Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q3
Updated on December 30, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2005 Q3, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($1.42K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($1.41K), and North Slope Borough, AK ($1.33K).
On the other hand, Elk County, KS had the lowest average weekly wage ($308), followed by Keya Paha County, NE ($317), and Sioux County, NE ($318).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
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| 1 | New York County, NY | 1418 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1405 |
| 3 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1329 |
| 4 | Arlington County, VA | 1292 |
| 5 | San Mateo County, CA | 1269 |
| 6 | Eureka County, NV | 1234 |
| 7 | San Francisco County, CA | 1211 |
| 8 | Suffolk County, MA | 1198 |
| 9 | Fairfield County, CT | 1197 |
| 9 | Butte County, ID | 1197 |
| 10 | Carson County, TX | 1194 |
| 10 | Goochland County, VA | 1194 |
| 11 | Fairfax County, VA | 1189 |
| 12 | King George County, VA | 1170 |
| 13 | Somerset County, NJ | 1148 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 1110 |
| 15 | Falls Church city, VA | 1091 |
| 16 | Morris County, NJ | 1085 |
| 17 | Alameda County, CA | 1052 |
| 17 | Martin County, IN | 1052 |
| 18 | Montgomery County, MD | 1027 |
| 19 | Hudson County, NJ | 1022 |
| 20 | Durham County, NC | 1018 |
| 21 | Broomfield County, CO | 1017 |
| 22 | Alexandria city, VA | 1013 |
| 23 | Loudoun County, VA | 1008 |
| 24 | Fulton County, GA | 1006 |
| 24 | Westchester County, NY | 1006 |
| 25 | Essex County, NJ | 998 |
| 26 | King County, WA | 997 |
| 27 | Boulder County, CO | 990 |
| 27 | Hennepin County, MN | 990 |
| 28 | Marin County, CA | 989 |
| 29 | Mercer County, NJ | 987 |
| 30 | Chester County, PA | 986 |
| 31 | Union County, NJ | 977 |
| 32 | Surry County, VA | 975 |
| 33 | Contra Costa County, CA | 974 |
| 34 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 971 |
| 35 | Hartford County, CT | 966 |
| 35 | Bergen County, NJ | 966 |
| 36 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 964 |
| 37 | Middlesex County, NJ | 962 |
| 38 | Montgomery County, PA | 957 |
| 39 | Denver County, CO | 948 |
| 40 | Fairfax city, VA | 943 |
| 41 | Washington County, OR | 942 |
| 42 | Dallas County, TX | 939 |
| 43 | Arapahoe County, CO | 935 |
| 44 | Oakland County, MI | 933 |
| 45 | Manassas city, VA | 932 |
| 46 | Harris County, TX | 931 |
| 47 | Passaic County, NJ | 930 |
| 48 | Norfolk County, MA | 925 |
| 49 | Philadelphia County, PA | 923 |
| 50 | Howard County, MD | 922 |
| 51 | New Castle County, DE | 919 |
| 51 | Cook County, IL | 919 |
| 51 | St. Mary's County, MD | 919 |
| 52 | Loving County, TX | 918 |
| 53 | Wayne County, MI | 916 |
| 54 | Collin County, TX | 915 |
| 55 | DuPage County, IL | 913 |
| 56 | Lake County, IL | 909 |
| 57 | Orange County, CA | 907 |
| 57 | Baltimore city, MD | 907 |
| 58 | Union County, OH | 905 |
| 59 | Washtenaw County, MI | 900 |
| 60 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 894 |
| 61 | Middlesex County, CT | 887 |
| 62 | Howard County, IN | 885 |
