| | County Economic Status, FY 2003 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, 1999 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 1998-2000 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 1999 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $24,819 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.6% | $19,210 | 15.4% | 108.8% | 77.4% | 117.1% |
| Virginia | - | 2.6% | $26,932 | 10.2% | 62.0% | 108.5% | 78.1% |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 5.1% | $15,576 | 18.3% | 120.7% | 62.8% | 139.3% |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.0% | $17,434 | 11.9% | 118.5% | 70.2% | 90.6% |
| Bath | Transitional | 4.7% | $19,812 | 14.2% | 109.7% | 79.8% | 108.6% |
| Bland | Transitional | 4.9% | $12,923 | 10.0% | 115.0% | 52.1% | 76.2% |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 1.8% | $22,122 | 6.2% | 42.5% | 89.1% | 47.3% |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 12.4% | $12,043 | 21.9% | 292.9% | 48.5% | 166.6% |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.7% | $14,721 | 15.0% | 133.8% | 59.3% | 114.6% |
| Craig | Transitional | 4.6% | $17,421 | 9.8% | 107.2% | 70.2% | 74.9% |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 12.4% | $10,257 | 25.9% | 292.7% | 41.3% | 197.3% |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.0% | $14,090 | 14.0% | 94.5% | 56.8% | 107.1% |
| Giles | Transitional | 6.2% | $15,669 | 12.2% | 145.5% | 63.1% | 92.9% |
| Grayson | Transitional | 6.1% | $13,645 | 15.3% | 144.2% | 55.0% | 116.9% |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.0% | $18,185 | 13.6% | 69.9% | 73.3% | 103.6% |
| Lee | Distressed | 7.4% | $10,813 | 28.7% | 173.4% | 43.6% | 219.0% |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 2.0% | $17,393 | 23.8% | 46.9% | 70.1% | 181.2% |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 4.8% | $16,896 | 13.4% | 113.5% | 68.1% | 101.8% |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 2.0% | $17,530 | 14.5% | 46.8% | 70.6% | 110.5% |
| Russell | Distressed | 7.9% | $12,885 | 22.5% | 185.9% | 51.9% | 171.5% |
| Scott | Transitional | 6.2% | $12,050 | 20.9% | 145.2% | 48.5% | 159.2% |
| Smyth | Transitional | 5.8% | $15,634 | 16.7% | 136.4% | 63.0% | 127.4% |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 7.0% | $13,555 | 19.0% | 164.9% | 54.6% | 145.0% |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.3% | $18,338 | 16.7% | 101.6% | 73.9% | 127.3% |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 8.3% | $13,075 | 22.1% | 195.2% | 52.7% | 168.5% |
| Wythe | Transitional | 4.8% | $16,563 | 17.5% | 112.6% | 66.7% | 133.2% |
