Galax city, Virginia
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Galax city, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.7 — 1013th 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 42nd of 133 counties. It scores lower than all 2 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Galax city's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 90.7 — worse than roughly 91% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Galax city compares to its 2 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Galax city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galax city, VA | 57.7 | Elevated | — |
| Grayson County, VA | 59.9 | Elevated | +2.2 |
| Carroll County, VA | 59.5 | Elevated | +1.8 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Galax city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine County, MT | 57.8 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Grant County, OR | 57.6 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | 57.6 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Wheeler County, TX | 57.9 | Elevated | +0.1 |
| Rosebud County, MT | 57.6 | Elevated | -0.1 |
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