| | County Economic Status, FY 2015 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, 2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2010–2012 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 | Composite Index Value, FY 2015 | Index Value Rank (of 3,110 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2015 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2015 |
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| United States | - | 8.9% | $36,223 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 8.9% | $27,359 | 16.6% | 99.7% | 75.5% | 132.4% | 111.5% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 6.5% | $42,092 | 11.1% | 72.8% | 116.2% | 86.1% | 74.3% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 8.4% | $23,639 | 18.6% | 94.5% | 65.3% | 153.2% | 124.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 8.9% | $26,229 | 13.3% | 100.4% | 72.4% | 138.1% | 89.7% | 109.4 | 1,516 | 2 |
| Bath | Transitional | 5.8% | $32,768 | 13.9% | 65.3% | 90.5% | 110.5% | 93.5% | 89.8 | 832 | 2 |
| Bland | Transitional | 6.3% | $23,993 | 14.2% | 71.3% | 66.2% | 151.0% | 95.5% | 105.9 | 1,392 | 2 |
| Botetourt | Attainment | 5.9% | $37,940 | 6.7% | 66.0% | 104.7% | 95.5% | 44.9% | 68.8 | 238 | 1 |
| Buchanan | At-Risk | 8.0% | $23,487 | 25.0% | 90.1% | 64.8% | 154.2% | 168.3% | 137.5 | 2,395 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 9.8% | $20,661 | 20.6% | 110.7% | 57.0% | 175.3% | 138.4% | 141.5 | 2,496 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 7.5% | $24,606 | 8.3% | 84.6% | 67.9% | 147.2% | 55.7% | 95.8 | 1,026 | 2 |
| Dickenson | At-Risk | 8.8% | $17,705 | 20.4% | 99.1% | 48.9% | 204.6% | 137.1% | 146.9 | 2,623 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 7.0% | $21,948 | 12.8% | 78.8% | 60.6% | 165.0% | 85.8% | 109.9 | 1,534 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 8.1% | $22,637 | 14.1% | 90.9% | 62.5% | 160.0% | 94.9% | 115.3 | 1,733 | 3 |
| Grayson | Distressed | 10.8% | $15,874 | 18.8% | 121.2% | 43.8% | 228.2% | 126.3% | 158.5 | 2,804 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 13.1% | $21,116 | 19.6% | 147.0% | 58.3% | 171.5% | 131.5% | 150.0 | 2,684 | 4 |
| Highland | Transitional | 7.1% | $29,052 | 10.8% | 80.1% | 80.2% | 124.7% | 72.3% | 92.4 | 916 | 2 |
| Lee | At-Risk | 8.1% | $18,061 | 24.1% | 91.5% | 49.9% | 200.6% | 162.1% | 151.4 | 2,708 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 7.0% | $25,265 | 25.9% | 78.8% | 69.7% | 143.4% | 173.8% | 132.0 | 2,250 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 9.8% | $18,005 | 16.9% | 110.2% | 49.7% | 201.2% | 113.8% | 141.8 | 2,505 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 7.8% | $25,913 | 14.7% | 88.3% | 71.5% | 139.8% | 98.5% | 108.9 | 1,497 | 2 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 7.7% | $26,357 | 14.8% | 87.1% | 72.8% | 137.4% | 99.4% | 108.0 | 1,457 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 9.6% | $19,108 | 20.4% | 108.6% | 52.8% | 189.6% | 136.8% | 145.0 | 2,578 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 8.8% | $19,154 | 19.3% | 98.9% | 52.9% | 189.1% | 129.5% | 139.2 | 2,443 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 10.0% | $20,396 | 20.2% | 112.1% | 56.3% | 177.6% | 135.5% | 141.7 | 2,504 | 4 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 7.0% | $23,772 | 18.1% | 78.3% | 65.6% | 152.4% | 121.3% | 117.3 | 1,807 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 8.2% | $27,761 | 14.9% | 92.8% | 76.6% | 130.5% | 99.8% | 107.7 | 1,445 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | At-Risk | 7.3% | $21,777 | 23.8% | 82.4% | 60.1% | 166.3% | 159.7% | 136.2 | 2,364 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 8.3% | $21,614 | 14.0% | 93.2% | 59.7% | 167.6% | 93.7% | 118.2 | 1,838 | 3 |
