| | County Economic Status, FY 2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, 2018 | Poverty Rate, 2014–2018 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2016–2018 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2018 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014–2018 | Composite Index Value, FY 2021 | Index Value Rank (of 3,112 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2021 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2021 |
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| United States | - | 4.4% | $45,364 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 4.9% | $32,967 | 15.8% | 111.2% | 72.7% | 137.6% | 112.2% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 3.6% | $49,814 | 10.9% | 82.0% | 109.8% | 91.1% | 77.9% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.6% | $27,018 | 18.9% | 104.8% | 59.6% | 167.9% | 134.4% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 4.8% | $27,049 | 18.9% | 108.9% | 59.6% | 167.7% | 134.4% | 137.0 | 2,151 | 3 |
| Bath | Competitive | 3.1% | $49,256 | 11.3% | 70.6% | 108.6% | 92.1% | 80.4% | 81.0 | 378 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 4.2% | $25,735 | 8.4% | 95.7% | 56.7% | 176.3% | 60.0% | 110.7 | 1,336 | 2 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 3.3% | $40,188 | 8.0% | 75.3% | 88.6% | 112.9% | 57.0% | 81.7 | 395 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 7.8% | $21,465 | 27.7% | 177.6% | 47.3% | 211.3% | 196.8% | 195.3 | 2,986 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 4.4% | $23,794 | 16.9% | 99.6% | 52.5% | 190.7% | 120.2% | 136.8 | 2,144 | 3 |
| Craig | Transitional | 4.2% | $27,574 | 8.5% | 96.9% | 60.8% | 164.5% | 60.7% | 107.4 | 1,227 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 7.3% | $18,025 | 24.3% | 167.9% | 39.7% | 251.7% | 172.6% | 197.4 | 2,996 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.5% | $28,903 | 11.4% | 80.0% | 63.7% | 157.0% | 81.4% | 106.1 | 1,185 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 4.5% | $28,986 | 11.3% | 102.4% | 63.9% | 156.5% | 80.6% | 113.2 | 1,420 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 4.0% | $21,771 | 20.6% | 92.1% | 48.0% | 208.4% | 146.7% | 149.1 | 2,453 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 4.9% | $26,209 | 21.3% | 112.3% | 57.8% | 173.1% | 151.9% | 145.8 | 2,391 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.0% | $33,987 | 12.3% | 69.5% | 74.9% | 133.5% | 87.3% | 96.8 | 873 | 2 |
| Lee | Distressed | 5.4% | $17,824 | 24.0% | 123.2% | 39.3% | 254.5% | 170.5% | 182.7 | 2,929 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 3.8% | $31,553 | 25.9% | 86.3% | 69.6% | 143.8% | 184.4% | 138.2 | 2,190 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 4.3% | $22,407 | 18.7% | 99.3% | 49.4% | 202.5% | 132.8% | 144.8 | 2,372 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 4.9% | $29,027 | 13.4% | 112.9% | 64.0% | 156.3% | 95.6% | 121.6 | 1,691 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 4.1% | $30,807 | 15.9% | 95.0% | 67.9% | 147.2% | 113.1% | 118.4 | 1,592 | 3 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 5.3% | $21,175 | 19.5% | 122.0% | 46.7% | 214.2% | 138.7% | 158.3 | 2,622 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 4.1% | $21,715 | 18.6% | 93.3% | 47.9% | 208.9% | 132.1% | 144.8 | 2,371 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 4.9% | $24,917 | 19.2% | 112.9% | 54.9% | 182.1% | 136.5% | 143.8 | 2,347 | 4 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 5.9% | $26,184 | 16.1% | 134.2% | 57.7% | 173.2% | 114.9% | 140.8 | 2,270 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.1% | $29,683 | 16.8% | 93.9% | 65.4% | 152.8% | 119.6% | 122.1 | 1,715 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 6.5% | $20,005 | 22.7% | 148.4% | 44.1% | 226.8% | 161.6% | 178.9 | 2,888 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 4.8% | $24,424 | 15.6% | 110.5% | 53.8% | 185.7% | 111.2% | 135.8 | 2,111 | 3 |
