What American counties have the highest median incomes? If you guessed counties near Wall Street or Silicon Valley, you’d be wrong.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold: the Swamp.
The highest:
- Loudoun County, Va.
- Fairfax County, Va.
- Howard County, Md.
- Falls Church City, Va.
- Arlington County, Va.
The lowest:
- McCreary County, Ky.
- Holmes County, Miss.
- Sumter County, Ala.
- Bell County, Ky.
- Harlan County, Ky.
This concentration of wealth and power is truly alarming. Read more here.