| | County Economic Status, FY 2018 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, 2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2013–2015 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 | Composite Index Value, FY 2018 | Index Value Rank (of 3,113 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2018 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2018 |
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| United States | - | 6.3% | $39,778 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 6.7% | $29,282 | 17.1% | 106.6% | 73.6% | 135.8% | 110.7% | - | - | - |
| Virginia | - | 5.1% | $44,977 | 11.5% | 81.6% | 113.1% | 88.4% | 74.4% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Virginia | - | 6.7% | $24,912 | 19.0% | 106.2% | 62.6% | 159.7% | 122.5% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | Transitional | 6.3% | $25,727 | 19.2% | 100.3% | 64.7% | 154.6% | 124.4% | 126.4 | 1,971 | 3 |
| Bath | Competitive | 4.6% | $39,850 | 7.7% | 73.4% | 100.2% | 99.8% | 50.0% | 74.4 | 324 | 1 |
| Bland | Transitional | 6.2% | $23,380 | 10.8% | 98.6% | 58.8% | 170.1% | 70.1% | 113.0 | 1,548 | 2 |
| Botetourt | Competitive | 4.8% | $38,225 | 8.2% | 75.9% | 96.1% | 104.1% | 53.2% | 77.7 | 406 | 1 |
| Buchanan | Distressed | 10.7% | $19,227 | 26.1% | 170.9% | 48.3% | 206.9% | 168.8% | 182.2 | 2,969 | 4 |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | Transitional | 6.8% | $21,480 | 18.7% | 109.1% | 54.0% | 185.2% | 120.8% | 138.4 | 2,306 | 3 |
| Craig | Transitional | 6.3% | $25,820 | 11.8% | 100.6% | 64.9% | 154.1% | 76.0% | 110.2 | 1,460 | 2 |
| Dickenson | Distressed | 10.5% | $16,080 | 21.4% | 166.8% | 40.4% | 247.4% | 138.4% | 184.2 | 2,982 | 4 |
| Floyd | Transitional | 4.7% | $25,952 | 10.0% | 74.4% | 65.2% | 153.3% | 64.9% | 97.6 | 1,036 | 2 |
| Giles | Transitional | 6.1% | $27,206 | 11.3% | 97.1% | 68.4% | 146.2% | 73.2% | 105.5 | 1,303 | 2 |
| Grayson | At-Risk | 7.7% | $19,664 | 21.4% | 123.6% | 49.4% | 202.3% | 138.3% | 154.7 | 2,650 | 4 |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | At-Risk | 8.2% | $23,132 | 19.4% | 130.8% | 58.2% | 172.0% | 125.3% | 142.7 | 2,419 | 4 |
| Highland | Competitive | 3.9% | $34,111 | 12.6% | 62.3% | 85.8% | 116.6% | 81.5% | 86.8 | 684 | 1 |
| Lee | Distressed | 8.0% | $16,256 | 25.4% | 128.4% | 40.9% | 244.7% | 164.1% | 179.1 | 2,939 | 4 |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | Transitional | 5.2% | $27,592 | 26.8% | 83.7% | 69.4% | 144.2% | 173.3% | 133.7 | 2,176 | 3 |
| Patrick | At-Risk | 6.8% | $20,568 | 21.2% | 108.5% | 51.7% | 193.4% | 136.9% | 146.3 | 2,487 | 4 |
| Pulaski | Transitional | 6.2% | $26,639 | 13.5% | 99.2% | 67.0% | 149.3% | 87.1% | 111.9 | 1,508 | 2 |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | Transitional | 5.9% | $28,485 | 17.4% | 94.7% | 71.6% | 139.6% | 112.4% | 115.6 | 1,629 | 3 |
| Russell | At-Risk | 7.6% | $21,195 | 20.7% | 121.3% | 53.3% | 187.7% | 133.6% | 147.5 | 2,513 | 4 |
| Scott | At-Risk | 6.0% | $19,579 | 20.2% | 95.4% | 49.2% | 203.2% | 130.4% | 143.0 | 2,424 | 4 |
| Smyth | Transitional | 7.8% | $23,531 | 18.7% | 124.0% | 59.2% | 169.0% | 120.8% | 137.9 | 2,297 | 3 |
| Tazewell | Transitional | 8.1% | $22,853 | 17.7% | 129.1% | 57.5% | 174.1% | 114.7% | 139.3 | 2,335 | 3 |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | Transitional | 5.8% | $30,804 | 14.7% | 91.9% | 77.4% | 129.1% | 94.9% | 105.3 | 1,297 | 2 |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | Distressed | 9.2% | $18,222 | 22.6% | 146.6% | 45.8% | 218.3% | 146.0% | 170.3 | 2,858 | 4 |
| Wythe | Transitional | 6.5% | $25,255 | 15.1% | 104.4% | 63.5% | 157.5% | 97.5% | 119.8 | 1,772 | 3 |
