| | County Economic Status, FY 2012 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, 2008 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2007–2009 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2008 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 | Composite Index Value, FY 2012 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2012 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2012 |
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| United States | - | 6.6% | $34,004 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.8% | $25,391 | 15.4% | 103.6% | 74.7% | 133.9% | 114.2% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 6.1% | $40,904 | 13.8% | 92.8% | 120.3% | 83.1% | 102.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 6.2% | $25,203 | 15.1% | 94.1% | 74.1% | 134.9% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.9% | $19,010 | 16.8% | 104.5% | 55.9% | 178.9% | 124.8% | 136.0 | 2,228 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 6.1% | $26,991 | 15.0% | 92.3% | 79.4% | 126.0% | 111.2% | 109.9 | 1,393 | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 6.6% | $23,579 | 15.7% | 100.5% | 69.3% | 144.2% | 116.5% | 120.4 | 1,757 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 6.1% | $22,003 | 16.3% | 92.8% | 64.7% | 154.5% | 120.9% | 122.7 | 1,842 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 6.3% | $25,457 | 15.8% | 96.7% | 74.9% | 133.6% | 117.3% | 115.9 | 1,607 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 6.7% | $23,110 | 12.5% | 102.3% | 68.0% | 147.1% | 92.8% | 114.1 | 1,558 | 3 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 6.9% | $23,307 | 14.5% | 105.1% | 68.5% | 145.9% | 107.4% | 119.4 | 1,724 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 6.2% | $23,212 | 15.1% | 95.2% | 68.3% | 146.5% | 112.4% | 118.0 | 1,671 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 5.9% | $23,646 | 15.2% | 89.7% | 69.5% | 143.8% | 112.8% | 115.4 | 1,596 | 3 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 7.1% | $25,969 | 11.0% | 108.4% | 76.4% | 130.9% | 81.5% | 107.0 | 1,270 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 6.4% | $24,100 | 9.9% | 97.1% | 70.9% | 141.1% | 73.6% | 103.9 | 1,167 | 2 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 7.0% | $29,320 | 13.8% | 106.8% | 86.2% | 116.0% | 102.3% | 108.4 | 1,328 | 2 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 6.0% | $26,975 | 10.0% | 91.8% | 79.3% | 126.1% | 74.2% | 97.4 | 908 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 4.4% | $29,046 | 20.2% | 67.5% | 85.4% | 117.1% | 150.0% | 111.5 | 1,446 | 2 |
