Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q2
Updated on December 30, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2008 Q2, among all US counties, New York County, NY had the highest average weekly wage ($1.57K), followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($1.53K), and North Slope Borough, AK ($1.51K).
On the other hand, Hooker County, NE had the lowest average weekly wage ($355), followed by Comanche County, KS ($370), and Arthur County, NE ($372).
The chart below shows the top 10 US counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US counties.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of US Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2008 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage($) |
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| 1 | New York County, NY | 1568 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1528 |
| 3 | North Slope Borough, AK | 1514 |
| 4 | Eureka County, NV | 1512 |
| 5 | Arlington County, VA | 1378 |
| 6 | Butte County, ID | 1369 |
| 7 | San Francisco County, CA | 1335 |
| 8 | Fairfield County, CT | 1328 |
| 9 | Fairfax County, VA | 1320 |
| 10 | Suffolk County, MA | 1311 |
| 11 | San Mateo County, CA | 1290 |
| 12 | Somerset County, NJ | 1277 |
| 13 | King George County, VA | 1273 |
| 14 | Middlesex County, MA | 1236 |
| 15 | Surry County, VA | 1223 |
| 16 | Los Alamos County, NM | 1213 |
| 17 | Alexandria city, VA | 1204 |
| 18 | Sublette County, WY | 1193 |
| 19 | Morris County, NJ | 1182 |
| 20 | Carson County, TX | 1180 |
| 21 | Goochland County, VA | 1177 |
| 22 | Westchester County, NY | 1138 |
| 23 | Hudson County, NJ | 1136 |
| 24 | Martin County, IN | 1112 |
| 25 | Durham County, NC | 1111 |
| 26 | Montgomery County, MD | 1110 |
| 27 | Falls Church city, VA | 1109 |
| 28 | Chester County, PA | 1107 |
| 29 | Broomfield County, CO | 1102 |
| 30 | Alameda County, CA | 1094 |
| 31 | Mercer County, NJ | 1092 |
| 32 | Fulton County, GA | 1079 |
| 33 | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, AK | 1075 |
| 34 | Union County, NJ | 1074 |
| 35 | Sherman County, OR | 1071 |
| 36 | Hennepin County, MN | 1069 |
| 36 | Harris County, TX | 1069 |
| 36 | Scurry County, TX | 1069 |
| 37 | Greenlee County, AZ | 1067 |
| 38 | Marin County, CA | 1066 |
| 39 | Crane County, TX | 1063 |
| 40 | Essex County, NJ | 1061 |
| 41 | Contra Costa County, CA | 1055 |
| 41 | King County, WA | 1055 |
| 42 | Middlesex County, NJ | 1047 |
| 42 | Loudoun County, VA | 1047 |
| 43 | Lake County, IL | 1046 |
| 44 | Bergen County, NJ | 1031 |
| 45 | Manassas city, VA | 1030 |
| 46 | Montgomery County, PA | 1027 |
| 46 | Boone County, WV | 1027 |
| 47 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 1026 |
| 48 | Denver County, CO | 1019 |
| 49 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 1017 |
| 50 | St. Mary's County, MD | 1015 |
| 51 | Hartford County, CT | 1013 |
| 51 | Norfolk County, MA | 1013 |
| 52 | Calhoun County, TX | 1012 |
| 52 | Somervell County, TX | 1012 |
| 53 | Dallas County, TX | 1010 |
| 54 | Baltimore city, MD | 1004 |
| 55 | Sutton County, TX | 1002 |
| 56 | Cook County, IL | 998 |
| 56 | Campbell County, WY | 998 |
