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TexasTowelie

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Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:34 AM Apr 2017

The richest county in America is in Texas, but we bet you can't name it



TILDEN -- As Tax Day approaches, Bloomberg took a look through last year's federal returns to find the U.S. County with the highest adjusted gross incomes.

The answer might've been shocking to East Coasters, but Texans likely won't be as surprised: McMullen County, right here in the Lone Star State.

Data from the Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which uses federal tax returns, showed that the rural county northwest of Corpus Christi had an average adjusted gross income of $303,717 in 2015.

That beat out Teton County, Wyoming's $248,949 and the $210,233 average adjusted gross income of New York County, home of Manhattan.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/about/article/The-richest-county-in-America-is-in-Texas-but-we-11078820.php
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The richest county in America is in Texas, but we bet you can't name it (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2017 OP
I wonder if they can get access to Trump's tax records? demosincebirth Apr 2017 #1
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