10个最富裕的城市，7个在密西西比河西侧.
10个最穷的城市位于密西西比河流域或以东。
那么，是不是西部更富裕，而东部在没落？不尽然。
10个最富裕的县东部占9个。
似乎西部城市的富人愿意聚集在都市中心，而东部的菁英则奔向郊外。但国家统计局的专家劝告不可作这样的结论。
多维记者注意到,2004年的采样数据只涉及25万以上人口的市县，还不够代表更广泛的趋势。对此，我们要等到明年，2005年将把范围扩大到6.5万人口以上的市县。
下面是根据美国国家统计局的2004年度美国公众调查数据作出的排名：
最富的25万以上人口城市
名次 城市 2004年家庭收入中数
1 San Jose, CA $71,765
2 Anchorage, AK $61,565
3 San Francisco,CA $60,031
4 Virginia Beach,VA $55,781
5 San Diego, CA $51,382
6 Anaheim,CA $49,622
7 Raleigh,NC $47,878
8 Seattle, $46,650
9 Washington,DC $46,574
10 Honolulu,HI $46,500
11 Oakland,CA $46,190
12 Charlotte,NC $46,082
13 Boston,MA $45,892
I4 Arlington,TX $45,712
15 Austin,TX $45,508
16 Colorado Springs,CO $45,388
17 Riverside,CA $44,866
18 Las Vegas,NV $44,737
19 Aurora,CO $44,480
20 Minneapolis, MN $44,116'
最穷的25万以上人口城市
名次 城市 2004年家庭收入中数
1 Miami, FL $24,031
2 Newark, NJ $26,309
3 Cleveland, OH $27,871
4 Detroit, MI $27,871
5 Buffalo, NY $28,544
6 St. Louis, MO $30,389
7 Philadelphia, PA $30,631
8 Milwaukee, WI $31,231
9 New Orleans, LA $31,369
10 El Paso, TX $31,764
11 Tucson, AZ $31,901
12 Pittsburgh, PA $31,910
13 Cincinnati, OH $31,960
14 Memphis, TN $32,399
15 Baltimore, MD $34,055
16 Toledo, OH $35,239
17 Tulsa, OK $36,255
18 Oklahoma City, OK $36,347
19 San Antonio, TX $36,598
20 Stockton, CA $37,322
最富的25万以上人口县
名次 县 2004年家庭收入中数
1 Fairfax County, VA $83,975
2 Somerset County, NJ $84,892
3 Morris County, NJ $83,583
4 Montgomery County, MD $82,971
5 Howard County, [VID $82,065
6 Nassau County, NY $78,762
7 Prince William County, VA $77,678
8 Monmouth County, N.1 $77,223
9 Rockland County, NY $75,306
10 Santa Clara County, CA $74,509
11 Fairfield County, CT $73,110
12 Chester County, PA $72,288
13 Suffolk County, NY $71,956
14 McHenry County, IL $71,153
15 Bergen County, NJ $70,957
16 Norfolk County, MA $70,903
17 Lake County, IL $70,347
18 Middlesex County, NJ $70,344
19 DuPage County, IL $70,174
20 Westchester County, NY $70,095
最穷的25万以上人口县
名次 县 2004年家庭收入中数
1 Hidalgo County, TX $24,778.00
2 Cameron County, TX $26,290.00
3 Bronx County, NY $28,705.00
4 El Paso County, TX $28,925.00
5 St. Louis city, MO $30,389.00
6 Philadelphia County, PA $30,631.00
7 Caddo Parish, LA $31,317.00
8 Orleans Parish, LA $31,369.00
9 Baltimore city, MD $34,055.00
10 Mahoning County, OH $34,132.00
11 Polk County, FL $34,206.00
12 Luzerne County, PA $34,341.00
13 Oklahoma County, OK $35,182.00
14 Mobile County, AL $35,512.00
15 Lake County, FL $35,856.00
16 E. Baton Rouge Parish, LA $35,954.00
17 Pasco County, FL $35,997.00
18 Kings County, NY $36,030.00
19 Nueces County, TX $36,050.00
20 Marion County, OR $36,591.00