| 57 | Philadelphia County, PA | 992 |
| 58 | Plaquemines Parish, LA | 991 |
| 58 | Fairfax city, VA | 991 |
| 59 | Oakland County, MI | 990 |
| 60 | Hancock County, KY | 988 |
| 61 | Hutchinson County, TX | 987 |
| 62 | Rio Blanco County, CO | 984 |
| 62 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 984 |
| 63 | DuPage County, IL | 982 |
| 63 | Lander County, NV | 982 |
| 64 | Iberville Parish, LA | 980 |
| 65 | Collin County, TX | 977 |
| 65 | Sweetwater County, WY | 977 |
| 66 | Boulder County, CO | 975 |
| 67 | Howard County, MD | 974 |
| 68 | Nassau County, NY | 967 |
| 69 | Putnam County, IL | 966 |
| 70 | New Castle County, DE | 962 |
| 70 | St. Louis city, MO | 962 |
| 71 | Arapahoe County, CO | 961 |
| 72 | St. James Parish, LA | 959 |
| 73 | Montour County, PA | 956 |
| 74 | Orange County, CA | 953 |
| 74 | Richmond city, VA | 953 |
| 75 | Midland County, MI | 952 |
| 76 | Wayne County, MI | 950 |
| 77 | Scott County, KY | 948 |
| 78 | Washington County, AL | 947 |
| 78 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 947 |
| 79 | Los Angeles County, CA | 946 |
| 80 | Sacramento County, CA | 945 |
| 81 | Washington County, OR | 942 |
| 82 | Tazewell County, IL | 940 |
| 83 | Slope County, ND | 939 |
| 84 | Boone County, IL | 936 |
| 85 | Steuben County, NY | 933 |
| 86 | Oliver County, ND | 932 |
| 87 | Hillsborough County, NH | 929 |
| 88 | Winkler County, TX | 928 |
| 89 | Salem County, NJ | 927 |
| 89 | Midland County, TX | 927 |
| 90 | Prince George's County, MD | 926 |
| 91 | San Diego County, CA | 925 |
| 91 | Travis County, TX | 925 |
| 92 | Suffolk County, NY | 922 |
| 93 | Orleans Parish, LA | 920 |
| 93 | Ramsey County, MN | 920 |
| 94 | Middlesex County, CT | 917 |
| 95 | Posey County, IN | 916 |
| 96 | Anchorage Borough, AK | 915 |
| 96 | Rockland County, NY | 915 |
| 97 | Cameron Parish, LA | 914 |
| 98 | Faribault County, MN | 910 |
| 98 | Morris County, TX | 910 |
| 99 | St. Louis County, MO | 906 |
| 99 | Burlington County, NJ | 906 |
| 100 | Mercer County, ND | 905 |
| 101 | Douglas County, CO | 904 |
| 102 | Washtenaw County, MI | 903 |
| 103 | Essex County, MA | 902 |
| 104 | New Haven County, CT | 899 |
| 104 | Union County, OH | 899 |
| 104 | Allegheny County, PA | 899 |
| 104 | Roane County, TN | 899 |
| 105 | Sweet Grass County, MT | 895 |
| 105 | Fort Bend County, TX | 895 |
| 106 | Monmouth County, NJ | 893 |
| 107 | Madison County, AL | 892 |
| 107 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 892 |
| 107 | Williamson County, TN | 892 |
| 108 | DeKalb County, GA | 891 |
| 108 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 891 |
| 108 | Hamilton County, OH | 891 |
| 109 | Mingo County, WV | 890 |
| 110 | Delaware County, PA | 889 |
| 111 | Nemaha County, NE | 888 |
| 111 | Passaic County, NJ | 888 |
| 112 | Johnson County, KS | 884 |
| 112 | Dutchess County, NY | 884 |
| 113 | Tioga County, NY | 883 |
| 114 | Macomb County, MI | 882 |
| 114 | Claiborne County, MS | 882 |
| 114 | Albany County, NY | 882 |
| 115 | New London County, CT | 881 |
| 115 | Lea County, NM | 881 |
| 115 | Manassas Park city, VA | 881 |
| 116 | Yoakum County, TX | 880 |
| 117 | Pitkin County, CO | 877 |
