Where do you stack up in the distribution of income within the United States?
http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-is-your-income-percentile-ranking.html
States where you have to earn the most to be in the 1 percent:
D.C. — $688,000 per year
Connecticut — $642,000
New York — $511,000
New Jersey — $504,000
Massachusetts — $499,000
North Dakota — $455,000
Maryland — $435,000
Virginia — $433,000
California — $433,000
Illinois — $413,000
States where you can earn the least and still be in the 1 percent:
Idaho — $274,000 per year
Montana — $280,000
Arkansas — $283,000
New Mexico — $286,000
West Virginia — $295,000
Wyoming — $295,000
Alabama — $299,000
South Carolina — $300,000
Indiana — $307,000
Mississippi — $309,000
http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/10-states-where-you-need-the-most-money-to-be-in-the-1-percent.html
The Top 1 Percent: What Jobs Do They Have?
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/newsgraphics/2012/0115-one-percent-occupations/
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