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

View the underlying data on epi.org.