High-income Households

Visualizing the percentage of households who have an annual income of $200k or higher in all 3,000 + U.S. Counties

The 2012 - 2016 American Community Survey is a massive 5-year study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that provides estimates on different demographic and economic numbers across the U.S.

According to the survey, 5.7% of all U.S. households earn more than $200k annually. To get a better idea of how this percentage varies from county to county, check out the map below that shows the percentage of households in each U.S. county that have an annual household income of $200k or higher.

How Does Your County Compare?

2.3% of households in have an annual income of $200k or higher.

Technical notes: This map was created using D3.js, a javascript library for producing visualizations. Code for this visual is based on this D3.js Block by Mike Bostock.