| | County Economic Status, FY 2027 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, 2024 | Poverty Rate, 2020–2024 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2024 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2024 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020–2024 | Composite Index Value, FY 2027 | Index Value Rank (of 3,115 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2027 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2027 |
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| United States | - | 3.8% | $59,811 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.6% | $43,192 | 14.3% | 95.1% | 72.2% | 138.5% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 2.8% | $64,799 | 9.9% | 73.0% | 108.3% | 92.3% | 79.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 3.2% | $34,743 | 17.0% | 85.6% | 58.1% | 172.1% | 136.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 3.7% | $30,743 | 15.5% | 97.5% | 51.4% | 194.6% | 124.8% | 139.0 | 2,254 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 2.7% | $65,653 | 23.8% | 71.0% | 109.8% | 91.1% | 190.9% | 117.7 | 1,580 | 3 |
| Bland | Transitional | 3.0% | $32,405 | 13.6% | 80.9% | 54.2% | 184.6% | 109.1% | 124.8 | 1,826 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 2.5% | $52,200 | 6.2% | 66.2% | 87.3% | 114.6% | 49.4% | 76.7 | 239 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 4.2% | $29,122 | 25.2% | 110.1% | 48.7% | 205.4% | 202.5% | 172.6 | 2,881 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 3.6% | $30,214 | 18.2% | 94.2% | 50.5% | 198.0% | 146.3% | 146.2 | 2,445 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.2% | $36,916 | 13.7% | 84.7% | 61.7% | 162.0% | 110.4% | 119.0 | 1,622 | 3 |
| Dickenson | At-Risk | 3.9% | $24,576 | 17.3% | 104.7% | 41.1% | 243.4% | 139.1% | 162.4 | 2,755 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 2.5% | $38,735 | 9.8% | 65.1% | 64.8% | 154.4% | 79.0% | 99.5 | 932 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 3.0% | $38,220 | 9.3% | 78.4% | 63.9% | 156.5% | 75.0% | 103.3 | 1,063 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 3.0% | $26,575 | 16.5% | 79.3% | 44.4% | 225.1% | 132.2% | 145.5 | 2,432 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 3.8% | $31,508 | 17.6% | 101.7% | 52.7% | 189.8% | 141.3% | 144.3 | 2,405 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.0% | $37,548 | 9.5% | 78.6% | 62.8% | 159.3% | 76.6% | 104.8 | 1,131 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 3.7% | $23,389 | 28.8% | 96.9% | 39.1% | 255.7% | 231.5% | 194.7 | 3,013 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 2.9% | $42,305 | 24.6% | 77.3% | 70.7% | 141.4% | 197.3% | 138.7 | 2,248 | 3 |
| Patrick | Transitional | 3.1% | $27,248 | 11.7% | 82.9% | 45.6% | 219.5% | 93.7% | 132.0 | 2,061 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 3.0% | $37,340 | 14.4% | 78.3% | 62.4% | 160.2% | 115.4% | 118.0 | 1,591 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 2.9% | $39,997 | 10.5% | 77.9% | 66.9% | 149.5% | 84.4% | 104.0 | 1,083 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 3.8% | $26,658 | 16.7% | 100.8% | 44.6% | 224.4% | 133.9% | 153.0 | 2,595 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 3.4% | $26,793 | 20.2% | 90.2% | 44.8% | 223.2% | 162.2% | 158.5 | 2,698 | 4 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 3.4% | $32,118 | 16.8% | 89.8% | 53.7% | 186.2% | 135.1% | 137.0 | 2,204 | 3 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 4.0% | $32,455 | 18.5% | 106.1% | 54.3% | 184.3% | 148.7% | 146.4 | 2,450 | 4 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 3.1% | $37,133 | 12.7% | 82.0% | 62.1% | 161.1% | 102.1% | 115.1 | 1,482 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 3.6% | $25,350 | 18.1% | 96.7% | 42.4% | 235.9% | 145.5% | 159.4 | 2,709 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 2.8% | $31,961 | 15.2% | 74.6% | 53.4% | 187.1% | 122.0% | 127.9 | 1,938 | 3 |
