Grayson County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 59.9 | 15,285 people · 34th most distressed in Virginia

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Grayson County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 59.9 — 835th 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 34th of 133 counties. Among its 9 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Grayson County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 79.5 — worse than roughly 80% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 79.5
Poverty Rate 70
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 73
Community Vulnerability 67.9
Uninsured Rate 55
Disability Rate 81
Employment & Wages 58.5
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 76
Business Formation Rate 66
Debt & Delinquency 48.4
Debt in Collections 54
Medical Debt 30
Student Loan Delinquency 47
Auto Loan Delinquency 89
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 35
Housing Cost Burden 45.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 66
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 57
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 9
Homeownership Rate 11
Rent-to-Income Ratio 83

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Grayson County compares to its 9 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Grayson County
Grayson County, VA 59.9 Elevated
Johnson County, TN 63.2 Elevated +3.3
Alleghany County, NC 60.5 Elevated +0.5
Carroll County, VA 59.5 Elevated -0.4
Smyth County, VA 58.9 Elevated -1.0
Galax city, VA 57.7 Elevated -2.2
Washington County, VA 52.8 Elevated -7.1
Wythe County, VA 52.5 Elevated -7.4
Surry County, NC 51.7 Elevated -8.3
Ashe County, NC 50.4 Elevated -9.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Grayson County
Lewis County, KY 59.9 Elevated +0.0
Rowan County, KY 59.9 Elevated -0.0
Assumption Parish, LA 60.0 Elevated +0.0
Simpson County, MS 60.0 Elevated +0.0
DeKalb County, TN 59.9 Elevated -0.0

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