County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover County | 91 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Stafford County | 89 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Chesterfield County | 89 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | New Kent County | 88 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Fauquier County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Frederick County | 85 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Caroline County | 85 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Spotsylvania County | 83 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Culpeper County | 83 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Suffolk County | 81 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | King William County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Fluvanna County | 79 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Chesapeake County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Albemarle County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Clarke County | 77 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Roanoke County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Louisa County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Warren County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Orange County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Powhatan County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Bedford County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Rockingham County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Isle of Wight County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | King George County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Highland County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Poquoson County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Greene County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | York County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Middlesex County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Madison County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Fairfax County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Gloucester County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Goochland County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | King and Queen County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Shenandoah County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Augusta County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Amelia County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Botetourt County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Fredericksburg County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Southampton County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Waynesboro County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Staunton County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Rappahannock County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Cumberland County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Salem County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Dinwiddie County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Richmond County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Washington County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Mathews County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Campbell County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Charles City County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Colonial Heights County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Amherst County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Appomattox County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Floyd County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Franklin County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Northumberland County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Page County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Buckingham County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Surry County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Mecklenburg County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Hampton County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 63 | Sussex County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 64 | Lancaster County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 65 | Pittsylvania County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 66 | Giles County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 67 | Nelson County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 68 | Wythe County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 69 | Westmoreland County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 70 | Lunenburg County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 71 | Russell County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 72 | Williamsburg County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 73 | Essex County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 74 | Brunswick County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 75 | Patrick County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 76 | Carroll County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 77 | Pulaski County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 78 | Bland County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 79 | Halifax County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 80 | Grayson County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 81 | Accomack County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 82 | Lexington County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 83 | Nottoway County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 84 | Northampton County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 85 | Radford County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 86 | Martinsville County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 87 | Galax County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 88 | Hopewell County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 89 | Buena Vista County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 90 | Norton County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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