Table 6
Income threshold of top 1% by county, 2015
| Rank (from highest to lowest threshold) | County | Income threshold of top 1% |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton, WY | $2,246,372 |
| 2 | New York, NY | $1,551,899 |
| 3 | Fairfield, CT | $1,447,109 |
| 4 | Summit, UT | $1,373,354 |
| 5 | Pitkin, CO | $1,366,427 |
| 6 | San Mateo, CA | $1,364,146 |
| 7 | Marin, CA | $1,347,176 |
| 8 | Westchester, NY | $1,322,742 |
| 9 | McKenzie, ND | $1,210,044 |
| 10 | Goochland, VA | $1,185,096 |
| 11 | Santa Clara, CA | $1,167,061 |
| 12 | Collier, FL | $1,138,585 |
| 13 | San Francisco, CA | $1,115,765 |
| 14 | Union, SD | $1,073,875 |
| 15 | Norfolk, MA | $1,013,379 |
| 16 | Somerset, NJ | $1,004,251 |
| 17 | Morris, NJ | $1,002,229 |
| 18 | Lake, IL | $994,221 |
| 19 | Williamson, TN | $990,913 |
| 20 | Nassau, NY | $969,435 |
| 21 | Blaine, ID | $958,873 |
| 22 | Kendall, TX | $952,246 |
| 23 | Monroe, FL | $937,101 |
| 24 | San Miguel, CO | $923,765 |
| 25 | Falls Church City, VA | $903,659 |
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| 3037 | Mingo, WV | $132,000 |
| 3038 | Quitman, GA | $131,957 |
| 3039 | Dixie, FL | $131,598 |
| 3040 | Heard, GA | $130,751 |
| 3041 | Claiborne, MS | $129,205 |
| 3042 | Morgan, KY | $128,681 |
| 3043 | Fulton, AR | $127,943 |
| 3044 | Quay, NM | $127,275 |
| 3045 | Menifee, KY | $126,697 |
| 3046 | McCreary, KY | $126,346 |
| 3047 | Tippah, MS | $126,008 |
| 3048 | Ziebach, SD | $125,761 |
| 3049 | Russell, AL | $125,636 |
| 3050 | Marlboro, SC | $124,346 |
| 3051 | Lee, SC | $122,864 |
| 3052 | Starr, TX | $121,339 |
| 3053 | Dickenson, VA | $121,272 |
| 3054 | Holmes, MS | $120,978 |
| 3055 | Union, SC | $119,963 |
| 3056 | Martin, KY | $118,666 |
| 3057 | Owsley, KY | $110,246 |
| 3058 | Clayton, GA | $108,773 |
| 3059 | Calhoun, MS | $108,305 |
| 3060 | Casey, KY | $101,098 |
| 3061 | Liberty, GA | $98,832 |
| — | United States | $421,926 |
Notes: Incomes are in 2015 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 2016
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