The four richest counties in the US, as measured by median household income, are in the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. We can thank the federal government for making us wealthy. Loudoun county is again on top with a median household income of $125,900 in 2015. Next was Falls Church City, Va., where median income was $122,092; Fairfax County, Va., where it was $112,844; and Howard County, Md., where it was $110,224.
According to the census bureau, nationwide the average median household income in 2015 was $55,755. That means the DC suburbs average more than twice the national average.
Of the top 20 richest counties in the nation, nine are Washington DC suburbs, with 6 of those being in Northern Virginia. From CNSnews.com:
Does being richer make the citizens happier? In many instances the answer is yes. Loudoun is both the richest county in the country and the happiest, from the Washingtonian.com:
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Dunno if I agree fully with their criteria for happiness. Has a largely base, materialistic slant to the exclusion of higher values. Nothing there about well-rounded social life e.g. friendships, or spiritual/ religious outlook.
That’s a pretty damn blue list.
Interesting that the bastions of conservatism, churches and porn such as Alabama, Texas and SW Va are nowhere to be found on either list.
This list makes you wonder if you really want conservatives to be in power in Washington perhaps if you are benefiting from their swamp in DC in Loudon, Fairfax etc. Let’s face it, not too many people be they in gumment or sucking off the federal teat as contractors aren’t beneficiaries of big old government. And I mean real conservatives–those that by principal wish to reduce the size and power of the Fed. That means cutting its massive funding.. which includes the massive military that no one seems to be watching its spending anymore.
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