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New York's Top 1% Earn More Than Those In Most States

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- In order to be one of the top 1 percent in earnings in the United States, you need to make $385,000 per year. In New York, you need to make significantly more, according to Vox.

New York's highest earners make more than their counterparts in nearly every other state.

New York's highest earners make more than their counterparts in nearly every other state.

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To crack New York's wealthiest 1 percent, a resident would have to clear $506,000 annually, one of the highest figures in the nation, Vox reported. 

In addition, the Empire State also has the largest income disparity, with the top 1 percent earning 48.4 times the average salary of a run-of-the-mill 99 percenter. 

The easiest state to crack the cultural elite? Arkansas, where $228,000 per year grants admission into the top 1 percent.

Here's how much you would have to earn to be in the top 1 percent in New York's neighboring states:

Connecticut: $678,000 New Jersey: $539,000 Massachusetts: $532,000 Rhode Island: $315,000 Vermont: $299,000

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