America’s Richest Counties (Washington D.C. Suburbs Top The List)
The country’s fattest paychecks are brought home to these high-end suburbs.
The country may have started its long haul back to economic recovery — if recent news that consumer spending increased slightly in January is any indication. But even so, most Americans still aren’t ready to brag about their paychecks.
Except, perhaps, in Loudoun County, Va., where median household incomes are higher than anywhere else in the country. This affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., where families take home a median $110,643 annually, tops our list of America’s 25 richest counties.
Wealth Radiates From the Capital
Like Loudoun, a number of the country’s wealthiest households are tightly concentrated in counties around the nation’s capital. Six of the richest counties lie on the outskirts of Washington: Fairfax County, Va., Arlington County, Va., Stafford County, Va., Prince William County, Va., Charles County, Md., and Alexandria City, Va.
Not far from D.C. lies another cluster of wealthy counties. Howard County, Md., a suburb of Baltimore, has a standout school system with standardized test scores that consistently beat out the national average, and median household incomes of $101,710
1. County: Loudoun County, Va.
Population: 277,433
Median Household Income: $110,643.00
Percent of Residents 25 or Older with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 58
2. County: Fairfax County, Va.
Population: 1,005,980
Median Household Income: $106,785.00
Percent of Residents 25 or Older with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 60
3. County: Howard County, Md.
Population: 272,412
Median Household Income: $101,710.00
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