Scorecard at a Glance
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Economy
Goal: Be a national leader in the preservation and enhancement of our economy.
Indicators:
| Personal Income/Wages and Salaries |  Improving |
 Limited |
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| Poverty |  Worsening |
Limited |
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| Unemployment | Improving |
Limited |
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| Employment Growth | Improving |
Limited |
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| Workforce Quality |  Maintaining |
 Significant |
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| Business Climate | Improving |
Significant |
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| Business Startups | Improving |
Limited |
Education
Goal: Elevate the levels of educational preparedness and attainment of our citizens.
Indicators:
| School Readiness | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Standards of Learning: Third Grade Reading | Improving |
Significant |
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| Fourth Grade Reading & Math Achievement | Improving |
Significant |
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| High School Graduation | Improving |
Significant |
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| High School Dropout | Improving |
Significant |
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| College Graduation |
Improving |
Limited |
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| Educational Attainment | Improving |
Limited |
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| Lifelong Learning | Maintaining |
Limited |
Health & Family
Goal: Inspire and support Virginians toward healthy lives and strong and resilient families.
Indicators:
Family |
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| Adoption | Improving |
Significant |
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| Foster Care | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Child Abuse & Neglect | Maintaining |
Significant |
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Community Health |
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| Teen Pregnancy | Improving |
Limited |
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| Obesity | Worsening |
Limited |
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| Infant Mortality | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Suicide | Maintaining |
Limited |
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| Health Insurance | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Immunization | Improving |
Significant |
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| Cancer | Improving |
Limited |
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| Cardiovascular Disease | Improving |
Limited |
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| Smoking | Improving |
Significant |
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| Life Expectancy | Improving |
Limited |
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Public Safety
Goal: Protect the public's safety and security, ensuring a fair and effective system of justice and providing a prepared response to emergencies and disasters of all kinds.
Indicators:
| Crime | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Juvenile Intakes | Improving |
Significant |
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| Recidivism (Adult & Juvenile) | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Traffic Fatalities | Improving |
Significant |
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| Emergency Preparedness | Improving |
Significant |
Natural, Historic and Cultural Resources
Goal: Protect, conserve and wisely develop our natural, historical and cultural resources.
Indicators:
| Air Quality | Improving |
Limited |
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| Water Quality | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Solid Waste & Recycling | Maintaining |
Limited |
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| Land Preservation | Improving |
Significant |
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| Historic Resources | Maintaining |
Significant |
Transportation
Goal: Ensure that Virginia has a transportation system that is safe, enables easy movement of people and goods, enhances the economy and improves our quality of life.
Indicators:
| Traffic Congestion | Worsening |
Significant |
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| Infrastructure Condition | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Land Use | Maintaining |
Limited |
Government & Citizens
Goal: Be recognized as the best-managed state in the nation.
Indicators:
| Bond Rating | Maintaining |
Significant |
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| Taxation | Improving |
Significant |
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| Voter Registration & Turnout | Maintaining |
Limited |
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| Consumer Protection | Worsening |
Significant |
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| Internet Access | Improving |
Limited |