| | County Economic Status, FY 2019 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, 2016 | Poverty Rate, 2012–2016 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2016 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012–2016 | Composite Index Value, FY 2019 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2019 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2019 |
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| United States | - | 5.4% | $40,679 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.0% | $29,765 | 16.7% | 109.9% | 73.2% | 136.7% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 5.5% | $49,134 | 15.5% | 100.8% | 120.8% | 82.8% | 102.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 5.8% | $28,971 | 16.7% | 107.3% | 71.2% | 140.4% | 110.4% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | Transitional | 6.3% | $24,428 | 17.1% | 116.0% | 60.1% | 166.5% | 113.0% | 131.8 | 2,079 | 3 |
| Broome | Transitional | 6.0% | $29,909 | 17.4% | 110.4% | 73.5% | 136.0% | 115.3% | 120.6 | 1,752 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 6.4% | $27,156 | 17.5% | 117.7% | 66.8% | 149.8% | 115.6% | 127.7 | 1,967 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 6.2% | $25,500 | 19.4% | 114.0% | 62.7% | 159.5% | 128.4% | 134.0 | 2,136 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 5.9% | $29,209 | 15.9% | 109.0% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 105.5% | 117.9 | 1,647 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 5.6% | $28,107 | 15.4% | 102.4% | 69.1% | 144.7% | 101.8% | 116.3 | 1,593 | 3 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 6.0% | $28,732 | 13.8% | 110.7% | 70.6% | 141.6% | 91.0% | 114.4 | 1,523 | 2 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 6.0% | $25,837 | 15.9% | 110.7% | 63.5% | 157.4% | 104.9% | 124.4 | 1,861 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 5.3% | $29,159 | 16.3% | 98.0% | 71.7% | 139.5% | 108.0% | 115.2 | 1,550 | 2 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 6.0% | $27,746 | 14.1% | 109.6% | 68.2% | 146.6% | 93.6% | 116.6 | 1,603 | 3 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 6.5% | $29,084 | 14.6% | 119.9% | 71.5% | 139.9% | 96.8% | 118.9 | 1,678 | 3 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 6.3% | $30,527 | 15.1% | 116.2% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 99.8% | 116.4 | 1,595 | 3 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 5.6% | $31,275 | 11.0% | 102.7% | 76.9% | 130.1% | 72.7% | 101.8 | 1,110 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 4.3% | $34,300 | 20.1% | 79.1% | 84.3% | 118.6% | 132.8% | 110.2 | 1,391 | 2 |
