| County Economic Status, FY 2006 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2001-2003 | Per Capita Market Income, 2002 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2001-2003 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2002 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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United States | - | 5.5% | $26,420 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.6% | $20,422 | 13.6% | 100.9% | 77.3% | 110.2% |
Virginia | - | 3.8% | $29,279 | 9.6% | 69.9% | 110.8% | 77.5% |
Appalachian Virginia | - | 5.7% | $16,901 | 15.7% | 103.5% | 64.0% | 127.1% |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 4.9% | $18,009 | 10.9% | 88.5% | 68.2% | 87.8% |
Bath | Competitive | 4.9% | $22,478 | 7.8% | 89.7% | 85.1% | 62.9% |
Bland | Transitional | 4.6% | $15,006 | 12.4% | 83.5% | 56.8% | 99.8% |
Botetourt | Attainment | 2.7% | $27,835 | 5.2% | 48.8% | 105.4% | 42.0% |
Buchanan | At-Risk | 7.9% | $13,622 | 23.2% | 143.6% | 51.6% | 187.2% |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 8.6% | $15,599 | 13.6% | 155.3% | 59.0% | 109.9% |
Craig | Transitional | 3.4% | $18,897 | 10.3% | 61.7% | 71.5% | 82.9% |
Dickenson | Distressed | 15.8% | $11,213 | 21.3% | 287.2% | 42.4% | 172.1% |
Floyd | Transitional | 3.9% | $17,369 | 11.7% | 70.1% | 65.7% | 94.7% |
Giles | Transitional | 6.1% | $16,263 | 9.5% | 110.2% | 61.6% | 77.1% |
Grayson | At-Risk | 9.2% | $15,051 | 13.6% | 167.9% | 57.0% | 110.0% |
Highland | Transitional | 2.8% | $19,762 | 12.6% | 50.5% | 74.8% | 101.5% |
Lee | At-Risk | 5.4% | $13,198 | 23.9% | 98.2% | 50.0% | 193.2% |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | At-Risk | 3.0% | $17,603 | 24.5% | 54.3% | 66.6% | 197.6% |
Pulaski | Transitional | 8.2% | $19,166 | 13.1% | 149.5% | 72.5% | 105.7% |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 2.9% | $19,003 | 11.5% | 52.8% | 71.9% | 93.0% |
Russell | Transitional | 6.3% | $14,013 | 16.3% | 114.8% | 53.0% | 132.1% |
Scott | Transitional | 5.3% | $14,004 | 16.8% | 95.7% | 53.0% | 135.4% |
Smyth | At-Risk | 9.3% | $15,492 | 13.3% | 168.5% | 58.6% | 107.7% |
Tazewell | Transitional | 4.8% | $15,713 | 15.3% | 87.3% | 59.5% | 123.6% |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 5.8% | $19,297 | 12.3% | 106.0% | 73.0% | 99.1% |
Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 5.6% | $13,565 | 20.2% | 102.0% | 51.3% | 163.5% |
Wythe | Transitional | 7.4% | $15,621 | 11.0% | 133.9% | 59.1% | 89.3% |