Average weekly wages of workers in counties bearing names of U.S. presidents in June 2014
February 13, 2015
Washington's Birthday or Presidents' Day honors U.S. presidents, including George Washington, our nation's first president. There are 261 counties that bear the name of a U.S. president, but not all are named in honor of the president whose name they share. Reagan County, Texas, had the highest average weekly wage ($1,201) among all counties bearing the name of a U.S. president in June 2014. This county, near Midland, was not named for President Reagan.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Average weekly wages in counties bearing names of U.S. presidents, June 2014
County
Average weekly wage (p)
Adams County, Colorado
$871
Adams County, Idaho
$575
Adams County, Illinois
$726
Adams County, Indiana
$631
Adams County, Iowa
$617
Adams County, Mississippi
$661
Adams County, Nebraska
$643
Adams County, North Dakota
$746
Adams County, Ohio
$670
Adams County, Pennsylvania
$672
Adams County, Washington
$642
Adams County, Wisconsin
$595
Arthur County, Nebraska
$415
Buchanan County, Iowa
$603
Buchanan County, Missouri
$752
Buchanan County, Virginia
$924
Carter County, Kentucky
$571
Carter County, Missouri
$407
Carter County, Montana
$516
Carter County, Oklahoma
$774
Carter County, Tennessee
$597
Cleveland County, Arkansas
$528
Cleveland County, North Carolina
$667
Cleveland County, Oklahoma
$637
Clinton County, Illinois
$586
Clinton County, Indiana
$696
Clinton County, Iowa
$685
Clinton County, Kentucky
$550
Clinton County, Michigan
$702
Clinton County, Missouri
$584
Clinton County, New York
$677
Clinton County, Ohio
$756
Clinton County, Pennsylvania
$682
District of Columbia
$1,432
Fillmore County, Minnesota
$565
Fillmore County, Nebraska
$648
Ford County, Illinois
$689
Ford County, Kansas
$644
Garfield County, Colorado
$870
Garfield County, Montana
$415
Garfield County, Nebraska
$481
Garfield County, Oklahoma
$832
Garfield County, Utah
$433
Garfield County, Washington
(1)
Grant County, Arkansas
$634
Grant County, Indiana
$650
Grant County, Kansas
$822
Grant County, Kentucky
$639
Grant County, Minnesota
$635
Grant County, Nebraska
$427
Grant County, New Mexico
$707
Grant County, North Dakota
$615
Grant County, Oklahoma
$944
Grant County, Oregon
$530
Grant County, South Dakota
$751
Grant County, Washington
$590
Grant County, West Virginia
$967
Grant County, Wisconsin
$591
Grant Parish, Louisiana
$585
Harding County, New Mexico
$815
Harding County, South Dakota
$829
Harrison County, Indiana
$577
Harrison County, Iowa
$608
Harrison County, Kentucky
$685
Harrison County, Mississippi
$631
Harrison County, Missouri
$448
Harrison County, Ohio
$817
Harrison County, Texas
$950
Harrison County, West Virginia
$774
Hayes County, Nebraska
$529
Jackson County, Alabama
$622
Jackson County, Arkansas
$649
Jackson County, Colorado
$646
Jackson County, Florida
$554
Jackson County, Georgia
$711
Jackson County, Illinois
$661
Jackson County, Indiana
$724
Jackson County, Iowa
$530
Jackson County, Kansas
$526
Jackson County, Kentucky
$623
Jackson County, Michigan
$774
Jackson County, Minnesota
$647
Jackson County, Mississippi
$935
Jackson County, Missouri
$909
Jackson County, North Carolina
$526
Jackson County, Ohio
$631
Jackson County, Oklahoma
$576
Jackson County, Oregon
$678
Jackson County, South Dakota
$346
Jackson County, Tennessee
$626
Jackson County, Texas
$762
Jackson County, West Virginia
$730
Jackson County, Wisconsin
$765
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
$833
Jefferson County, Alabama
$925
Jefferson County, Arkansas
$680
Jefferson County, Colorado
$949
Jefferson County, Florida
$549
Jefferson County, Georgia
$683
Jefferson County, Idaho
$535
Jefferson County, Illinois
$770
Jefferson County, Indiana
$711
Jefferson County, Iowa
$657
Jefferson County, Kansas
$716
Jefferson County, Kentucky
$902
Jefferson County, Mississippi
$547
Jefferson County, Missouri
$602
Jefferson County, Montana
$653
Jefferson County, Nebraska
$572
Jefferson County, New York
$651
Jefferson County, Ohio
$702
Jefferson County, Oklahoma
$592
Jefferson County, Oregon
$596
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
$671
Jefferson County, Tennessee
$852
Jefferson County, Texas
$979
Jefferson County, Washington
$558
Jefferson County, West Virginia
$648
Jefferson County, Wisconsin
$667
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
$833
Johnson County, Arkansas
$548
Johnson County, Georgia
$584
Johnson County, Illinois
$518
Johnson County, Indiana
$636
Johnson County, Iowa
$696
Johnson County, Kansas
$987
Johnson County, Kentucky
$587
Johnson County, Missouri
$552
Johnson County, Nebraska
$506
Johnson County, Tennessee
$748
Johnson County, Texas
$781
Johnson County, Wyoming
$638
Lincoln County, Arkansas
$558
Lincoln County, Colorado
$540
