| | County Economic Status, FY 2016 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, 2013 | Poverty Rate, 2009–2013 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2011–2013 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2013 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009–2013 | Composite Index Value, FY 2016 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2016 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2016 |
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| United States | - | 8.1% | $37,127 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.2% | $27,979 | 17.0% | 100.5% | 75.4% | 132.7% | 110.8% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 6.0% | $42,369 | 11.3% | 73.3% | 114.1% | 87.6% | 73.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 7.7% | $23,805 | 18.5% | 95.0% | 64.1% | 156.0% | 120.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 8.4% | $23,548 | 14.9% | 103.8% | 63.4% | 157.7% | 97.2% | 119.5 | 1,902 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 5.4% | $36,851 | 16.4% | 66.1% | 99.3% | 100.7% | 106.6% | 91.1 | 903 | 2 |
| Bland | Transitional | 6.1% | $24,059 | 16.6% | 75.1% | 64.8% | 154.3% | 107.7% | 112.4 | 1,664 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 5.6% | $38,955 | 7.7% | 69.4% | 104.9% | 95.3% | 50.1% | 71.6 | 320 | 1 |
| Buchanan | At-Risk | 8.5% | $24,888 | 25.9% | 104.7% | 67.0% | 149.2% | 168.7% | 140.9 | 2,496 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 8.8% | $20,476 | 19.5% | 108.3% | 55.2% | 181.3% | 126.6% | 138.7 | 2,433 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 7.0% | $25,730 | 8.7% | 86.2% | 69.3% | 144.3% | 56.6% | 95.7 | 1,045 | 2 |
| Dickenson | At-Risk | 8.9% | $17,548 | 20.9% | 110.0% | 47.3% | 211.6% | 136.2% | 152.6 | 2,724 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 6.5% | $22,790 | 12.7% | 80.1% | 61.4% | 162.9% | 82.3% | 108.5 | 1,528 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 7.2% | $22,574 | 13.3% | 88.2% | 60.8% | 164.5% | 86.6% | 113.1 | 1,679 | 3 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 10.0% | $17,100 | 19.1% | 123.5% | 46.1% | 217.1% | 124.5% | 155.0 | 2,761 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 11.0% | $21,805 | 19.1% | 135.7% | 58.7% | 170.3% | 124.5% | 143.5 | 2,543 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 6.4% | $31,125 | 10.2% | 78.2% | 83.8% | 119.3% | 66.2% | 87.9 | 794 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 8.5% | $17,553 | 26.8% | 104.4% | 47.3% | 211.5% | 174.2% | 163.4 | 2,870 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 6.3% | $25,943 | 26.4% | 77.2% | 69.9% | 143.1% | 171.6% | 130.6 | 2,222 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 8.4% | $18,609 | 17.1% | 103.0% | 50.1% | 199.5% | 111.1% | 137.9 | 2,409 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 7.1% | $26,273 | 13.9% | 87.1% | 70.8% | 141.3% | 90.4% | 106.3 | 1,436 | 2 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 6.7% | $26,661 | 15.5% | 82.6% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 101.2% | 107.7 | 1,494 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 9.0% | $19,344 | 19.3% | 111.1% | 52.1% | 191.9% | 125.6% | 142.9 | 2,535 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 8.1% | $18,736 | 18.3% | 99.3% | 50.5% | 198.2% | 119.3% | 138.9 | 2,439 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 9.1% | $20,832 | 18.4% | 111.9% | 56.1% | 178.2% | 119.8% | 136.6 | 2,378 | 4 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 7.0% | $24,021 | 18.3% | 85.7% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 119.1% | 119.8 | 1,910 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 7.6% | $27,530 | 14.3% | 93.1% | 74.2% | 134.9% | 92.9% | 107.0 | 1,463 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 7.8% | $19,748 | 21.5% | 96.0% | 53.2% | 188.0% | 140.2% | 141.4 | 2,507 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 7.4% | $21,828 | 14.4% | 90.8% | 58.8% | 170.1% | 93.6% | 118.2 | 1,856 | 3 |