| 117 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 877 |
| 118 | Camden County, NJ | 876 |
| 118 | Schenectady County, NY | 876 |
| 119 | Coffey County, KS | 875 |
| 119 | Portsmouth city, VA | 875 |
| 120 | Howard County, IN | 874 |
| 120 | Snohomish County, WA | 874 |
| 121 | Putnam County, NY | 873 |
| 122 | Jefferson County, CO | 872 |
| 123 | Henrico County, VA | 871 |
| 124 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 870 |
| 125 | Worcester County, MA | 869 |
| 126 | Cobb County, GA | 868 |
| 127 | Ventura County, CA | 867 |
| 128 | Hemphill County, TX | 866 |
| 129 | Ballard County, KY | 865 |
| 129 | Stanton County, NE | 865 |
| 130 | Rock Island County, IL | 863 |
| 130 | Jackson County, MO | 863 |
| 131 | Multnomah County, OR | 862 |
| 131 | Andrews County, TX | 862 |
| 132 | Olmsted County, MN | 861 |
| 132 | Anderson County, TN | 861 |
| 133 | Baltimore County, MD | 858 |
| 134 | Greene County, OH | 856 |
| 135 | Reagan County, TX | 853 |
| 136 | Milwaukee County, WI | 852 |
| 137 | Solano County, CA | 851 |
| 137 | Davidson County, TN | 851 |
| 138 | Eddy County, NM | 850 |
| 138 | Shelby County, TN | 850 |
| 139 | Grafton County, NH | 848 |
| 140 | Dakota County, MN | 847 |
| 141 | Napa County, CA | 846 |
| 141 | Cecil County, MD | 846 |
| 141 | Hopewell city, VA | 846 |
| 142 | Maricopa County, AZ | 845 |
| 142 | Orange County, NC | 845 |
| 142 | Williams County, ND | 845 |
| 142 | Delaware County, OH | 845 |
| 142 | Bucks County, PA | 845 |
| 143 | Marion County, IN | 844 |
| 143 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 844 |
| 143 | Greene County, PA | 844 |
| 144 | Sangamon County, IL | 843 |
| 144 | Lehigh County, PA | 843 |
| 145 | Tarrant County, TX | 841 |
| 146 | Gwinnett County, GA | 840 |
| 146 | Jackson County, MS | 840 |
| 146 | Wake County, NC | 840 |
| 147 | Jefferson County, AL | 839 |
| 147 | Anoka County, MN | 839 |
| 147 | Queens County, NY | 839 |
| 147 | Benton County, WA | 839 |
| 148 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 838 |
| 149 | Valdez-Cordova, AK | 837 |
| 149 | Palm Beach County, FL | 837 |
| 149 | Isle of Wight County, VA | 837 |
| 149 | Norfolk city, VA | 837 |
| 150 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 836 |
| 151 | Garfield County, CO | 835 |
| 151 | Ward County, TX | 835 |
| 152 | White Pine County, NV | 834 |
| 152 | Chittenden County, VT | 834 |
| 153 | Trimble County, KY | 833 |
| 154 | Chambers County, TX | 832 |
| 154 | Uintah County, UT | 832 |
| 155 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 831 |
| 155 | Carson City, NV | 831 |
| 155 | Waukesha County, WI | 831 |
| 156 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 830 |
| 156 | Gibson County, IN | 830 |
| 156 | Brazoria County, TX | 830 |
| 157 | Terrebonne Parish, LA | 828 |
| 157 | Nantucket County, MA | 828 |
| 158 | Plymouth County, MA | 827 |
| 158 | Bronx County, NY | 827 |
| 159 | Sonoma County, CA | 826 |
| 159 | Washington County, NE | 826 |
| 160 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 825 |
| 160 | Providence County, RI | 825 |
| 160 | Box Elder County, UT | 825 |
| 161 | Sterling County, TX | 824 |
| 162 | Ector County, TX | 823 |
| 163 | Polk County, IA | 822 |
