Table 6
Income threshold of top 1% for the top and bottom 25 of 3,064 counties, 2013
| Rank (from highest to lowest threshold) | County | Income threshold of top 1% |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teton, WY | $2,216,883 |
| 2 | New York, NY | $1,424,582 |
| 3 | Fairfield, CT | $1,390,965 |
| 4 | Mckenzie, ND | $1,381,080 |
| 5 | Summit, UT | $1,206,863 |
| 6 | Westchester, NY | $1,184,603 |
| 7 | Pitkin, CO | $1,144,624 |
| 8 | Marin, CA | $1,134,183 |
| 9 | San Mateo, CA | $1,128,182 |
| 10 | Williams, ND | $1,066,541 |
| 11 | Mountrail, ND | $1,031,455 |
| 12 | Goochland, VA | $1,021,805 |
| 13 | Santa Clara, CA | $979,198 |
| 14 | Union, SD | $963,384 |
| 15 | Collier, FL | $959,229 |
| 16 | Somerset, NJ | $956,207 |
| 17 | Karnes, TX | $948,752 |
| 18 | Kendall, TX | $929,243 |
| 19 | Morris, NJ | $914,465 |
| 20 | Norfolk, MA | $911,597 |
| 21 | Dunn, ND | $910,131 |
| 22 | Williamson, TN | $908,206 |
| 23 | Lake, IL | $896,371 |
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | $894,792 |
| 25 | Midland, TX | $892,217 |
| 3040 | McDowell, WV | $124,121 |
| 3041 | Hancock, TN | $123,482 |
| 3042 | Wade Hampton, AK | $122,286 |
| 3043 | Mitchell, NC | $120,882 |
| 3044 | Jeff Davis, GA | $120,370 |
| 3045 | Calhoun, MS | $119,941 |
| 3046 | Martin, KY | $119,911 |
| 3047 | Dixie, FL | $118,942 |
| 3048 | Taliaferro, GA | $118,495 |
| 3049 | Wayne, KY | $117,906 |
| 3050 | McCreary, KY | $117,742 |
| 3051 | Cedar, MO | $117,729 |
| 3052 | Quay, NM | $117,238 |
| 3053 | Murray, GA | $117,205 |
| 3054 | Lincoln, KY | $116,246 |
| 3055 | Scott, VA | $112,149 |
| 3056 | Dent, MO | $111,638 |
| 3057 | Quitman, GA | $111,538 |
| 3058 | Dallas, MO | $110,811 |
| 3059 | La Paz, AZ | $108,005 |
| 3060 | Grayson, VA | $107,712 |
| 3061 | Adair, OK | $106,270 |
| 3062 | Clayton, GA | $98,157 |
| 3063 | Lamar, AL | $96,685 |
| 3064 | Holmes, MS | $96,674 |
| United States | $389,436 |
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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