Washington Examiner reports on Forbes magazine ranking of counties by median income (H/T instapundit)
Loudoun ranks as the richest county in the United States, immediately followed by Fairfax and Howard counties, while Montgomery, traditionally one of the wealthiest, is now 10th. 12 of the top 25 are in the Washington DC area.
Rank County Population Median household income 1 Loudoun County 277,433 $110,643 2 Fairfax County 1,005,980 $106,785 3 Howard County 272,412 $101,710 4 Hunterdon County, N.J. 129,000 $100,947 5 Somerset County, N.J. 321,589 $100,207 6 Fairfax City 23,281 $98,133 7 Morris County, N.J. 486,459 $97,565 8 Douglas County, Colo. 270,286 $97,480 9 Arlington County 204,889 $96,390 10 Montgomery County 942,747 $93,999 11 Nassau County, N.Y. 1,352,817 $93,579 12 Stafford County 120,219 $89,536 13 Calvert County 88,126 $89,049 14 Prince William County 358,719 $88,675 15 Putnam County, N.Y. 99,195 $88,580 16 Goochland County, Va. 20,494 $88,552 17 Williamson County,Ten 165,336 $88,316 18 Marin County, Calif. 246,985 $88,101 19 Santa Clara,Ca 1,734,756 $87,287 20 Forsyth County, Ga. 158,009 $86,938 21 Charles County 140,032 $86,586 22 Summit County, Utah 35,448 $85,258 23 Alexandria City 140,657 $85,135 24 Chester County, Pa. 485,083 $84,844 25 Suffolk County, NY 1,510,716 $84,767
Lobbyists in Washington can make over one million per year.
Even when government is downsized people can make money as several people in the $100 million or more networth range achieved their wealth during the Reagan administration by creating companies that took over functions that were performed in government.
Here is a rough analysis of the sources of wealth of those living around Washington DC
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