List of highest-income counties in the United States

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There are 3,144 counties and county-equivalents in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau and the data is current as of the indicated year. Independent cities are considered county-equivalent by the Census Bureau.

Summary[edit]

Before the American Civil War, the wealthiest counties were primarily located in Louisiana and Mississippi, because of the high number of enslaved people, who were not included in the population.[1]

Loudoun County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., is the highest-income county by median household income. Another Washington, D.C. suburb, Arlington County, Virginia, ranked as the highest-income county by median family income as of 2013.[2]

Median household income[edit]

2020 census[edit]

The chart below depicts the 100 highest income counties in the United States by median household income according to the 2020 United States census.[3] Virginia has the most counties in the top 100 with 18. It is followed by California with 11; Maryland with 10; New Jersey with nine; New York and Texas with six each; Illinois with five; Colorado, Massachusetts, and Minnesota with four each; Ohio and Pennsylvania with three each; Georgia, Indiana, Utah, and Washington with two each; and Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin with one each.

Rank County or
Equivalent
State Median
Household
Income
1 Loudoun County Virginia Virginia $147,111
2 Falls Church Virginia Virginia $146,922
3 Santa Clara County California California $130,890
4 San Mateo County California California $128,091
5 Fairfax County Virginia Virginia $127,866
6 Howard County Maryland Maryland $124,042
7 Arlington County Virginia Virginia $122,604
8 Marin County California California $121,671
9 Douglas County Colorado Colorado $121,393
10 Nassau County New York (state) New York $120,036
11 Los Alamos County New Mexico New Mexico $119,266
12 San Francisco County California California $119,136
13 Hunterdon County New Jersey New Jersey $117,858
14 Morris County New Jersey New Jersey $117,298
15 Somerset County New Jersey New Jersey $116,510
16 Forsyth County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $112,834
17 Calvert County Maryland Maryland $112,696
18 Nantucket County Massachusetts Massachusetts $112,306
19 Stafford County Virginia Virginia $112,247
20 Montgomery County Maryland Maryland $111,812
21 Delaware County Ohio Ohio $111,411
22 Williamson County Tennessee Tennessee $111,196
23 Fairfax Virginia Virginia $109,708
24 Prince William County Virginia Virginia $107,707
25 Putnam County New York (state) New York $107,246
26 Summit County Utah Utah $106,973
27 Middlesex County Massachusetts Massachusetts $106,202
28 Rockwall County Texas Texas $105,956
29 Fauquier County Virginia Virginia $105,665
30 Suffolk County New York (state) New York $105,362
31 Norfolk County Massachusetts Massachusetts $105,320
32 Alameda County California California $104,888
33 Bergen County New Jersey New Jersey $104,623
34 Elbert County Colorado Colorado $104,231
35 Chester County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $104,161
36 Carver County Minnesota Minnesota $104,011
37 Contra Costa County California California $103,997
38 Oldham County Kentucky Kentucky $103,761
39 Charles County Maryland Maryland $103,678
40 Monmouth County New Jersey New Jersey $103,523
41 Scott County Minnesota Minnesota $103,261
42 Anne Arundel County Maryland Maryland $103,225
43 Alexandria Virginia Virginia $102,227
44 Broomfield County Colorado Colorado $101,206
45 Poquoson Virginia Virginia $100,696
46 Frederick County Maryland Maryland $100,685
47 Collin County Texas Texas $100,541
48 Morgan County Utah Utah $100,408
49 Fort Bend County Texas Texas $100,189
50 Carroll County Maryland Maryland $99,569
51 Westchester County New York (state) New York $99,489
52 King County Washington (state) Washington $99,158
53 Hamilton County Indiana Indiana $98,880
54 Kendall County Texas Texas $98,692
55 New Kent County Virginia Virginia $97,688
56 Washington County Minnesota Minnesota $97,584
57 Fairfield County Connecticut Connecticut $97,539
58 Goochland County Virginia Virginia $97,146
59 Kendall County Illinois Illinois $96,854
60 King George County Virginia Virginia $96,711
61 Queen Anne's County Maryland Maryland $96,467
62 Sussex County New Jersey New Jersey $96,222
63 St. Mary's County Maryland Maryland $95,864
64 DuPage County Illinois Illinois $94,930
65 Rockland County New York (state) New York $94,840
66 Orange County California California $94,441
67 Harford County Maryland Maryland $94,003
68 Rockingham County New Hampshire New Hampshire $93,962
69 Powhatan County Virginia Virginia $93,833
70 Fayette County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $93,777
71 Placer County California California $93,677
72 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $93,518
73 York County Virginia Virginia $93,356
74 Bucks County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $93,181
75 Plymouth County Massachusetts Massachusetts $92,906
76 Lake County Illinois Illinois $92,654
77 Napa County California California $92,219
78 Middlesex County New Jersey New Jersey $91,731
79 James City County Virginia Virginia $91,675
80 Johnson County Kansas Kansas $91,650
81 Hanover County Virginia Virginia $91,444
82 Spotsylvania County Virginia Virginia $90,913
83 Washington Washington, D.C. District of Columbia $90,842
84 Williamson County Texas Texas $90,834
85 Will County Illinois Illinois $90,800
86 Gilpin County Colorado Colorado $90,547
87 Denton County Texas Texas $90,354
88 Burlington County New Jersey New Jersey $90,329
89 McHenry County Illinois Illinois $90,014
90 Santa Cruz County California California $89,986
91 New York County New York (state) New York $89,812
92 Boone County Indiana Indiana $89,444
93 Warren County Ohio Ohio $89,410
94 Ventura County California California $89,295
95 Snohomish County Washington (state) Washington $89,273
96 Gloucester County New Jersey New Jersey $89,056
97 Waukesha County Wisconsin Wisconsin $88,985
98 Union County Ohio Ohio $88,565
99 Dakota County Minnesota Minnesota $88,468
100 Dallas County Iowa Iowa $88,368

