| | County Economic Status, FY 2008 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, 2004 | Poverty Rate, 2000 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2003-2005 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2004 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2004 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | Composite Index Value, FY 2008 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2008 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2008 |
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| United States | - | 5.5% | $28,187 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 5.6% | $21,587 | 13.6% | 100.6% | 76.6% | 130.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 3.7% | $32,366 | 9.6% | 67.6% | 114.8% | 87.1% | 77.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 4.7% | $18,216 | 15.7% | 85.2% | 64.6% | 154.7% | 127.1% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 4.8% | $18,981 | 10.9% | 87.3% | 67.3% | 148.5% | 87.8% | 107.9 | 1,274 | 2 |
| Bath | Competitive | 3.8% | $24,493 | 7.8% | 69.2% | 86.9% | 115.1% | 62.9% | 82.4 | 322 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 4.6% | $15,603 | 12.4% | 83.2% | 55.4% | 180.7% | 99.8% | 121.2 | 1,771 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 3.1% | $27,213 | 5.2% | 56.4% | 96.5% | 103.6% | 42.0% | 67.3 | 83 | 1 |
| Buchanan | At-Risk | 6.3% | $14,936 | 23.2% | 114.8% | 53.0% | 188.7% | 187.2% | 163.6 | 2,748 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 5.4% | $16,537 | 13.6% | 97.3% | 58.7% | 170.4% | 109.9% | 125.9 | 1,933 | 3 |
| Craig | Transitional | 3.8% | $20,621 | 10.3% | 68.8% | 73.2% | 136.7% | 82.9% | 96.1 | 818 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 7.0% | $11,738 | 21.3% | 126.1% | 41.6% | 240.1% | 172.1% | 179.5 | 2,905 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 3.8% | $18,492 | 11.7% | 67.9% | 65.6% | 152.4% | 94.7% | 105.0 | 1,178 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 5.0% | $17,315 | 9.5% | 90.3% | 61.4% | 162.8% | 77.1% | 110.1 | 1,362 | 2 |
| Grayson | Transitional | 5.5% | $15,974 | 13.6% | 99.6% | 56.7% | 176.5% | 110.0% | 128.7 | 2,029 | 3 |
| Highland | Transitional | 3.6% | $22,060 | 12.6% | 64.5% | 78.3% | 127.8% | 101.5% | 97.9 | 892 | 2 |
| Lee | At-Risk | 5.4% | $14,038 | 23.9% | 97.6% | 49.8% | 200.8% | 193.2% | 163.9 | 2,750 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 3.4% | $19,176 | 24.5% | 61.5% | 68.0% | 147.0% | 197.6% | 135.4 | 2,224 | 3 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 5.4% | $20,688 | 13.1% | 97.6% | 73.4% | 136.2% | 105.7% | 113.2 | 1,476 | 2 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 3.5% | $21,273 | 11.5% | 62.7% | 75.5% | 132.5% | 93.0% | 96.1 | 814 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 6.1% | $14,631 | 16.3% | 109.8% | 51.9% | 192.7% | 132.1% | 144.8 | 2,444 | 4 |
| Scott | Transitional | 5.4% | $15,214 | 16.8% | 97.7% | 54.0% | 185.3% | 135.4% | 139.4 | 2,313 | 3 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 5.7% | $17,419 | 13.3% | 103.5% | 61.8% | 161.8% | 107.7% | 124.3 | 1,879 | 3 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 4.8% | $16,799 | 15.3% | 86.4% | 59.6% | 167.8% | 123.6% | 125.9 | 1,934 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 5.1% | $21,025 | 12.3% | 91.7% | 74.6% | 134.1% | 99.1% | 108.3 | 1,290 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 5.1% | $15,098 | 20.2% | 91.9% | 53.6% | 186.7% | 163.5% | 147.4 | 2,493 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 4.7% | $17,527 | 11.0% | 84.9% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 89.3% | 111.6 | 1,418 | 2 |
