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Since everyone complained about my first list. I decided to just one up it with an even better list of the 100 Wealthiest Counties based on total number of residents that make over $200,000 dollars plus each year. Yes, Maryland has a number of counties on the list. I'll do the break down after this post. I'll also do the DC/Area Break-Down after this post as well. To put how wealthy these counties are into perspective.
The US has 4,544,384 households that make over $200,000 a year.
There are 112,611,029 households in the United States
Quick Math
4.5/112.6 = 4% of income earners make that amount of money, which means the rest of the 96% make considerably less.
The exact figure for most US households is $51,425, which means these households make at least almost 4x's more than most Americans.
These are all Ranked According to Data taken from 2005-2009 Census Data
Geography State Universe: HOUSEHOLDS: $200,000 or more (Estimate)
Rank/County and State/ State/ Number of residence over $200,000
1 Los Angeles County, California California 185,136
2 New York County, New York New York 119,047
3 Cook County, Illinois Illinois 100,754
4 Orange County, California California 88,363
5 Santa Clara County, California California 75,279
6 Harris County, Texas Texas 67,830
7 San Diego County, California California 63,772 8 Fairfax County, Virginia Virginia 61,520
9 Nassau County, New York New York 58,116
10 Maricopa County, Arizona Arizona 57,369
11 King County, Washington Washington 54,412
12 Middlesex County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 53,915
13 Westchester County, New York New York 53,381
14 Fairfield County, Connecticut Connecticut 51,713 15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 50,362
16 Suffolk County, New York New York 43,060
17 Alameda County, California California 41,391
18 Dallas County, Texas Texas 39,951
19 Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey 38,970
20 Contra Costa County, California California 37,505
21 San Francisco County, California California 36,476
22 Fulton County, Georgia Georgia 35,278
23 Oakland County, Michigan Michigan 34,127
24 San Mateo County, California California 33,732
25 Miami-Dade County, Florida Florida 31,446
26 Palm Beach County, Florida Florida 31,249
27 Kings County, New York New York 30,683
28 Hennepin County, Minnesota Minnesota 29,921
29 DuPage County, Illinois Illinois 28,943
30 Broward County, Florida Florida 28,696
31 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 27,294
32 Norfolk County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 26,633
33 Riverside County, California California 26,290
34 Monmouth County, New Jersey New Jersey 26,225
35 Morris County, New Jersey New Jersey 26,182
36 Lake County, Illinois Illinois 26,002
37 Queens County, New York New York 25,152
38 Tarrant County, Texas Texas 24,729
39 St. Louis County, Missouri Missouri 23,742 40 District of Columbia, District of Columbia District of Columbia 23,557
41 Collin County, Texas Texas 23,423
42 Clark County, Nevada Nevada 23,004
43 Travis County, Texas Texas 22,558
44 Essex County, New Jersey New Jersey 20,939
45 Chester County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 20,621
46 Ventura County, California California 20,336
47 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina North Carolina 20,077
48 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 19,573
49 Hartford County, Connecticut Connecticut 19,112
50 Essex County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 18,894
51 Middlesex County, New Jersey New Jersey 18,745
52 Somerset County, New Jersey New Jersey 18,000
53 Wake County, North Carolina North Carolina 17,553
54 Sacramento County, California California 17,382
55 San Bernardino County, California California 17,382
56 Hillsborough County, Florida Florida 17,264
57 New Haven County, Connecticut Connecticut 16,773
58 Marin County, California California 16,639
59 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 16,340
60 Bexar County, Texas Texas 16,279
61 Cobb County, Georgia Georgia 16,161
62 Cuyahoga County, Ohio Ohio 16,113 63 Baltimore County, Maryland Maryland 15,829
64 Honolulu County, Hawaii Hawaii 15,716 65 Anne Arundel County, Maryland Maryland 15,625
66 Union County, New Jersey New Jersey 15,396
67 Suffolk County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 14,541
68 Johnson County, Kansas Kansas 14,516 69 Loudoun County, Virginia Virginia 14,208 70 Howard County, Maryland Maryland 14,192
71 Franklin County, Ohio Ohio 13,944
72 Wayne County, Michigan Michigan 13,900
73 Orange County, Florida Florida 13,620
74 Fort Bend County, Texas Texas 13,170
75 Shelby County, Tennessee Tennessee 13,148
76 Worcester County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 13,116
77 DeKalb County, Georgia Georgia 13,103
78 Hamilton County, Ohio Ohio 13,074
79 Arlington County, Virginia Virginia 12,955 80 Prince George’s County, Maryland Maryland 12,891
81 Pinellas County, Florida Florida 12,884
82 Hudson County, New Jersey New Jersey 12,534
83 Delaware County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 12,345
84 Mercer County, New Jersey New Jersey 12,175
85 Denton County, Texas Texas 12,048
86 Salt Lake County, Utah Utah 11,745
87 Arapahoe County, Colorado Colorado 11,300
88 Jefferson County, Colorado Colorado 11,000 89 Prince William County, Virginia Virginia 10,957
90 Gwinnett County, Georgia Georgia 10,763
91 Multnomah County, Oregon Oregon 10,726
92 Montgomery County, Texas Texas 10,705
93 Douglas County, Colorado Colorado 10,681
94 Denver County, Colorado Colorado 10,639
95 Plymouth County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 10,520
96 Pima County, Arizona Arizona 10,458
97 Will County, Illinois Illinois 10,320
98 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 10,113
99 Rockland County, New York New York 10,049
100 Lee County, Florida Florida 9,983
Since everyone complained about my first list. I decided to just one up it with an even better list of the 100 Wealthiest Counties based on total number of residents that make over $200,000 dollars plus each year. Yes, Maryland has a number of counties on the list. I'll do the break down after this post. I'll also do the DC/Area Break-Down after this post as well. To put how wealthy these counties are into perspective.
