Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q1
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2005 Q1, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($2.03K), followed by Goochland County, VA ($1.95K), and Fairfield County, CT ($1.61K).
On the other hand, Keya Paha County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($264), followed by McPherson County, NE ($284), and Petroleum County, MT ($290).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
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| 1 | New York County, NY | 2029 |
| 2 | Goochland County, VA | 1949 |
| 3 | Fairfield County, CT | 1611 |
| 4 | Suffolk County, MA | 1391 |
| 5 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1375 |
| 6 | San Francisco County, CA | 1372 |
| 7 | Somerset County, NJ | 1349 |
| 8 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1346 |
| 9 | Arlington County, VA | 1286 |
| 10 | Eureka County, NV | 1275 |
| 11 | Hudson County, NJ | 1233 |
| 12 | San Mateo County, CA | 1218 |
| 13 | Morris County, NJ | 1186 |
| 14 | Fairfax County, VA | 1182 |
| 15 | Midland County, MI | 1165 |
| 16 | Butte County, ID | 1159 |
| 17 | Westchester County, NY | 1103 |
| 18 | Middlesex County, MA | 1099 |
| 19 | Fulton County, GA | 1080 |
| 20 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 1077 |
| 21 | Carson County, TX | 1070 |
| 22 | Essex County, NJ | 1050 |
| 23 | Somervell County, TX | 1045 |
| 24 | Hartford County, CT | 1043 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | 1040 |
| 26 | Durham County, NC | 1029 |
| 27 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 1026 |
| 27 | Middlesex County, NJ | 1026 |
| 28 | Contra Costa County, CA | 1023 |
| 29 | Broomfield County, CO | 1021 |
| 30 | King George County, VA | 1016 |
| 31 | Montgomery County, PA | 1010 |
| 32 | New Castle County, DE | 1008 |
| 33 | Union County, NJ | 1004 |
| 34 | Loudoun County, VA | 1003 |
| 35 | Falls Church city, VA | 1002 |
| 36 | Alameda County, CA | 999 |
| 37 | Hennepin County, MN | 998 |
| 38 | Mercer County, NJ | 992 |
| 39 | Chester County, PA | 986 |
| 40 | Bergen County, NJ | 985 |
| 41 | Cook County, IL | 984 |
| 42 | Denver County, CO | 977 |
| 43 | Alexandria city, VA | 973 |
| 44 | Tazewell County, IL | 965 |
| 45 | Surry County, VA | 964 |
| 46 | Oliver County, ND | 956 |
| 47 | Lake County, IL | 955 |
| 48 | Dallas County, TX | 953 |
| 49 | Harris County, TX | 950 |
| 50 | King County, WA | 944 |
| 51 | Arapahoe County, CO | 937 |
| 51 | Iberville Parish, LA | 937 |
| 52 | Marin County, CA | 934 |
| 53 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 932 |
| 54 | Oakland County, MI | 930 |
| 55 | Collin County, TX | 921 |
| 56 | Boulder County, CO | 919 |
| 57 | DuPage County, IL | 917 |
| 58 | Norfolk County, MA | 916 |
| 59 | St. Louis city, MO | 912 |
| 60 | Calhoun County, TX | 907 |
| 61 | Richmond city, VA | 905 |
| 62 | Martin County, IN | 902 |
| 63 | Grundy County, IL | 896 |
| 63 | Philadelphia County, PA | 896 |
| 64 | Orange County, CA | 895 |
| 64 | Baltimore city, MD | 895 |
| 64 | Washington County, OR | 895 |
| 65 | Henrico County, VA | 894 |
| 66 | Wayne County, MI | 892 |
