Table 13
Shares of all income held by the top 1% and the bottom 99%, by county, 2015
| Bottom 99% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (by top 1% share) | County | Bottom 90% | 90th–95th percentiles | 95th–99th percentiles | Bottom 99% | Top 1% (99th–100th percentiles) |
| 1 | Teton, WY | 25.7% | 5.0% | 10.4% | 41.0% | 59.0% |
| 2 | New York, NY | 20.4% | 9.1% | 17.3% | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| 3 | La Salle, TX | 34.6% | 6.0% | 11.2% | 51.8% | 48.2% |
| 4 | Collier, FL | 23.5% | 10.2% | 18.7% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 5 | Monroe, FL | 28.6% | 9.2% | 17.1% | 54.9% | 45.1% |
| 6 | Palm Beach, FL | 27.5% | 10.1% | 18.3% | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 7 | Pitkin, CO | 31.9% | 9.2% | 16.8% | 57.8% | 42.2% |
| 8 | San Miguel, CO | 33.8% | 8.8% | 16.2% | 58.9% | 41.1% |
| 9 | Walton, FL | 29.3% | 10.9% | 18.9% | 59.1% | 40.9% |
| 10 | Indian River, FL | 29.4% | 11.0% | 19.2% | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| 11 | Martin, FL | 29.5% | 10.9% | 19.2% | 59.7% | 40.3% |
| 12 | Fairfield, CT | 34.2% | 9.8% | 17.5% | 61.4% | 38.6% |
| 13 | Westchester, NY | 33.2% | 11.1% | 19.1% | 63.4% | 36.6% |
| 14 | Miami-Dade, FL | 35.4% | 10.9% | 17.7% | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| 15 | Charlottesville City, VA | 38.6% | 9.6% | 16.1% | 64.3% | 35.7% |
| 16 | Franklin, FL | 32.2% | 14.1% | 18.4% | 64.7% | 35.3% |
| 17 | Suffolk, MA | 37.8% | 10.1% | 17.0% | 64.9% | 35.1% |
| 18 | Union, SD | 42.2% | 8.3% | 15.0% | 65.5% | 34.5% |
| 19 | Dallam, TX | 49.2% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 66.2% | 33.8% |
| 20 | Sarasota, FL | 34.0% | 12.3% | 20.0% | 66.2% | 33.8% |
| 21 | Carroll, NH | 43.1% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 66.2% | 33.8% |
| 22 | San Mateo, CA | 38.3% | 10.5% | 18.0% | 66.8% | 33.2% |
| 23 | De Witt, TX | 40.5% | 9.6% | 16.8% | 66.9% | 33.1% |
| 24 | Benton, AR | 43.3% | 8.6% | 15.2% | 67.2% | 32.8% |
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | 38.4% | 10.7% | 18.2% | 67.2% | 32.8% |
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| 3037 | Red Lake, MN | 66.7% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 93.6% | 6.4% |
| 3038 | Starr, TX | 69.5% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 93.6% | 6.4% |
| 3039 | Wabaunsee, KS | 71.0% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 93.7% | 6.3% |
| 3040 | Harper, OK | 70.5% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 93.8% | 6.2% |
| 3041 | Northwest Arctic, AK | 67.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 93.8% | 6.2% |
| 3042 | Charles, MD | 70.0% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 93.8% | 6.2% |
| 3043 | Wyandotte, KS | 69.4% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 93.8% | 6.2% |
| 3044 | Yukon Koyukuk, AK | 68.4% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 93.9% | 6.1% |
| 3045 | Prince Georges, MD | 69.4% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 93.9% | 6.1% |
| 3046 | Sioux, ND | 69.2% | 11.3% | 13.4% | 93.9% | 6.1% |
| 3047 | Culberson, TX | 66.8% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 93.9% | 6.1% |
| 3048 | Osage, KS | 69.6% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 94.0% | 6.0% |
| 3049 | Pulaski, MO | 68.3% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| 3050 | Southeast Fairbanks, AK | 75.7% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 94.2% | 5.8% |
| 3051 | Gallatin, KY | 66.8% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 94.2% | 5.8% |
| 3052 | Oglala Lakota, SD | 71.5% | 10.6% | 12.1% | 94.2% | 5.8% |
| 3053 | Colonial Heights City, VA | 68.2% | 11.5% | 14.5% | 94.2% | 5.8% |
| 3054 | Stafford, VA | 71.0% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 94.3% | 5.7% |
| 3055 | Burke, ND | 72.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 94.6% | 5.4% |
| 3056 | Manassas Park City, VA | 71.9% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 94.6% | 5.4% |
| 3057 | Kusilvak Census Area, AK | 72.0% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 94.6% | 5.4% |
| 3058 | Johnson, NE | 70.8% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| 3059 | King George, VA | 71.0% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| 3060 | Geary, KS | 74.5% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 94.8% | 5.2% |
| 3061 | Valdez Cordova, AK | 73.4% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 94.9% | 5.1% |
| — | United States | 51.2% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 79.0% | 21.0% |
Note: Shares are for the top 1% and the bottom 99% of families in each county; shares are a percentage of the total income in that county.
Source: Authors’ analysis of state- and county-level tax data from the Internal Revenue Service SOI Tax Stats (various years) and Piketty and Saez 2016
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