| 163 | Hancock County, MS | 822 |
| 163 | Monroe County, NY | 822 |
| 163 | Jefferson County, TX | 822 |
| 164 | Carver County, MN | 821 |
| 164 | Jack County, TX | 821 |
| 165 | Crawford County, IL | 820 |
| 165 | Jefferson County, KY | 820 |
| 165 | Ingham County, MI | 820 |
| 166 | Warren County, NJ | 818 |
| 166 | Pleasants County, WV | 818 |
| 167 | Grundy County, IL | 816 |
| 167 | Humboldt County, NV | 816 |
| 167 | Rockingham County, NH | 816 |
| 167 | Dauphin County, PA | 816 |
| 167 | Prince George County, VA | 816 |
| 168 | Franklin County, OH | 815 |
| 168 | Salem city, VA | 815 |
| 169 | Placer County, CA | 814 |
| 169 | Stafford County, VA | 814 |
| 170 | Wyandotte County, KS | 811 |
| 170 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 811 |
| 170 | Natrona County, WY | 811 |
| 171 | Yolo County, CA | 810 |
| 171 | Newport County, RI | 810 |
| 172 | Storey County, NV | 808 |
| 172 | Leon County, TX | 808 |
| 172 | Duchesne County, UT | 808 |
| 172 | Putnam County, WV | 808 |
| 173 | McLean County, IL | 807 |
| 173 | Irion County, TX | 807 |
| 173 | Marshall County, WV | 807 |
| 173 | Wyoming County, WV | 807 |
| 173 | Dane County, WI | 807 |
| 174 | Brevard County, FL | 806 |
| 174 | Frederick County, MD | 806 |
| 175 | Yuba County, CA | 805 |
| 175 | Duval County, FL | 805 |
| 175 | Hillsborough County, FL | 805 |
| 175 | Fauquier County, VA | 805 |
| 176 | Rosebud County, MT | 804 |
| 177 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 803 |
| 178 | Heard County, GA | 801 |
| 178 | Williamson County, TX | 801 |
| 179 | Sullivan County, MO | 800 |
| 179 | Benton County, OR | 800 |
| 179 | Converse County, WY | 800 |
| 180 | Winston County, MS | 799 |
| 180 | Stillwater County, MT | 799 |
| 181 | Broward County, FL | 798 |
| 181 | Galveston County, TX | 798 |
| 182 | Juneau City and Borough, AK | 797 |
| 182 | Hamilton County, IN | 797 |
| 182 | Clay County, MO | 797 |
| 183 | Clark County, NV | 796 |
| 184 | Forsyth County, GA | 795 |
| 184 | Tompkins County, NY | 795 |
| 184 | Wood County, OH | 795 |
| 184 | Wise County, TX | 795 |
| 185 | Iberia Parish, LA | 794 |
| 185 | Washington County, OK | 794 |
| 185 | Shackelford County, TX | 794 |
| 186 | Pike County, IN | 793 |
| 186 | Aiken County, SC | 793 |
| 186 | Louisa County, VA | 793 |
| 187 | Little River County, AR | 792 |
| 187 | Linn County, IA | 792 |
| 187 | Montgomery County, TX | 792 |
| 188 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 791 |
| 188 | San Juan County, NM | 791 |
| 189 | Honolulu County, HI | 790 |
| 189 | Knott County, KY | 790 |
| 189 | Rappahannock County, VA | 790 |
| 190 | Ascension Parish, LA | 789 |
| 190 | Douglas County, NE | 789 |
| 191 | Houston County, GA | 788 |
| 191 | Washoe County, NV | 788 |
| 191 | Wayne County, WV | 788 |
| 192 | Macon County, IL | 787 |
| 192 | Peoria County, IL | 787 |
| 192 | Nye County, NV | 787 |
| 192 | Onondaga County, NY | 787 |
| 192 | Rensselaer County, NY | 787 |
| 192 | Kenedy County, TX | 787 |
| 193 | Benton County, AR | 786 |
| 193 | Tolland County, CT | 786 |
| 193 | Sedgwick County, KS | 786 |
| 193 | Cumberland County, PA | 786 |
| 194 | Strafford County, NH | 785 |
| 195 | Collier County, FL | 784 |
