Roanoke County, Virginia

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.3 | 97,026 people · 120th most distressed in Virginia

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Roanoke County, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.3 — 2874th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Virginia, it ranks 120th of 133 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Roanoke County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 47.3 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 47.3
Unemployment Rate 23
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 68
Business Formation Rate 52
Housing Cost Burden 45.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 59
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 36
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 67
Homeownership Rate 40
Rent-to-Income Ratio 24
Debt & Delinquency 30.1
Debt in Collections 20
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 20
Auto Loan Delinquency 35
Credit Card Delinquency 24
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 66
Community Vulnerability 20.8
Uninsured Rate 11
Disability Rate 30
Income & Poverty 7.8
Poverty Rate 4
Income vs. State Median 14
Child Poverty Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Roanoke County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Roanoke County
Roanoke County, VA 30.3 Healthy
Roanoke city, VA 62.4 Elevated +32.1
Montgomery County, VA 43.8 Normal +13.5
Craig County, VA 42.6 Normal +12.3
Salem city, VA 41.4 Normal +11.2
Franklin County, VA 39.6 Normal +9.3
Floyd County, VA 37.7 Normal +7.4
Bedford County, VA 34.6 Healthy +4.3
Botetourt County, VA 20.8 Healthy -9.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Roanoke County
Shelby County, AL 30.2 Healthy -0.1
Chittenden County, VT 30.5 Healthy +0.3
Carroll County, MD 30.0 Healthy -0.3
Putnam County, NY 29.9 Healthy -0.3
Tooele County, UT 30.6 Healthy +0.4

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