| 67 | Middlesex County, CT | 887 |
| 68 | Ramsey County, MN | 874 |
| 69 | Howard County, MD | 872 |
| 70 | Denali Borough, AK | 866 |
| 70 | Travis County, TX | 866 |
| 71 | Los Angeles County, CA | 864 |
| 71 | Howard County, IN | 864 |
| 72 | Claiborne County, MS | 862 |
| 73 | Nassau County, NY | 860 |
| 74 | St. James Parish, LA | 859 |
| 74 | Olmsted County, MN | 859 |
| 75 | Ventura County, CA | 857 |
| 76 | Washtenaw County, MI | 856 |
| 77 | Sacramento County, CA | 852 |
| 78 | Heard County, GA | 851 |
| 78 | Hancock County, KY | 851 |
| 79 | Gallatin County, KY | 850 |
| 80 | Union County, OH | 849 |
| 81 | Hamilton County, OH | 848 |
| 82 | Salem County, NJ | 847 |
| 83 | Manassas city, VA | 844 |
| 84 | DeKalb County, GA | 841 |
| 85 | Monmouth County, NJ | 837 |
| 86 | Bristol Bay Borough, AK | 834 |
| 87 | Valdez-Cordova, AK | 831 |
| 87 | Cobb County, GA | 831 |
| 88 | Washington County, AL | 829 |
| 88 | Macomb County, MI | 829 |
| 88 | Nye County, NV | 829 |
| 88 | Los Alamos County, NM | 829 |
| 89 | Fairfax city, VA | 828 |
| 90 | Greenlee County, AZ | 826 |
| 90 | Hillsborough County, NH | 826 |
| 90 | Crane County, TX | 826 |
| 91 | Steuben County, NY | 825 |
| 92 | St. Mary's County, MD | 824 |
| 92 | Nantucket County, MA | 824 |
| 93 | Posey County, IN | 823 |
| 94 | Fort Bend County, TX | 820 |
| 95 | St. Louis County, MO | 819 |
| 96 | Marion County, IN | 818 |
| 97 | New Haven County, CT | 816 |
| 97 | Kosciusko County, IN | 816 |
| 97 | Plaquemines Parish, LA | 816 |
| 98 | San Diego County, CA | 815 |
| 99 | Allegheny County, PA | 814 |
| 100 | Johnson County, KS | 813 |
| 101 | Warren County, NJ | 812 |
| 101 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 812 |
| 102 | Nemaha County, NE | 807 |
| 103 | Rockland County, NY | 805 |
| 104 | Passaic County, NJ | 804 |
| 104 | Roane County, TN | 804 |
| 105 | Williamson County, TX | 803 |
| 106 | Essex County, MA | 802 |
| 106 | Delaware County, OH | 802 |
| 107 | Gwinnett County, GA | 801 |
| 107 | Baltimore County, MD | 801 |
| 108 | Dutchess County, NY | 800 |
| 108 | Delaware County, PA | 800 |
| 109 | Madison County, AL | 798 |
| 109 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 798 |
| 109 | Prince George's County, MD | 798 |
| 110 | Burlington County, NJ | 797 |
| 110 | Benton County, WA | 797 |
| 111 | Jefferson County, CO | 796 |
| 112 | Bartholomew County, IN | 795 |
| 113 | Sabine County, TX | 794 |
| 114 | Anchorage Borough, AK | 793 |
| 114 | Polk County, IA | 793 |
| 114 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 793 |
| 115 | Union County, SD | 790 |
| 116 | Campbell County, WY | 789 |
| 117 | Jefferson County, AL | 788 |
| 117 | Waynesboro city, VA | 788 |
| 118 | Suffolk County, NY | 786 |
| 119 | Cumberland County, PA | 785 |
| 119 | Williamson County, TN | 785 |
| 120 | Ballard County, KY | 784 |
| 121 | New London County, CT | 783 |
| 122 | Hamilton County, IN | 782 |
| 122 | Anderson County, TN | 782 |
| 122 | Chambers County, TX | 782 |
| 123 | Schenectady County, NY | 781 |
| 123 | Mercer County, ND | 781 |
| 124 | Albany County, NY | 780 |
| 125 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 779 |
