| County Economic Status, FY 2011 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2006–2008 | Per Capita Market Income, 2007 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2006–2008 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2007 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2011 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2011 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2011 |
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United States | - | 5.0% | $32,930 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.2% | $24,360 | 13.6% | 103.4% | 74.0% | 135.2% | 109.9% | - | - | - |
Virginia | - | 3.3% | $37,056 | 9.6% | 66.6% | 112.5% | 88.9% | 77.5% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.7% | $20,042 | 15.4% | 93.1% | 60.9% | 164.3% | 124.6% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.3% | $19,773 | 10.9% | 105.6% | 60.0% | 166.5% | 87.8% | 120.0 | 1,647 | 3 |
Bath | Competitive | 3.4% | $27,394 | 7.8% | 68.2% | 83.2% | 120.2% | 62.9% | 83.8 | 337 | 1 |
Bland | Transitional | 4.1% | $18,181 | 12.4% | 81.6% | 55.2% | 181.1% | 99.8% | 120.9 | 1,670 | 3 |
Botetourt | Attainment | 2.8% | $32,851 | 5.2% | 56.1% | 99.8% | 100.2% | 42.0% | 66.1 | 69 | 1 |
Buchanan | At-Risk | 4.9% | $16,141 | 23.2% | 98.1% | 49.0% | 204.0% | 187.2% | 163.1 | 2,690 | 4 |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.8% | $17,632 | 13.6% | 116.6% | 53.5% | 186.8% | 109.9% | 137.8 | 2,194 | 3 |
Craig | Transitional | 3.7% | $22,296 | 10.3% | 74.0% | 67.7% | 147.7% | 82.9% | 101.5 | 981 | 2 |
Dickenson | Distressed | 5.3% | $13,488 | 21.3% | 106.0% | 41.0% | 244.1% | 172.1% | 174.1 | 2,814 | 4 |
Floyd | Transitional | 3.7% | $19,624 | 11.7% | 73.7% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 94.7% | 112.0 | 1,374 | 2 |
Giles | Transitional | 4.5% | $18,676 | 9.5% | 90.3% | 56.7% | 176.3% | 77.1% | 114.6 | 1,469 | 2 |
Grayson | At-Risk | 5.7% | $15,731 | 13.6% | 112.7% | 47.8% | 209.3% | 110.0% | 144.0 | 2,357 | 4 |
Henry (+ Martinsville city) | Transitional | 6.7% | $19,704 | 13.2% | 132.7% | 59.8% | 167.1% | 106.6% | 135.5 | 2,129 | 3 |
Highland | Transitional | 3.9% | $21,944 | 12.6% | 77.1% | 66.6% | 150.1% | 101.5% | 109.6 | 1,288 | 2 |
Lee | At-Risk | 4.5% | $15,453 | 23.9% | 90.6% | 46.9% | 213.1% | 193.2% | 165.6 | 2,721 | 4 |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 3.6% | $21,518 | 24.5% | 71.3% | 65.3% | 153.0% | 197.6% | 140.6 | 2,261 | 3 |
Patrick | Transitional | 5.0% | $15,586 | 13.4% | 100.7% | 47.3% | 211.3% | 108.3% | 140.1 | 2,241 | 3 |
Pulaski | Transitional | 5.3% | $22,219 | 13.1% | 105.2% | 67.5% | 148.2% | 105.7% | 119.7 | 1,640 | 3 |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.7% | $23,660 | 11.5% | 73.1% | 71.9% | 139.2% | 93.0% | 101.8 | 991 | 2 |
Russell | At-Risk | 5.6% | $14,880 | 16.3% | 111.5% | 45.2% | 221.3% | 132.1% | 155.0 | 2,559 | 4 |
Scott | At-Risk | 5.0% | $16,840 | 16.8% | 98.8% | 51.1% | 195.5% | 135.4% | 143.2 | 2,339 | 4 |
Smyth | Transitional | 5.4% | $18,124 | 13.3% | 107.1% | 55.0% | 181.7% | 107.7% | 132.1 | 2,034 | 3 |
Tazewell | Transitional | 4.3% | $20,178 | 15.3% | 84.8% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 123.6% | 123.9 | 1,782 | 3 |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 4.7% | $22,965 | 12.3% | 93.3% | 69.7% | 143.4% | 99.1% | 111.9 | 1,368 | 2 |
Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 4.3% | $17,565 | 20.2% | 86.5% | 53.3% | 187.5% | 163.5% | 145.8 | 2,402 | 4 |
Wythe | Transitional | 4.6% | $19,547 | 11.0% | 92.5% | 59.4% | 168.5% | 89.3% | 116.7 | 1,546 | 2 |