Brunswick County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.8 | 15,749 people · 41st most distressed in Virginia
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Brunswick County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.8 — 1005th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Virginia, it ranks 41st of 133 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Brunswick County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 88.0 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 88.0
Poverty Rate 88
Income vs. State Median 92
Child Poverty Rate 84
Debt & Delinquency 69.2
Debt in Collections 78
Medical Debt 17
Student Loan Delinquency 63
Auto Loan Delinquency 87
Credit Card Delinquency 77
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 93
Employment & Wages 47.7
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 46
Housing Cost Burden 44.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 33
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 47
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 60
Rent-to-Income Ratio 52
Community Vulnerability 40.1
Uninsured Rate 32
Disability Rate 48

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Brunswick County
Brunswick County, VA 57.8 Elevated —
Warren County, NC 72.4 Serious +14.5
Northampton County, NC 72.0 Serious +14.2
Greensville County, VA 66.3 Serious +8.4
Lunenburg County, VA 61.6 Elevated +3.8
Nottoway County, VA 61.1 Elevated +3.2
Mecklenburg County, VA 58.5 Elevated +0.7
Dinwiddie County, VA 47.3 Normal -10.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Brunswick County
White County, TN 57.8 Elevated -0.0
Montezuma County, CO 57.9 Elevated +0.0
Brown County, OH 57.9 Elevated +0.0
Stoddard County, MO 57.8 Elevated -0.1
Madison County, GA 57.9 Elevated +0.1

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Free Legal Aid

Legal aid organizations serving Brunswick County residents at no cost.

Virginia Legal Aid Society 540-342-3900
Legal Aid Justice Center 434-977-0553
Legal Services of Northern Virginia 703-778-6800
Virginia Poverty Law Center 804-782-9430
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society 804-648-1012
Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. (866) 534-5243
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (757) 827-5078
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. (888) 201-2772

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Brunswick County, Virginia?

    Brunswick County has a County Distress Index score of 57.8 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 1,005th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 41st in Virginia out of 133 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Brunswick County?

    The primary driver of distress in Brunswick County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 88.0 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Brunswick County compare to neighboring counties?

    Brunswick County (57.8) can be compared to its 7 neighboring counties: Warren County, NC (72.4); Northampton County, NC (72.0); Greensville County, VA (66.3).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Brunswick County?

    Brunswick County, Virginia has a population of approximately 15,749 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.