| 125 | Multnomah County, OR | 779 |
| 126 | Milwaukee County, WI | 778 |
| 127 | Faribault County, MN | 777 |
| 128 | Douglas County, CO | 776 |
| 128 | Franklin County, OH | 776 |
| 129 | Jackson County, MO | 775 |
| 130 | Choctaw County, AL | 773 |
| 130 | Benton County, AR | 773 |
| 130 | Tarrant County, TX | 773 |
| 131 | Boone County, WV | 772 |
| 132 | Palm Beach County, FL | 771 |
| 133 | Scott County, KY | 770 |
| 133 | Davidson County, TN | 770 |
| 134 | Twiggs County, GA | 766 |
| 134 | Lander County, NV | 766 |
| 134 | Providence County, RI | 766 |
| 134 | Scurry County, TX | 766 |
| 135 | Duval County, FL | 765 |
| 135 | Rockingham County, NH | 765 |
| 136 | Little River County, AR | 764 |
| 136 | Waukesha County, WI | 764 |
| 137 | Burke County, GA | 763 |
| 137 | Peoria County, IL | 763 |
| 137 | Stanton County, NE | 763 |
| 137 | Camden County, NJ | 763 |
| 137 | Wake County, NC | 763 |
| 137 | Washington County, OK | 763 |
| 137 | Dauphin County, PA | 763 |
| 137 | Lehigh County, PA | 763 |
| 137 | Chittenden County, VT | 763 |
| 137 | Snohomish County, WA | 763 |
| 138 | Napa County, CA | 762 |
| 138 | Vermillion County, IN | 762 |
| 138 | Calhoun County, MI | 762 |
| 138 | Sargent County, ND | 762 |
| 139 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 760 |
| 140 | Shelby County, TN | 759 |
| 140 | Sweetwater County, WY | 759 |
| 141 | Queens County, NY | 758 |
| 142 | Hopewell city, VA | 757 |
| 143 | Monroe County, MI | 755 |
| 143 | Newport County, RI | 755 |
| 144 | Sangamon County, IL | 754 |
| 145 | Dakota County, MN | 753 |
| 146 | Worcester County, MA | 752 |
| 147 | Winnebago County, WI | 751 |
| 148 | Carroll County, KY | 750 |
| 148 | Grafton County, NH | 750 |
| 148 | Brazoria County, TX | 750 |
| 149 | Albemarle County, VA | 749 |
| 150 | Clayton County, GA | 746 |
| 151 | Maricopa County, AZ | 744 |
| 151 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 744 |
| 151 | Jefferson County, KY | 744 |
| 152 | Monroe County, NY | 743 |
| 153 | Tioga County, NY | 742 |
| 154 | Kendall County, IL | 741 |
| 155 | Sandoval County, NM | 740 |
| 156 | Loving County, TX | 738 |
| 157 | Ingham County, MI | 737 |
| 157 | Montour County, PA | 737 |
| 158 | Shelby County, AL | 736 |
| 158 | Dane County, WI | 736 |
| 159 | Sonoma County, CA | 735 |
| 159 | Gibson County, IN | 735 |
| 160 | Placer County, CA | 734 |
| 160 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 734 |
| 160 | Orleans Parish, LA | 734 |
| 160 | Hutchinson County, TX | 734 |
| 161 | Eaton County, MI | 733 |
| 162 | Aiken County, SC | 732 |
| 162 | Yoakum County, TX | 732 |
| 163 | Broward County, FL | 731 |
| 164 | Rock Island County, IL | 730 |
| 164 | Marshall County, WV | 730 |
| 165 | Carver County, MN | 729 |
| 165 | Orange County, NC | 729 |
| 165 | Greene County, OH | 729 |
| 166 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 727 |
| 166 | Hampden County, MA | 727 |
| 166 | Forsyth County, NC | 727 |
| 166 | Morris County, TX | 727 |
| 167 | Wyandotte County, KS | 726 |
| 167 | Cheyenne County, NE | 726 |
| 167 | Putnam County, NY | 726 |
| 167 | Maury County, TN | 726 |