Per capita income[edit]

2020 Census[edit]

Rank County or
Equivalent
State Per
Capita
Inc
1 New York County New York (state) New York $83,008
2 Marin County California California $78,995
3 Arlington County Virginia Virginia $77,535
4 San Francisco County California California $77,267
5 Falls Church Virginia Virginia $76,354
6 San Mateo County California California $69,919
7 Alexandria Virginia Virginia $68,640
8 Gilpin County Colorado Colorado $66,627
9 Teton County Wyoming Wyoming $66,296
10 Santa Clara County California California $65,052
11 Los Alamos County New Mexico New Mexico $64,521
12 Washington Washington, D.C. District of Columbia $63,793
13 Fairfax County Virginia Virginia $61,957
14 Morris County New Jersey New Jersey $61,915
15 Westchester County New York (state) New York $61,830
16 Somerset County New Jersey New Jersey $61,805
17 Hunterdon County New Jersey New Jersey $61,328
18 Loudoun County Virginia Virginia $61,045
19 Summit County Utah Utah $60,768
20 Norfolk County Massachusetts Massachusetts $60,406
21 King County Washington (state) Washington $59,843
22 Montgomery County Maryland Maryland $59,384
23 Howard County Maryland Maryland $58,560
24 Middlesex County Massachusetts Massachusetts $58,399
25 Monmouth County New Jersey New Jersey $57,836
26 Douglas County Colorado Colorado $57,481
27 Fairfax Virginia Virginia $57,091
28 Williamson County Tennessee Tennessee $56,545
29 Nassau County New York (state) New York $55,763
30 Bergen County New Jersey New Jersey $55,710
31 Chester County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $55,702
32 Broomfield County Colorado Colorado $55,176
33 Alameda County California California $53,815
34 Contra Costa County California California $53,656
35 Loving County Texas Texas $53,358
36 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $53,343
37 San Juan County Washington (state) Washington $52,881
38 Fulton County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $52,842
39 Hamilton County Indiana Indiana $52,437
40 Boulder County Colorado Colorado $52,401
41 Delaware County Ohio Ohio $52,397
42 Nantucket County Massachusetts Massachusetts $52,324
43 Newport County Rhode Island Rhode Island $52,030
44 Bristol County Rhode Island Rhode Island $51,917
45 Johnson County Kansas Kansas $51,663
46 Rockingham County New Hampshire New Hampshire $51,627
47 Dukes County Massachusetts Massachusetts $51,354
48 Collier County Florida Florida $51,296
49 Talbot County Maryland Maryland $51,234
50 Anne Arundel County Maryland Maryland $51,113
51 Ozaukee County Wisconsin Wisconsin $51,032
52 Waukesha County Wisconsin Wisconsin $50,837
53 Calvert County Maryland Maryland $50,496
54 Carver County Minnesota Minnesota $50,492
55 Hennepin County Minnesota Minnesota $50,478
56 DuPage County Illinois Illinois $50,344
57 Bucks County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $50,315
58 Elbert County Colorado Colorado $50,147
59 Barnstable County Massachusetts Massachusetts $49,973
60 Albemarle County Virginia Virginia $49,942
61 Putnam County New York (state) New York $49,808
62 Kalawao County Hawaii Hawaii $49,700
63 Boone County Indiana Indiana $49,666
64 Napa County California California $49,641
65 Forsyth County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $49,506
66 Fauquier County Virginia Virginia $49,440
Lake County Illinois Illinois $49,440
68 Suffolk County New York (state) New York $49,404
69 Travis County Texas Texas $49,191
70 Queen Anne's County Maryland Maryland $49,178
71 Oakland County Michigan Michigan $49,012
72 Eagle County Colorado Colorado $49,010
73 Plymouth County Massachusetts Massachusetts $48,785
74 Placer County California California $48,580
75 Collin County Texas Texas $48,438
76 Suffolk County Massachusetts Massachusetts $47,916
77 Rockwall County Texas Texas $47,802
78 Santa Cruz County California California $47,619
79 North Slope Borough Alaska Alaska $47,585
80 Sonoma County California California $47,580
81 Dallas County Iowa Iowa $47,488
82 Dunn County North Dakota North Dakota $47,472
83 Scott County Minnesota Minnesota $47,334
84 James City County Virginia Virginia $47,223
85 Burlington County New Jersey New Jersey $47,065
86 Oldham County Kentucky Kentucky $46,833
87 Frederick County Maryland Maryland $46,615
88 Fayette County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $46,522
89 Essex County Massachusetts Massachusetts $46,263
90 Orange County California California $46,099
91 Charleston County South Carolina South Carolina $46,066
92 Washington County Rhode Island Rhode Island $45,956
93 Carroll County Maryland Maryland $45,800
94 Denton County Texas Texas $45,782
95 Cumberland County Maine Maine $45,704
96 Cape May County New Jersey New Jersey $45,689
97 Orange County North Carolina North Carolina $45,681
98 Stafford County Virginia Virginia $45,618
99 Juneau Borough Alaska Alaska $45,607
100 Washtenaw County Michigan Michigan $45,500

Highest-income counties and places by state[edit]

For more detailed lists of rankings of counties and places in the individual states, see the following pages:

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Frasier, Steve (2005). Ruling America. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674017474.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia region boasts four richest counties in U.S." American City Business Journals.
  3. ^ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2022.