Adjusted Gross Income: Bottom 50 U.S. Counties
Federal Tax Returns Filed in 2003










 County Name State Average Adjusted
Gross Income
 Rank* 









 Catron County  New Mexico  $13,567  1  
 Hayes County  Nebraska  $16,481  2  
 Buffalo County  South Dakota  $17,889  3  
 Meagher County  Montana  $18,406  4  
 Petroleum County  Montana  $18,410  5  
 Loup County  Nebraska  $18,411  6  
 Issaquena County  Mississippi  $18,620  7  
 Keya Paha County  Nebraska  $18,863  8  
 Zavala County  Texas  $19,146  9  
 Blaine County  Nebraska  $19,249  10  
 Starr County  Texas  $19,803  11  
 Wheatland County  Montana  $19,876  12  
 McPherson County  Nebraska  $20,557  13  
 Todd County  South Dakota  $20,843  14  
 Sherman County  Texas  $20,904  15  
 Hudspeth County  Texas  $21,240  16  
 Ziebach County  South Dakota  $21,435  17  
 Corson County  South Dakota  $21,532  18  
 East Carroll Parish  Louisiana  $21,636  19  
 Wheeler County  Nebraska  $22,057  20  
 Maverick County  Texas  $22,228  21  
 Union County  New Mexico  $22,267  22  
 Shannon County  Missouri  $22,393  23  
 Humphreys County  Mississippi  $22,410  24  
 Noxubee County  Mississippi  $22,422  25  
 Dewey County  South Dakota  $22,467  26  
 Guadalupe County  New Mexico  $22,584  27  
 Holmes County  Mississippi  $22,772  28  
 Jefferson County  Mississippi  $22,795  29  
 Tallahatchie County  Mississippi  $22,807  30  
 Sioux County  North Dakota  $22,815  31  
 Presidio County  Texas  $22,819  32  
 Luna County  New Mexico  $22,876  33  
 Shannon County  South Dakota  $22,960  34  
 Perry County  Alabama  $22,975  35  
 Willacy County  Texas  $23,039  36  
 Mora County  New Mexico  $23,127  37  
 Sharkey County  Mississippi  $23,164  38  
 Greeley County  Nebraska  $23,184  39  
 Searcy County  Arkansas  $23,244  40  
 Harding County  New Mexico  $23,301  41  
 Brooks County  Texas  $23,344  42  
 Reeves County  Texas  $23,361  43  
 McCreary County  Kentucky  $23,384  44  
 Hidalgo County  New Mexico  $23,414  45  
 Culberson County  Texas  $23,544  46  
 Mellette County  South Dakota  $23,591  47  
 Harlan County  Nebraska  $23,617  48  
 Thomas County  Nebraska  $23,682  49  
 Glacier County  Montana  $23,683  50  










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