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There are a number of counties, cities, and other municipalities named for President Abraham Lincoln, who died on April 15, 1865. Many of these are in rural regions where there are relatively few jobs and wages are below the national average.
Area | Employment, September 2014 |
Average weekly wage, 3rd Quarter 2014 |
---|---|---|
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Lincoln) |
686,179 | $1,024 |
Benton County, Missouri (Lincoln) |
3,463 | 506 |
Charleston County, South Carolina (Lincolnville) |
228,856 | 837 |
Forest County, Wisconsin (Lincoln) |
3,117 | 631 |
Hamilton County, Ohio (Lincoln Heights) |
502,089 | 1,073 |
Lancaster County, Nebraska (Lincoln) |
164,380 | 769 |
Lincoln County, Arkansas |
2,975 | 589 |
Lincoln County, Colorado |
2,102 | 731 |
Lincoln County, Georgia |
1,277 | 543 |
Lincoln County, Idaho |
1,627 | 619 |
Lincoln County, Kansas |
934 | 519 |
Lincoln County, Kentucky |
4,041 | 589 |
Lincoln County, Maine |
11,905 | 600 |
Lincoln County, Minnesota |
1,677 | 597 |
Lincoln County, Mississippi |
11,301 | 631 |
Lincoln County, Missouri |
11,001 | 645 |
Lincoln County, Montana |
5,355 | 660 |
Lincoln County, Nebraska |
14,738 | 662 |
Lincoln County, Nevada |
1,159 | 734 |
Lincoln County, New Mexico |
6,371 | 550 |
Lincoln County, North Carolina |
21,002 | 664 |
Lincoln County, Oklahoma |
6,836 | 651 |
Lincoln County, Oregon |
18,105 | 661 |
Lincoln County, South Dakota |
19,102 | 819 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee |
9,435 | 631 |
Lincoln County, Washington |
2,968 | 665 |
Lincoln County, West Virginia |
2,927 | 761 |
Lincoln County, Wisconsin |
10,745 | 691 |
Lincoln County, Wyoming |
5,930 | 787 |
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana |
17,591 | 688 |
Logan County, Illinois (Lincoln) |
9,293 | 738 |
Madison County, New York (Lincoln) |
21,762 | 705 |
Morris County, New Jersey (Lincoln Park) |
281,080 | 1,341 |
Providence County, Rhode Island (Lincoln) |
280,497 | 937 |
San Diego County, California (Lincoln Acres) |
1,344,531 | 1,030 |
Tama County, Iowa (Lincoln) |
4,906 | 620 |
Washington County, Arkansas (Lincoln) |
96,796 | 774 |
Wayne County, Michigan (Lincoln Park) |
694,503 | 1,027 |
Note: Data are preliminary Data are for counties or county-equivalent areas. Places named for Abraham Lincoln are shown in parentheses. Counties named Lincoln in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee are named for Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln County, Maine is named for Lincoln, England. |
In counties named for Abraham Lincoln, average weekly wages in the third quarter of 2014 ranged from $519 in Lincoln County, Kansas, to $787 in Lincoln County, Wyoming, and $819 in Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Among counties containing a borough, city, town, or other area named for Lincoln, five had average weekly wages that were above the national average weekly wage of $949. Average weekly wages in these five counties ranged from $1,024 to $1,341:
Employment in these "Lincoln Counties" in September 2014 ranged from around 1,000 in both Lincoln County, Kansas, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to over 1.3 million in San Diego County, California (which includes Lincoln Acres). Hamilton County, Ohio (which includes Lincoln Heights) had about 500,000 jobs in September 2014. There were nearly 700,000 jobs in both Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Lincoln), and Wayne County, Michigan (Lincoln Park). For comparison, employment for the entire United States was 137.7 million in September 2014.
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. Employment and wage data are for counties or county-equivalent areas. For counties not named Lincoln, places named for the 16th president are shown in parentheses. Counties named Lincoln in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee are named for Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln County, Maine, is named for Lincoln, England.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment and wages in places named for Abraham Lincoln at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/employment-and-wages-in-places-named-for-abraham-lincoln.htm (visited October 31, 2024).