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Virginia State Rankings
The Best and the Worst

How well does Virginia stack up against other states? We rate well in some categories and poorly in others.   Check out this list for a look at Virginia's strengths and weaknesses.

#2 Second highest in percentage of jobs in industries with high projected growth.
#2 Second lowest in percentage of personal income from transfer payments. Only 9.6 percent of Virginian's personal income is derived from retirement benefits, government assistance or other sources of transfer payments.
#4 Fourth lowest unemployment rate of 2.8 percent.
#7 Seventh lowest poverty rate. Only 8.4 percent of Virginia's population lives in poverty.
#7 Seventh highest percentage of employment in professional occupations: 23.3 percent.
#10 Tenth highest average household income : $43,354
#10 Tenth lowest rate of motor vehicle deaths per 100 million vehicle miles.
#16 Sixteenth highest number of doctors (233) per 100,000 population.
#16 Sixteenth lowest rate of violent crimes (314) per 100,000 population.
#19 Nineteenth lowest rate of births to teenage mothers.
#20 Twentieth lowest number of federal and state prisoners (421) per 100,000 population.


Source: Virginia Business


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