5 Most dangerous cities in Ohio (FBI data)

These are the 5 most dangerous cities in Ohio. The ranking is based on a weighted average of violent and property crimes (violent being weighted 5 times higher) from the FBI’s UCR statistics from 2019.

#5 Moraine

Moraine is an inner suburb town of Dayton with a population of about 6,500. It has a violent crime rate of 6.4 per 1000 residents (11th highest) and a property crime rate of 80 per 1000 residents (3rd highest). Much of the city is carved up by highways, train tracks, and the Great Miami River, and what’s left includes the county garbage dump facility and a recycling facility. The town’s borders also wrap around 3 sides of a landfill.

#4 Cleveland

While Cleveland was once the 5th largest city in the U.S. (in 1920), its population has been declining since 1950. Interestingly, that means the city peaked some 10-30 years before manufacturing really started shifting overseas. As of last year (2021), the population was at just under 368,000 and is still declining.

The violent crime rate in Cleveland is higher than any other city in Ohio (15.2 per 1000 people).

#3 Canton

Canton has a population of about 70,000 people. It has the second highest violent crime rate (14 crimes per 1000 residents) and the 8th highest property crime rate (53 crimes per 1000 residents).

#2 New Boston

This small town of just 2093 people sits right along the Kentucky border and consists almost entirely of a train yard and a highway.

#1 Fairfax

Fairfax is a small suburb city of Cincinnati. The violent crime is not bad, but more than 1 in 5 residents will be the victim of a property crime each year — the highest by far of any city in the state!

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3 Poorest zip codes in South Carolina

These are the 3 South Carolina zip codes with the lowest median adult net worth. Rankings are based on a proprietary financial model that our company uses to find real estate investments. The model’s inputs include IRS tax return statistics, census data, American Community Survey data, real estate listings, Federal Reserve inflation and wage data, local government economic reports, and more.

#3 29564

The median household income in this agricultural zip code is barely over $25,000.

#2 29592

Just under one thousand people live in this zip code, and about half of them live in poverty. A lot of people live in mobile homes, but a small minority are farmers who make okay money.

#1 29810

This zip codes sits along the Georgia border half way between Augusta and Savannah. Almost 60% of tax filers make less than $25,000.

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4 Richest zip codes in South Carolina

These are the 4 South Carolina zip codes with the highest median adult net worth. Rankings are based on a proprietary financial model that our company uses to find real estate investments. Some of the model’s inputs include IRS tax return statistics, census data, American Community Survey data, real estate listings, Federal Reserve inflation and wage data, local government economic reports, and more.

#4 29915

Zip code 29915 includes Daufuskie Island, SC.

Less than 500 people live in this tiny island zip code, but the median household income is over $130,000.

#3 29401

The 29401 zip code is downtown Charleston, SC.

About 30% of residents in this downtown Charleston zip code make over $200,000 a year, and capital gains income per capita is the highest of any zip code in the state at over $100,000.

#2 29451

Zip code 29451 includes Dewees Island and the Isle of Palms in South Carolina.

4470 people live in this archipelagic suburb of Charleston. Many are high-earners who commute 45 minutes to work in Charleston.

#1 29482

More than 40% of Sullivan’s Island residents make over $200,000 a year, capital gains income per capita is almost $100,000, and total taxable income per capita is about $300,000.

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5 Fastest shrinking counties in Michigan (2021)

These are the 5 Michigan counties which lost the most people last year. Rankings are based on census estimates of total population change (not % change) from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.

#5 Genesee County

The only surprising thing here is that the county holding scandalized Flint city is only the 5th fastest shrinking and not the first fastest. Over the year, the county’s population dropped by 1,440 people (about 0.35%). Most of that population drop was due to a higher death rate than birth rate, but there was also net outward migration of 331 people.

The most common economic sectors by number of employees in the county are manufacturing and health & social care.

#4 Washtenaw County

Washtenaw is a surprising member of this list because over the decade from 2010-2020, it was the 5th fastest growing county in Michigan. Most likely, the decline over the past year is due to the University of Michigan going remote during Covid. The importance of the university to the county is evident in the fact that the most common job sector is education. I would expect Washtenaw to flip back to positive population growth either this year or next year.

#3 Oakland County

Oakland lost 2,391 people last year (out of more than 1.25 million). This is a reversal from the 2010-2020 growth the county saw of 6% (72,033 people gained during the decade).

The most important employer sector in the county by far is manufacturing, with most people working in management roles.