| 195 | Twiggs County, GA | 784 |
| 196 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 783 |
| 196 | Pershing County, NV | 783 |
| 196 | Clinton County, OH | 783 |
| 197 | Wood County, WI | 782 |
| 198 | Carroll County, KY | 781 |
| 198 | Upton County, TX | 781 |
| 199 | Clackamas County, OR | 780 |
| 199 | Covington city, VA | 780 |
| 200 | Martin County, KY | 779 |
| 200 | Sullivan County, TN | 779 |
| 200 | Pierce County, WA | 779 |
| 201 | Limestone County, AL | 778 |
| 201 | El Dorado County, CA | 778 |
| 201 | Monroe County, MI | 778 |
| 201 | Gloucester County, NJ | 778 |
| 201 | Salt Lake County, UT | 778 |
| 201 | Hampton city, VA | 778 |
| 201 | Kitsap County, WA | 778 |
| 202 | Shelby County, AL | 776 |
| 202 | Sargent County, ND | 776 |
| 202 | Oklahoma County, OK | 776 |
| 203 | Muscatine County, IA | 775 |
| 203 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 775 |
| 203 | Buchanan County, VA | 775 |
| 204 | Kenton County, KY | 774 |
| 204 | Bristol County, MA | 774 |
| 204 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 774 |
| 205 | El Paso County, CO | 773 |
| 205 | Dallas County, IA | 773 |
| 205 | Fayette County, KY | 773 |
| 205 | Cumberland County, NJ | 773 |
| 205 | Fairfield County, SC | 773 |
| 206 | Wabaunsee County, KS | 771 |
| 206 | Berks County, PA | 771 |
| 206 | Berkeley County, SC | 771 |
| 207 | Adams County, CO | 770 |
| 207 | Clark County, WA | 770 |
| 208 | Summit County, OH | 769 |
| 208 | Latimer County, OK | 769 |
| 208 | Albemarle County, VA | 769 |
| 208 | Thurston County, WA | 769 |
| 208 | Winnebago County, WI | 769 |
| 209 | Choctaw County, AL | 768 |
| 209 | Wilkinson County, GA | 768 |
| 209 | Kent County, MI | 768 |
| 209 | Tulsa County, OK | 768 |
| 209 | Gray County, TX | 768 |
| 210 | Orange County, FL | 767 |
| 211 | Hampden County, MA | 766 |
| 211 | Calhoun County, MI | 766 |
| 211 | Merrimack County, NH | 766 |
| 211 | Hudspeth County, TX | 766 |
| 212 | Boyd County, KY | 765 |
| 212 | Dukes County, MA | 765 |
| 212 | Prince William County, VA | 765 |
| 213 | Clayton County, GA | 764 |
| 214 | Dale County, AL | 763 |
| 214 | Austin County, TX | 763 |
| 214 | La Salle County, TX | 763 |
| 215 | San Miguel County, CO | 762 |
| 215 | Weld County, CO | 762 |
| 215 | Litchfield County, CT | 762 |
| 215 | Forsyth County, NC | 762 |
| 216 | Pulaski County, AR | 761 |
| 216 | Harford County, MD | 761 |
| 216 | Chesterfield County, VA | 761 |
| 217 | Aleutians West Borough, AK | 760 |
| 217 | Will County, IL | 760 |
| 217 | Johnson County, IA | 760 |
| 217 | Montgomery County, OH | 760 |
| 217 | Stewart County, TN | 760 |
| 218 | Bartholomew County, IN | 759 |
| 218 | Sussex County, NJ | 759 |
| 218 | Berkeley County, WV | 759 |
| 219 | Union County, AR | 758 |
| 219 | Hampshire County, MA | 758 |
| 219 | Matagorda County, TX | 758 |
| 220 | Sabine County, TX | 757 |
| 220 | Newport News city, VA | 757 |
| 220 | Tyler County, WV | 757 |
| 220 | Racine County, WI | 757 |
| 221 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 756 |
| 221 | Kane County, IL | 756 |
| 221 | Assumption Parish, LA | 756 |
| 221 | Fallon County, MT | 756 |
| 221 | Ochiltree County, TX | 756 |
