Wages and Salaries: Bottom 50 U.S. Counties
Federal Tax Returns Filed in 2006

 
 County Name State Average Wages
and Salaries
 Rank* 
 
 Petroleum County  Montana  $12,893  1  
 Carter County  Montana  $14,694  2  
 Liberty County  Montana  $14,902  3  
 Wheatland County  Montana  $15,596  4  
 Keya Paha County  Nebraska  $16,187  5  
 Grant County  North Dakota  $16,312  6  
 Sierra County  New Mexico  $16,357  7  
 Garfield County  Montana  $16,416  8  
 Judith Basin County  Montana  $16,473  9  
 Faulk County  South Dakota  $16,528  10  
 Catron County  New Mexico  $16,662  11  
 Sheridan County  North Dakota  $16,705  12  
 Slope County  North Dakota  $17,182  13  
 Harding County  South Dakota  $17,412  14  
 Issaquena County  Mississippi  $17,437  15  
 Jackson County  South Dakota  $17,466  16  
 Meagher County  Montana  $17,514  17  
 Hayes County  Nebraska  $17,681  18  
 Mellette County  South Dakota  $17,720  19  
 Harding County  New Mexico  $17,774  20  
 McPherson County  South Dakota  $17,882  21  
 Baca County  Colorado  $17,904  22  
 Hickory County  Missouri  $17,938  23  
 Arthur County  Nebraska  $18,011  24  
 Divide County  North Dakota  $18,025  25  
 Golden Valley County  Montana  $18,036  26  
 Real County  Texas  $18,061  27  
 Jewell County  Kansas  $18,083  28  
 Luna County  New Mexico  $18,091  29  
 Hettinger County  North Dakota  $18,104  30  
 Montmorency County  Michigan  $18,167  31  
 Blaine County  Nebraska  $18,190  32  
 Boyd County  Nebraska  $18,237  33  
 Corson County  South Dakota  $18,316  34  
 Cheyenne County  Kansas  $18,383  35  
 Alcona County  Michigan  $18,437  36  
 Loup County  Nebraska  $18,498  37  
 East Carroll Parish  Louisiana  $18,503  38  
 Starr County  Texas  $18,510  39  
 Ozark County  Missouri  $18,540  40  
 Rock County  Nebraska  $18,641  41  
 Zavala County  Texas  $18,644  42  
 Knox County  Missouri  $18,700  43  
 Mora County  New Mexico  $18,844  44  
 Shannon County  Missouri  $18,927  45  
 Oscoda County  Michigan  $18,957  46  
 Saguache County  Colorado  $18,959  47  
 Searcy County  Arkansas  $19,028  48  
 Logan County  North Dakota  $19,070  49  
 Buffalo County  South Dakota  $19,107  50  
 

Bottom 50 county rankings out of 3,140 counties in the United States.


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