| 63 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 883 |
| 64 | Travis County, TX | 882 |
| 65 | Los Angeles County, CA | 880 |
| 66 | Sacramento County, CA | 878 |
| 66 | Richmond city, VA | 878 |
| 67 | Los Alamos County, NM | 874 |
| 68 | Oliver County, ND | 873 |
| 69 | St. Louis city, MO | 870 |
| 70 | Prince George's County, MD | 869 |
| 71 | Faribault County, MN | 868 |
| 72 | Wilkes County, NC | 863 |
| 72 | Fort Bend County, TX | 863 |
| 73 | Ventura County, CA | 862 |
| 73 | Ramsey County, MN | 862 |
| 73 | Nassau County, NY | 862 |
| 74 | Hancock County, KY | 861 |
| 74 | Hamilton County, OH | 861 |
| 75 | Cobb County, GA | 857 |
| 76 | Anchorage Borough, AK | 856 |
| 76 | Olmsted County, MN | 856 |
| 77 | San Diego County, CA | 855 |
| 78 | Hillsborough County, NH | 853 |
| 79 | Burlington County, NJ | 852 |
| 80 | Macomb County, MI | 849 |
| 81 | Madison County, AL | 848 |
| 82 | Posey County, IN | 847 |
| 83 | New Haven County, CT | 846 |
| 83 | Essex County, MA | 846 |
| 84 | DeKalb County, GA | 843 |
| 85 | Calhoun County, TX | 842 |
| 86 | Montour County, PA | 839 |
| 86 | Manassas Park city, VA | 839 |
| 87 | Midland County, MI | 838 |
| 87 | Scurry County, TX | 838 |
| 88 | Mercer County, ND | 837 |
| 89 | Valdez-Cordova, AK | 836 |
| 89 | Plaquemines Parish, LA | 836 |
| 89 | Lander County, NV | 836 |
| 90 | Warren County, NJ | 835 |
| 91 | Scott County, KY | 834 |
| 91 | Suffolk County, NY | 834 |
| 92 | Claiborne County, MS | 832 |
| 93 | Campbell County, WY | 831 |
| 94 | Monmouth County, NJ | 829 |
| 94 | Roane County, TN | 829 |
| 95 | St. Louis County, MO | 828 |
| 96 | Gwinnett County, GA | 827 |
| 97 | Tazewell County, IL | 823 |
| 97 | Gibson County, IN | 823 |
| 97 | Johnson County, KS | 823 |
| 98 | Aleutians West Borough, AK | 822 |
| 98 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 822 |
| 99 | Benton County, WA | 820 |
| 100 | Marion County, IN | 819 |
| 100 | Iberville Parish, LA | 819 |
| 101 | Salem County, NJ | 817 |
| 101 | Henrico County, VA | 817 |
| 102 | Shelby County, TN | 816 |
| 102 | Albemarle County, VA | 816 |
| 103 | Washington County, AL | 815 |
| 104 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 813 |
| 104 | New London County, CT | 813 |
| 104 | Delaware County, PA | 813 |
| 105 | Boone County, IL | 812 |
| 105 | Steuben County, NY | 812 |
| 105 | Allegheny County, PA | 812 |
| 106 | Ballard County, KY | 811 |
| 107 | Jefferson County, CO | 810 |
| 107 | Anderson County, TN | 810 |
| 108 | Baltimore County, MD | 808 |
| 109 | Rockland County, NY | 807 |
| 110 | Douglas County, CO | 805 |
| 110 | Camden County, NJ | 805 |
| 110 | Albany County, NY | 805 |
| 111 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 804 |
| 112 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 803 |
| 112 | Snohomish County, WA | 803 |
| 113 | Franklin County, OH | 802 |
| 114 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 800 |
| 114 | Worcester County, MA | 800 |
| 114 | Sweetwater County, WY | 800 |
| 115 | St. James Parish, LA | 799 |
| 115 | Portsmouth city, VA | 799 |
| 116 | Multnomah County, OR | 798 |
| 117 | Jefferson County, AL | 795 |
