diff --git a/helper/labelSchema.js b/helper/labelSchema.js
index 0547e2ad..699e1c88 100644
--- a/helper/labelSchema.js
+++ b/helper/labelSchema.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   'USA': {
     'borough': getFirstProperty(['borough']),
-    'local': getFirstProperty(['locality', 'localadmin']),
+    'local': getFirstProperty(['locality', 'localadmin', 'county']),
     'regional': getUsOrCaState,
     'country': getUSACountryValue
   },
diff --git a/test/unit/helper/labelGenerator_USA.js b/test/unit/helper/labelGenerator_USA.js
index bdcc5f2f..3097bcca 100644
--- a/test/unit/helper/labelGenerator_USA.js
+++ b/test/unit/helper/labelGenerator_USA.js
@@ -51,6 +51,25 @@ module.exports.tests.united_states = function(test, common) {
     t.end();
   });
 
+test('county value should be used when there is no localadmin', function(t) {
+    var doc = {
+      'name': 'venue name',
+      'layer': 'venue',
+      'housenumber': 'house number',
+      'street': 'street name',
+      'neighbourhood': 'neighbourhood name',
+      'county': 'county name',
+      'macrocounty': 'macrocounty name',
+      'region_a': 'region abbr',
+      'region': 'region name',
+      'macroregion': 'macroregion name',
+      'country_a': 'USA',
+      'country': 'United States'
+    };
+    t.equal(generator(doc),'venue name, county name, region abbr, USA');
+    t.end();
+  });
+
   test('street', function(t) {
     var doc = {
       'name': 'house number street name',