| 222 | Nome Borough, AK | 755 |
| 222 | Vermillion County, IN | 755 |
| 222 | Boone County, KY | 755 |
| 222 | Cumberland County, ME | 755 |
| 222 | Scott County, MN | 755 |
| 222 | Atlantic County, NJ | 755 |
| 222 | Richmond County, NY | 755 |
| 222 | McKenzie County, ND | 755 |
| 222 | Carbon County, WY | 755 |
| 222 | Lincoln County, WY | 755 |
| 223 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 754 |
| 224 | Calhoun County, AR | 753 |
| 224 | Emery County, UT | 753 |
| 225 | Monterey County, CA | 752 |
| 225 | Eagle County, CO | 752 |
| 225 | Orange County, NY | 752 |
| 225 | Maury County, TN | 752 |
| 225 | Kanawha County, WV | 752 |
| 226 | Pike County, KY | 751 |
| 227 | Monroe County, IA | 750 |
| 227 | Leslie County, KY | 750 |
| 227 | Bernalillo County, NM | 750 |
| 228 | Franklin County, KY | 749 |
| 228 | Marshall County, KY | 749 |
| 229 | Pima County, AZ | 748 |
| 229 | Guilford County, NC | 748 |
| 230 | Kern County, CA | 747 |
| 230 | Clear Creek County, CO | 747 |
| 230 | Seminole County, FL | 747 |
| 230 | Ada County, ID | 747 |
| 230 | Erie County, NY | 747 |
| 230 | Rusk County, TX | 747 |
| 231 | Elko County, NV | 746 |
| 231 | Rutherford County, TN | 746 |
| 231 | Grimes County, TX | 746 |
| 232 | Caribou County, ID | 745 |
| 232 | Lake County, IN | 745 |
| 232 | Beckham County, OK | 745 |
| 232 | Lipscomb County, TX | 745 |
| 233 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 744 |
| 233 | Cochise County, AZ | 744 |
| 233 | Porter County, IN | 744 |
| 233 | Butler County, OH | 744 |
| 233 | Hancock County, OH | 744 |
| 233 | Northampton County, PA | 744 |
| 233 | Wyoming County, PA | 744 |
| 233 | Waller County, TX | 744 |
| 234 | Iron County, MO | 743 |
| 235 | York County, PA | 742 |
| 235 | Potter County, TX | 742 |
| 235 | Charlottesville city, VA | 742 |
| 236 | Sandoval County, NM | 741 |
| 237 | Lassen County, CA | 740 |
| 237 | San Bernardino County, CA | 740 |
| 237 | De Witt, IL | 740 |
| 237 | Harrison County, WV | 740 |
| 237 | Mason County, WV | 740 |
| 238 | Woodward County, OK | 739 |
| 238 | Gregg County, TX | 739 |
| 238 | Orange County, TX | 739 |
| 239 | Routt County, CO | 738 |
| 239 | Platte County, MO | 738 |
| 239 | Washington County, PA | 738 |
| 240 | San Joaquin County, CA | 737 |
| 240 | Moffat County, CO | 737 |
| 240 | Kosciusko County, IN | 737 |
| 240 | Washington County, MN | 737 |
| 240 | Richland County, SC | 737 |
| 241 | Pinellas County, FL | 736 |
| 241 | Calvert County, MD | 736 |
| 241 | Greenville County, SC | 736 |
| 241 | Spartanburg County, SC | 736 |
| 241 | Uinta County, WY | 736 |
| 242 | Shelby County, OH | 735 |
| 242 | Butler County, PA | 735 |
| 242 | Kent County, RI | 735 |
| 243 | Montgomery County, AL | 734 |
| 243 | Bexar County, TX | 734 |
| 244 | McHenry County, IL | 733 |
| 244 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 733 |
| 244 | Steele County, MN | 733 |
| 244 | Jim Wells County, TX | 733 |
| 245 | Kendall County, IL | 732 |
| 245 | Berkshire County, MA | 732 |
| 245 | Hinds County, MS | 732 |
| 245 | Grant County, WV | 732 |
Ranking of Counties By Average Weekly Wage for each US State in 2008 Q2
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