Lincoln County, Georgia
$542
Lincoln County, Idaho
$579
Lincoln County, Kansas
$531
Lincoln County, Kentucky
$561
Lincoln County, Maine
$591
Lincoln County, Minnesota
$632
Lincoln County, Mississippi
$660
Lincoln County, Missouri
$640
Lincoln County, Montana
$534
Lincoln County, Nebraska
$611
Lincoln County, Nevada
$512
Lincoln County, New Mexico
$499
Lincoln County, North Carolina
$630
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
$657
Lincoln County, Oregon
$547
Lincoln County, South Dakota
$801
Lincoln County, Tennessee
$643
Lincoln County, Washington
$608
Lincoln County, West Virginia
$752
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
$693
Lincoln County, Wyoming
$836
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
$665
Madison County, Alabama
$957
Madison County, Arkansas
$539
Madison County, Florida
$542
Madison County, Georgia
$546
Madison County, Idaho
$541
Madison County, Illinois
$743
Madison County, Indiana
$639
Madison County, Iowa
$612
Madison County, Kentucky
$651
Madison County, Mississippi
$864
Madison County, Missouri
$490
Madison County, Montana
$650
Madison County, Nebraska
$636
Madison County, New York
$691
Madison County, North Carolina
$568
Madison County, Ohio
$729
Madison County, Tennessee
$708
Madison County, Texas
$635
Madison County, Virginia
$602
Madison Parish, Louisiana
$464
McKinley County, New Mexico
$500
Monroe County, Alabama
$773
Monroe County, Arkansas
$518
Monroe County, Florida
$648
Monroe County, Georgia
$635
Monroe County, Illinois
$608
Monroe County, Indiana
$646
Monroe County, Iowa
$823
Monroe County, Kentucky
$532
Monroe County, Michigan
$880
Monroe County, Mississippi
$692
Monroe County, Missouri
$557
Monroe County, New York
$872
Monroe County, Ohio
$688
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
$674
Monroe County, Tennessee
$679
Monroe County, West Virginia
$618
Monroe County, Wisconsin
$653
Pierce County, Georgia
$583
Pierce County, Nebraska
$497
Pierce County, North Dakota
$667
Pierce County, Washington
$810
Pierce County, Wisconsin
$560
Polk County, Arkansas
$535
Polk County, Florida
$711
Polk County, Georgia
$626
Polk County, Iowa
$906
Polk County, Minnesota
$651
Polk County, Missouri
$533
Polk County, Nebraska
$594
Polk County, North Carolina
$540
Polk County, Oregon
$584
Polk County, Tennessee
$428
Polk County, Texas
$656
Polk County, Wisconsin
$640
Reagan County, Texas
$1,201
Roosevelt County, Montana
$657
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
$525
Taylor County, Florida
$720
Taylor County, Georgia
$555
Taylor County, Iowa
$605
Taylor County, Kentucky
$569
Taylor County, Texas
$697
Taylor County, West Virginia
$756
Taylor County, Wisconsin
$625
Tyler County, Texas
$580
Tyler County, West Virginia
$845
Van Buren County, Arkansas
$719
Van Buren County, Iowa
$651
Van Buren County, Michigan
$675
Van Buren County, Tennessee
$616
Washington County, Alabama
$1,179
Washington County, Arkansas
$716
Washington County, Colorado
$886
Washington County, Florida
$524
Washington County, Georgia
$692
Washington County, Idaho
$532
Washington County, Illinois
$881
Washington County, Indiana
$605
Washington County, Iowa
$567
Washington County, Kansas
$494
Washington County, Kentucky
$653
Washington County, Maine
$594
Washington County, Maryland
$720
Washington County, Minnesota
$754
Washington County, Mississippi
$570
Washington County, Missouri
$428
Washington County, Nebraska
$873
Washington County, New York
$739
Washington County, North Carolina
$778
Washington County, Ohio
$797
Washington County, Oklahoma
$911
Washington County, Oregon
$1,183
Washington County, Pennsylvania
$940
Washington County, Rhode Island
$747
Washington County, Tennessee
$660
Washington County, Texas
$703
Washington County, Utah
$585
Washington County, Vermont
$815
Washington County, Virginia
$673
Washington County, Wisconsin
$746
Washington Parish, Louisiana
$606
Wilson County, Kansas
$665
Wilson County, North Carolina
$751
Wilson County, Tennessee
$719
Wilson County, Texas
$594
Two counties named in honor of President Washington, one in Oregon and one in Alabama, were the only other counties with presidential names that had average weekly wages greater than $1,000 in June 2014. The average weekly wage was $1,183 in Washington County, Oregon (part of the Portland metropolitan area), and $1,179 in Washington County, Alabama (near Mobile). Average weekly wages in the remaining 29 counties named for Washington ranged from $428 in Washington County, Missouri, to $940 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The average weekly wage in Washington, DC, was $1,432.
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. The data viewer tool has more wage data at the national, county, state, and metropolitan area levels.
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