Highest-earning counties in Connecticut
Highest-earning counties in Connecticut
The 2019 median household income in the U.S. was $68,703, up 6.8% from 2018. COVID-19 in 2020 drastically altered income and poverty levels, along with consumer habits and job opportunities.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in Connecticut using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2019 5-year estimate median household income. Keep reading to discover which counties in your state rake in the most cash.
Data shows that annual income depends heavily on an individual’s educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five counties with the highest median household income in the country can all be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.
Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in Connecticut.
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#8. Windham County
--- 15.2% below state median, 5.9% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 29.5%
--- #443 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.5%
--- #2,191 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#7. New Haven County
--- 10.9% below state median, 11.2% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 34.4%
--- #261 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.0%
--- #2,044 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#6. New London County
--- 6.3% below state median, 16.9% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 35.1%
--- #237 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.8%
--- #2,630 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#5. Hartford County
--- 4.2% below state median, 19.6% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 36.9%
--- #204 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.3%
--- #2,263 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#4. Litchfield County
--- 1.9% above state median, 27.2% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 39.3%
--- #159 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.1%
--- #2,937 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#3. Middlesex County
--- 9.5% above state median, 36.7% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 42.5%
--- #105 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.9%
--- #2,803 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#2. Tolland County
--- 11.0% above state median, 38.6% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 43.6%
--- #88 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.1%
--- #2,771 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#1. Fairfield County
--- 21.9% above state median, 52.2% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 48.1%
--- #52 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.4%
--- #2,717 highest rate among all counties nationwide
