Botetourt County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Healthy · 20.8 | 34,125 people · 132nd most distressed in Virginia

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Botetourt County, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 20.8 — 3109th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Virginia, it ranks 132nd of 133 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Botetourt County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 45.6 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 45.6
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 57
Business Formation Rate 61
Debt & Delinquency 20.4
Debt in Collections 14
Medical Debt 19
Student Loan Delinquency 10
Auto Loan Delinquency 13
Credit Card Delinquency 21
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 20.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 14
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 2
Rent-to-Income Ratio 18
Community Vulnerability 11.8
Uninsured Rate 12
Disability Rate 11
Income & Poverty 5.7
Poverty Rate 2
Income vs. State Median 11
Child Poverty Rate 4

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Botetourt County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Botetourt County
Botetourt County, VA 20.8 Healthy
Alleghany County, VA 51.6 Elevated +30.8
Craig County, VA 42.6 Normal +21.8
Rockbridge County, VA 40.1 Normal +19.3
Bedford County, VA 34.6 Healthy +13.8
Roanoke County, VA 30.3 Healthy +9.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Botetourt County
Iowa County, WI 20.8 Healthy +0.1
Bremer County, IA 20.6 Healthy -0.1
Sioux County, IA 21.0 Healthy +0.3
Summit County, UT 21.1 Healthy +0.4
Osage County, MO 19.8 Healthy -1.0

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