Table 12
Shares of all income held by the top 1% and the bottom 99%, by metropolitan area, 2015
| Bottom 99% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (by top 1% share) | Metropolitan area | Bottom 90% | 90th–95th percentiles | 95th–99th percentiles | Bottom 99% | Top 1% (99th–100th percentiles) |
| 1 | Jackson, WY-ID | 27.0% | 5.2% | 10.7% | 42.9% | 57.1% |
| 2 | Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | 23.5% | 10.2% | 18.7% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 3 | Key West, FL | 28.6% | 9.2% | 17.1% | 54.9% | 45.1% |
| 4 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 29.4% | 11.0% | 19.2% | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| 5 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 34.2% | 9.8% | 17.5% | 61.4% | 38.6% |
| 6 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 34.5% | 11.2% | 18.4% | 64.1% | 35.9% |
| 7 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 38.6% | 12.2% | 17.7% | 68.5% | 31.5% |
| 8 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 43.7% | 9.2% | 15.9% | 68.8% | 31.2% |
| 9 | Hailey, ID | 41.7% | 10.0% | 17.1% | 68.8% | 31.2% |
| 10 | Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | 41.3% | 10.3% | 17.5% | 69.1% | 30.9% |
| 11 | Summit Park, UT | 40.5% | 10.8% | 18.1% | 69.5% | 30.5% |
| 12 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 37.6% | 12.6% | 19.5% | 69.7% | 30.3% |
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 41.9% | 11.2% | 18.4% | 71.5% | 28.5% |
| 14 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 40.2% | 12.4% | 19.3% | 71.8% | 28.2% |
| 15 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 46.3% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 72.7% | 27.3% |
| 16 | Midland, TX | 48.3% | 9.4% | 15.8% | 73.5% | 26.5% |
| 17 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 46.6% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 73.7% | 26.3% |
| 18 | Easton, MD | 44.7% | 11.2% | 18.0% | 74.0% | 26.0% |
| 19 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 46.4% | 12.1% | 15.5% | 74.0% | 26.0% |
| 20 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 43.7% | 11.7% | 18.6% | 74.1% | 25.9% |
| 21 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 44.5% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 74.2% | 25.8% |
| 22 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 44.0% | 11.7% | 18.6% | 74.3% | 25.7% |
| 23 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 46.6% | 10.7% | 17.3% | 74.6% | 25.4% |
| 24 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 45.9% | 11.1% | 17.8% | 74.7% | 25.3% |
| 25 | Charlottesville, VA | 47.9% | 10.2% | 16.6% | 74.7% | 25.3% |
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| 892 | Liberal, KS | 69.7% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 91.5% | 8.5% |
| 893 | Lexington, NE | 68.4% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 91.5% | 8.5% |
| 894 | Dumas, TX | 66.8% | 12.0% | 12.8% | 91.6% | 8.4% |
| 895 | Urbana, OH | 66.3% | 13.2% | 12.2% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 896 | Eagle Pass, TX | 69.0% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 897 | Bucyrus, OH | 64.9% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 898 | Ozark, AL | 61.4% | 14.4% | 16.0% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 899 | Frankfort, IN | 67.1% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 900 | Lincoln, IL | 62.2% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 91.8% | 8.2% |
| 901 | Susanville, CA | 58.9% | 17.6% | 15.4% | 91.9% | 8.1% |
| 902 | Ottawa, KS | 68.3% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 92.0% | 8.0% |
| 903 | Winnemucca, NV | 63.6% | 14.1% | 14.2% | 92.0% | 8.0% |
| 904 | Mountain Home, ID | 66.1% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 92.0% | 8.0% |
| 905 | Hinesville, GA | 63.6% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 92.0% | 8.0% |
| 906 | Guymon, OK | 71.8% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 92.0% | 8.0% |
| 907 | Altus, OK | 67.1% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 92.1% | 7.9% |
| 908 | Fort Polk South, LA | 66.4% | 12.0% | 13.7% | 92.1% | 7.9% |
| 909 | Juneau, AK | 70.3% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 92.1% | 7.9% |
| 910 | Peru, IN | 65.6% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 92.6% | 7.4% |
| 911 | St. Marys, GA | 63.6% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 93.1% | 6.9% |
| 912 | California-Lexington Park, MD | 67.9% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 93.1% | 6.9% |
| 913 | Los Alamos, NM | 67.2% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 93.4% | 6.6% |
| 914 | Rio Grande City, TX | 69.5% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 93.6% | 6.4% |
| 915 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 68.3% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| 916 | Junction City, KS | 74.5% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 94.8% | 5.2% |
| — | 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 metro area; shares are a percentage of the total income in that metro area.
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. Core Based Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division; Office of Management and Budget, February 2013 delineations.
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