| 168 | Lawrence County, AL | 725 |
| 168 | De Witt, IL | 725 |
| 168 | Washington County, MN | 725 |
| 168 | Montgomery County, OH | 725 |
| 168 | Bucks County, PA | 725 |
| 169 | Humboldt County, NV | 724 |
| 169 | Norfolk city, VA | 724 |
| 170 | Solano County, CA | 723 |
| 170 | Boone County, IL | 723 |
| 170 | Linn County, IA | 723 |
| 170 | Knott County, KY | 723 |
| 171 | Limestone County, AL | 722 |
| 171 | Frederick County, MD | 722 |
| 172 | Ogle County, IL | 721 |
| 172 | Kenton County, KY | 721 |
| 173 | Anoka County, MN | 720 |
| 173 | Stillwater County, MT | 720 |
| 173 | Clark County, NV | 720 |
| 173 | Manassas Park city, VA | 720 |
| 174 | Hillsborough County, FL | 719 |
| 175 | Prince George County, VA | 718 |
| 176 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 717 |
| 176 | Pershing County, NV | 717 |
| 177 | Benton County, OR | 716 |
| 177 | Jefferson County, TX | 716 |
| 178 | Adams County, CO | 712 |
| 178 | Muscatine County, IA | 712 |
| 178 | Summit County, OH | 712 |
| 179 | McLean County, IL | 711 |
| 179 | Noble County, OK | 711 |
| 180 | Genesee County, MI | 710 |
| 180 | Osceola County, MI | 710 |
| 180 | Matagorda County, TX | 710 |
| 181 | Cumberland County, ME | 709 |
| 181 | Midland County, TX | 709 |
| 182 | Orange County, FL | 708 |
| 182 | Forsyth County, GA | 708 |
| 182 | Douglas County, NE | 708 |
| 183 | Collier County, FL | 706 |
| 183 | Hamilton County, FL | 706 |
| 183 | Sedgwick County, KS | 706 |
| 183 | Boone County, KY | 706 |
| 183 | Washoe County, NV | 706 |
| 183 | Greene County, PA | 706 |
| 184 | Plymouth County, MA | 705 |
| 184 | Lawrence County, MS | 705 |
| 185 | Yolo County, CA | 704 |
| 186 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 703 |
| 186 | Bronx County, NY | 703 |
| 186 | Lucas County, OH | 703 |
| 187 | Trumbull County, OH | 702 |
| 188 | Macon County, IL | 700 |
| 188 | Berrien County, MI | 700 |
| 189 | Harford County, MD | 699 |
| 189 | Onondaga County, NY | 699 |
| 190 | Wilkes County, NC | 698 |
| 191 | Dukes County, MA | 697 |
| 191 | Ottawa County, OH | 697 |
| 192 | Brevard County, FL | 696 |
| 192 | Caribou County, ID | 696 |
| 192 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 696 |
| 192 | Ozaukee County, WI | 696 |
| 193 | Monterey County, CA | 695 |
| 193 | Warren County, OH | 695 |
| 193 | Clackamas County, OR | 695 |
| 193 | Sullivan County, TN | 695 |
| 193 | Covington city, VA | 695 |
| 194 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 694 |
| 194 | Chesterfield County, VA | 694 |
| 195 | Juneau City and Borough, AK | 693 |
| 195 | Honolulu County, HI | 693 |
| 195 | Clay County, MO | 693 |
| 195 | Darlington County, SC | 693 |
| 196 | El Paso County, CO | 692 |
| 196 | Washington County, NE | 692 |
| 197 | Carson City, NV | 691 |
| 197 | Brooke County, WV | 691 |
| 198 | Will County, IL | 690 |
| 198 | Pike County, IN | 690 |
| 198 | Louisa County, VA | 690 |
| 198 | Portsmouth city, VA | 690 |
| 199 | Jackson County, MI | 689 |
| 199 | Kent County, MI | 689 |
| 200 | DeKalb County, IN | 688 |
| 200 | Marshall County, KY | 688 |
| 201 | Seminole County, FL | 687 |
| 201 | Putnam County, IL | 687 |
