Ratio of top 1% income to bottom 99% income for the top 25 and bottom 25 of 916 metropolitan areas, 2015
| Rank (from highest to lowest ratio) | Metropolitan area | Average income of the top 1% | Average income of the bottom 99% | Top-to-bottom ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, WY-ID | $16,161,955 | $122,447 | 132.0 |
| 2 | Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | $5,590,120 | $62,053 | 90.1 |
| 3 | Key West, FL | $4,741,192 | $58,295 | 81.3 |
| 4 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | $2,921,375 | $43,473 | 67.2 |
| 5 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $6,290,951 | $101,213 | 62.2 |
| 6 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $2,345,381 | $42,319 | 55.4 |
| 7 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,737,118 | $38,212 | 45.5 |
| 8 | Glenwood Springs, CO | $2,968,276 | $66,015 | 45.0 |
| 9 | Hailey, ID | $3,115,982 | $69,399 | 44.9 |
| 10 | Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | $2,272,387 | $51,276 | 44.3 |
| 11 | Summit Park, UT | $4,784,667 | $110,003 | 43.5 |
| 12 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $1,810,660 | $42,021 | 43.1 |
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $2,425,384 | $61,550 | 39.4 |
| 14 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $1,673,922 | $43,148 | 38.8 |
| 15 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | $1,961,857 | $52,723 | 37.2 |
| 16 | Midland, TX | $2,911,700 | $81,551 | 35.7 |
| 17 | Steamboat Springs, CO | $2,507,070 | $71,006 | 35.3 |
| 18 | Easton, MD | $1,982,671 | $56,900 | 34.8 |
| 19 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $1,418,143 | $40,770 | 34.8 |
| 20 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $3,445,220 | $99,486 | 34.6 |
| 21 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $1,441,439 | $41,977 | 34.3 |
| 22 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $2,812,641 | $82,321 | 34.2 |
| 23 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $1,846,469 | $54,667 | 33.8 |
| 24 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $1,803,340 | $53,904 | 33.5 |
| 25 | Charlottesville, VA | $2,062,751 | $61,677 | 33.4 |
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| 892 | Liberal, KS | $453,262 | $49,066 | 9.2 |
| 893 | Lexington, NE | $456,276 | $49,411 | 9.2 |
| 894 | Dumas, TX | $419,641 | $46,254 | 9.1 |
| 895 | Urbana, OH | $374,800 | $41,593 | 9.0 |
| 896 | Eagle Pass, TX | $349,678 | $38,976 | 9.0 |
| 897 | Bucyrus, OH | $300,771 | $33,547 | 9.0 |
| 898 | Ozark, AL | $290,288 | $32,415 | 9.0 |
| 899 | Frankfort, IN | $385,993 | $43,332 | 8.9 |
| 900 | Lincoln, IL | $354,062 | $40,247 | 8.8 |
| 901 | Susanville, CA | $288,943 | $32,970 | 8.8 |
| 902 | Ottawa, KS | $410,517 | $47,423 | 8.7 |
| 903 | Winnemucca, NV | $403,927 | $46,672 | 8.7 |
| 904 | Mountain Home, ID | $322,438 | $37,263 | 8.7 |
| 905 | Hinesville, GA | $249,515 | $29,119 | 8.6 |
| 906 | Guymon, OK | $469,741 | $54,895 | 8.6 |
| 907 | Altus, OK | $355,959 | $41,875 | 8.5 |
| 908 | Fort Polk South, LA | $339,796 | $40,086 | 8.5 |
| 909 | Juneau, AK | $656,469 | $77,617 | 8.5 |
| 910 | Peru, IN | $294,011 | $37,124 | 7.9 |
| 911 | St. Marys, GA | $278,439 | $38,030 | 7.3 |
| 912 | California-Lexington Park, MD | $493,009 | $67,692 | 7.3 |
| 913 | Los Alamos, NM | $578,133 | $82,406 | 7.0 |
| 914 | Rio Grande City, TX | $232,921 | $34,431 | 6.8 |
| 915 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | $237,485 | $38,486 | 6.2 |
| 916 | Junction City, KS | $257,831 | $47,429 | 5.4 |
| — | United States | $1,316,985 | $50,107 | 26.3 |
Notes: Incomes are in 2015 dollars. Data are for tax units.
Source: Authors’ analysis of county- and state-level tax data from the Internal Revenue Service SOI Tax Stats (various years) and Piketty and Saez 2016. Core Based Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division; Office of Management and Budget, February 2013 delineations.