| | County Economic Status, FY 2024 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, 2021 | Poverty Rate, 2017–2021 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2019–2021 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2021 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017–2021 | Composite Index Value, FY 2024 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2024 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2024 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $50,231 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.4% | $36,193 | 14.5% | 94.8% | 72.1% | 138.8% | 114.5% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 4.3% | $53,995 | 9.9% | 75.4% | 107.5% | 93.0% | 78.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.6% | $28,589 | 17.4% | 81.6% | 56.9% | 175.7% | 137.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.1% | $26,288 | 14.5% | 90.2% | 52.3% | 191.1% | 114.6% | 131.9 | 2,166 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 5.5% | $53,715 | 19.2% | 97.6% | 106.9% | 93.5% | 151.8% | 114.3 | 1,579 | 3 |
| Bland | Transitional | 3.9% | $26,139 | 11.8% | 69.1% | 52.0% | 192.2% | 93.6% | 118.3 | 1,726 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 3.3% | $43,642 | 6.7% | 58.7% | 86.9% | 115.1% | 53.2% | 75.7 | 290 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 7.2% | $22,588 | 25.2% | 126.6% | 45.0% | 222.4% | 199.8% | 182.9 | 2,986 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 5.2% | $24,780 | 16.4% | 91.9% | 49.3% | 202.7% | 130.0% | 141.5 | 2,439 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.8% | $31,598 | 14.2% | 67.7% | 62.9% | 159.0% | 112.6% | 113.1 | 1,535 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 6.0% | $20,247 | 21.2% | 106.5% | 40.3% | 248.1% | 167.6% | 174.1 | 2,930 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.5% | $31,873 | 9.3% | 62.4% | 63.5% | 157.6% | 73.4% | 97.8 | 1,014 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 4.3% | $31,361 | 10.3% | 75.5% | 62.4% | 160.2% | 81.2% | 105.6 | 1,295 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 4.0% | $21,635 | 17.6% | 69.7% | 43.1% | 232.2% | 139.0% | 147.0 | 2,563 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 5.6% | $27,047 | 17.0% | 99.0% | 53.8% | 185.7% | 135.0% | 139.9 | 2,400 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.1% | $32,927 | 12.6% | 54.4% | 65.6% | 152.6% | 99.9% | 102.3 | 1,181 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 4.8% | $19,437 | 26.2% | 84.7% | 38.7% | 258.4% | 207.2% | 183.4 | 2,987 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | At-Risk | 3.6% | $34,344 | 26.1% | 64.2% | 68.4% | 146.3% | 207.0% | 139.2 | 2,380 | 4 |
| Patrick | Transitional | 4.9% | $22,646 | 10.8% | 86.2% | 45.1% | 221.8% | 85.4% | 131.1 | 2,141 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 5.0% | $30,704 | 12.8% | 88.9% | 61.1% | 163.6% | 101.6% | 118.0 | 1,713 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 4.1% | $32,465 | 14.0% | 73.0% | 64.6% | 154.7% | 111.0% | 112.9 | 1,534 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 5.0% | $21,639 | 18.5% | 88.5% | 43.1% | 232.1% | 146.5% | 155.7 | 2,725 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 4.0% | $22,655 | 15.4% | 70.4% | 45.1% | 221.7% | 121.7% | 137.9 | 2,353 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 4.7% | $26,815 | 18.9% | 82.8% | 53.4% | 187.3% | 149.8% | 140.0 | 2,401 | 4 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 5.7% | $25,263 | 17.6% | 100.6% | 50.3% | 198.8% | 139.3% | 146.2 | 2,557 | 4 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.5% | $30,945 | 13.9% | 78.7% | 61.6% | 162.3% | 110.3% | 117.1 | 1,671 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 5.7% | $21,334 | 20.6% | 100.5% | 42.5% | 235.5% | 162.8% | 166.3 | 2,858 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 5.1% | $26,554 | 15.2% | 89.8% | 52.9% | 189.2% | 120.7% | 133.2 | 2,219 | 3 |
