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"Virginia Is For Capitalists"

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Riley

Virginia has landed three of the top ten spots in the latest U.S. Census Bureau rankings of the wealthiest counties in the country. Loudoun and Fairfax top the list at first and second respectively with PWC popping up at number seven (a fact that the WashPo didn’t mention in their article), ahead of Nassau, Rockland and Suffolk counties in NY. The other four counties in the top ten saw two from Maryland and two from New Jersey.

1. Loudoun, Va. :$98,483
2. Fairfax, Va. :$94,610
3. Howard, Md. :$91,184
4. Sommerset, N.J. :$88,532
5. Morris, N.J. :$84,010
6. Montgomery, Md. :$82,187
7. Prince William, Va. :$81,904
8. Nassau, N.Y. :$80,293
9. Rockland, N.Y. :$78,649
10. Suffolk, N.Y. :$77,109

PWC is hot on your trail, Montgomery County!!! And if we pass Sommerset County, NJ in the near future, that will be a real feather in our cap. That’s where my old boss, Steve Forbes lives.

Categories: NOVA Politics_, PWC Politics_, Fairfax Politics_, Loudoun Politics_, Economy_

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3 Responses

  1. Jack Landers, on August 30th, 2006 at 2:11 pm Said:

    That’s great news! Let’s have a big round of applause for Mark Warner and Tim Kaine’s handling of Virginia’s economy!

  2. WashPo vs. WashTimes on Economic Impact of Illegal Aliens « Virginia Virtucon, on November 29th, 2007 at 4:09 pm Said:

    [...] should help boost the median household income above where it was last year when it placed as the 7th wealthiest county in the U.S.  Then, the median household income in PWC was $81,904.  Removing the drag on this presented by [...]

  3. PWC Once Again Makes Top 10 Wealthiest Counties List « Virginia Virtucon, on September 3rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm Said:

    [...] While this is good news, PWC is down two notches from the previous ranking when it came in at No. 7. [...]

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