10 of top 15 richest counties are in D.C. suburbs
Tuesday - 2/14/2012, 5:20am ET [image: new home construction Virginia (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)]<http://www.wtop.com/emedia/wtop/23/2338/233882.jpg> New homes are under construction in Brambleton, in Loudoun County. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher) Colleen Kelleher <http://www.wtop.com/?nid=635&sid=598758>, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Ten of the 15 richest counties in the nation are in the Washington suburbs, with Loudoun and Fairfax counties in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, according to the website Main Street<http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/money/investing/richest-counties-america>, which created its list from 2010 census data. As other areas of the nation saw huge job losses and declining property values during the recession, the D.C. suburbs maintained their stability, in part because of government, defense and technology jobs. The median household income in Loudoun is $119,540, compared with $103,010 in Fairfax County. Howard County, Md. ranks third, while Virginia's Arlington and Stafford counties come in fifth and seventh, respectively. Prince William County, Va. makes the list at No. 9, and Montgomery County, Md. is 12th. All three Southern Maryland counties -- Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles counties -- make the list. Here are the rankings from Main Street: 1. Loudoun County, Va. - Median Household Income: $119,540 2. Fairfax County, Va. - Median Household Income: $103,010 3. Howard County, Md. - Median Household Income: $101,771 4. Hunterdon County, N.J. - Median Household Income: $97,874 5. Arlington County, Va. - Median Household Income: $94,986 6. Douglas County, Colo. - Median Household Income: $94,909 7. Stafford County, Va. - Median Household Income: $94,317 8. Somerset County, N.J. - Median Household Income: $94,270 9. Prince William County, Va. - Median Household Income: $92,655 10. Morris County, N.J. - Median Household Income: $91,469 11. Nassau County, N.Y. - Median Household Income: $91,104 12. Montgomery County, Md. - Median Household Income: $89,155 13. Calvert County, Md. - Median Household Income: $88,862 14. St. Mary's County, Md. - Median Household Income: $88,444 15. Charles County, Md. - Median Household Income: $87,007 *Follow Colleen <http://twitter.com/KelleherWTOP> and WTOP<http://twitter.com/wtop> on Twitter.* (Copyright 2012 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.) Tags: richest counties <http://www.wtop.com/?nid=1042&tag=richest+counties> , colleen kelleher <http://www.wtop.com/?nid=1042&tag=colleen+kelleher> Ads by Google<http://www.google.com/url?ct=abg&q=https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py%3Fcontact%3Dabg_afc%26url%3Dhttp://www.wtop.com/%253Fnid%253D740%2526sid%253D2746965%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dca-pub-8087073732553662%26adU%3Dzoomerang.com%26adT%3DDemographic%2BProfile%26gl%3DUS&usg=AFQjCNG1AHthJvrgturfCKTlW-Lfy6TDHg> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
