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State Rollup · VA

Virginia.

133 counties scored. Ranked by the Scout composite resilience index, which combines climate stability, water and food, social stability, infrastructure, and self-sufficiency.

MIN 33│MEDIAN 53│MAX 63
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Top 20 counties

Highest Scout composite scores in the state.
  1. #1
    Covington city
    FIPS 51580·POP 5,737·#323 US
    63
    excellent
  2. #2
    Carroll County
    FIPS 51035·POP 29,155·#354 US
    63
    excellent
  3. #3
    Norton city
    FIPS 51720·POP 3,687·#430 US
    62
    excellent
  4. #4
    Wythe County
    FIPS 51197·POP 28,279·#439 US
    62
    excellent
  5. #5
    Lexington city
    FIPS 51678·POP 7,320·#442 US
    62
    excellent
  6. #6
    Floyd County
    FIPS 51063·POP 15,470·#492 US
    62
    excellent
  7. #7
    Rockbridge County
    FIPS 51163·POP 22,631·#528 US
    61
    excellent
  8. #8
    Buena Vista city
    FIPS 51530·POP 6,641·#590 US
    61
    excellent
  9. #9
    Bland County
    FIPS 51021·POP 6,270·#615 US
    61
    excellent
  10. #10
    Giles County
    FIPS 51071·POP 16,775·#685 US
    60
    good
  11. #11
    Patrick County
    FIPS 51141·POP 17,604·#725 US
    60
    good
  12. #12
    Russell County
    FIPS 51167·POP 25,778·#767 US
    59
    good
  13. #13
    Alleghany County
    FIPS 51005·POP 15,205·#783 US
    59
    good
  14. #14
    Highland County
    FIPS 51091·POP 2,232·#797 US
    59
    good
  15. #15
    Craig County
    FIPS 51045·POP 4,883·#808 US
    59
    good
  16. #16
    Botetourt County
    FIPS 51023·POP 33,548·#848 US
    59
    good
  17. #17
    Martinsville city
    FIPS 51690·POP 13,485·#896 US
    58
    good
  18. #18
    Pulaski County
    FIPS 51155·POP 33,795·#928 US
    58
    good
  19. #19
    Southampton County
    FIPS 51175·POP 17,985·#968 US
    58
    good
  20. #20
    Scott County
    FIPS 51169·POP 21,551·#1,007 US
    57
    good
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Bottom 10 counties

Lowest composite scores. Included for transparency, not alarm.
  1. #124
    Fairfax County
    FIPS 51059·POP 1,148,223·#3,110 US
    33
    critical
  2. #125
    Prince William County
    FIPS 51153·POP 481,359·#3,093 US
    35
    poor
  3. #126
    Newport News city
    FIPS 51700·POP 186,209·#3,084 US
    36
    poor
  4. #127
    Stafford County
    FIPS 51179·POP 156,513·#3,076 US
    36
    poor
  5. #128
    York County
    FIPS 51199·POP 70,026·#3,053 US
    37
    poor
  6. #129
    Arlington County
    FIPS 51013·POP 238,619·#3,052 US
    37
    poor
  7. #130
    Norfolk city
    FIPS 51710·POP 237,884·#3,047 US
    37
    poor
  8. #131
    Hampton city
    FIPS 51650·POP 137,063·#3,025 US
    38
    poor
  9. #132
    James City County
    FIPS 51095·POP 78,221·#3,021 US
    38
    poor
  10. #133
    Alexandria city
    FIPS 51510·POP 159,467·#3,019 US
    38
    poor
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Every county

Alphabetical · 133
Scout composite resilience index · Get Ready

Composite combines five sub-scores using a weighted average. Source datasets: FEMA National Risk Index, NOAA temperature anomaly, NOAA precipitation normals, IRS county-to-county migration, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Codes. Open Scout map.