Fort Bend County was ranked the richest county in Texas in a Wall St. 24/7 analysis of the most affluent regions in all 50 states.
Fort Bend recorded a median household income of $93,645 annually, based on 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data. That compares to a statewide median household income of $57,051 per year, according to the analysis.
Fort Bend’s poverty rate was pegged at 8.1 percent, and its October 2018 jobless rate stood at 3.6 percent.
Each state’s richest jurisdiction has a median annual household income that outpaces the national average of $57,652, according to Wall St. 24/7. And in 43 states, the richest counties were located in metropolitan areas with high concentrations of well-paying jobs, the analysis concluded.
The percentage of those with bachelor’s degrees in the richest counties was higher than that of the state as a whole in 46 states, according to the study. The four exceptions involved the wealthiest counties in North Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada and Montana – all resource-rich regions.
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Wealthiest Counties by State
| State | County With Highest GDP Growth | % Growth | County GDP Amount | Fastest Growing Industry |
| Alabama | Lee | 28.1% | $6 billion | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Alaska | Aleutians East Borough | 48.0% | $164.3 million | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Arizona | Yavapai | 12.7% | $5.4 billion | Professional, scientific and management |
| Arkansas | Van Buren | 100.6% | $768.3 million | Construction |
| California | Santa Clara | 30.4% | $254.9 billion | Information |
| Colorado | Dolores | 80.0% | $65.8 million | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 0.2% | $74.9 billion | Professional, scientific and management |
| Delaware | Sussex | 43.8% | $13.9 billion | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Florida | Walton | 53.0% | $2.5 billion | Professional, scientific and management |
| Georgia | Telfair | 54.1% | $351.4 million | Transportation and warehousing and utilities |
| Hawaii | Kauai | 9.9% | $3.7 billion | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Idaho | Payette | 31.0% | $788 million | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Illinois | Hamilton | 47.5% | $220.6 million | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Indiana | Lawrence | 36.6% | $1.3 billion | Retail trade |
| Iowa | Lyon | 46.7% | $926 million | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Kansas | Meade | 28.2% | $236.4 million | Construction |
| Kentucky | Livingston | 51.9% | $385.5 million | Retail trade |
| Louisiana | Cameron Parish | 110.6% | $1 billion | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Maine | Piscataquis | 9.7% | $426.7 million | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Maryland | Washington | 26.8% | $7.3 billion | Transportation and warehousing and utilities |
| Massachusetts | Nantucket | 35.9% | $1.1 billion | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Michigan | Mackinac | 87.7% | $629 million | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Minnesota | Carver | 18.5% | $4.8 billion | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Mississippi | Kemper | 47.8% | $421 million | Manufacturing |
| Missouri | Putnam | 52.7% | $273.6 million | Professional, scientific and management |
| Montana | Golden Valley | 82.0% | $41.5 million | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Nebraska | McPherson | 48.8% | $22.3 million | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Nevada | Clark | 12.7% | $97.2 billion | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| New Hampshire | Rockingham | 8.8% | $18.4 billion | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| New Jersey | Somerset | 29.6% | $37.4 billion | Professional, scientific and management |
| New Mexico | Eddy | 52.7% | $6.7 billion | Retail trade |
| New York | Steuben | 24.0% | $4.4 billion | Professional, scientific and management |
| North Carolina | Alleghany | 92.1% | $411.5 million | Retail trade |
| North Dakota | McKenzie | 47.7% | $2 billion | Transportation and warehousing and utilities |
| Ohio | Harrison | 129.5% | $732.2 million | Manufacturing |
| Oklahoma | Washington | 106.3% | $5.5 billion | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Oregon | Wheeler | 67.7% | $38.8 million | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Pennsylvania | Warren | 42.3% | $2 billion | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Rhode Island | Washington | 12.2% | $5.7 billion | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| South Carolina | Laurens | 142.8% | $3.4 billion | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| South Dakota | Aurora | 41.2% | $148.7 million | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Tennessee | Lake | 79.6% | $200.5 million | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Texas | Roberts | 219.6% | $69 million | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Utah | Beaver | 39.7% | $423.5 million | Retail trade |
| Vermont | Lamoille | 16.1% | $1.2 billion | Retail trade |
| Virginia | Warren | 51.8% | $1.6 billion | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Washington | Whatcom | 35.7% | $11.9 billion | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| West Virginia | Doddridge | 134.8% | $262.3 million | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
| Wisconsin | Forest | 20.9% | $346.9 million | Educational services and health care and social assistance |
| Wyoming | Lincoln | 24.5% | $1 billion | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
Source: Wall St. 24/7
This article was first published by The Center Square.
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