| County Economic Status, FY 2007 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2002-2004 | Per Capita Market Income, 2003 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2002-2004 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2003 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2003 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2007 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2007 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2007 |
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United States | - | 5.8% | $26,880 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 5.7% | $20,811 | 13.6% | 99.6% | 77.4% | - | 110.2% | - | - | - |
Virginia | - | 4.0% | $30,130 | 9.6% | 69.2% | 112.1% | - | 77.5% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Virginia | - | 5.1% | $17,150 | 15.7% | 89.2% | 63.8% | - | 127.1% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 5.0% | $18,088 | 10.9% | 87.6% | 67.3% | 148.6% | 87.8% | 108 | 1,297 | 2 |
Bath | Competitive | 4.1% | $22,783 | 7.8% | 71.5% | 84.8% | 118.0% | 62.9% | 84 | 380 | 1 |
Bland | Transitional | 5.0% | $14,716 | 12.4% | 85.9% | 54.7% | 182.7% | 99.8% | 123 | 1,833 | 3 |
Botetourt | Attainment | 3.4% | $25,877 | 5.2% | 58.6% | 96.3% | 103.9% | 42.0% | 68 | 100 | 1 |
Buchanan | At-Risk | 6.9% | $13,875 | 23.2% | 118.8% | 51.6% | 193.7% | 187.2% | 167 | 2,794 | 4 |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.9% | $15,520 | 13.6% | 101.5% | 57.7% | 173.2% | 109.9% | 128 | 2,037 | 3 |
Craig | Transitional | 3.9% | $19,373 | 10.3% | 67.2% | 72.1% | 138.7% | 82.9% | 96 | 838 | 2 |
Dickenson | Distressed | 9.0% | $10,898 | 21.3% | 156.0% | 40.5% | 246.7% | 172.1% | 192 | 2,986 | 4 |
Floyd | Transitional | 4.0% | $17,091 | 11.7% | 69.1% | 63.6% | 157.3% | 94.7% | 107 | 1,263 | 2 |
Giles | Transitional | 5.4% | $16,637 | 9.5% | 93.4% | 61.9% | 161.6% | 77.1% | 111 | 1,408 | 2 |
Grayson | Transitional | 6.6% | $15,017 | 13.6% | 114.4% | 55.9% | 179.0% | 110.0% | 135 | 2,209 | 3 |
Highland | Transitional | 3.6% | $19,767 | 12.6% | 62.0% | 73.5% | 136.0% | 101.5% | 100 | 1,004 | 2 |
Lee | At-Risk | 5.6% | $13,262 | 23.9% | 97.4% | 49.3% | 202.7% | 193.2% | 164 | 2,767 | 4 |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 3.6% | $18,176 | 24.5% | 61.6% | 67.6% | 147.9% | 197.6% | 136 | 2,247 | 3 |
Pulaski | Transitional | 6.1% | $20,017 | 13.1% | 105.8% | 74.5% | 134.3% | 105.7% | 115 | 1,591 | 3 |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.7% | $19,106 | 11.5% | 63.4% | 71.1% | 140.7% | 93.0% | 99 | 972 | 2 |
Russell | At-Risk | 6.3% | $14,153 | 16.3% | 108.4% | 52.7% | 189.9% | 132.1% | 144 | 2,435 | 4 |
Scott | Transitional | 5.4% | $14,376 | 16.8% | 94.5% | 53.5% | 187.0% | 135.4% | 139 | 2,332 | 3 |
Smyth | Transitional | 7.0% | $16,260 | 13.3% | 121.8% | 60.5% | 165.3% | 107.7% | 132 | 2,149 | 3 |
Tazewell | Transitional | 5.3% | $15,701 | 15.3% | 91.9% | 58.4% | 171.2% | 123.6% | 129 | 2,061 | 3 |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 5.5% | $20,147 | 12.3% | 95.3% | 75.0% | 133.4% | 99.1% | 109 | 1,332 | 2 |
Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 5.3% | $13,723 | 20.2% | 92.6% | 51.1% | 195.9% | 163.5% | 151 | 2,580 | 4 |
Wythe | Transitional | 5.4% | $16,469 | 11.0% | 93.2% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 89.3% | 115 | 1,588 | 3 |