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Here's how much you have to earn to be in the top 0.01% in every US state

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Here's how much you have to earn to be in the top 1% in various U.S. states and cities
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Here's how much you have to earn to be in the top 1% in various U.S. states and cities

You may know how much the top one percent earn, but the top 0.01 percent of U.S. earners are in an entirely different league.

According to a 2013 Economic Policy Institute report, to be in the top 0.01 percent nationally, a family needs an annual income of $8.3 million. And that number just represents the threshold — the average income of this elite group nationwide is $26.1 million.

Read on to see just how much money the top one percent of the one percent pull in across each U.S. state.

Alabama

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.0 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $9.5 million

Mobile, Alabama
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Alaska

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.8 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $10.5 million

Anchorage, Alaska
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Arizona

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.1 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $13.5 million

Tucson, Arizona
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Arkansas

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.3 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $20.6 million

Hot Springs, Arkansas
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California

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $10.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $34.8 million

San Francisco, California
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Colorado

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $7.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $21.3 million

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Connecticut

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $18.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $69.5 million

Hartford, Connecticut, is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, with a projected $2.7 billion deficit for the new fiscal year, beginning July 1.
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Delaware

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.4 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $9.7 million

Wilmington, Delaware
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Washington, D.C.

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $10.3 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $27.9 million

Washington, DC
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Florida

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $9.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $31.3 million

Buildings line the beach in Miami, Florida.
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Georgia

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.4 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $13.7 million

Atlanta reflected in the lake of Piedmont Park.
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Hawaii

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.4 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $11.9 million

A beach along the Kona Kohala Coast, Hawaii.
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Idaho

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.8 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $12.5 million

Boise, Idaho
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Illinois

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $8.6 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $26.4 million

Chicago, Illinois
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Indiana

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.4 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $11.1 million

Downtown Indianapolis
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Iowa

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.2 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $10.1 million

West Des Moines, Iowa
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Kansas

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.9 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $21.3 million

Wichita, Kansas
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Kentucky

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $3.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $9.1 million

Louisville, Kentucky
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Louisiana

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $15.3 million

Shreveport, Louisiana
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Maine

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $3.4 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $7.8 million

Portland, Maine
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Maryland

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $16.4 million

Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
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Massachusetts

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $12.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $43.4 million

Boston, Massachusetts
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Michigan

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $16.9 million

Detroit, Michigan
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Minnesota

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.8 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $18.1 million

An early morning jog around Lake Bde Maka Ska, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Mississippi

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $3.3 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $7.7 million

Madison is part of the Jackson metro area in Mississippi
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Missouri

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $16.8 million

St. Louis, Missouri
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Montana

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.6 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $12.4 million

Helena, Montana
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Nebraska

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $15.5 million

Lincoln, Nebraska
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Nevada

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $10.9 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $51.6 million

Las Vegas, Nevada
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New Hampshire

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $7.1 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $22.3 million

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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New Jersey

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $9.9 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $27.5 million

Jersey City, New Jersey
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New Mexico

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $3.9 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $10.6 million

Albuquerque, New Mexico
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New York

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $15.8 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $61.6 million

New York, New York
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North Carolina

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.4 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $10.5 million

Charlotte, North Carolina
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North Dakota

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $8.6 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $23.1 million

Fargo, North Dakota
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Ohio

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.6 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $11.4 million

Columbus, Ohio
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Oklahoma

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $19.3 million

Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Oregon

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $12.3 million

Beaverton, Oregon
Source: Town of Beaverton

Pennsylvania

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.1 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $16.8 million

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.0 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $17.1 million

Providence, Rhode Island
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South Carolina

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.0 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $9.4 million

Charleston, South Carolina
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South Dakota

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.9 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $19.9 million

South Dakota Capitol Building in Pierre
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Tennessee

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $5.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $15.8 million

People in Market Square on market day in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Texas

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $9.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $30.6 million

Kayaking in Austin, Texas.
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Utah

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.6 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $19.6 million

A scene showing 25th Street in Ogden, Utah.
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Vermont

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $4.7 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $12.1 million

Vermont was one of the first to get the ball rolling last year with its Remote Worker Grant Program, offering individuals up to $10,000 over two years to move to the Green Mountain State.
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Virginia

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.2 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $15.9 million

Richmond, Virginia.
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Washington

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $7.8 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $24.3 million

Belltown, Seattle neighborhood
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West Virginia

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $2.5 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $5.3 million

West Virginia Capital Building.
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Wisconsin

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $6.2 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $18.9 million

Madison, Wisconsin
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Wyoming

Annual income required to be in the top 0.01 percent: $16.3 million

Average annual income of the top 0.01 percent: $97.7 million

In Teton County, home to the famed Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming, the average income of a member of the top 1% tops $28 million.
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