| 117 | Jackson County, MO | 795 |
| 118 | Osceola County, MI | 794 |
| 119 | Choctaw County, AL | 793 |
| 119 | Hamilton County, IN | 793 |
| 119 | Polk County, IA | 793 |
| 119 | Queens County, NY | 793 |
| 119 | Greene County, OH | 793 |
| 120 | Schenectady County, NY | 790 |
| 121 | Maricopa County, AZ | 788 |
| 121 | Tarrant County, TX | 788 |
| 122 | Placer County, CA | 785 |
| 122 | Williamson County, TN | 785 |
| 123 | Yolo County, CA | 784 |
| 123 | Grundy County, IL | 784 |
| 123 | Rockingham County, NH | 784 |
| 123 | Williamson County, TX | 784 |
| 124 | Crane County, TX | 783 |
| 124 | Somervell County, TX | 783 |
| 125 | Carver County, MN | 782 |
| 125 | Dutchess County, NY | 782 |
| 125 | Milwaukee County, WI | 782 |
| 126 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 781 |
| 126 | Hopewell city, VA | 781 |
| 127 | Custer County, ID | 780 |
| 127 | Cecil County, MD | 780 |
| 128 | Sargent County, ND | 779 |
| 128 | Chambers County, TX | 779 |
| 128 | Waukesha County, WI | 779 |
| 129 | Dauphin County, PA | 778 |
| 129 | Morris County, TX | 778 |
| 129 | Dane County, WI | 778 |
| 130 | Wake County, NC | 777 |
| 130 | Grimes County, TX | 777 |
| 131 | Sonoma County, CA | 776 |
| 132 | Dakota County, MN | 775 |
| 132 | Putnam County, NY | 775 |
| 133 | Carson City, NV | 774 |
| 133 | Aiken County, SC | 774 |
| 134 | Bronx County, NY | 773 |
| 134 | Davidson County, TN | 773 |
| 135 | Tioga County, NY | 772 |
| 135 | Newport County, RI | 772 |
| 135 | Prince George County, VA | 772 |
| 136 | Palm Beach County, FL | 768 |
| 136 | Sangamon County, IL | 768 |
| 137 | Clayton County, GA | 767 |
| 138 | Duval County, FL | 765 |
| 138 | Forsyth County, GA | 765 |
| 138 | Wyandotte County, KS | 765 |
| 138 | Monroe County, NY | 765 |
| 138 | Chittenden County, VT | 765 |
| 139 | Linn County, IA | 764 |
| 139 | Nye County, NV | 764 |
| 140 | Norfolk city, VA | 763 |
| 141 | Little River County, AR | 762 |
| 141 | Sutton County, TX | 762 |
| 142 | Jefferson County, KY | 761 |
| 142 | Knott County, KY | 761 |
| 142 | Forsyth County, NC | 761 |
| 143 | Clay County, MO | 760 |
| 143 | Lehigh County, PA | 760 |
| 144 | Napa County, CA | 759 |
| 144 | McLean County, IL | 759 |
| 144 | Stanton County, NE | 759 |
| 145 | Bucks County, PA | 758 |
| 146 | Benton County, OR | 757 |
| 146 | Greene County, PA | 757 |
| 147 | Adams County, CO | 755 |
| 147 | Grafton County, NH | 755 |
| 148 | Peoria County, IL | 754 |
| 148 | Rock Island County, IL | 754 |
| 148 | Harford County, MD | 754 |
| 148 | Delaware County, OH | 754 |
| 149 | Nantucket County, MA | 753 |
| 149 | Clark County, NV | 753 |
| 149 | Cumberland County, PA | 753 |
| 150 | Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 752 |
| 150 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 752 |
| 151 | Anoka County, MN | 751 |
| 152 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 750 |
| 152 | Wood County, WI | 750 |
| 153 | Frederick County, MD | 749 |
| 153 | Plymouth County, MA | 749 |
| 153 | Humboldt County, NV | 749 |
| 153 | Providence County, RI | 749 |
| 154 | Washoe County, NV | 748 |
| 155 | Hillsborough County, FL | 747 |
