Best 20 Overall

Overall
Rank
County State Poverty Poverty
Rank
College Degree Education
Rank
Unemployment Unemployment
Rank
1 Dallas County IA 4.4% 15 49.1% 54 1.7% 7
2 Falls Church city VA 3.4% 3 78.1% 1 2.1% 81
3 Arlington County VA 5.7% 57 74.1% 2 2.0% 56
4 San Mateo County CA 6.4% 86 48.5% 56 2.2% 82
5 Williamson County TN 3.9% 8 58.1% 12 2.5% 248
6 Loudoun County VA 3.0% 1 59.8% 10 2.5% 257
7 Lincoln County SD 3.5% 4 41.0% 140 2.3% 140
8 Summit County CO 7.3% 139 47.8% 65 2.2% 83
9 Carver County MN 4.0% 9 47.5% 68 2.5% 215
10 Fairfax County VA 6.7% 104 60.7% 8 2.4% 189
11 Washington County MN 4.2% 12 42.3% 120 2.5% 219
12 Ozaukee County WI 4.9% 27 47.7% 67 2.5% 259
13 Fairfax city VA 7.7% 194 56.9% 17 2.3% 145
14 Marin County CA 7.9% 209 57.5% 15 2.4% 147
15 Hamilton County IN 3.8% 6 57.5% 16 2.7% 364
16 Scott County MN 4.0% 10 38.9% 180 2.5% 218
17 Dakota County MN 5.8% 60 41.1% 139 2.5% 216
18 Teton County ID 8.3% 252 42.5% 118 2.2% 86
19 Santa Clara County CA 7.5% 161 50.0% 47 2.6% 263
20 St. Charles County MO 5.3% 40 37.1% 217 2.5% 223



Best 20 Poverty

Poverty
Rank
County State Poverty
1 Loudoun County VA 3.0%
2 Douglas County CO 3.2%
3 Falls Church city VA 3.4%
4 Lincoln County SD 3.5%
5 Los Alamos County NM 3.7%
6 Hamilton County IN 3.8%
7 Hunterdon County NJ 3.9%
8 Williamson County TN 3.9%
9 Carver County MN 4.0%
10 Scott County MN 4.0%
11 Morgan County UT 4.1%
12 Washington County MN 4.2%
13 Skagway Municipality AK 4.3%
14 Sherburne County MN 4.3%
15 Dallas County IA 4.4%
16 St. Croix County WI 4.5%
17 Broomfield County CO 4.6%
18 Stafford County VA 4.6%
19 Warren County OH 4.7%
20 Kendall County IL 4.8%



Best 20 Education

Education
Rank
County State College Degree
1 Falls Church city VA 78.1%
2 Arlington County VA 74.1%
3 Los Alamos County NM 65.5%
4 Alexandria city VA 61.8%
5 Pitkin County CO 61.2%
6 Howard County MD 61.2%
7 New York County NY 60.7%
8 Fairfax County VA 60.7%
9 Boulder County CO 60.4%
10 Loudoun County VA 59.8%
11 Montgomery County MD 58.3%
12 Williamson County TN 58.1%
13 Douglas County CO 58.0%
14 Orange County NC 57.6%
15 Marin County CA 57.5%
16 Hamilton County IN 57.5%
17 Fairfax city VA 56.9%
18 District of Columbia DC 56.6%
19 San Francisco County CA 55.8%
20 Williamsburg city VA 55.2%



Best 20 Unemployment

Unemployment
Rank
County State Unemployment
1 Divide County, ND ND 1.3%
2 Lyon County, IA IA 1.5%
3 Story County, IA IA 1.6%
4 Dunn County, ND ND 1.6%
5 Mountrail County, ND ND 1.6%
6 Madison County, ID ID 1.7%
7 Dallas County, IA IA 1.7%
8 McKenzie County, ND ND 1.7%
9 Baca County, CO CO 1.8%
10 Cheyenne County, CO CO 1.8%
11 Kiowa County, CO CO 1.8%
12 Pocahontas County, IA IA 1.8%
13 Sioux County, IA IA 1.8%
14 McCone County, MT MT 1.8%
15 Dickey County, ND ND 1.8%
16 Hartley County, TX TX 1.8%
17 Phillips County, CO CO 1.9%
18 Adams County, IA IA 1.9%
19 Carroll County, IA IA 1.9%
20 Fremont County, IA IA 1.9%