| | County Economic Status, FY 2014 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, 2010 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2009–2011 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 | Composite Index Value, FY 2014 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2014 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2014 |
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| United States | - | 9.3% | $32,562 | 14.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 9.4% | $24,425 | 16.1% | 101.3% | 75.0% | 133.3% | 112.7% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 6.7% | $38,270 | 10.7% | 71.9% | 117.5% | 85.1% | 74.5% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 8.9% | $21,115 | 18.1% | 95.4% | 64.8% | 154.2% | 126.8% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 9.3% | $22,413 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 68.8% | 145.3% | 94.6% | 113.3 | 1,621 | 3 |
| Bath | Transitional | 6.1% | $26,938 | 12.7% | 65.9% | 82.7% | 120.9% | 89.0% | 91.9 | 846 | 2 |
| Bland | Transitional | 6.8% | $20,732 | 11.4% | 73.7% | 63.7% | 157.1% | 79.6% | 103.5 | 1,245 | 2 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 6.1% | $32,313 | 6.0% | 65.8% | 99.2% | 100.8% | 42.2% | 69.6 | 205 | 1 |
| Buchanan | At-Risk | 8.2% | $18,311 | 24.0% | 88.8% | 56.2% | 177.8% | 168.0% | 144.9 | 2,555 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 10.5% | $18,833 | 19.5% | 112.8% | 57.8% | 172.9% | 136.1% | 140.6 | 2,450 | 4 |
| Craig | Competitive | 7.6% | $22,842 | 4.2% | 82.0% | 70.1% | 142.6% | 29.1% | 84.6 | 595 | 1 |
| Dickenson | At-Risk | 8.5% | $17,365 | 21.3% | 92.0% | 53.3% | 187.5% | 149.0% | 142.9 | 2,516 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 7.4% | $19,395 | 13.1% | 79.7% | 59.6% | 167.9% | 91.7% | 113.1 | 1,612 | 3 |
| Giles | Transitional | 8.7% | $20,305 | 15.0% | 94.0% | 62.4% | 160.4% | 105.2% | 119.9 | 1,853 | 3 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 11.1% | $15,165 | 17.2% | 119.6% | 46.6% | 214.7% | 120.1% | 151.5 | 2,686 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 14.2% | $19,623 | 19.9% | 153.2% | 60.3% | 165.9% | 138.8% | 152.6 | 2,706 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 7.5% | $25,716 | 9.0% | 81.3% | 79.0% | 126.6% | 62.8% | 90.2 | 791 | 2 |
| Lee | At-Risk | 7.7% | $17,107 | 22.7% | 83.0% | 52.5% | 190.3% | 158.4% | 143.9 | 2,530 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 7.2% | $22,809 | 25.0% | 77.7% | 70.0% | 142.8% | 175.0% | 131.8 | 2,207 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 10.8% | $16,676 | 15.9% | 116.0% | 51.2% | 195.3% | 111.2% | 140.8 | 2,459 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 9.2% | $22,565 | 15.0% | 99.7% | 69.3% | 144.3% | 104.9% | 116.3 | 1,722 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 7.8% | $23,331 | 15.3% | 83.6% | 71.7% | 139.6% | 106.8% | 110.0 | 1,496 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 10.1% | $17,481 | 20.1% | 109.0% | 53.7% | 186.3% | 140.3% | 145.2 | 2,561 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 9.1% | $17,086 | 18.3% | 98.2% | 52.5% | 190.6% | 127.9% | 138.9 | 2,403 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 10.7% | $18,031 | 20.3% | 114.9% | 55.4% | 180.6% | 141.9% | 145.8 | 2,572 | 4 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 7.1% | $22,364 | 17.3% | 76.1% | 68.7% | 145.6% | 120.8% | 114.2 | 1,655 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 8.7% | $23,367 | 15.8% | 93.8% | 71.8% | 139.3% | 110.3% | 114.5 | 1,666 | 3 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Transitional | 6.9% | $20,834 | 21.6% | 74.5% | 64.0% | 156.3% | 150.7% | 127.2 | 2,080 | 3 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 9.5% | $19,637 | 12.8% | 101.9% | 60.3% | 165.8% | 89.7% | 119.2 | 1,821 | 3 |
