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Forbes: Howard County Among America's 10 Richest Counties

Howard County continues to rank highly among the the highest earning counties in the U.S.

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A new report from Forbes places Howard County among Americaā€™s 10 Richest Counties in the U.S., a list culled from 2011 Census median household income numbers compiled by the Bureauā€™s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the last year data is available.

About Howard County, Forbes wrote:

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ā€œMarylandā€™s smallest county (253 square miles) [is] where Babe Ruth was once married. The biggest employer is the highly regarded public school system.ā€

The following is the latest data from Forbes, published online this month:

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Rank County Median Household Income 1 Loudon County, VA

$119,525

2 Falls Church City, VA

$117,481

3 Los Alamos County, NM

$110,204

4 Fairfax County, VA $105,409 5 Hunterdon County, NJ

$99,216

6 Howard County, MD

$99,040

7 Arlington County, VA $98,060 8 Douglas County, CO $95,973 9 Somerset County, NJ
$95,915 10 Prince William County, VA $93,101

See related links:

Howard County Fifth Wealthiest in Nation

11 Howard County High Schools on 2013 U.S. News ā€˜Best High Schoolsā€™ List

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