Day: October 8, 2014

Maryland ranked as 3rd wealthiest, but still tops in income, millionaires

Maryland is tied for third place with Connecticut as one of the top wealthiest states, but continues to rank as the state with the highest household incomes, according to a new rankings produced by WalletHub. Just last month, 24/7Wall St., a financial news web site, called Maryland “the wealthiest state in the nation,” based on those high incomes.

According to a different study, for a third year in the row, Maryland has the highest percentage of millionaires — people with over $1 million in investable assets, not people who make that much money each year.

State Roundup, October 8, 2014

Gubernatorial hopefuls Hogan and Brown trade punches during TV debate; poll also finds many don’t care about gubernatorial race; poll finds Marylanders willing to back crabbing moratorium, want later start to public schools; rights organization calls U.S. Rep. Harris among “most anti-equality members of Congress;” Montgomery County joins other jurisdictions in refusing to honor some requests by federal immigration authorities to detain prisoners beyond their scheduled release dates; Arundel County exec candidates Schuh, Johnson face off in debate; Wicomico County Executive Pollitt didn’t take in campaign donations for eight months before primary; and Horseshoe Casino’s first month falls far short of Baltimore City mayor’s expectation.

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