| 155 | Montgomery County, OH | 747 |
| 156 | Pitkin County, CO | 746 |
| 156 | Broward County, FL | 746 |
| 156 | Orleans Parish, LA | 746 |
| 156 | Nemaha County, NE | 746 |
| 157 | Limestone County, AL | 745 |
| 157 | Macon County, IL | 745 |
| 157 | Hancock County, MS | 745 |
| 158 | Shelby County, AL | 744 |
| 158 | Juneau City and Borough, AK | 744 |
| 158 | Solano County, CA | 744 |
| 158 | Monroe County, MI | 744 |
| 159 | Bristol Bay Borough, AK | 743 |
| 159 | Brevard County, FL | 743 |
| 160 | El Paso County, CO | 741 |
| 160 | Putnam County, IL | 741 |
| 160 | Douglas County, NE | 741 |
| 160 | Fulton County, PA | 741 |
| 161 | Honolulu County, HI | 740 |
| 161 | Boone County, KY | 740 |
| 161 | Clackamas County, OR | 740 |
| 161 | Midland County, TX | 740 |
| 162 | Stillwater County, MT | 739 |
| 162 | Louisa County, VA | 739 |
| 163 | Calhoun County, MI | 738 |
| 164 | Houston County, GA | 737 |
| 164 | Winnebago County, WI | 737 |
| 165 | Scott County, IL | 736 |
| 165 | Union County, SD | 736 |
| 166 | Lawrence County, AL | 735 |
| 166 | Ingham County, MI | 735 |
| 166 | Racine County, WI | 735 |
| 167 | Bartholomew County, IN | 734 |
| 168 | Kane County, IL | 733 |
| 168 | Kitsap County, WA | 733 |
| 169 | Hampden County, MA | 731 |
| 169 | Maury County, TN | 731 |
| 170 | Genesee County, MI | 730 |
| 171 | Greenlee County, AZ | 729 |
| 171 | Summit County, OH | 729 |
| 172 | Orange County, FL | 728 |
| 172 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 728 |
| 172 | Pershing County, NV | 728 |
| 172 | Clinton County, OH | 728 |
| 173 | Will County, IL | 727 |
| 173 | Montgomery County, TX | 727 |
| 174 | Salem city, VA | 726 |
| 174 | Boone County, WV | 726 |
| 175 | Tolland County, CT | 725 |
| 175 | Kenton County, KY | 725 |
| 175 | Orange County, NC | 725 |
| 176 | Dale County, AL | 724 |
| 177 | Larimer County, CO | 723 |
| 177 | Washington County, NE | 723 |
| 177 | Emery County, UT | 723 |
| 177 | Prince William County, VA | 723 |
| 177 | Marshall County, WV | 723 |
| 178 | Scott County, MN | 722 |
| 179 | Caribou County, ID | 721 |
| 179 | Kent County, MI | 721 |
| 180 | Ada County, ID | 720 |
| 180 | Kosciusko County, IN | 720 |
| 180 | Brazoria County, TX | 720 |
| 181 | Collier County, FL | 719 |
| 181 | Sedgwick County, KS | 719 |
| 181 | Salt Lake County, UT | 719 |
| 181 | Clark County, WA | 719 |
| 182 | Onondaga County, NY | 718 |
| 183 | Gloucester County, NJ | 717 |
| 183 | Charlottesville city, VA | 717 |
| 184 | Berkshire County, MA | 716 |
| 184 | Merrimack County, NH | 716 |
| 184 | Newport News city, VA | 716 |
| 185 | Pierce County, WA | 715 |
| 186 | Kent County, RI | 714 |
| 186 | Sublette County, WY | 714 |
| 187 | Sullivan County, TN | 713 |
| 187 | Thurston County, WA | 713 |
| 188 | Cumberland County, NJ | 712 |
| 188 | Tompkins County, NY | 712 |
| 188 | Fauquier County, VA | 712 |
| 189 | Rio Blanco County, CO | 711 |
| 189 | Litchfield County, CT | 711 |
| 190 | Fayette County, KY | 710 |
| 190 | Richmond County, NY | 710 |
| 190 | Jefferson County, TX | 710 |
| 190 | Chesterfield County, VA | 710 |
| 190 | Hampton city, VA | 710 |
| 190 | Ozaukee County, WI | 710 |
