Alleghany County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 51.6 | 14,595 people · 59th most distressed in Virginia

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Alleghany County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 51.6 — 1473rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Virginia, it ranks 59th of 133 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Alleghany County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 61.9 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 61.9
Poverty Rate 53
Income vs. State Median 75
Child Poverty Rate 58
Employment & Wages 60.4
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 41
Business Formation Rate 84
Community Vulnerability 57.3
Uninsured Rate 38
Disability Rate 76
Debt & Delinquency 47.7
Debt in Collections 44
Medical Debt 18
Student Loan Delinquency 64
Auto Loan Delinquency 57
Credit Card Delinquency 62
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 41
Housing Cost Burden 30.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 48
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 39
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 23
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 27

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Alleghany County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Alleghany County
Alleghany County, VA 51.6 Elevated
Greenbrier County, WV 57.3 Elevated +5.7
Covington city, VA 57.1 Elevated +5.5
Monroe County, WV 53.6 Elevated +2.0
Craig County, VA 42.6 Normal -9.0
Rockbridge County, VA 40.1 Normal -11.5
Bath County, VA 33.1 Healthy -18.5
Botetourt County, VA 20.8 Healthy -30.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Alleghany County
Custer County, MT 51.6 Elevated -0.0
Moore County, TX 51.5 Elevated -0.1
Woodward County, OK 51.5 Elevated -0.1
Whitman County, WA 51.7 Elevated +0.1
Todd County, KY 51.5 Elevated -0.1

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