| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 8.1% | $45,030 | 15.3% | 99.9% | 121.3% | 82.5% | 99.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 8.0% | $29,141 | 16.4% | 98.7% | 78.5% | 127.4% | 106.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 8.2% | $22,824 | 16.5% | 100.9% | 61.5% | 162.7% | 107.2% | 123.6 | 2,037 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 8.4% | $30,057 | 17.4% | 102.9% | 81.0% | 123.5% | 113.2% | 113.2 | 1,685 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 8.6% | $27,847 | 17.9% | 105.2% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 116.8% | 118.4 | 1,862 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 8.1% | $24,749 | 19.1% | 99.3% | 66.7% | 150.0% | 124.1% | 124.5 | 2,064 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 8.2% | $29,663 | 15.7% | 101.1% | 79.9% | 125.2% | 101.9% | 109.4 | 1,573 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 7.9% | $29,180 | 15.5% | 97.4% | 78.6% | 127.2% | 101.0% | 108.5 | 1,536 | 2 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 8.4% | $28,023 | 14.7% | 102.9% | 75.5% | 132.5% | 95.4% | 110.2 | 1,602 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 8.5% | $27,913 | 14.2% | 104.2% | 75.2% | 133.0% | 92.3% | 109.9 | 1,585 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 7.5% | $28,745 | 15.5% | 92.3% | 77.4% | 129.2% | 100.9% | 107.5 | 1,486 | 2 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 9.1% | $33,095 | 11.5% | 111.8% | 89.1% | 112.2% | 75.0% | 99.7 | 1,181 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 7.9% | $29,331 | 11.5% | 97.7% | 79.0% | 126.6% | 75.0% | 99.8 | 1,184 | 2 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 9.4% | $30,751 | 15.5% | 115.1% | 82.8% | 120.7% | 100.8% | 112.2 | 1,655 | 3 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 8.1% | $31,843 | 9.3% | 99.5% | 85.8% | 116.6% | 60.8% | 92.3 | 932 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 5.5% | $33,711 | 20.5% | 68.1% | 90.8% | 110.1% | 133.4% | 103.9 | 1,344 | 2 |
