Rural Counties With Greatest Percentage Increases in Personal Income in 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%