| | County Economic Status, FY 2020 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, 2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2015–2017 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 | Composite Index Value, FY 2020 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2020 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2020 |
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| United States | - | 4.8% | $42,861 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $31,311 | 16.3% | 111.8% | 73.1% | 136.9% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 4.1% | $47,487 | 11.2% | 84.8% | 110.8% | 90.3% | 76.6% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 5.3% | $25,647 | 18.4% | 110.7% | 59.8% | 167.1% | 126.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.3% | $25,593 | 19.4% | 109.6% | 59.7% | 167.5% | 133.3% | 136.8 | 3 | 2,193 |
| Bath | Attainment | 3.7% | $47,138 | 9.3% | 76.6% | 110.0% | 90.9% | 63.5% | 77.0 | 1 | 280 |
| Bland | Transitional | 5.1% | $24,182 | 8.3% | 106.4% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 57.2% | 113.6 | 2 | 1,446 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 3.8% | $38,627 | 7.7% | 78.9% | 90.1% | 111.0% | 52.6% | 80.8 | 1 | 386 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 9.8% | $19,849 | 26.5% | 202.7% | 46.3% | 215.9% | 181.6% | 200.1 | 4 | 3,016 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.1% | $22,961 | 15.8% | 104.6% | 53.6% | 186.7% | 108.2% | 133.1 | 3 | 2,061 |
| Craig | Transitional | 4.9% | $25,570 | 9.3% | 101.4% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 64.1% | 111.0 | 2 | 1,367 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 9.2% | $17,173 | 23.0% | 190.3% | 40.1% | 249.6% | 158.0% | 199.3 | 4 | 3,012 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.9% | $27,082 | 12.0% | 81.3% | 63.2% | 158.3% | 82.6% | 107.4 | 2 | 1,235 |
| Giles | Transitional | 5.1% | $27,170 | 11.3% | 105.8% | 63.4% | 157.8% | 77.2% | 113.6 | 2 | 1,443 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 5.1% | $20,844 | 20.2% | 106.0% | 48.6% | 205.6% | 138.8% | 150.1 | 4 | 2,508 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 6.0% | $24,934 | 20.1% | 125.0% | 58.2% | 171.9% | 138.0% | 145.0 | 4 | 2,402 |
| Highland | Competitive | 3.4% | $31,449 | 10.6% | 69.7% | 73.4% | 136.3% | 72.6% | 92.9 | 1 | 756 |
| Lee | Distressed | 6.6% | $17,118 | 26.2% | 135.7% | 39.9% | 250.4% | 179.6% | 188.5 | 4 | 2,962 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 4.3% | $29,846 | 25.7% | 88.9% | 69.6% | 143.6% | 176.2% | 136.2 | 3 | 2,165 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 4.9% | $21,679 | 20.2% | 102.4% | 50.6% | 197.7% | 138.6% | 146.2 | 4 | 2,425 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 5.5% | $27,519 | 13.9% | 113.3% | 64.2% | 155.8% | 95.4% | 121.5 | 3 | 1,714 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 4.8% | $29,524 | 17.2% | 98.4% | 68.9% | 145.2% | 118.2% | 120.6 | 3 | 1,690 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 6.2% | $20,045 | 17.6% | 128.4% | 46.8% | 213.8% | 121.0% | 154.4 | 4 | 2,575 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 4.7% | $20,628 | 17.7% | 97.9% | 48.1% | 207.8% | 121.2% | 142.3 | 4 | 2,345 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 5.9% | $24,110 | 17.4% | 122.6% | 56.3% | 177.8% | 119.0% | 139.8 | 3 | 2,283 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 7.0% | $24,113 | 15.6% | 144.3% | 56.3% | 177.7% | 107.1% | 143.0 | 4 | 2,367 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.6% | $28,418 | 16.2% | 95.2% | 66.3% | 150.8% | 111.2% | 119.1 | 3 | 1,640 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 7.7% | $19,151 | 20.5% | 159.9% | 44.7% | 223.8% | 140.6% | 174.8 | 4 | 2,859 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 5.5% | $23,096 | 15.2% | 113.1% | 53.9% | 185.6% | 104.4% | 134.4 | 3 | 2,098 |
