| | County Economic Status, FY 2023 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2018–2020 | Per Capita Market Income, 2020 | Poverty Rate, 2016–2020 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2018–2020 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2020 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2016–2020 | Composite Index Value, FY 2023 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2023 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2023 |
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| United States | - | 5.2% | $46,638 | 12.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $33,796 | 14.7% | 100.4% | 72.5% | 138.0% | 114.3% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 3.9% | $50,849 | 10.0% | 76.0% | 109.0% | 91.7% | 78.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.4% | $26,315 | 17.7% | 85.7% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 138.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 4.9% | $26,302 | 14.6% | 93.6% | 56.4% | 177.3% | 113.5% | 128.2 | 2,007 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 4.8% | $50,971 | 18.7% | 91.5% | 109.3% | 91.5% | 145.7% | 109.6 | 1,400 | 2 |
| Bland | Transitional | 3.8% | $24,804 | 11.3% | 73.0% | 53.2% | 188.0% | 88.1% | 116.4 | 1,629 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 3.2% | $40,849 | 6.2% | 61.5% | 87.6% | 114.2% | 48.5% | 74.7 | 244 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 6.7% | $20,301 | 24.9% | 128.7% | 43.5% | 229.7% | 193.9% | 184.1 | 2,963 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 5.0% | $22,768 | 17.4% | 95.9% | 48.8% | 204.8% | 135.2% | 145.3 | 2,477 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.9% | $28,440 | 11.9% | 74.3% | 61.0% | 164.0% | 92.6% | 110.3 | 1,424 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 5.9% | $18,465 | 23.4% | 114.4% | 39.6% | 252.6% | 182.3% | 183.1 | 2,957 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.4% | $28,833 | 10.1% | 65.4% | 61.8% | 161.7% | 78.7% | 101.9 | 1,132 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 4.2% | $28,482 | 9.8% | 81.0% | 61.1% | 163.7% | 76.6% | 107.1 | 1,310 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 3.8% | $20,491 | 16.4% | 73.6% | 43.9% | 227.6% | 127.3% | 142.9 | 2,428 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | Transitional | 5.1% | $25,617 | 17.7% | 99.1% | 54.9% | 182.1% | 138.0% | 139.7 | 2,332 | 3 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.0% | $31,129 | 10.2% | 57.4% | 66.7% | 149.8% | 79.5% | 95.6 | 901 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 4.8% | $17,316 | 27.5% | 92.0% | 37.1% | 269.3% | 214.0% | 191.8 | 3,013 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | At-Risk | 3.6% | $30,834 | 25.8% | 69.3% | 66.1% | 151.3% | 200.7% | 140.4 | 2,354 | 4 |
| Patrick | Transitional | 4.6% | $21,484 | 12.9% | 89.4% | 46.1% | 217.1% | 100.4% | 135.6 | 2,243 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 4.8% | $28,344 | 13.5% | 93.2% | 60.8% | 164.5% | 104.7% | 120.8 | 1,777 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.9% | $30,737 | 14.5% | 75.2% | 65.9% | 151.7% | 113.2% | 113.4 | 1,516 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 4.9% | $20,599 | 18.2% | 95.2% | 44.2% | 226.4% | 142.1% | 154.5 | 2,662 | 4 |
| Scott | Transitional | 3.8% | $21,085 | 14.8% | 73.6% | 45.2% | 221.2% | 115.1% | 136.6 | 2,268 | 3 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 4.6% | $24,646 | 18.7% | 89.1% | 52.8% | 189.2% | 145.8% | 141.4 | 2,384 | 4 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 5.4% | $23,466 | 17.0% | 103.4% | 50.3% | 198.7% | 132.3% | 144.8 | 2,466 | 4 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.3% | $28,365 | 15.6% | 82.6% | 60.8% | 164.4% | 121.7% | 122.9 | 1,854 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 5.6% | $19,285 | 22.1% | 106.9% | 41.4% | 241.8% | 172.3% | 173.7 | 2,906 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 4.9% | $23,900 | 13.4% | 95.1% | 51.2% | 195.1% | 104.3% | 131.5 | 2,113 | 3 |
