What it takes to be in the top 1% of earners

On a national level, a family needs a minimum of $389,436 in earnings to be in the top 1%, but this number varies significantly from place to place. It takes an income of $2.2 million to be in the top 1% of earners in Teton County, Wyo., but an income of $97,000 is enough to be in the top 1% in Holmes County, Miss.