| | County Economic Status, FY 2017 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, 2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2012–2014 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 | Composite Index Value, FY 2017 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2017 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2017 |
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| United States | - | 7.2% | $38,117 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 7.5% | $28,317 | 17.2% | 104.1% | 74.3% | 134.6% | 110.2% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 5.6% | $43,643 | 11.5% | 78.1% | 114.5% | 87.3% | 73.8% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 7.3% | $24,135 | 18.8% | 101.4% | 63.3% | 157.9% | 120.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 7.1% | $24,203 | 16.3% | 98.6% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 104.3% | 120.1 | 1,849 | 3 |
| Bath | Competitive | 5.1% | $36,556 | 9.3% | 71.5% | 95.9% | 104.3% | 59.9% | 78.6 | 459 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 6.6% | $22,651 | 13.5% | 91.0% | 59.4% | 168.3% | 86.8% | 115.4 | 1,698 | 3 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 5.2% | $37,005 | 7.2% | 71.9% | 97.1% | 103.0% | 46.0% | 73.6 | 336 | 1 |
| Buchanan | At-Risk | 10.1% | $23,423 | 24.0% | 139.9% | 61.4% | 162.7% | 153.9% | 152.2 | 2,648 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | At-Risk | 7.9% | $20,824 | 19.9% | 109.5% | 54.6% | 183.0% | 127.4% | 140.0 | 2,413 | 4 |
| Craig | Transitional | 6.8% | $25,221 | 10.4% | 94.3% | 66.2% | 151.1% | 66.9% | 104.1 | 1,302 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 10.4% | $16,190 | 20.2% | 144.6% | 42.5% | 235.4% | 129.3% | 169.8 | 2,900 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 5.3% | $25,058 | 10.6% | 72.9% | 65.7% | 152.1% | 67.7% | 97.6 | 1,058 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 6.7% | $25,230 | 13.3% | 93.7% | 66.2% | 151.1% | 85.1% | 110.0 | 1,525 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 9.0% | $19,693 | 20.2% | 124.4% | 51.7% | 193.6% | 129.7% | 149.2 | 2,591 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 9.5% | $22,269 | 19.4% | 132.5% | 58.4% | 171.2% | 124.6% | 142.8 | 2,462 | 4 |
| Highland | Competitive | 4.4% | $34,508 | 12.5% | 60.4% | 90.5% | 110.5% | 80.2% | 83.7 | 622 | 1 |
| Lee | Distressed | 8.4% | $16,699 | 26.0% | 116.9% | 43.8% | 228.3% | 166.9% | 170.7 | 2,909 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 5.8% | $26,199 | 27.5% | 80.6% | 68.7% | 145.5% | 176.5% | 134.2 | 2,255 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 7.9% | $19,377 | 20.2% | 109.0% | 50.8% | 196.7% | 129.3% | 145.0 | 2,506 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 7.0% | $25,109 | 13.6% | 96.6% | 65.9% | 151.8% | 87.2% | 111.9 | 1,576 | 3 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 6.3% | $26,572 | 15.8% | 88.0% | 69.7% | 143.4% | 101.1% | 110.8 | 1,554 | 2 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 8.4% | $20,413 | 18.7% | 116.2% | 53.6% | 186.7% | 119.7% | 140.9 | 2,431 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 6.8% | $18,818 | 19.1% | 95.0% | 49.4% | 202.6% | 122.3% | 140.0 | 2,412 | 4 |
| Smyth | At-Risk | 8.7% | $21,515 | 19.3% | 121.2% | 56.4% | 177.2% | 123.9% | 140.8 | 2,428 | 4 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 8.2% | $22,534 | 19.5% | 114.5% | 59.1% | 169.2% | 125.1% | 136.3 | 2,314 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 6.4% | $31,056 | 14.1% | 89.2% | 81.5% | 122.7% | 90.2% | 100.7 | 1,173 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 9.3% | $17,700 | 22.0% | 128.8% | 46.4% | 215.4% | 140.8% | 161.7 | 2,808 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 7.2% | $23,702 | 15.1% | 100.4% | 62.2% | 160.8% | 97.0% | 119.4 | 1,827 | 3 |