The US has 4,544,384 households that make over $200,000 a year.
There are 112,611,029 households in the United States
Quick Math
4.5/112.6 = 4% of income earners make that amount of money, which means the rest of the 96% make considerably less.
The exact figure for most US households is $51,425, which means these households make at least almost 4x's more than most Americans.
all numbers taken from census.gov
Here's the breakout for DC/Metro Suburbs, that made the Top 100.
8 Fairfax County, Virginia Virginia 61,520 DC/Metro
15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 50,362 DC/Metro
65 Anne Arundel County, Maryland Maryland 15,625 DC/Metro
69 Loudoun County, Virginia Virginia 14,208 DC/Metro
70 Howard County, Maryland Maryland 14,192 DC/Metro
79 Arlington County, Virginia Virginia 12,955 DC/Metro
80 Prince George’s County, Maryland Maryland 12,891 DC/Metro
89 Prince William County, Virginia Virginia 10,957
Here's the breakout for DC/Metro Suburbs, that made the Top 100.
8 Fairfax County, Virginia Virginia 61,520 DC/Metro
15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 50,362 DC/Metro
65 Anne Arundel County, Maryland Maryland 15,625 DC/Metro
69 Loudoun County, Virginia Virginia 14,208 DC/Metro
70 Howard County, Maryland Maryland 14,192 DC/Metro
79 Arlington County, Virginia Virginia 12,955 DC/Metro
80 Prince George’s County, Maryland Maryland 12,891 DC/Metro
89 Prince William County, Virginia Virginia 10,957
Here's the breakout for Maryland Suburbs that made the TOP 100
Rank 2005-2009 Census Data
HOUSEHOLDS: $200,000 or more (Estimate)
15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 50,362
63 Baltimore County, Maryland Maryland 15,829
65 Anne Arundel County, Maryland Maryland 15,625
70 Howard County, Maryland Maryland 14,192
80 Prince George’s County, Maryland Maryland 12,891
Here's the breakout for Maryland Suburbs that made the TOP 100
Rank 2005-2009 Census Data
HOUSEHOLDS: $200,000 or more (Estimate)
15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 50,362
63 Baltimore County, Maryland Maryland 15,829
65 Anne Arundel County, Maryland Maryland 15,625
70 Howard County, Maryland Maryland 14,192
80 Prince George’s County, Maryland Maryland 12,891
For those of you that like the racial aspect of this data. Here are the Top 20 Places for Both Whites and Blacks who Make over 200k a year.
Rank 2005-2009 Census Data
Geography State Universe: HOUSEHOLDS WITH A HOUSEHOLDER WHO IS
WHITE ALONE: $200,000 or more (Estimate)
You should read the below based on the percentage of Total Households, that are white making over 200k. (ie In Los Angles County, California, of all the households that make over 200k dollars 141,429 are white, which is 76% of the total number of people that make over 200k in this County.) If you want to figure out how many total people make over 200k in the county you can quickly reference my earlier post or you can do the math lol. 141,429/0.76 = which will give you the total number etc.
