| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 4.5% | $57,289 | 14.6% | 104.1% | 126.3% | 79.2% | 104.2% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 5.2% | $32,041 | 16.1% | 119.9% | 70.6% | 141.6% | 114.7% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | At-Risk | 6.2% | $24,305 | 17.0% | 141.6% | 53.6% | 186.6% | 121.1% | 149.8 | 2,474 | 4 |
| Broome | Transitional | 5.3% | $33,498 | 17.0% | 120.9% | 73.8% | 135.4% | 120.9% | 125.7 | 1,824 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 5.8% | $28,540 | 16.5% | 133.6% | 62.9% | 158.9% | 117.5% | 136.7 | 2,139 | 3 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 5.6% | $28,844 | 18.7% | 128.3% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 133.3% | 139.6 | 2,230 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 5.3% | $32,641 | 14.8% | 121.2% | 72.0% | 139.0% | 105.5% | 121.9 | 1,707 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 5.0% | $30,772 | 14.3% | 114.9% | 67.8% | 147.4% | 101.7% | 121.4 | 1,684 | 3 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 5.5% | $31,011 | 15.5% | 126.2% | 68.4% | 146.3% | 110.0% | 127.5 | 1,866 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 5.3% | $28,161 | 16.2% | 120.9% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 115.5% | 132.5 | 2,014 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 4.8% | $32,929 | 15.4% | 108.8% | 72.6% | 137.8% | 109.3% | 118.6 | 1,599 | 3 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 5.2% | $30,552 | 13.2% | 119.7% | 67.3% | 148.5% | 93.8% | 120.7 | 1,669 | 3 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 5.6% | $30,251 | 13.9% | 129.1% | 66.7% | 150.0% | 98.7% | 125.9 | 1,826 | 3 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 5.5% | $34,386 | 14.0% | 125.5% | 75.8% | 131.9% | 99.5% | 119.0 | 1,605 | 3 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 4.9% | $35,705 | 10.5% | 111.7% | 78.7% | 127.1% | 74.6% | 104.4 | 1,125 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 4.0% | $38,001 | 19.6% | 92.6% | 83.8% | 119.4% | 139.5% | 117.2 | 1,552 | 2 |
