Troy Hooper at the Aspen Daily News [2] dissects a new report [3] by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on personal income at the county level. Colorado's wealthiest county is, no surprise, Pitkin. Our poorest is Crowley.

Of the 64 counties in Colorado, per-capita personal income reached $86,122 in 2006, which was the most recent year cited in the study. That figure is about $70,000 more than Colorado's poorest county, Crowley County, some 200 miles to the east, where the average income is $16,859.

Pitkin also is the third richest county in the nation in terms of personal income. Who's richer? The residents of New York County and Teton County, Wy. One could spend a day analyzing the data in this meaty report. If you're into this kind of thing, be sure to check it out.