1 Los Angeles County, California California 141,429 76%
2 New York County, New York New York 106,741 90%
3 Cook County, Illinois Illinois 87,629 87%
4 Orange County, California California 72,179 82%
5 Harris County, Texas Texas 59,580 88%
6 San Diego County, California California 54,169 85%
7 Maricopa County, Arizona Arizona 52,775 92% 8 Fairfax County, Virginia Virginia 51,756 84%
9 Nassau County, New York New York 50,415 87%
10 Middlesex County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 48,920 91%
11 Fairfield County, Connecticut Connecticut 47,719 92%
12 King County, Washington Washington 47,349 87%
13 Westchester County, New York New York 47,343 89%
14 Santa Clara County, California California 46,876 62% 15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 41,782 83%
16 Suffolk County, New York New York 39,970 93%
17 Dallas County, Texas Texas 35,512 89%
18 Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey 32,899 84%
19 Fulton County, Georgia Georgia 31,321 89%
20 Contra Costa County, California California 29,946 80%
For those of you that like the racial aspect of this data. Here are the Top 20 Places for Both Whites and Blacks who Make over 200k a year.
Rank 2005-2009 Census Data
Geography State Universe: HOUSEHOLDS WITH A HOUSEHOLDER WHO IS
WHITE ALONE: $200,000 or more (Estimate)
You should read the below based on the percentage of Total Households, that are white making over 200k. (ie In Los Angles County, California, of all the households that make over 200k dollars 141,429 are white, which is 76% of the total number of people that make over 200k in this County.) If you want to figure out how many total people make over 200k in the county you can quickly reference my earlier post or you can do the math lol. 141,429/0.76 = which will give you the total number etc.
1 Los Angeles County, California California 141,429 76%
2 New York County, New York New York 106,741 90%
3 Cook County, Illinois Illinois 87,629 87%
4 Orange County, California California 72,179 82%
5 Harris County, Texas Texas 59,580 88%
6 San Diego County, California California 54,169 85%
7 Maricopa County, Arizona Arizona 52,775 92% 8 Fairfax County, Virginia Virginia 51,756 84%
9 Nassau County, New York New York 50,415 87%
10 Middlesex County, Massachusetts Massachusetts 48,920 91%
11 Fairfield County, Connecticut Connecticut 47,719 92%
12 King County, Washington Washington 47,349 87%
13 Westchester County, New York New York 47,343 89%
14 Santa Clara County, California California 46,876 62% 15 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 41,782 83%
16 Suffolk County, New York New York 39,970 93%
17 Dallas County, Texas Texas 35,512 89%
18 Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey 32,899 84%
19 Fulton County, Georgia Georgia 31,321 89%
20 Contra Costa County, California California 29,946 80%
Top 20 Counties for Wealthy Blacks
Rank 2005-2009 Census Data
Geography State Universe: HOUSEHOLDS WITH A HOUSEHOLDER WHO IS
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE: $200,000 or more (Estimate)
You should read the data just like the previous example for Whites. For example; In Prince George's County, Maryland of all the households making over $200k dollars 7,911 are Black/African American, which is 61.4% of the total number of households making over 200k dollars a year in this county. If you want to figure out how many total people make over 200k in the county you can quickly reference my earlier post or you can do the math lol. 7,911/0.614 = which will give you the total number etc.
1 Prince George's County, Maryland Maryland 7,911 61.4%
2 Los Angeles County, California California 7,432 4.0%
3 Cook County, Illinois Illinois 5,242 5.2%
4 Kings County, New York New York 4,517 14.7%
5 Queens County, New York New York 2,901 11.5% 6 Montgomery County, Maryland Maryland 2,894 5.7% 7 District of Columbia, District of Columbia District of Columbia 2,803 11.9%
8 Nassau County, New York New York 2,745 4.7%
9 Harris County, Texas Texas 2,668 3.9% 10 Fairfax County, Virginia Virginia 2,534 4.1%
11 Fulton County, Georgia Georgia 2,395 6.8%
12 New York County, New York New York 2,055 1.7%
13 Essex County, New Jersey New Jersey 1,931 9.2%
14 Alameda County, California California 1,778 4.3%
15 Wayne County, Michigan Michigan 1,622 11.7%
16 Dallas County, Texas Texas 1,559 3.9%
17 DeKalb County, Georgia Georgia 1,530 11.7% 18 Prince William County, Virginia Virginia 1,526 13.9%
19 Broward County, Florida Florida 1,518 5.3%
20 Westchester County, New York New York 1,516 2.8%
I'm writing a story about a bunch of rich girls and I decided they will live on long island. Do you think this is a good choice? Thanks a bunch!
Love,
Samm
I decided to just one up it with an even better list of the 100 Wealthiest Counties
based on total number of residents that make over $200,000 dollars plus each year.
Income, even high income, has damned little to do with wealth.
What it does is lead to people confusing the ability to make the payment
for a Mercedes or a home in Potomac with having the wealth to own them.
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