Wages and Salaries: Bottom 50 U.S. Counties
Federal Tax Returns Filed in 2007

 
 County Name State Average Wages
and Salaries
 Rank* 
 
 Petroleum County  Montana  $13,671  1  
 Carter County  Montana  $15,502  2  
 Sheridan County  North Dakota  $15,673  3  
 Sierra County  New Mexico  $16,040  4  
 Liberty County  Montana  $16,092  5  
 Meagher County  Montana  $16,141  6  
 Catron County  New Mexico  $16,712  7  
 Wheatland County  Montana  $16,720  8  
 Hickory County  Missouri  $16,954  9  
 Garfield County  Montana  $16,982  10  
 Faulk County  South Dakota  $17,044  11  
 Keya Paha County  Nebraska  $17,102  12  
 Grant County  North Dakota  $17,159  13  
 Blaine County  Nebraska  $17,415  14  
 Ozark County  Missouri  $17,645  15  
 Arthur County  Nebraska  $17,720  16  
 Slope County  North Dakota  $17,789  17  
 Harding County  New Mexico  $17,823  18  
 Jackson County  South Dakota  $17,949  19  
 Mellette County  South Dakota  $17,959  20  
 McPherson County  South Dakota  $18,069  21  
 Montmorency County  Michigan  $18,137  22  
 Shannon County  Missouri  $18,316  23  
 Alcona County  Michigan  $18,343  24  
 Oscoda County  Michigan  $18,345  25  
 Judith Basin County  Montana  $18,353  26  
 Jewell County  Kansas  $18,393  27  
 Boyd County  Nebraska  $18,491  28  
 Baca County  Colorado  $18,497  29  
 Hayes County  Nebraska  $18,506  30  
 Golden Valley County  Montana  $18,605  31  
 Corson County  South Dakota  $18,682  32  
 Luna County  New Mexico  $18,729  33  
 Zavala County  Texas  $18,778  34  
 Cheyenne County  Kansas  $18,788  35  
 Quay County  New Mexico  $18,797  36  
 Humphreys County  Mississippi  $18,904  37  
 Roscommon County  Michigan  $19,133  38  
 East Carroll Parish  Louisiana  $19,137  39  
 Buffalo County  South Dakota  $19,147  40  
 Knox County  Missouri  $19,211  41  
 Harding County  South Dakota  $19,261  42  
 Hettinger County  North Dakota  $19,386  43  
 Logan County  North Dakota  $19,388  44  
 Costilla County  Colorado  $19,411  45  
 Rock County  Nebraska  $19,446  46  
 Quitman County  Georgia  $19,461  47  
 Saguache County  Colorado  $19,544  48  
 Douglas County  Missouri  $19,668  49  
 Divide County  North Dakota  $19,668  49  
 

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


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