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This Colorado county is among the richest in the US

Lanie Lee Cook

Late afternoon light hits the trees in Roxborough Park as mule deer feed on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, southwest of Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

DENVER (KDVR) — A new report ranks one Colorado county among the richest in the country.

Five-year U.S. Census estimates show that 49 counties in the country have median household incomes higher than $100,000, according to U.S. News & World Report. Of those, the top 15 are concentrated on the coasts among the areas of Washington, D.C., San Francisco and New York City.

But one county in New Mexico made the list, and so did one in Colorado: Douglas County.

People are flocking to the south metro county, and they’re bringing high incomes with them. Douglas County ranked ninth nationwide, with a median household income of just under $120,000.

While recent data suggests more people are moving out of the Denver metro than are moving in, Douglas County is experiencing the opposite. More than 7,500 people moved into Douglas County than left in 2021, according to a FOX31 Data Desk analysis. The suburban county grew by nearly 25 people a day last year.

Richest counties in the U.S.

Here’s the list of the top 15 richest counties in the country:

  1. Loudoun County, Virginia: $142,299
  2. Falls Church (city), Virginia: $127,610
  3. Fairfax County, Virginia: $124,831
  4. Santa Clara County, California: $124,055
  5. San Mateo County, California: $122,641
  6. Los Alamos County, New Mexico: $121,324
  7. Howard County, Maryland: $121,160
  8. Arlington County, Virginia: $120,071
  9. Douglas County, Colorado: $119,730
  10. Fairfax (city), Virginia: $116,979
  11. Nassau County, New York: $116,100
  12. Morris County, New Jersey: $115,527
  13. Hunterdon County, New Jersey: $115,379
  14. Marin County, California: $115,246
  15. Somerset County, New Jersey: $113,611

Highest-earning counties in Colorado

A pre-pandemic analysis also showed Douglas County as the highest-earning county in Colorado. Douglas County’s neighbor to the east, Elbert County, ranked second, followed by Broomfield, Eagle and Boulder counties.

Here are the top 15 highest-earning counties in Colorado, as of 2019:

  1. Douglas County
  2. Elbert County
  3. Broomfield County
  4. Eagle County
  5. Boulder County
  6. Jefferson County
  7. Summit County
  8. Pitkin County
  9. Arapahoe County
  10. Routt County
  11. Glipin County
  12. Garfield County
  13. Weld County
  14. Park County
  15. Larimer County

See the full list of Colorado’s highest-earning counties here.