STUDY: One Of Richest U.S. Counties Would Lose 47,000 Jobs If Minimum Wage Raised to $15

Maryland’s Montgomery County is one of the richest in the nation. The county stretches from the edges of Washington D.C., out past the McMansions in Potomac to the sprawling horse farms in Sunshine and beyond.

The median income in Montgomery County is $95,965, placing it 11th nationwide, according to the 2012 American Community Survey (in all there are eight counties around D.C. in the top 15).