Ranking of Texas Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 Q1, the average weekly wage for Texas was $1.12K. Among all Texas counties, Carson County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.72K), followed by Irion County ($1.54K), and Hansford County ($1.49K).
On the other hand, Delta County had the lowest average weekly wage ($391), followed by Real County ($480), and Menard County ($507).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2017 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Carson County | 1723 |
| 2 | Irion County | 1541 |
| 3 | Hansford County | 1493 |
| 4 | Harris County | 1444 |
| 5 | Midland County | 1432 |
| 6 | Upton County | 1423 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 1376 |
| 8 | Collin County | 1326 |
| 9 | Chambers County | 1323 |
| 10 | Hutchinson County | 1288 |
| 11 | Sutton County | 1259 |
| 12 | Calhoun County | 1251 |
| 12 | Travis County | 1251 |
| 13 | Somervell County | 1245 |
| 14 | Hemphill County | 1212 |
| 15 | Yoakum County | 1184 |
| 16 | Winkler County | 1173 |
| 17 | La Salle County | 1172 |
| 18 | Matagorda County | 1154 |
| 19 | Andrews County | 1150 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 1141 |
| 21 | Williamson County | 1134 |
| 22 | Crane County | 1129 |
| 23 | Brazoria County | 1114 |
| 24 | Roberts County | 1109 |
| 25 | Live Oak County | 1102 |
| 26 | Ward County | 1089 |
| 27 | Montgomery County | 1077 |
| 28 | Tarrant County | 1063 |
| 29 | Hudspeth County | 1061 |
| 30 | Gaines County | 1053 |
| 31 | Ector County | 1049 |
| 32 | Reagan County | 1031 |
| 33 | McMullen County | 1026 |
| 34 | Kenedy County | 1024 |
| 35 | Fort Bend County | 1022 |
| 36 | Hunt County | 1012 |
| 37 | Orange County | 1008 |
| 38 | Karnes County | 1006 |
| 39 | Sterling County | 1004 |
| 40 | Houston County | 1002 |
| 41 | Loving County | 989 |
| 42 | Denton County | 987 |
| 43 | Bexar County | 983 |
| 44 | Scurry County | 981 |
| 45 | Gray County | 968 |
| 46 | Dimmit County | 960 |
| 47 | Galveston County | 950 |
| 48 | Martin County | 947 |
| 49 | Hockley County | 937 |
| 50 | Kendall County | 932 |
| 51 | San Patricio County | 931 |
| 52 | Leon County | 930 |
| 53 | Jack County | 926 |
| 54 | Harrison County | 921 |
| 55 | Morris County | 920 |
| 56 | Freestone County | 919 |
| 56 | Grimes County | 919 |
| 57 | Frio County | 915 |
| 58 | Nueces County | 910 |
| 59 | Moore County | 909 |
| 60 | Ochiltree County | 907 |
| 61 | Culberson County | 905 |
| 62 | Howard County | 898 |
| 63 | Pecos County | 894 |
| 64 | DeWitt County | 892 |
| 65 | Lee County | 891 |
| 66 | Zapata County | 880 |
| 67 | Bell County | 875 |
| 68 | Palo Pinto County | 869 |
| 69 | Shackelford County | 868 |
| 70 | Kinney County | 862 |
| 71 | Austin County | 860 |
| 72 | Reeves County | 857 |
| 73 | Atascosa County | 856 |
| 73 | Gregg County | 856 |
| 74 | McLennan County | 854 |
| 74 | Robertson County | 854 |
| 75 | Victoria County | 853 |
| 76 | Glasscock County | 852 |
| 77 | Terry County | 846 |
| 78 | Eastland County | 842 |
| 79 | Rusk County | 841 |
| 80 | Blanco County | 838 |
| 81 | Randall County | 835 |
| 82 | Wise County | 834 |
| 83 | Comal County | 833 |
| 84 | Ellis County | 831 |
| 84 | Smith County | 831 |
| 85 | Waller County | 829 |
| 86 | Terrell County | 827 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 824 |
| 88 | Panola County | 822 |
| 89 | Cooke County | 821 |
| 90 | Anderson County | 818 |
| 90 | Potter County | 818 |
| 91 | Milam County | 817 |
| 92 | Parker County | 816 |
| 93 | Dallam County | 814 |
| 94 | Young County | 811 |
| 95 | Liberty County | 809 |
| 95 | Limestone County | 809 |
| 96 | Schleicher County | 800 |
| 97 | Colorado County | 799 |
| 97 | Lamar County | 799 |
| 98 | Johnson County | 798 |
| 98 | Nolan County | 798 |
| 99 | Grayson County | 797 |
| 99 | Jackson County | 797 |
| 99 | Lynn County | 797 |
| 100 | Lubbock County | 796 |
| 101 | Coryell County | 792 |
| 102 | Guadalupe County | 791 |
| 103 | Jim Wells County | 790 |
| 103 | King County | 790 |
| 104 | Burnet County | 789 |
| 105 | Cochran County | 786 |
| 106 | Hardin County | 785 |
