The Huffington Post reports on the 15 richest counties in the nation, using the Census Bureau’s 2008 data on poverty and income levels. Of the 15, five are in Virginia and two in Maryland—all of them part of the metro D.C. area.
The highest median household income in any U.S. county is in Loudoun County, VA: $111,582. Close second is Fairfax County, VA at $107,075.
Time to pack up and head north.
Here is the complete list:
# 1 – Loudoun County, VA: median household income of $111,582
# 2 – Fairfax County, VA: median household income of $107,075
# 3 – Los Alamos County, NM: median household income of $102,602
# 4 – Hunterdon County, NJ: median household income of $102,249
# 5 – Howard County, MD: median household income of $101,867
# 6 – Douglas County, CO: median household income of $100,493
# 7 – Somerset County, NJ: median household income of $99,817
# 8 – Morris County, NJ: median household income of $99,268
# 9 – Falls Church City, VA: median household income of $98,822
# 10 – Arlington County, VA: median household income of $97,871
# 11 – Nassau County, NY: median household income of $94,856
# 12 – Montgomery County, MD: median household income of $93,895
# 13 – Fairfaix City, VA: median household income of $93,841
# 14 – Williamson County, TN: median household income of $93,166
# 15 – Marin County, CA: median household income of $89,909
Source: The Huffington Post
