The fifty rural counties with the greatest percentage increase in personal income from 2005 to 2006.
These are the 50 rural (non metro) counties with the largest percentage increases in personal income from 2005 to 2006:
| Rank | County | State | Income 2005 | Income 2006 | $ Change | % Change |
| 1 | Washington | LA | $18,777 | $23,365 | $4,588 | 24.4% |
| 2 | Vermilion | LA | $18,936 | $23,358 | $4,422 | 23.4% |
| 3 | Willacy | TX | $18,636 | $22,436 | $3,800 | 20.4% |
| 4 | Allendale | SC | $18,877 | $22,509 | $3,632 | 19.2% |
| 5 | Jefferson Davis | LA | $19,697 | $23,472 | $3,775 | 19.2% |
| 6 | North Slope Borough | AK | $43,720 | $51,957 | $8,237 | 18.8% |
| 7 | Kenedy | TX | $28,279 | $33,568 | $5,289 | 18.7% |
| 8 | St. Mary | LA | $27,195 | $32,202 | $5,007 | 18.4% |
| 9 | Crane | TX | $23,759 | $27,716 | $3,957 | 16.7% |
| 10 | Uintah | UT | $23,975 | $27,920 | $3,945 | 16.5% |
| 11 | Duchesne | UT | $25,638 | $29,707 | $4,069 | 15.9% |
| 12 | Sutton | TX | $27,632 | $31,947 | $4,315 | 15.6% |
| 13 | Woodruff | AR | $17,663 | $20,360 | $2,697 | 15.3% |
| 14 | Beauregard | LA | $20,603 | $23,727 | $3,124 | 15.2% |
| 15 | Sublette | WY | $42,621 | $49,077 | $6,456 | 15.1% |
| 16 | Garfield | WA | $19,424 | $22,326 | $2,902 | 14.9% |
| 17 | Ward | TX | $23,637 | $27,110 | $3,473 | 14.7% |
| 18 | Chautauqua | KS | $26,626 | $30,489 | $3,863 | 14.5% |
| 19 | Williams | ND | $31,568 | $36,109 | $4,541 | 14.4% |
| 20 | Winkler | TX | $25,514 | $29,161 | $3,647 | 14.3% |
| 21 | Sterling | TX | $19,852 | $22,625 | $2,773 | 14.0% |
| 22 | Liberty | MT | $27,153 | $30,910 | $3,757 | 13.8% |
| 23 | Assumption | LA | $25,779 | $29,329 | $3,550 | 13.8% |
| 24 | Prairie | AR | $20,172 | $22,937 | $2,765 | 13.7% |
| 25 | Sweetwater | WY | $38,335 | $43,463 | $5,128 | 13.4% |
| 26 | Geary | KS | $33,627 | $38,083 | $4,456 | 13.3% |
| 27 | Lipscomb | TX | $27,320 | $30,933 | $3,613 | 13.2% |
| 28 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | AK | $26,644 | $30,144 | $3,500 | 13.1% |
| 29 | Crockett | TX | $17,674 | $19,952 | $2,278 | 12.9% |
| 30 | Duval | TX | $20,894 | $23,581 | $2,687 | 12.9% |
| 31 | Knox | MO | $21,834 | $24,634 | $2,800 | 12.8% |
| 32 | Vernon | LA | $28,943 | $32,636 | $3,693 | 12.8% |
| 33 | Lea | NM | $26,856 | $30,261 | $3,405 | 12.7% |
| 34 | Campbell | WY | $37,756 | $42,538 | $4,782 | 12.7% |
| 35 | Arkansas | AR | $26,166 | $29,478 | $3,312 | 12.7% |
| 36 | Aleutians West Census Area | AK | $28,501 | $32,103 | $3,602 | 12.6% |
| 37 | Cooke | TX | $30,436 | $34,222 | $3,786 | 12.4% |
| 38 | Greenwood | KS | $23,312 | $26,202 | $2,890 | 12.4% |
| 39 | Yakutat City and Borough | AK | $34,946 | $39,274 | $4,328 | 12.4% |
| 40 | Hudspeth | TX | $15,168 | $17,007 | $1,839 | 12.1% |
| 41 | Jack | TX | $22,633 | $25,377 | $2,744 | 12.1% |
| 42 | Kay | OK | $27,687 | $31,023 | $3,336 | 12.0% |
| 43 | Tangipahoa | LA | $22,179 | $24,836 | $2,657 | 12.0% |
| 44 | West Carroll | LA | $19,799 | $22,159 | $2,360 | 11.9% |
| 45 | Andrews | TX | $28,225 | $31,549 | $3,324 | 11.8% |
| 46 | Love | OK | $24,495 | $27,374 | $2,879 | 11.8% |
| 47 | Bristol Bay Borough | AK | $42,456 | $47,419 | $4,963 | 11.7% |
| 48 | Latimer | OK | $22,832 | $25,501 | $2,669 | 11.7% |
| 49 | Stephens | TX | $24,921 | $27,834 | $2,913 | 11.7% |
| 50 | Eureka | NV | $30,433 | $33,977 | $3,544 | 11.6% |