| 106 | Rockwall County | 785 |
| 107 | Brooks County | 784 |
| 108 | Burleson County | 783 |
| 109 | Crockett County | 781 |
| 109 | Presidio County | 781 |
| 110 | Deaf Smith County | 780 |
| 110 | McCulloch County | 780 |
| 111 | Kaufman County | 776 |
| 112 | Jasper County | 774 |
| 113 | Tom Green County | 769 |
| 114 | Collingsworth County | 766 |
| 114 | Gonzales County | 766 |
| 115 | Brazos County | 765 |
| 116 | Jim Hogg County | 764 |
| 117 | Kerr County | 761 |
| 118 | Camp County | 759 |
| 118 | Wheeler County | 759 |
| 119 | Lipscomb County | 757 |
| 120 | Sherman County | 755 |
| 121 | Walker County | 754 |
| 122 | Taylor County | 752 |
| 123 | Crosby County | 751 |
| 124 | Hill County | 748 |
| 125 | Hood County | 747 |
| 125 | Wichita County | 747 |
| 126 | Knox County | 746 |
| 127 | Franklin County | 745 |
| 128 | Angelina County | 744 |
| 129 | Dawson County | 742 |
| 130 | Bowie County | 741 |
| 131 | Fannin County | 740 |
| 132 | Bailey County | 739 |
| 132 | Cottle County | 739 |
| 132 | Washington County | 739 |
| 133 | Hays County | 736 |
| 133 | Kleberg County | 736 |
| 134 | Jones County | 735 |
| 134 | Parmer County | 735 |
| 134 | Refugio County | 735 |
| 135 | Concho County | 733 |
| 136 | Polk County | 731 |
| 136 | Titus County | 731 |
| 137 | Cass County | 730 |
| 137 | El Paso County | 730 |
| 137 | Stonewall County | 730 |
| 138 | Hopkins County | 729 |
| 139 | Lamb County | 728 |
| 139 | Sabine County | 728 |
| 140 | Fisher County | 724 |
| 141 | Brewster County | 718 |
| 141 | Duval County | 718 |
| 141 | Fayette County | 718 |
| 141 | Wilbarger County | 718 |
| 142 | Hartley County | 717 |
| 142 | Oldham County | 717 |
| 143 | Wharton County | 716 |
| 144 | Montague County | 714 |
| 145 | Garza County | 713 |
| 146 | Caldwell County | 712 |
| 147 | Bastrop County | 708 |
| 147 | Borden County | 708 |
| 148 | Bee County | 707 |
| 149 | Madison County | 705 |
| 149 | Nacogdoches County | 705 |
| 150 | Baylor County | 698 |
| 150 | Childress County | 698 |
| 150 | Navarro County | 698 |
| 150 | San Saba County | 698 |
| 151 | Runnels County | 697 |
| 152 | Callahan County | 696 |
| 153 | Bosque County | 695 |
| 154 | Gillespie County | 693 |
| 155 | Brown County | 690 |
| 155 | Lavaca County | 690 |
| 155 | Val Verde County | 690 |
| 156 | Wilson County | 689 |
| 156 | Wood County | 689 |
| 157 | Hale County | 687 |
| 158 | Aransas County | 685 |
| 159 | Coke County | 684 |
| 160 | Hardeman County | 683 |
| 161 | Archer County | 681 |
| 161 | Clay County | 681 |
| 162 | Falls County | 678 |
| 162 | Shelby County | 678 |
| 163 | Kent County | 677 |
| 164 | Armstrong County | 676 |
| 165 | Stephens County | 675 |
| 165 | Webb County | 675 |
| 166 | Castro County | 674 |
| 167 | Bandera County | 671 |
| 167 | Medina County | 671 |
| 167 | San Augustine County | 671 |
| 167 | Upshur County | 671 |
| 168 | Goliad County | 669 |
| 169 | Dickens County | 667 |
| 170 | Hamilton County | 663 |
| 171 | Henderson County | 657 |
| 172 | Tyler County | 656 |
| 173 | Swisher County | 654 |
| 174 | Cherokee County | 653 |
| 175 | Haskell County | 651 |
| 176 | Llano County | 649 |
| 176 | Trinity County | 649 |
| 177 | Floyd County | 646 |
| 178 | Erath County | 642 |
| 179 | Uvalde County | 641 |
| 180 | Hidalgo County | 640 |
| 180 | Lampasas County | 640 |
| 181 | Van Zandt County | 637 |
| 181 | Willacy County | 637 |
| 182 | San Jacinto County | 636 |
| 183 | Newton County | 627 |
| 184 | Comanche County | 625 |
| 184 | Jeff Davis County | 625 |
| 185 | Zavala County | 621 |
| 186 | Marion County | 619 |
| 187 | Red River County | 617 |
| 188 | Briscoe County | 614 |
| 188 | Cameron County | 614 |
| 189 | Maverick County | 608 |
| 190 | Mills County | 605 |
| 191 | Edwards County | 602 |
| 192 | Mason County | 601 |
| 193 | Starr County | 596 |
| 194 | Coleman County | 585 |
| 195 | Kimble County | 568 |
| 196 | Donley County | 566 |
| 197 | Rains County | 564 |
| 198 | Hall County | 554 |
| 199 | Throckmorton County | 552 |
| 200 | Foard County | 533 |
| 201 | Motley County | 528 |
| 202 | Menard County | 507 |
| 203 | Real County | 480 |
| 204 | Delta County | 391 |