Where's all the money in Iowa? According to the Census Bureau and looking at the median household income our area has a TON of cash rolling through it. 5 area counties made the list of the '15 Richest Counties in Iowa'.

Now I expect to see at least one county from our area on here, but 5?! That's quite a bit. This is purely based on median household income, but WOW! Who knew.

Highest on the list and not really that much of a surprise is Bremer County. Did you know the median household income is $61,216? Yep...making Bremer County #4 on the list of 15 and #1 in our area.

Here is how the list breaks down. The dollar figure is Median Household Income:

  1. Dallas County - $73,847
  2. Mills County - $63,076
  3. Warren County - $62-535
  4. Bremer County - $61,216
  5. Polk County - $59,018
  6. Plymouth County - $58,888
  7. Cedar County - $58,088
  8. Iowa County - $58,008
  9. Madison County - $57,581
  10. Linn County - $57,260
  11. Sioux County - $57,227
  12. Grundy County - $56,827
  13. Benton County - $56,669
  14. Dickinson County - $56,136
  15. Buchanan County - $55,553

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