Prince Edward County, Virginia
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Prince Edward County, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.6 — 526th 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 16th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Prince Edward County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 89.2 — worse than roughly 89% 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 Prince Edward County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Prince Edward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward County, VA | 64.6 | Elevated | — |
| Buckingham County, VA | 63.1 | Elevated | -1.5 |
| Charlotte County, VA | 62.2 | Elevated | -2.4 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | 61.6 | Elevated | -3.0 |
| Nottoway County, VA | 61.1 | Elevated | -3.5 |
| Cumberland County, VA | 50.0 | Normal | -14.6 |
| Amelia County, VA | 47.1 | Normal | -17.4 |
| Appomattox County, VA | 44.7 | Normal | -19.9 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Prince Edward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County, MO | 64.6 | Elevated | -0.0 |
| Crawford County, GA | 64.6 | Elevated | +0.0 |
| Guernsey County, OH | 64.5 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Marion County, TN | 64.5 | Elevated | -0.1 |
| Dooly County, GA | 64.7 | Elevated | +0.1 |
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