| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
|
| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| New York | - | 4.9% | $53,119 | 15.1% | 102.2% | 123.9% | 80.7% | 103.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian New York | - | 5.6% | $30,453 | 16.4% | 116.1% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
|
| County |
| Allegany | At-Risk | 6.5% | $23,489 | 16.5% | 134.6% | 54.8% | 182.5% | 113.2% | 143.4 | 4 | 2,375 |
| Broome | Transitional | 5.7% | $31,697 | 17.1% | 117.3% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 117.3% | 123.3 | 3 | 1,773 |
| Cattaraugus | Transitional | 6.2% | $27,331 | 16.9% | 127.6% | 63.8% | 156.8% | 115.9% | 133.4 | 3 | 2,067 |
| Chautauqua | Transitional | 6.0% | $27,562 | 18.5% | 123.5% | 64.3% | 155.5% | 126.8% | 135.3 | 3 | 2,133 |
| Chemung | Transitional | 5.7% | $30,881 | 15.8% | 118.5% | 72.0% | 138.8% | 108.4% | 121.9 | 3 | 1,725 |
| Chenango | Transitional | 5.3% | $29,899 | 14.5% | 109.8% | 69.8% | 143.4% | 99.7% | 117.6 | 3 | 1,583 |
| Cortland | Transitional | 5.8% | $29,713 | 14.7% | 120.3% | 69.3% | 144.2% | 100.8% | 121.8 | 3 | 1,722 |
| Delaware | Transitional | 5.7% | $26,461 | 16.5% | 118.3% | 61.7% | 162.0% | 113.1% | 131.1 | 3 | 2,015 |
| Otsego | Transitional | 5.1% | $31,596 | 16.1% | 106.1% | 73.7% | 135.7% | 110.5% | 117.4 | 3 | 1,578 |
| Schoharie | Transitional | 5.6% | $29,192 | 13.9% | 115.5% | 68.1% | 146.8% | 95.1% | 119.1 | 3 | 1,646 |
| Schuyler | Transitional | 6.2% | $28,790 | 15.3% | 127.6% | 67.2% | 148.9% | 104.8% | 127.1 | 3 | 1,895 |
| Steuben | Transitional | 6.0% | $32,744 | 14.5% | 123.5% | 76.4% | 130.9% | 99.6% | 118.0 | 3 | 1,598 |
| Tioga | Transitional | 5.3% | $33,779 | 11.2% | 109.3% | 78.8% | 126.9% | 76.5% | 104.2 | 2 | 1,140 |
| Tompkins | Transitional | 4.3% | $35,452 | 20.4% | 89.2% | 82.7% | 120.9% | 139.6% | 116.6 | 2 | 1,546 |
