DATELINE: Across the U.S.A.
FLASH: Chester County Ranking
Chester County has found itself in rather prestigious company, ranking among the top 50 counties across the country in three categories: wages and salaries, dividend income and adjusted gross income. The report, compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, looked at individual and joint federal tax returns filed in 3,140 counties nationwide in 2007. In Adjusted Gross Income, or AGI, Chester County ranked 21 at $96,578. On the Wages and Salaries list, Chester County ranked 15 AT $70,404. Top employers include Vanguard, QVC and Sungard, which offer top wages. Chester is home to a number of biotechnology companies as well. On the education front, Chester County has four universities and graduate campus Penn State Great Valley. In addition, the county has an excellent public and private high school system within its borders. In Chester County, 42.5 percent of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or compared to 22.4 percent in the rest of the Commonwealth, he noted. For the complete list, visit www.trac.syr.edu.
