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Virginia has 5 of the Top 10 Wealthiest Counties in the Country

written by Chad Ochocinco December 13, 2013

Should it be a point of pride or shame that five of the ten U.S. counties with the highest median income are located in the Virginia suburbs and exurbs of Washington, DC?

Clearly government work has its perks. From WTOP:

New Census Bureau data shows nearly half of the nation’s 20 wealthiest counties, based on median household income, are in the Washington region.

Five of the top 10 are in Northern Virginia.

The data, from the Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program, ranks Falls Church City at the top of the list, with a median household income of $121,500 in 2012. It was deemed a county equivalent because it is an independent city.

Loudoun County ranks No. 2 in the nation, at $118,934. Howard County, Md. is fourth, Fairfax County is fifth, Arlington County is seventh and Stafford County, Va. is ninth.

It’s not just government, of course, but also government contracting and, in the case of Fairfax and Loudoun especially, the Dulles/Reston/Tysons tech industry that also serves the private sector. Arlington is home to a lot of DC-based lobbyists and lawyers, while my home county of Stafford, which includes a large portion of Marine Base Quantico, is littered with retired flag officers, Colonels, and senior defense contractor employees.

The full list of the top 20 wealthiest counties is as follows:

  1. Falls Church City, Va. $121,500
  2. Loudoun County, Va. $118,934
  3. Los Alamos County, NM $112,115
  4. Howard County, Md. $108,234
  5. Fairfax County, Va. $106,690
  6. Hunterdon County, NJ $103,301
  7. Arlington County, Va. $ 99,256
  8. Douglas County, Colo. $ 98,426
  9. Stafford County, Va. $ 95,927
  10. Somerset County, NJ $ 95,574
  11. Morris County, NJ $ 95,236
  12. Montgomery County, Md. $ 94,365
  13. Pr. William County, Va. $ 93,011
  14. Williamson County, Tenn. $ 93,003
  15. Putnam County, NY $ 92,950
  16. Nassau County, NY $ 92,543
  17. Santa Clara County, Calif. $ 91,195
  18. Charles County, Md. $ 89,203
  19. Marin County, Calif. $ 88,654
  20. Hamilton County, In. $ 88,429
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