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Here are the current county income statistics for the counties of Southwestern Virginia! Those above the standard for the state of Virginia (10%) will be in bold.
County Name: |
Percentage Below Poverty: |
Per Capita Income: |
Bland |
11.9% |
$17,744 |
Buchanan |
21.1% |
$12,788 |
Carroll |
13.3% |
$16,475 |
Craig |
9.1% |
$17,322 |
Dickenson |
18.3% |
$12,822 |
Floyd |
10.9% |
$16,345 |
Giles |
10.3% |
$18,396 |
Grayson |
14.3% |
$16,768 |
Lee |
21.1% |
$13,625 |
Montgomery |
14.9% |
$17,077 |
Pulaski |
13.1% |
$18,973 |
Russell |
16.5% |
$14,863 |
Scott |
14.9% |
$15,073 |
Smyth |
14.0% |
$16,105 |
Tazewell |
15.7% |
$15,282 |
Washington |
12.3% |
$18,350 |
Wise |
19.2% |
$14,271 |
Wythe |
11.9% |
$17,639 |
Resources:
Statistics provided by Quickfacts of the U.S. Census Bureau [http://quickfacts.census.gov].