| | County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
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| United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 5.1% | $33,146 | 14.6% | 100.2% | 113.0% | 88.5% | 117.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 5.0% | $21,046 | 13.6% | 98.3% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 110.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | At-Risk | 5.8% | $15,888 | 15.5% | 114.8% | 54.2% | 184.6% | 125.3% | 141.6 | 2,330 | 4 |
| Broome | Transitional | 5.0% | $22,728 | 12.8% | 97.7% | 77.5% | 129.0% | 103.7% | 110.1 | 1,335 | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 5.5% | $19,692 | 13.7% | 108.1% | 67.2% | 148.9% | 110.9% | 122.6 | 1,788 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 4.9% | $18,346 | 13.8% | 96.9% | 62.6% | 159.8% | 111.8% | 122.8 | 1,802 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 5.4% | $20,663 | 13.0% | 106.2% | 70.5% | 141.9% | 104.7% | 117.6 | 1,600 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 5.1% | $19,450 | 14.4% | 100.5% | 66.3% | 150.8% | 116.0% | 122.4 | 1,777 | 3 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 5.6% | $19,569 | 15.5% | 110.2% | 66.7% | 149.8% | 125.0% | 128.4 | 1,963 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 4.4% | $20,090 | 12.9% | 86.9% | 68.5% | 146.0% | 103.9% | 112.3 | 1,412 | 2 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 4.6% | $20,383 | 14.9% | 89.8% | 69.5% | 143.9% | 120.7% | 118.1 | 1,626 | 3 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 5.2% | $21,406 | 11.4% | 102.0% | 73.0% | 137.0% | 92.0% | 110.3 | 1,342 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 5.5% | $19,381 | 11.8% | 107.4% | 66.1% | 151.3% | 95.6% | 118.1 | 1,624 | 3 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 5.7% | $24,393 | 13.2% | 113.0% | 83.2% | 120.2% | 106.9% | 113.4 | 1,454 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 4.7% | $21,932 | 8.4% | 93.0% | 74.8% | 133.7% | 67.8% | 98.2 | 861 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 3.7% | $24,336 | 17.6% | 72.0% | 83.0% | 120.5% | 142.4% | 111.6 | 1,393 | 2 |
