Table 3
Ratio of top 1% income to bottom 99% income for the top and bottom 25 of 3,064 counties, 2013
| Rank (from highest to lowest) | County | Average income of the top 1% | Average income of the bottom 99% | Top-to-bottom ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton, WY | $28,163,786 | $120,884 | 233.0 |
| 2 | La Salle, TX | $6,021,357 | $47,941 | 125.6 |
| 3 | Shackelford, TX | $4,585,725 | $39,165 | 117.1 |
| 4 | New York, NY | $8,143,415 | $70,468 | 115.6 |
| 5 | Custer, CO | $3,016,497 | $34,823 | 86.6 |
| 6 | Fairfield, CT | $6,061,230 | $82,222 | 73.7 |
| 7 | Franklin, FL | $1,842,033 | $25,102 | 73.4 |
| 8 | Collier, FL | $4,191,055 | $57,258 | 73.2 |
| 9 | Pitkin, CO | $5,289,153 | $76,921 | 68.8 |
| 10 | San Juan, WA | $3,072,877 | $44,728 | 68.7 |
| 11 | De Witt, TX | $3,689,548 | $56,983 | 64.7 |
| 12 | Indian River, FL | $2,519,981 | $39,710 | 63.5 |
| 13 | Palm Beach, FL | $2,779,439 | $44,581 | 62.3 |
| 14 | Karnes, TX | $3,899,272 | $64,845 | 60.1 |
| 15 | Monroe, FL | $3,193,353 | $54,615 | 58.5 |
| 16 | Westchester, NY | $4,326,049 | $80,305 | 53.9 |
| 17 | Wheeler, TX | $2,289,881 | $43,780 | 52.3 |
| 18 | Suffolk, MA | $2,351,713 | $46,142 | 51.0 |
| 19 | Martin, FL | $2,397,656 | $47,328 | 50.7 |
| 20 | Union, SD | $4,106,670 | $85,543 | 48.0 |
| 21 | Throckmorton, TX | $1,417,813 | $30,617 | 46.3 |
| 22 | San Miguel, CO | $2,463,561 | $53,309 | 46.2 |
| 23 | Douglas, NV | $2,054,149 | $44,529 | 46.1 |
| 24 | Walton, FL | $1,829,740 | $40,090 | 45.6 |
| 25 | Midland, TX | $3,421,188 | $76,071 | 45.0 |
| 3040 | Osage, KS | $274,826 | $40,721 | 6.7 |
| 3041 | Emery, UT | $246,909 | $36,827 | 6.7 |
| 3042 | Los Alamos, NM | $534,993 | $80,038 | 6.7 |
| 3043 | Northwest Arctic, AK | $341,622 | $51,445 | 6.6 |
| 3044 | Yukon Koyukuk, AK | $221,714 | $33,705 | 6.6 |
| 3045 | Wabaunsee, KS | $309,595 | $47,134 | 6.6 |
| 3046 | Hoke, NC | $233,756 | $35,763 | 6.5 |
| 3047 | Prince Georges, MD | $373,119 | $57,543 | 6.5 |
| 3048 | Gallatin, KY | $218,424 | $34,148 | 6.4 |
| 3049 | Crawford, IN | $183,236 | $29,103 | 6.3 |
| 3050 | Charles, MD | $433,721 | $68,987 | 6.3 |
| 3051 | Pulaski, MO | $226,406 | $36,144 | 6.3 |
| 3052 | Stafford, VA | $480,768 | $76,940 | 6.2 |
| 3053 | Johnson, NE | $252,643 | $40,593 | 6.2 |
| 3054 | Geary, KS | $255,704 | $43,561 | 5.9 |
| 3055 | Southeast Fairbanks, AK | $319,151 | $54,384 | 5.9 |
| 3056 | North Slope, AK | $384,228 | $65,477 | 5.9 |
| 3057 | King George, VA | $376,935 | $64,333 | 5.9 |
| 3058 | Robertson, KY | $152,637 | $26,076 | 5.9 |
| 3059 | Nance, NE | $236,440 | $40,800 | 5.8 |
| 3060 | Chattahoochee, GA | $158,749 | $27,990 | 5.7 |
| 3061 | Aleutians West, AK | $504,228 | $93,457 | 5.4 |
| 3062 | Shannon, SD | $174,433 | $32,860 | 5.3 |
| 3063 | Manassas Park City, VA | $320,851 | $60,653 | 5.3 |
| 3064 | Wade Hampton, AK | $149,639 | $29,601 | 5.1 |
| 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)
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