| | County Economic Status, FY 2026 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, 2023 | Poverty Rate, 2019–2023 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2023 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019–2023 | Composite Index Value, FY 2026 | Index Value Rank (of 3,106 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2026 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2026 |
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| United States | - | 4.2% | $57,066 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.8% | $41,089 | 14.3% | 91.6% | 72.0% | 138.9% | 114.6% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 3.2% | $61,746 | 9.9% | 75.2% | 108.2% | 92.4% | 79.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 3.5% | $32,783 | 17.0% | 82.5% | 57.4% | 174.1% | 136.6% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 3.9% | $30,155 | 16.0% | 91.9% | 52.8% | 189.2% | 128.5% | 136.6 | 2,236 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 3.2% | $58,484 | 21.1% | 75.6% | 102.5% | 97.6% | 169.5% | 114.2 | 1,513 | 2 |
| Bland | Transitional | 3.1% | $30,088 | 12.7% | 73.1% | 52.7% | 189.7% | 102.0% | 121.6 | 1,786 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 2.7% | $49,931 | 6.1% | 63.5% | 87.5% | 114.3% | 48.9% | 75.6 | 280 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 5.2% | $26,802 | 23.9% | 123.4% | 47.0% | 212.9% | 192.4% | 176.2 | 2,902 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 3.8% | $28,117 | 17.5% | 89.3% | 49.3% | 203.0% | 140.8% | 144.3 | 2,431 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.2% | $35,316 | 14.0% | 75.2% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 112.7% | 116.5 | 1,601 | 3 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 4.6% | $22,595 | 20.2% | 110.0% | 39.6% | 252.6% | 162.2% | 174.9 | 2,892 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 2.7% | $37,534 | 8.3% | 64.5% | 65.8% | 152.0% | 66.6% | 94.4 | 840 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 3.1% | $36,540 | 8.9% | 74.1% | 64.0% | 156.2% | 71.6% | 100.6 | 1,051 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 2.9% | $24,581 | 18.0% | 68.8% | 43.1% | 232.2% | 145.0% | 148.6 | 2,518 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | Transitional | 4.1% | $30,448 | 16.3% | 98.0% | 53.4% | 187.4% | 130.8% | 138.8 | 2,293 | 3 |
| Highland | Transitional | 2.5% | $34,322 | 10.3% | 59.2% | 60.1% | 166.3% | 82.8% | 102.8 | 1,130 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 3.9% | $21,818 | 27.6% | 91.6% | 38.2% | 261.6% | 221.7% | 191.6 | 3,000 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 2.9% | $40,435 | 25.1% | 70.2% | 70.9% | 141.1% | 201.4% | 137.6 | 2,255 | 3 |
| Patrick | Transitional | 3.8% | $25,673 | 10.8% | 90.5% | 45.0% | 222.3% | 87.0% | 133.2 | 2,139 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 3.2% | $35,794 | 14.6% | 77.0% | 62.7% | 159.4% | 117.4% | 117.9 | 1,653 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.3% | $37,373 | 11.7% | 77.5% | 65.5% | 152.7% | 93.7% | 108.0 | 1,302 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 3.8% | $24,580 | 18.1% | 90.2% | 43.1% | 232.2% | 145.6% | 156.0 | 2,677 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 3.3% | $25,253 | 18.0% | 78.5% | 44.3% | 226.0% | 144.7% | 149.7 | 2,545 | 4 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 3.5% | $30,360 | 16.5% | 82.3% | 53.2% | 188.0% | 132.9% | 134.4 | 2,174 | 3 |
| Tazewell | At-Risk | 4.4% | $29,744 | 19.3% | 105.6% | 52.1% | 191.9% | 154.9% | 150.8 | 2,574 | 4 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 3.3% | $34,253 | 12.7% | 77.9% | 60.0% | 166.6% | 102.3% | 115.6 | 1,560 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 4.4% | $23,528 | 18.5% | 105.3% | 41.2% | 242.5% | 148.8% | 165.6 | 2,805 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 3.3% | $30,842 | 15.6% | 78.6% | 54.0% | 185.0% | 125.5% | 129.7 | 2,046 | 3 |
