The Fifty Rural Counties With The Highest Personal Income In 2006
05/11/2008
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The fifty rural counties with the highest personal income in 2006.

These are the fifty rural counties found to have the highest personal incomes in 2006:


Rank County State Income 2005 Income 2006 $ Change % Change
1 Teton WY $96,570 $103,852 $7,282 7.5%
2 Pitkin CO $78,807 $86,122 $7,315 9.3%
3 Loving TX $79,426 $83,569 $4,143 5.2%
4 Blaine ID $54,945 $59,939 $4,994 9.1%
5 Los Alamos NM $57,050 $56,928 -$122 -0.2%
6 Nantucket MA $53,421 $55,521 $2,100 3.9%
7 Monroe FL $50,024 $54,955 $4,931 9.9%
8 Douglas NV $51,487 $54,870 $3,383 6.6%
9 Talbot MD $50,045 $53,710 $3,665 7.3%
10 North Slope Borough AK $43,720 $51,957 $8,237 18.8%
11 San Juan WA $46,483 $51,457 $4,974 10.7%
12 Dukes MA $46,175 $49,527 $3,352 7.3%
13 Sublette WY $42,621 $49,077 $6,456 15.1%
14 Eagle CO $44,559 $47,511 $2,952 6.6%
15 Bristol Bay Borough AK $42,456 $47,419 $4,963 11.7%
16 San Miguel CO $43,584 $47,142 $3,558 8.2%
17 Routt CO $42,835 $45,575 $2,740 6.4%
18 Litchfield CT $42,125 $44,611 $2,486 5.9%
19 Sheridan WY $40,598 $44,468 $3,870 9.5%
20 Haines Borough AK $41,388 $44,210 $2,822 6.8%
21 Sweetwater WY $38,335 $43,463 $5,128 13.4%
22 Ketchikan Gateway Borough AK $41,679 $43,356 $1,677 4.0%
23 Juneau City and Borough AK $39,932 $42,640 $2,708 6.8%
24 Campbell WY $37,756 $42,538 $4,782 12.7%
25 Hemphill TX $38,460 $42,103 $3,643 9.5%
26 Grafton NH $39,163 $41,978 $2,815 7.2%
27 Kent MD $38,592 $41,970 $3,378 8.8%
28 Beaufort SC $40,005 $41,724 $1,719 4.3%
29 Lancaster VA $39,976 $41,695 $1,719 4.3%
30 Summit CO $37,595 $40,628 $3,033 8.1%
31 Leelanau MI $37,239 $40,284 $3,045 8.2%
32 Nevada CA $37,507 $40,203 $2,696 7.2%
33 Ouray CO $36,368 $39,684 $3,316 9.1%
34 Sargent ND $40,899 $39,572 -$1,327 -3.2%
35 Midland MI $37,352 $39,524 $2,172 5.8%
36 Yakutat City and Borough AK $34,946 $39,274 $4,328 12.4%
37 Washakie WY $36,299 $39,082 $2,783 7.7%
38 Esmeralda NV $35,920 $39,000 $3,080 8.6%
39 Hickman KY $43,964 $38,961 -$5,003 -11.4%
40 Rio Blanco CO $34,940 $38,801 $3,861 11.1%
41 Brown SD $37,191 $38,759 $1,568 4.2%
42 Weston WY $35,974 $38,749 $2,775 7.7%
43 Mono CA $39,002 $38,486 -$516 -1.3%
44 Valdez-Cordova Census Area AK $36,975 $38,446 $1,471 4.0%
45 Kerr TX $35,744 $38,088 $2,344 6.6%
46 Geary KS $33,627 $38,083 $4,456 13.3%
47 Jefferson WA $35,610 $38,004 $2,394 6.7%
48 Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area AK $34,983 $37,880 $2,897 8.3%
49 Polk NC $35,065 $37,873 $2,808 8.0%
50 Dubois IN $35,771 $37,669 $1,898 5.3%


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