| | County Economic Status, FY 2025 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, 2022 | Poverty Rate, 2018–2022 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2020–2022 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2022 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2022 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018–2022 | Composite Index Value, FY 2025 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2025 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2025 |
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| United States | - | 5.7% | $53,462 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $38,683 | 14.3% | 92.3% | 72.4% | 138.2% | 114.1% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 4.4% | $57,732 | 10.0% | 77.5% | 108.0% | 92.6% | 79.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.7% | $30,192 | 17.6% | 82.7% | 56.5% | 177.1% | 140.3% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.2% | $28,215 | 14.6% | 92.4% | 52.8% | 189.5% | 116.3% | 132.7 | 2,189 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 5.7% | $57,133 | 23.7% | 99.8% | 106.9% | 93.6% | 188.8% | 127.4 | 2,024 | 3 |
| Bland | Transitional | 4.1% | $27,099 | 10.7% | 71.8% | 50.7% | 197.3% | 85.8% | 118.3 | 1,726 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 3.4% | $46,235 | 7.2% | 60.3% | 86.5% | 115.6% | 57.4% | 77.8 | 351 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 7.1% | $24,624 | 25.3% | 124.9% | 46.1% | 217.1% | 201.7% | 181.2 | 2,961 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 5.4% | $26,364 | 16.5% | 94.5% | 49.3% | 202.8% | 131.9% | 143.1 | 2,463 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.9% | $33,307 | 10.9% | 68.4% | 62.3% | 160.5% | 87.2% | 105.4 | 1,269 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 6.0% | $20,600 | 22.5% | 105.9% | 38.5% | 259.5% | 179.3% | 181.6 | 2,965 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.6% | $34,449 | 9.4% | 63.6% | 64.4% | 155.2% | 75.2% | 98.0 | 1,016 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 4.3% | $33,581 | 9.7% | 76.5% | 62.8% | 159.2% | 77.0% | 104.3 | 1,227 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 4.0% | $23,676 | 18.7% | 70.5% | 44.3% | 225.8% | 149.1% | 148.5 | 2,587 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 5.8% | $28,773 | 17.9% | 102.3% | 53.8% | 185.8% | 142.7% | 143.6 | 2,477 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.0% | $35,381 | 10.3% | 52.9% | 66.2% | 151.1% | 81.8% | 95.3 | 899 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 4.8% | $20,021 | 26.0% | 85.5% | 37.4% | 267.0% | 207.3% | 186.6 | 2,992 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | At-Risk | 3.7% | $36,657 | 26.0% | 65.7% | 68.6% | 145.8% | 207.8% | 139.8 | 2,388 | 4 |
| Patrick | Transitional | 5.1% | $23,922 | 11.4% | 89.1% | 44.7% | 223.5% | 91.2% | 134.6 | 2,246 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 5.0% | $33,055 | 13.1% | 89.0% | 61.8% | 161.7% | 104.9% | 118.5 | 1,736 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 4.3% | $35,015 | 12.3% | 75.8% | 65.5% | 152.7% | 98.3% | 108.9 | 1,394 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 5.0% | $22,476 | 19.3% | 87.4% | 42.0% | 237.9% | 154.1% | 159.8 | 2,777 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 4.1% | $22,613 | 17.0% | 72.7% | 42.3% | 236.4% | 135.6% | 148.2 | 2,579 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 4.7% | $27,584 | 18.8% | 82.4% | 51.6% | 193.8% | 150.0% | 142.1 | 2,441 | 4 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 5.8% | $26,258 | 18.1% | 102.6% | 49.1% | 203.6% | 144.8% | 150.3 | 2,626 | 4 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.4% | $31,285 | 13.2% | 78.0% | 58.5% | 170.9% | 105.4% | 118.1 | 1,719 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 5.7% | $22,128 | 20.8% | 100.9% | 41.4% | 241.6% | 166.1% | 169.5 | 2,883 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 5.0% | $28,889 | 17.2% | 88.7% | 54.0% | 185.1% | 137.3% | 137.0 | 2,309 | 3 |