| 201 | Coffey County, KS | 687 |
| 201 | Cecil County, MD | 687 |
| 201 | Hancock County, MS | 687 |
| 201 | Bexar County, TX | 687 |
| 202 | Kane County, IL | 686 |
| 202 | Pierce County, WA | 686 |
| 202 | Brown County, WI | 686 |
| 203 | Rio Blanco County, CO | 684 |
| 203 | Ascension Parish, LA | 684 |
| 203 | Calvert County, MD | 684 |
| 203 | Guilford County, NC | 684 |
| 203 | Tulsa County, OK | 684 |
| 204 | Pulaski County, AR | 683 |
| 204 | Defiance County, OH | 683 |
| 204 | Spartanburg County, SC | 683 |
| 204 | Humphreys County, TN | 683 |
| 205 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 682 |
| 205 | Fayette County, KY | 682 |
| 205 | Saginaw County, MI | 682 |
| 205 | Live Oak County, TX | 682 |
| 206 | Kent County, RI | 681 |
| 207 | Rensselaer County, NY | 680 |
| 207 | Butler County, OH | 680 |
| 207 | Emery County, UT | 680 |
| 207 | Salem city, VA | 680 |
| 208 | Gloucester County, NJ | 679 |
| 208 | Salt Lake County, UT | 679 |
| 209 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 678 |
| 209 | Mercer County, KY | 678 |
| 209 | Clermont County, OH | 678 |
| 209 | Wood County, WI | 678 |
| 210 | Koochiching County, MN | 677 |
| 210 | Jackson County, MS | 677 |
| 210 | Clark County, WA | 677 |
| 210 | Racine County, WI | 677 |
| 211 | Appling County, GA | 676 |
| 211 | Ottawa County, MI | 676 |
| 211 | Atlantic County, NJ | 676 |
| 211 | Thurston County, WA | 676 |
| 212 | Litchfield County, CT | 675 |
| 212 | Leon County, TX | 675 |
| 212 | Hampton city, VA | 675 |
| 213 | Ripley County, IN | 674 |
| 213 | Lynchburg city, VA | 674 |
| 213 | Putnam County, WV | 674 |
| 213 | Sheboygan County, WI | 674 |
| 214 | Erie County, NY | 673 |
| 215 | Pitkin County, CO | 672 |
| 215 | Lake County, IN | 672 |
| 215 | Dallas County, IA | 672 |
| 215 | Franklin County, KY | 672 |
| 215 | Sussex County, NJ | 672 |
| 215 | York County, PA | 672 |
| 215 | Galveston County, TX | 672 |
| 216 | Storey County, NV | 671 |
| 216 | Charlottesville city, VA | 671 |
| 217 | Larimer County, CO | 670 |
| 217 | Montgomery County, TX | 670 |
| 218 | Ada County, ID | 668 |
| 218 | Berkshire County, MA | 668 |
| 219 | Houston County, GA | 667 |
| 219 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 667 |
| 219 | Strafford County, NH | 667 |
| 219 | Hancock County, OH | 667 |
| 219 | Upton County, TX | 667 |
| 219 | Pleasants County, WV | 667 |
| 220 | Scott County, MN | 666 |
| 220 | Outagamie County, WI | 666 |
| 221 | Fayette County, IN | 665 |
| 221 | Livingston County, MI | 665 |
| 221 | Berks County, PA | 665 |
| 221 | Fairfield County, SC | 665 |
| 221 | Gray County, TX | 665 |
| 221 | Newport News city, VA | 665 |
| 222 | Fauquier County, VA | 664 |
| 223 | Northampton County, PA | 663 |
| 224 | Bristol County, MA | 662 |
| 224 | Cumberland County, NJ | 662 |
| 224 | Richmond County, NY | 662 |
| 224 | Clinton County, OH | 662 |
| 224 | Tyler County, WV | 662 |
| 225 | Johnson County, IA | 661 |
| 225 | Winkler County, TX | 661 |
| 226 | Windham County, CT | 660 |
| 226 | Irion County, TX | 660 |
| 226 | Kanawha County, WV | 660 |
| 227 | Merrimack County, NH | 659 |
| 228 | Allen County, IN | 658 |
