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Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today urged an extension of current payroll tax levels through 2012, an action that would put more money into the pockets of 17 million Californians.
According to data from the Senate Joint Economic Committee, the average California family would keep an additional $1,000 through the remainder of the year.
The payroll tax cut first put in place at the end of 2010 lowered the payroll tax for workers from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent. It is set to expire at the end of February.
“Extending the current payroll tax level for individuals means an extra $1,000 in the pocket of the average California family,” Senator Feinstein said. “Continuing this tax cut is one of the best ways to inject more money into the economy as we work to create more jobs. Not only do bigger paychecks help those families that are struggling, they also help strengthen the overall economy.”
A county-by-county list from the Senate Joint Economic Committee detailing the additional take-home pay from a 2 percent payroll tax cut for the remainder of 2012 is below (table also available online here):
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Median Annual Wage or Salary Per Worker
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Additional take-home pay per worker
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Additional take-home pay per family with two workers
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California
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$31,245
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$521
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$1,042
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Alameda County
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$38,782
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$646
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$1,293
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Alpine County
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$32,553
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$543
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$1,085
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Amador County
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$31,281
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$521
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$1,043
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Butte County
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$21,888
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$365
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$730
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Calaveras County
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$32,996
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$550
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$1,100
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Colusa County
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$22,147
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$369
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$738
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Contra Costa County
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$40,822
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$680
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$1,361
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Del Norte County
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$23,598
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$393
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$787
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El Dorado County
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$35,474
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$591
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$1,182
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Fresno County
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$23,241
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$387
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$775
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Glenn County
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$22,812
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$380
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$760
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Humboldt County
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$22,148
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$369
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$738
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Imperial County
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$22,118
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$369
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$737
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Inyo County
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$29,502
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$492
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$983
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Kern County
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$24,181
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$403
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$806
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Kings County
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$23,536
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$392
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$785
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Lake County
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$24,482
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$408
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$816
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Lassen County
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$27,757
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$463
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$925
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Los Angeles County
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$28,874
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$481
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$962
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Madera County
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$22,225
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$370
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$741
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Marin County
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$44,386
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$740
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$1,480
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Mariposa County
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$31,222
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$520
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$1,041
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Mendocino County
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$25,240
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$421
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$841
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Merced County
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$21,966
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$366
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$732
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Modoc County
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$22,314
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$372
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$744
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Mono County
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$24,117
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$402
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$804
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Monterey County
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$25,214
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$420
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$840
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Napa County
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$33,863
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$564
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$1,129
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Nevada County
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$30,026
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$500
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$1,001
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Orange County
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$35,083
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$585
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$1,169
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Placer County
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$40,448
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$674
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$1,348
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Plumas County
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$27,894
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$465
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$930
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Riverside County
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$29,025
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$484
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$968
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Sacramento County
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$32,166
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$536
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$1,072
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San Benito County
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$30,188
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$503
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$1,006
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San Bernardino County
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$29,232
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$487
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$974
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San Diego County
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$32,342
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$539
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$1,078
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San Francisco County
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$42,547
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$709
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$1,418
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San Joaquin County
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$29,450
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$491
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$982
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San Luis Obispo County
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$25,901
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$432
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$863
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San Mateo County
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$42,701
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$712
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$1,423
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Santa Barbara County
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$25,395
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$423
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$847
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Santa Clara County
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$42,862
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$714
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$1,429
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Santa Cruz County
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$27,743
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$462
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$925
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Shasta County
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$26,124
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$435
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$871
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Sierra County
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$29,945
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$499
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$998
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Siskiyou County
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$22,152
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$369
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$738
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Solano County
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$35,403
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$590
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$1,180
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Sonoma County
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$32,146
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$536
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$1,072
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Stanislaus County
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$27,291
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$455
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$910
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Sutter County
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$25,281
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$421
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$843
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Tehama County
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$23,395
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$390
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$780
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Trinity County
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$21,383
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$356
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$713
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Tulare County
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$21,960
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$366
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$732
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Tuolumne County
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$25,498
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$425
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$850
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Ventura County
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$33,401
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$557
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$1,113
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Yolo County
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$27,861
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$464
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$929
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Yuba County
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$23,618
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$394
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$787
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