| 191 | Eagle County, CO | 709 |
| 191 | Cumberland County, ME | 709 |
| 191 | Guilford County, NC | 709 |
| 192 | Pulaski County, AR | 708 |
| 193 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 707 |
| 193 | Livingston County, MI | 707 |
| 193 | Strafford County, NH | 707 |
| 193 | Bernalillo County, NM | 707 |
| 193 | Lucas County, OH | 707 |
| 193 | Winkler County, TX | 707 |
| 194 | Pike County, IN | 706 |
| 194 | Johnson County, IA | 706 |
| 195 | El Dorado County, CA | 705 |
| 195 | Ottawa County, MI | 705 |
| 195 | Berks County, PA | 705 |
| 195 | Buffalo County, WI | 705 |
| 196 | Vermillion County, IN | 704 |
| 196 | Rensselaer County, NY | 704 |
| 196 | York County, PA | 704 |
| 197 | Kendall County, IL | 703 |
| 197 | Butler County, OH | 703 |
| 197 | Hancock County, OH | 703 |
| 197 | Shelby County, OH | 703 |
| 198 | Hampshire County, MA | 702 |
| 198 | Tulsa County, OK | 702 |
| 199 | Muscatine County, IA | 700 |
| 199 | Franklin County, KY | 700 |
| 200 | Seminole County, FL | 699 |
| 200 | Lake County, IN | 699 |
| 200 | Wyoming County, PA | 699 |
| 201 | San Bernardino County, CA | 698 |
| 201 | Defiance County, OH | 698 |
| 201 | Lorain County, OH | 698 |
| 201 | Northampton County, PA | 698 |
| 201 | Yoakum County, TX | 698 |
| 201 | Winchester city, VA | 698 |
| 202 | Aleutians East Borough, AK | 697 |
| 202 | Atlantic County, NJ | 697 |
| 202 | Sandoval County, NM | 697 |
| 202 | Slope County, ND | 697 |
| 202 | Lancaster County, PA | 697 |
| 202 | Blount County, TN | 697 |
| 202 | Reagan County, TX | 697 |
| 203 | Garfield County, CO | 696 |
| 203 | Storey County, NV | 696 |
| 203 | Sussex County, NJ | 696 |
| 203 | Clermont County, OH | 696 |
| 203 | Covington city, VA | 696 |
| 204 | Pima County, AZ | 695 |
| 204 | Bristol County, MA | 695 |
| 204 | Jackson County, MI | 695 |
| 204 | Fairfield County, SC | 695 |
| 205 | McHenry County, IL | 694 |
| 205 | Washington County, MN | 694 |
| 205 | Box Elder County, UT | 694 |
| 206 | Leavenworth County, KS | 693 |
| 206 | Calvert County, MD | 693 |
| 206 | Brown County, WI | 693 |
| 207 | DeKalb County, IN | 692 |
| 207 | Charles County, MD | 692 |
| 207 | Warren County, OH | 692 |
| 207 | Sabine County, TX | 692 |
| 208 | Saginaw County, MI | 691 |
| 209 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 690 |
| 210 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 689 |
| 210 | Hinds County, MS | 689 |
| 210 | Rosebud County, MT | 689 |
| 211 | Elkhart County, IN | 688 |
| 211 | White Pine County, NV | 688 |
| 212 | Allegan County, MI | 687 |
| 212 | Hamilton County, TN | 687 |
| 212 | Tooele County, UT | 687 |
| 213 | Monterey County, CA | 686 |
| 213 | San Joaquin County, CA | 686 |
| 213 | Pinellas County, FL | 686 |
| 213 | Coffey County, KS | 686 |
| 213 | Lawrence County, MS | 686 |
| 213 | Erie County, NY | 686 |
| 213 | Oklahoma County, OK | 686 |
| 213 | Greenville County, SC | 686 |
| 213 | Culpeper County, VA | 686 |
| 214 | Lee County, FL | 685 |
| 214 | Eaton County, MI | 685 |
| 214 | Kings County, NY | 685 |
| 215 | Leon County, FL | 684 |
| 215 | Winnebago County, IL | 684 |
| 215 | Porter County, IN | 684 |
