | Transitional | 4.7% | $17,771 | 14.9% | 109.1% | 69.2% | 120.7% |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 4.8% | $18,109 | 11.4% | 110.4% | 70.5% | 92.0% |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 6.0% | $15,806 | 11.8% | 138.8% | 61.6% | 95.6% |
| Steuben | Transitional | 5.4% | $23,540 | 13.2% | 125.6% | 91.7% | 106.9% |
| Tioga | Transitional | 3.8% | $19,251 | 8.4% | 87.0% | 75.0% | 67.8% |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 2.7% | $21,582 | 17.6% | 62.4% | 84.1% | 142.4% |