#2 Macomb County

This Detroit suburb county lost 3,557 people last year (out of 870,893 initially). The most common job type of residents is an office administrative type job (non-managerial) in the manufacturing sector.

#1 Wayne County

The home county of Detroit was the biggest loser last year, and it lost 15,409 people. Most of that loss was due to net outward migration (15,156) while part (383) was due to more deaths than births.

The most common job type here is the same as in Macomb: office administrative (non-managerial) jobs in the manufacturing sector.

10 Counties that grew the most from 2010-2020

According to Census data, these are the 10 counties that grew the most (in total population terms not percentage terms) between the 2010 census and the 2020 census.

#10 Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa)

This Tampa area county grew by 264,446 people during the 2010s.

The industry employing the most people in the county is healthcare & social assistance, but the highest paying industry by far is mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.

#9 Travis County, TX (Austin)

This Austin, Texas county grew by 270,111 people, and the biggest employer industry by number of jobs is professional, scientific, and technical services (e.g. consulting, law, accounting, financial advising, etc).

#8 Collin County, TX (Plano)

This Dallas suburb county grew by 284,967 people during the decade. Like Travis County, the biggest employer industry is professional, scientific, and technical services. The highest paying sector is utilities. That likely means your best bet to get rich in Collin County is to be a consultant for a utility company.

#7 Riverside County, CA

The county includes the cities of Riverside and Palm Springs, California, as well as a large piece of Joshua Tree National Park. Total population increased by 287,626 people.

The biggest employer industry is healthcare and social assistance, followed by retail. If you aren’t a doctor or nurse, you can probably find better financial opportunities elsewhere.

#6 Bexar County, TX

This urban San Antonio county increased its population by 303,982 people. Median household income lags the national median by a decent margin, and the biggest employer industry is healthcare & social assistance, followed by retail, followed by hospitality & food service work. In other words, there isn’t a lot of economic opportunity if you aren’t a doctor or nurse.

#5 Tarrant County, TX

Tarrant is a large county that includes Fort Worth and many Dallas commuters (about 16% of Tarrant’s population commutes to Dallas for work). Total population increased by 305,180 people over the last decade. The biggest employer industry is retail, followed by health care and social assistance, followed by manufacturing. More lucrative industries are more common in neighboring Dallas County though.

#4 King County, WA

As the county that holds Seattle and all of the surrounding suburbs, King County grew by 335,884 people. The biggest employer industry (by a large margin) is professional, scientific, and technical services, and the median pay in that industry is well over $100k.

#3 Clark County, NV

The vast majority of this county’s population lives in or adjacent to Las Vegas, and total population increased by 363,323. The biggest employer industries here are what you’d expect for Las Vegas: accomodation, food services, retail, entertainment, and recreation.

#2 Harris County, TX

Our last two counties on the list grew SUBSTANTIALLY faster than any of the other 8. This urban Houston county grew by 630,711 people — over twice the number of people that Tarrant County gained during the same time period.

The biggest employer industry is construction.

#1 Maricopa County, AZ

The fastest growing county award goes to Maricopa — the county which contains Phoenix and Scottsdale in Arizona. The county’s population grew by 753,898 residents (nearly three times the growth rate of Tampa’s Hillsborough County and more than twice as much as the Seattle or Las Vegas areas).

The biggest employer industries by far are healthcare & social assistance followed by retail.

5 Fastest Growing Counties in the U.S. in 2021

According to Census population estimates, these are the 5 counties whose populations grew by the largest percentages from 2020 to 2021. Counties with under 20,000 total residents were excluded from the ranking since just a few people can skew the numbers in such counties.

#5 Liberty County, Texas

The population of this Texas county grew 6.54% to nearly 98,000 people. Perhaps due to this growth rate, the largest industry in the county by number of jobs is construction. The highest paying industry however is utilities.

#4 St. Johns County, Florida

This northeast Florida coastal county grew 6.96% last year, ending at just under 293,000 residents. The most common job is sales, but the highest paying jobs are in architecture and engineering.

#3 Rockwall County, Texas

This Texas county grew 7.94% last year, and most working residents have high-earning management jobs. The 405.06 census tract is especially wealthy with a median household income of well over $150,000.

#2 Comal County, Texas

Comal grew 8.35% up to 175,000 people. Most residents work in sales or management jobs, but the highest earners by far work in tech.

#1 Kaufman County, Texas

Pandemic boom Kaufman County grew 8.57% last year, ending up with nearly 158,000 residents. Most people work in general office & administrative jobs which are not necessarily the most robust if we enter a steeper recession, but the highest earners in the county by far are lawyers.

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