County Data

Virginia County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 133 counties in Virginia, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 48.5. 14counties are in Serious Stress or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17

Virginia Snapshot

133 Counties Scored
48.5 Mean Score
47.1 Median Score
82.0 Petersburg city Most Distressed
13.9 Goochland County Least Distressed
1 Crisis 13 Serious 48 Elevated 48 Normal 23 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Virginia County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 133 Virginia counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Petersburg city
82.0 Crisis
Housing Cost Burden
#2 Bristol city
75.2 Serious Stress
Income & Poverty
#3 Hopewell city
73.4 Serious Stress
Debt & Delinquency

Least Distressed

#133 Goochland County
13.9 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#132 Botetourt County
20.8 Healthy
Employment & Wages
#131 Arlington County
21.9 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden

Score Distribution

How Virginia's 133 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Virginia Counties

133 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 2 Petersburg city 82.0 Crisis Housing Cost Burden
2 63 Bristol city 75.2 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
3 95 Hopewell city 73.4 Serious Stress Debt & Delinquency
4 100 Lee County 73.2 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
5 108 Martinsville city 72.8 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
6 176 Portsmouth city 70.7 Serious Stress Housing Cost Burden
7 211 Danville city 70.0 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
8 213 Norton city 70.0 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
9 283 Norfolk city 68.6 Serious Stress Housing Cost Burden
10 328 Emporia city 67.7 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
11 422 Greensville County 66.3 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
12 451 Newport News city 65.8 Serious Stress Housing Cost Burden
13 456 Halifax County 65.8 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
14 476 Franklin city 65.4 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
15 506 Henry County 64.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
16 526 Prince Edward County 64.6 Elevated Income & Poverty
17 541 Hampton city 64.3 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
18 542 Sussex County 64.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
19 583 Tazewell County 63.7 Elevated Income & Poverty
20 584 Scott County 63.6 Elevated Income & Poverty
21 594 Wise County 63.5 Elevated Income & Poverty
22 611 Waynesboro city 63.2 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
23 615 Buchanan County 63.1 Elevated Income & Poverty
24 616 Buckingham County 63.1 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
25 658 Richmond city 62.4 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
26 659 Roanoke city 62.4 Elevated Income & Poverty
27 670 Radford city 62.3 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
28 677 Charlotte County 62.2 Elevated Income & Poverty
29 681 Essex County 62.1 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
30 688 Westmoreland County 62.0 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
31 710 Lunenburg County 61.6 Elevated Income & Poverty
32 747 Nottoway County 61.1 Elevated Income & Poverty
33 763 Northampton County 60.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
34 835 Grayson County 59.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
35 873 Carroll County 59.5 Elevated Income & Poverty
36 910 Smyth County 58.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
37 936 Mecklenburg County 58.5 Elevated Income & Poverty
38 965 Dickenson County 58.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
39 996 Winchester city 57.9 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
40 1,004 Lynchburg city 57.9 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
41 1,005 Brunswick County 57.8 Elevated Income & Poverty
42 1,013 Galax city 57.7 Elevated Income & Poverty
43 1,017 Page County 57.7 Elevated Employment & Wages
44 1,018 Colonial Heights city 57.7 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
45 1,020 Pulaski County 57.7 Elevated Income & Poverty
46 1,030 Accomack County 57.6 Elevated Income & Poverty
47 1,031 Russell County 57.6 Elevated Income & Poverty
48 1,037 Buena Vista city 57.5 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
49 1,078 Covington city 57.1 Elevated Income & Poverty
50 1,134 Harrisonburg city 56.1 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
51 1,155 Patrick County 55.8 Elevated Income & Poverty
52 1,220 Staunton city 54.8 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
53 1,300 Richmond County 53.9 Elevated Income & Poverty
54 1,380 Williamsburg city 52.9 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
55 1,388 Washington County 52.8 Elevated Community Vulnerability
56 1,406 Amherst County 52.6 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
57 1,416 Wythe County 52.5 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
58 1,430 Pittsylvania County 52.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
59 1,473 Alleghany County 51.6 Elevated Income & Poverty
60 1,497 Fredericksburg city 51.2 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
61 1,516 Southampton County 51.0 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
62 1,539 Charles City County 50.7 Elevated Debt & Delinquency
63 1,602 Cumberland County 50.0 Normal Income & Poverty
