| County Economic Status, FY 2013 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, 2009 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2008–2010 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 | Composite Index Value, FY 2013 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2013 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2013 |
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United States | - | 8.2% | $32,691 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Region | - | 8.4% | $24,553 | 15.6% | 102.5% | 75.1% | 133.1% | 113.2% | - | - | - |
Virginia | - | 5.9% | $38,373 | 10.3% | 71.8% | 117.4% | 85.2% | 74.5% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Virginia | - | 8.0% | $21,293 | 17.5% | 96.8% | 65.1% | 153.5% | 126.9% | - | - | - |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 8.3% | $21,097 | 13.0% | 101.1% | 64.5% | 155.0% | 93.9% | 116.7 | 1,708 | 3 |
Bath | Competitive | 5.6% | $29,190 | 10.3% | 67.7% | 89.3% | 112.0% | 74.9% | 84.9 | 561 | 1 |
Bland | Transitional | 6.4% | $20,860 | 11.7% | 77.5% | 63.8% | 156.7% | 84.5% | 106.3 | 1,322 | 2 |
Botetourt | Attainment | 5.3% | $35,499 | 5.6% | 64.8% | 108.6% | 92.1% | 40.2% | 65.7 | 108 | 1 |
Buchanan | At-Risk | 7.4% | $19,292 | 21.8% | 89.4% | 59.0% | 169.5% | 157.6% | 138.8 | 2,378 | 4 |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 9.5% | $19,379 | 18.7% | 115.0% | 59.3% | 168.7% | 135.0% | 139.6 | 2,401 | 4 |
Craig | Competitive | 6.4% | $23,327 | 7.2% | 78.0% | 71.4% | 140.1% | 52.4% | 90.2 | 753 | 1 |
Dickenson | At-Risk | 7.7% | $16,157 | 19.1% | 93.8% | 49.4% | 202.3% | 138.5% | 144.9 | 2,533 | 4 |
Floyd | Transitional | 6.6% | $19,597 | 14.5% | 80.5% | 59.9% | 166.8% | 105.3% | 117.5 | 1,740 | 3 |
Giles | Transitional | 8.0% | $19,849 | 15.0% | 97.0% | 60.7% | 164.7% | 108.8% | 123.5 | 1,946 | 3 |
Grayson | At-Risk | 9.6% | $15,122 | 15.6% | 117.0% | 46.3% | 216.2% | 112.8% | 148.7 | 2,609 | 4 |
Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 12.8% | $19,503 | 18.1% | 155.9% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 131.4% | 151.6 | 2,663 | 4 |
Highland | Transitional | 6.9% | $22,915 | 8.8% | 83.6% | 70.1% | 142.7% | 63.8% | 96.7 | 957 | 2 |
Lee | At-Risk | 6.9% | $16,545 | 21.2% | 83.9% | 50.6% | 197.6% | 153.2% | 144.9 | 2,531 | 4 |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 6.5% | $22,453 | 23.8% | 78.6% | 68.7% | 145.6% | 171.9% | 132.0 | 2,187 | 3 |
Patrick | At-Risk | 9.7% | $16,494 | 14.5% | 118.1% | 50.5% | 198.2% | 105.2% | 140.5 | 2,427 | 4 |
Pulaski | Transitional | 9.0% | $23,049 | 14.7% | 109.0% | 70.5% | 141.8% | 106.1% | 119.0 | 1,793 | 3 |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 6.7% | $25,219 | 16.5% | 82.0% | 77.1% | 129.6% | 119.5% | 110.4 | 1,476 | 2 |
Russell | At-Risk | 8.9% | $16,712 | 17.2% | 108.3% | 51.1% | 195.6% | 124.1% | 142.7 | 2,485 | 4 |
Scott | At-Risk | 8.2% | $17,412 | 18.4% | 99.9% | 53.3% | 187.8% | 133.3% | 140.3 | 2,418 | 4 |
Smyth | At-Risk | 9.3% | $18,901 | 19.1% | 113.3% | 57.8% | 173.0% | 138.5% | 141.6 | 2,453 | 4 |
Tazewell | Transitional | 6.3% | $21,761 | 16.9% | 76.9% | 66.6% | 150.2% | 122.5% | 116.5 | 1,702 | 3 |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 7.7% | $24,062 | 16.8% | 93.6% | 73.6% | 135.9% | 121.9% | 117.1 | 1,730 | 3 |
Wise (+ Norton city) | Transitional | 6.2% | $20,641 | 20.6% | 75.7% | 63.1% | 158.4% | 148.7% | 127.6 | 2,068 | 3 |
Wythe | Transitional | 8.6% | $20,037 | 15.5% | 104.0% | 61.3% | 163.2% | 112.5% | 126.5 | 2,035 | 3 |