| | County Economic Status, FY 2026 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, 2023 | Poverty Rate, 2019–2023 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2023 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019–2023 | Composite Index Value, FY 2026 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2026 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2026 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $57,066 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.8% | $41,089 | 14.3% | 91.6% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 114.6% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 5.2% | $67,258 | 13.7% | 124.1% | 117.9% | 84.8% | 110.1% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 4.2% | $37,899 | 15.7% | 99.5% | 66.4% | 150.6% | 126.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Allegany | At-Risk | 4.5% | $29,283 | 16.8% | 106.9% | 51.3% | 194.9% | 135.0% | 145.6 | 2,454 | 4 |
| Broome | Transitional | 4.4% | $38,184 | 18.9% | 103.8% | 66.9% | 149.4% | 152.1% | 135.1 | 2,195 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | At-Risk | 4.6% | $33,387 | 17.6% | 109.1% | 58.5% | 170.9% | 141.4% | 140.5 | 2,340 | 4 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 4.6% | $33,897 | 17.0% | 110.0% | 59.4% | 168.4% | 136.7% | 138.3 | 2,278 | 3 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 4.3% | $38,156 | 15.8% | 103.5% | 66.9% | 149.6% | 126.7% | 126.6 | 1,944 | 3 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 3.8% | $39,011 | 12.2% | 89.5% | 68.4% | 146.3% | 98.0% | 111.3 | 1,408 | 2 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 4.4% | $37,833 | 12.8% | 104.9% | 66.3% | 150.8% | 103.0% | 119.6 | 1,711 | 3 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 4.2% | $35,308 | 14.9% | 99.8% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 119.4% | 127.0 | 1,957 | 3 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 4.0% | $39,346 | 14.1% | 94.4% | 68.9% | 145.0% | 113.5% | 117.7 | 1,644 | 3 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 4.2% | $39,000 | 10.8% | 99.1% | 68.3% | 146.3% | 87.0% | 110.8 | 1,391 | 2 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 4.2% | $36,233 | 15.1% | 100.5% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 121.6% | 126.5 | 1,941 | 3 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 4.2% | $41,627 | 13.7% | 101.0% | 72.9% | 137.1% | 109.9% | 116.0 | 1,574 | 3 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 3.7% | $40,967 | 12.2% | 88.5% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 98.2% | 108.7 | 1,326 | 2 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 3.3% | $44,198 | 15.3% | 77.6% | 77.4% | 129.1% | 122.9% | 109.9 | 1,361 | 2 |