64 1,694 Suffolk city 48.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
65 1,717 Middlesex County 48.4 Normal Community Vulnerability
66 1,808 Dinwiddie County 47.3 Normal Debt & Delinquency
67 1,813 Amelia County 47.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
68 1,832 Lancaster County 46.9 Normal Income & Poverty
69 1,847 Manassas city 46.7 Normal Housing Cost Burden
70 1,856 King and Queen County 46.6 Normal Debt & Delinquency
71 1,877 Highland County 46.3 Normal Income & Poverty
72 1,954 Manassas Park city 45.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
73 1,964 Chesapeake city 45.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
74 2,009 Northumberland County 44.8 Normal Employment & Wages
75 2,016 Appomattox County 44.7 Normal Employment & Wages
76 2,038 Charlottesville city 44.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
77 2,049 Lexington city 44.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
78 2,060 Mathews County 44.2 Normal Employment & Wages
79 2,100 Montgomery County 43.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
80 2,128 Virginia Beach city 43.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
81 2,173 Craig County 42.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
82 2,204 Prince George County 42.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
83 2,207 Henrico County 42.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
84 2,256 Salem city 41.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
85 2,279 Caroline County 41.1 Normal Debt & Delinquency
86 2,290 Gloucester County 41.0 Normal Employment & Wages
87 2,305 Culpeper County 40.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
88 2,307 Campbell County 40.8 Normal Debt & Delinquency
89 2,310 Nelson County 40.7 Normal Employment & Wages
90 2,336 Louisa County 40.2 Normal Debt & Delinquency
91 2,344 Rockbridge County 40.1 Normal Employment & Wages
92 2,351 Shenandoah County 40.0 Normal Community Vulnerability
93 2,374 Franklin County 39.6 Normal Employment & Wages
94 2,399 Spotsylvania County 39.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
95 2,400 Greene County 39.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
96 2,418 Alexandria city 38.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
97 2,420 Giles County 38.8 Normal Debt & Delinquency
98 2,438 Prince William County 38.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
99 2,471 Chesterfield County 38.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
100 2,498 Warren County 37.8 Normal Community Vulnerability
101 2,503 Floyd County 37.7 Normal Employment & Wages
102 2,507 Augusta County 37.6 Normal Employment & Wages
103 2,517 Surry County 37.3 Normal Debt & Delinquency
104 2,521 Orange County 37.3 Normal Employment & Wages
105 2,541 Isle of Wight County 36.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden
106 2,563 Rappahannock County 36.5 Normal Employment & Wages
107 2,594 King William County 35.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden
108 2,626 Bland County 35.5 Normal Income & Poverty
109 2,644 James City County 35.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
110 2,645 Rockingham County 35.2 Normal Employment & Wages
111 2,664 Fluvanna County 34.7 Healthy Employment & Wages
112 2,675 Bedford County 34.6 Healthy Employment & Wages
113 2,713 York County 33.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
114 2,740 Stafford County 33.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
115 2,755 Bath County 33.1 Healthy Income & Poverty
116 2,758 Clarke County 33.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
117 2,773 Frederick County 32.7 Healthy Employment & Wages
118 2,774 Fairfax city 32.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
119 2,864 Albemarle County 30.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
120 2,874 Roanoke County 30.3 Healthy Employment & Wages
121 2,878 Madison County 30.2 Healthy Employment & Wages
122 2,924 Fauquier County 28.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
123 2,980 King George County 27.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
124 2,987 New Kent County 26.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
125 2,990 Hanover County 26.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
126 2,993 Poquoson city 26.7 Healthy Employment & Wages
127 2,997 Fairfax County 26.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
128 3,016 Falls Church city 25.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
129 3,041 Powhatan County 24.6 Healthy Employment & Wages
130 3,075 Loudoun County 22.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
131 3,092 Arlington County 21.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
132 3,109 Botetourt County 20.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
133 3,143 Goochland County 13.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden

2 of 133 county reports for Virginia are currently available. All 133 counties are scored and visible on the map above. New county reports are published weekly.

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using percentile-rank averaging across five data domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater financial distress.

Crisis (80+) — Extreme distress across multiple domains
Serious Stress (65–80) — Significant distress, multiple domains elevated
Elevated (50–65) — Above-average distress in several areas
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Below-average distress

Full methodology and data sources

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