| 228 | Fallon County, MT | 658 |
| 228 | Bernalillo County, NM | 658 |
| 228 | Lake County, OH | 658 |
| 228 | Greenville County, SC | 658 |
| 228 | Sutton County, TX | 658 |
| 228 | Tooele County, UT | 658 |
| 228 | Sublette County, WY | 658 |
| 229 | Aleutians West Borough, AK | 657 |
| 229 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 657 |
| 229 | Hinds County, MS | 657 |
| 229 | Kings County, NY | 657 |
| 229 | Rutherford County, TN | 657 |
| 229 | Grimes County, TX | 657 |
| 229 | Kitsap County, WA | 657 |
| 230 | Tolland County, CT | 656 |
| 230 | Pinellas County, FL | 656 |
| 230 | Massac County, IL | 656 |
| 230 | Tompkins County, NY | 656 |
| 231 | Shelby County, OH | 655 |
| 231 | Oklahoma County, OK | 655 |
| 231 | Prince William County, VA | 655 |
| 232 | Martin County, FL | 654 |
| 233 | Yuba County, CA | 653 |
| 233 | Washington County, GA | 653 |
| 233 | Winnebago County, IL | 653 |
| 233 | Barnstable County, MA | 653 |
| 233 | St. Charles County, MO | 653 |
| 233 | Lorain County, OH | 653 |
| 233 | Blount County, TN | 653 |
| 233 | Buffalo County, WI | 653 |
| 234 | Riverside County, CA | 652 |
| 235 | Dale County, AL | 651 |
| 235 | Monroe County, AL | 651 |
| 235 | San Bernardino County, CA | 651 |
| 235 | Washington County, RI | 651 |
| 235 | Washington County, VT | 651 |
| 236 | Kern County, CA | 650 |
| 236 | Pulaski County, IN | 650 |
| 237 | El Dorado County, CA | 649 |
| 237 | Sweet Grass County, MT | 649 |
| 237 | Medina County, OH | 649 |
| 237 | Wood County, OH | 649 |
| 238 | San Benito County, CA | 648 |
| 238 | Hillsdale County, MI | 648 |
| 238 | Ocean County, NJ | 648 |
| 238 | Orange County, NY | 648 |
| 239 | Lee County, FL | 647 |
| 239 | Livingston County, IL | 647 |
| 239 | Porter County, IN | 647 |
| 239 | Esmeralda County, NV | 647 |
| 239 | Oswego County, NY | 647 |
| 240 | Pima County, AZ | 646 |
| 240 | Bay County, MI | 646 |
| 240 | Clinton County, MI | 646 |
| 240 | Platte County, MO | 646 |
| 241 | Eagle County, CO | 645 |
| 241 | Andrews County, TX | 645 |
| 242 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 644 |
| 242 | Warrick County, IN | 644 |
| 242 | Berkeley County, SC | 644 |
| 243 | Talladega County, AL | 643 |
| 243 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 643 |
| 243 | Wilkinson County, GA | 643 |
| 243 | McHenry County, IL | 643 |
| 243 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 643 |
| 243 | Richland County, SC | 643 |
| 244 | Oconee County, SC | 642 |
| 244 | Denton County, TX | 642 |
| 244 | Orange County, TX | 642 |
| 245 | St. Joseph County, MI | 641 |
| 245 | Rowan County, NC | 641 |
| 245 | Crook County, OR | 641 |
| 246 | Gilpin County, CO | 640 |
| 246 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 640 |
| 246 | Cheshire County, NH | 640 |
| 246 | Lancaster County, PA | 640 |
| 246 | Warren County, TN | 640 |
| 247 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 639 |
| 247 | Lassen County, CA | 639 |
| 247 | Whitfield County, GA | 639 |
| 247 | Madison County, IL | 639 |
Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2005 Q1
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