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When it comes to wealth, Colorado is home to one of the most wealthy places in the nation, according to an analysis by SmartAsset.

In its rankings, SmartAsset, which provides online financial information and advice, considered median income, investment income and median home values within each county to arrive at a wealth index.

Pitkin County in Colorado, home to Aspen, is the state's wealthiest county and the nation's second wealthiest.

Pitkin County's median income was $96,000, with investment income of $925,000 and a median home value of $2.37 million.

Only Teton County, Wyoming, home to Jackson Hole, is wealthier.

Top 10 wealthiest counties in Colorado

Here are the top 10, according to SmartAsset, along with notable cities within each county:

1. Pitkin County (Aspen)

2. Eagle (Vail)

3. San Miguel (Telluride)

4. Routt (Steamboat Springs)

5. Douglas (Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock)

6. Summit (Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne)

7. Elbert (Elizabeth)

8. Broomfield

9. Boulder

10. Jefferson (Golden, Conifer, Evergreen)

10 least wealthy counties in Colorado

Here, the bottom 10, according to SmartAsset, along with notable cities within each county:

• 64th: Baca (Springfield)

• 63rd: Jackson (Walden)

• 62nd: Costilla (San Luis)

• 61st: Crowley (Ordway)

• 60th: Bent (Las Animas)

• 59th: Kiowa (Eads)

• 58th: Sedgwick (Julesburg)

• 57th: Conejos (Conejos)

• 56th: Otero (La Junta)

• 55th : Prowers (Lamar)

How do Northern Colorado counties rank when it comes to wealth?

Larimer County and Weld County are in the top third wealthiest counties in Colorado, according to SmartAsset:

• Larimer: 20th, $87,000 median income, $65,000 investment income and $560,000 median home value.

• Weld: 21st, $89,000 median income, $46,000 investment income and $498,000 median home value.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Wealthiest place in Colorado: One county is No. 2 in the U.S.