| 215 | Gallatin County, KY | 684 |
| 216 | Trumbull County, OH | 683 |
| 216 | Spartanburg County, SC | 683 |
| 217 | Early County, GA | 682 |
| 217 | Ogle County, IL | 682 |
| 217 | Allen County, IN | 682 |
| 217 | Marshall County, KY | 682 |
| 217 | St. Charles County, MO | 682 |
| 217 | Wood County, OH | 682 |
| 217 | Richland County, SC | 682 |
| 217 | Sheboygan County, WI | 682 |
| 218 | Hamilton County, FL | 681 |
| 218 | De Witt, IL | 681 |
| 218 | Carroll County, KY | 681 |
| 218 | Smith County, TX | 681 |
| 218 | Washington County, VT | 681 |
| 219 | Riverside County, CA | 680 |
| 219 | Windham County, CT | 680 |
| 219 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 680 |
| 219 | Denton County, TX | 680 |
| 219 | Rappahannock County, VA | 680 |
| 220 | Yuba County, CA | 679 |
| 220 | Sarasota County, FL | 679 |
| 220 | Heard County, GA | 679 |
| 220 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 679 |
| 220 | Wilson County, TN | 679 |
| 220 | Andrews County, TX | 679 |
| 220 | Hutchinson County, TX | 679 |
| 221 | Lassen County, CA | 678 |
| 221 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 678 |
| 221 | Washington County, PA | 678 |
| 221 | Berkeley County, SC | 678 |
| 222 | Nome Borough, AK | 677 |
| 222 | Brown County, IL | 677 |
| 222 | McLeod County, MN | 677 |
| 222 | Upton County, TX | 677 |
| 222 | Outagamie County, WI | 677 |
| 223 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 676 |
| 223 | Bexar County, TX | 676 |
| 224 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 675 |
| 224 | Calhoun County, AR | 675 |
| 225 | Ashley County, AR | 674 |
| 225 | Benton County, AR | 674 |
| 225 | Chatham County, GA | 674 |
| 225 | Shawnee County, KS | 674 |
| 226 | Ocean County, NJ | 673 |
| 226 | Cabarrus County, NC | 673 |
| 226 | Centre County, PA | 673 |
| 226 | Charleston County, SC | 673 |
| 226 | Frederick County, VA | 673 |
| 227 | Mingo County, WV | 672 |
| 228 | Clear Creek County, CO | 671 |
| 228 | Gilpin County, CO | 671 |
| 228 | Fayette County, GA | 671 |
| 228 | Ascension Parish, LA | 671 |
| 228 | Sweet Grass County, MT | 671 |
| 228 | Sarpy County, NE | 671 |
| 228 | Isle of Wight County, VA | 671 |
| 228 | Cowlitz County, WA | 671 |
| 229 | Champaign County, IL | 670 |
| 229 | Warrick County, IN | 670 |
| 229 | Leslie County, KY | 670 |
| 229 | Orange County, NY | 670 |
| 229 | Wilson County, NC | 670 |
| 229 | Galveston County, TX | 670 |
| 230 | Moffat County, CO | 669 |
| 230 | Koochiching County, MN | 669 |
| 230 | Lincoln County, NV | 669 |
| 230 | Montgomery County, VA | 669 |
| 231 | Stanislaus County, CA | 668 |
| 231 | Richmond County, GA | 668 |
| 231 | Wilkinson County, GA | 668 |
| 231 | Platte County, MO | 668 |
| 231 | Rutherford County, TN | 668 |
| 231 | Kanawha County, WV | 668 |
| 231 | Rock County, WI | 668 |
| 232 | Knox County, TN | 667 |
| 232 | Gray County, TX | 667 |
| 232 | Buchanan County, VA | 667 |
| 232 | Natrona County, WY | 667 |
Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2005 Q3
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by average weekly wage in 2005 Q3 for each of the following US states.