The U.S. Census Bureau has mapped the regions with the highest concentration of households in the nation's wealthiest 5 percent, meaning households that make at least $191,000 annually. Here are the top 15 on the list.
1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn. (17.9 percent of households among top 5 percent of income-earners)
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (15.9)
3. Washington, D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, Va. (14.1)
4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (13)
5. Trenton-Ewing, N.J. (11.6)
6. New York City-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (10)
7. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (9.7)
8. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass. (9.7)
9. Boulder, Colo. (9.4)
10. Napa (9.3)
11. Santa Cruz-Watsonville (9)
12. Naples-Marco Island, Fla. (8.8)
13. Baltimore-Towson, Md. (8)
14. Midland, Tex. (7.9)
15. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (7.9)
Note: Census-defined metropolitan areas are named after their biggest cities.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2007-2011


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