Messing with Maps/Data Dump: The Wealthy West? edition

Western counties top the nation for personal income, but we ain't all rich

The dark orange counties had the biggest jumps in average per capita incomes between 2022 and 2023. Those counties also tend to be the wealthiest in the nation. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

I almost fell out of my chair when I read the stat in Jonathan Schechter’s latest e-newsletter: Teton County, Wyoming’s, average per capita personal income i…