To be among the wealthiest 1 percent of the residents of New York, New York, you have to earn an annual income of at least $1.55 million. The average resident in this area brings home $8.98 million.
That's according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which analyzed how the top 1 percent and the bottom 99 percent across various U.S. states, metro areas and counties fared between 1917 and 2015.
New York isn't the only area concentrated with high-earners. To give you a sense of where the richest people in America live and just how much they're earning, CNBC Make It rounded up the 17 counties where you have to earn $1 million or more a year to crack the 1 percent.
Counties are listed in ascending order of income threshold, and we've also included the average annual income of the 1 percent in each county.
17. Morris, New Jersey
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $2.68 million
16. Somerset, New Jersey
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $2.59 million
15. Norfolk, Massachusetts
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.01 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $3.18 million
14. Union, South Dakota
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.07 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $4.84 million
13. San Francisco, California
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.12 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $4.11 million
12. Collier, Florida
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.14 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $5.59 million
11. Santa Clara, California
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.17 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $3.51 million
10. Goochland, Virginia
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.19 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $3.98 million
9. McKenzie, North Dakota
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.21 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $4.36 million
8. Westchester, New York
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.32 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $5.11 million
7. Marin, California
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.35 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $4.63 million
6. San Mateo, California
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.36 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $5.1 million
5. Pitkin, Colorado
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.37 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $6.62 million
4. Summit, Utah
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.37 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $4.78 million
3. Fairfield, Connecticut
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.45 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $6.29 million
2. New York, New York
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $1.55 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $8.98 million
1. Teton, Wyoming
Income threshold of top 1 percent: $2.25 million
Average annual income of the top 1 percent: $22.51 million
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