| | County Economic Status, FY 2009 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, 2005 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2004–2006 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2005 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2009 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2009 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2009 |
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| United States | - | 5.1% | $29,323 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.3% | $22,437 | 13.6% | 104.8% | 76.5% | 130.7% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 3.4% | $33,403 | 9.6% | 66.6% | 113.9% | 87.8% | 77.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.7% | $18,685 | 15.4% | 92.2% | 63.7% | 156.9% | 124.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.0% | $19,561 | 10.9% | 99.1% | 66.7% | 149.9% | 87.8% | 112.3 | 1,414 | 2 |
| Bath | Attainment | 3.4% | $25,340 | 7.8% | 67.2% | 86.4% | 115.7% | 62.9% | 81.9 | 303 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 4.0% | $16,434 | 12.4% | 78.2% | 56.0% | 178.4% | 99.8% | 118.8 | 1,646 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 2.9% | $28,367 | 5.2% | 57.3% | 96.7% | 103.4% | 42.0% | 67.5 | 80 | 1 |
| Buchanan | At-Risk | 5.2% | $14,756 | 23.2% | 103.2% | 50.3% | 198.7% | 187.2% | 163.0 | 2,712 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.2% | $17,083 | 13.6% | 102.5% | 58.3% | 171.6% | 109.9% | 128.0 | 1,953 | 3 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.7% | $20,877 | 10.3% | 72.4% | 71.2% | 140.5% | 82.9% | 98.6 | 879 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 5.8% | $12,340 | 21.3% | 114.5% | 42.1% | 237.6% | 172.1% | 174.7 | 2,834 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.6% | $18,920 | 11.7% | 70.9% | 64.5% | 155.0% | 94.7% | 106.8 | 1,219 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 4.6% | $17,676 | 9.5% | 89.7% | 60.3% | 165.9% | 77.1% | 110.9 | 1,366 | 2 |
| Grayson | Transitional | 4.9% | $16,040 | 13.6% | 95.9% | 54.7% | 182.8% | 110.0% | 129.6 | 2,007 | 3 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | Transitional | 7.3% | $18,779 | 13.2% | 144.8% | 64.0% | 156.1% | 106.6% | 135.9 | 2,191 | 3 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.3% | $23,000 | 12.6% | 64.8% | 78.4% | 127.5% | 101.5% | 97.9 | 853 | 2 |
| Lee | At-Risk | 4.9% | $14,432 | 23.9% | 96.2% | 49.2% | 203.2% | 193.2% | 164.2 | 2,731 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 3.5% | $20,049 | 24.5% | 69.6% | 68.4% | 146.3% | 197.6% | 137.8 | 2,247 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 6.2% | $14,324 | 13.4% | 122.0% | 48.9% | 204.7% | 108.3% | 145.0 | 2,415 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 4.7% | $21,916 | 13.1% | 92.0% | 74.7% | 133.8% | 105.7% | 110.5 | 1,350 | 2 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.4% | $21,661 | 11.5% | 67.1% | 73.9% | 135.4% | 93.0% | 98.5 | 872 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 5.7% | $14,518 | 16.3% | 112.3% | 49.5% | 202.0% | 132.1% | 148.8 | 2,497 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 5.1% | $15,587 | 16.8% | 101.0% | 53.2% | 188.1% | 135.4% | 141.5 | 2,329 | 4 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 4.7% | $17,789 | 13.3% | 92.3% | 60.7% | 164.8% | 107.7% | 121.6 | 1,740 | 3 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 4.3% | $17,630 | 15.3% | 85.5% | 60.1% | 166.3% | 123.6% | 125.2 | 1,873 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.6% | $21,137 | 12.3% | 90.7% | 72.1% | 138.7% | 99.1% | 109.5 | 1,308 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 4.8% | $16,125 | 20.2% | 94.2% | 55.0% | 181.8% | 163.5% | 146.5 | 2,454 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 4.3% | $18,274 | 11.0% | 84.7% | 62.3% | 160.5% | 89.3% | 111.5 | 1,382 | 2 |
