Ratio of top 1% income to bottom 99% income for the top and bottom 25 of 916 metropolitan areas, 2013
| Rank (from highest to lowest) | Metropolitan area | Average income of the top 1% | Average income of the bottom 99% | Top-to-bottom ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, WY-ID | $19,995,834 | $93,891 | 213.0 |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $6,061,230 | $82,222 | 73.7 |
| 3 | Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | $4,191,055 | $57,258 | 73.2 |
| 4 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | $2,519,981 | $39,710 | 63.5 |
| 5 | Key West, FL | $3,193,353 | $54,615 | 58.5 |
| 6 | Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | $2,054,149 | $44,529 | 46.1 |
| 7 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $1,789,754 | $39,778 | 45.0 |
| 8 | Midland, TX | $3,364,922 | $75,980 | 44.3 |
| 9 | Glenwood Springs, CO | $2,441,991 | $57,634 | 42.4 |
| 10 | San Angelo, TX | $1,645,923 | $40,287 | 40.9 |
| 11 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $1,459,955 | $35,895 | 40.7 |
| 12 | Summit Park, UT | $4,008,668 | $99,468 | 40.3 |
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $2,156,193 | $54,895 | 39.3 |
| 14 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,393,985 | $36,015 | 38.7 |
| 15 | Hailey, ID | $2,226,561 | $61,404 | 36.3 |
| 16 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $1,353,983 | $38,921 | 34.8 |
| 17 | Victoria, TX | $1,564,953 | $46,636 | 33.6 |
| 18 | Reno, NV | $1,332,600 | $39,726 | 33.5 |
| 19 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $1,344,847 | $40,169 | 33.5 |
| 20 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | $1,594,106 | $48,151 | 33.1 |
| 21 | Sterling, CO | $1,192,457 | $36,719 | 32.5 |
| 22 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $2,732,379 | $85,042 | 32.1 |
| 23 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $1,963,545 | $64,135 | 30.6 |
| 24 | Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | $1,393,019 | $45,600 | 30.5 |
| 25 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $2,168,628 | $70,994 | 30.5 |
| 892 | Dover, DE | $388,232 | $41,349 | 9.4 |
| 893 | Tiffin, OH | $332,266 | $35,560 | 9.3 |
| 894 | Fernley, NV | $297,456 | $31,855 | 9.3 |
| 895 | Peru, IN | $320,348 | $34,949 | 9.2 |
| 896 | North Vernon, IN | $312,371 | $34,081 | 9.2 |
| 897 | Fort Polk South, LA | $333,273 | $36,379 | 9.2 |
| 898 | Juneau, AK | $635,726 | $69,704 | 9.1 |
| 899 | Cedartown, GA | $248,067 | $27,248 | 9.1 |
| 900 | Grants, NM | $256,868 | $28,876 | 8.9 |
| 901 | Urbana, OH | $348,365 | $39,491 | 8.8 |
| 902 | Del Rio, TX | $326,749 | $37,043 | 8.8 |
| 903 | Beatrice, NE | $408,647 | $46,960 | 8.7 |
| 904 | Portales, NM | $231,775 | $26,782 | 8.7 |
| 905 | Ottawa, KS | $363,966 | $42,234 | 8.6 |
| 906 | Ozark, AL | $278,929 | $32,447 | 8.6 |
| 907 | Mountain Home, ID | $321,410 | $37,395 | 8.6 |
| 908 | Frankfort, IN | $349,651 | $41,255 | 8.5 |
| 909 | Hinesville, GA | $219,224 | $26,697 | 8.2 |
| 910 | St. Marys, GA | $284,555 | $34,928 | 8.1 |
| 911 | Susanville, CA | $244,497 | $30,020 | 8.1 |
| 912 | Rio Grande City, TX | $238,805 | $30,948 | 7.7 |
| 913 | California-Lexington Park, MD | $482,854 | $64,837 | 7.4 |
| 914 | Los Alamos, NM | $534,993 | $80,038 | 6.7 |
| 915 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | $226,406 | $36,144 | 6.3 |
| 916 | Junction City, KS | $255,704 | $43,561 | 5.9 |
| United States | $1,153,293 | $45,567 | 25.3 |
Note: Incomes are in 2014 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 (2012). Core Based Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division; Office of Management and Budget, February 2013 delineations.