| | County Economic Status, FY 2019 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, 2016 | Poverty Rate, 2012–2016 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2014–2016 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2016 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012–2016 | Composite Index Value, FY 2019 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2019 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2019 |
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| United States | - | 5.4% | $40,679 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.0% | $29,765 | 16.7% | 109.9% | 73.2% | 136.7% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 4.6% | $45,652 | 11.4% | 84.1% | 112.2% | 89.1% | 75.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 6.0% | $24,778 | 18.8% | 109.6% | 60.9% | 164.2% | 124.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.7% | $25,728 | 19.1% | 104.6% | 63.2% | 158.1% | 126.5% | 129.7 | 2,022 | 3 |
| Bath | Competitive | 4.1% | $40,699 | 8.4% | 75.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 55.4% | 76.8 | 328 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 5.7% | $23,285 | 9.7% | 104.3% | 57.2% | 174.7% | 64.1% | 114.4 | 1,522 | 2 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 4.2% | $37,679 | 8.3% | 78.0% | 92.6% | 108.0% | 55.0% | 80.3 | 421 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 10.7% | $18,078 | 23.9% | 196.9% | 44.4% | 225.0% | 158.5% | 193.5 | 3,006 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.8% | $22,023 | 17.4% | 106.5% | 54.1% | 184.7% | 115.1% | 135.5 | 2,178 | 3 |
| Craig | Transitional | 5.5% | $25,388 | 12.9% | 101.6% | 62.4% | 160.2% | 85.3% | 115.7 | 1,567 | 3 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 10.1% | $15,027 | 21.5% | 185.7% | 36.9% | 270.7% | 142.6% | 199.7 | 3,029 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.2% | $25,500 | 11.8% | 77.3% | 62.7% | 159.5% | 78.2% | 105.0 | 1,230 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 5.6% | $26,591 | 11.8% | 102.3% | 65.4% | 153.0% | 78.3% | 111.2 | 1,422 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 6.3% | $20,683 | 19.8% | 116.2% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 131.3% | 148.1 | 2,497 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 7.0% | $23,704 | 20.0% | 128.3% | 58.3% | 171.6% | 132.4% | 144.1 | 2,414 | 4 |
| Highland | Competitive | 3.5% | $34,060 | 12.6% | 64.8% | 83.7% | 119.4% | 83.1% | 89.1 | 677 | 1 |
| Lee | Distressed | 7.4% | $16,574 | 26.1% | 136.5% | 40.7% | 245.4% | 172.5% | 184.8 | 2,957 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 4.7% | $28,020 | 26.2% | 86.5% | 68.9% | 145.2% | 173.2% | 135.0 | 2,159 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 5.6% | $21,040 | 22.2% | 103.8% | 51.7% | 193.3% | 146.9% | 148.0 | 2,496 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 5.7% | $26,602 | 13.5% | 104.3% | 65.4% | 152.9% | 89.3% | 115.5 | 1,563 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 5.2% | $28,908 | 17.6% | 96.3% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 116.6% | 117.9 | 1,646 | 3 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 7.0% | $20,863 | 17.0% | 128.5% | 51.3% | 195.0% | 112.7% | 145.4 | 2,437 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 5.3% | $19,723 | 20.1% | 97.3% | 48.5% | 206.3% | 133.3% | 145.6 | 2,446 | 4 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 6.7% | $23,496 | 17.7% | 124.0% | 57.8% | 173.1% | 117.4% | 138.2 | 2,268 | 3 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 7.7% | $22,242 | 17.8% | 141.9% | 54.7% | 182.9% | 118.0% | 147.6 | 2,483 | 4 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 5.2% | $29,023 | 15.9% | 94.9% | 71.3% | 140.2% | 104.9% | 113.3 | 1,491 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 8.6% | $17,446 | 21.7% | 158.5% | 42.9% | 233.2% | 143.4% | 178.4 | 2,914 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 5.9% | $25,014 | 16.2% | 107.8% | 61.5% | 162.6% | 107.3% | 125.9 | 1,906 | 3 |
