List of highest-income counties in the United States

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

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

2020 Census

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

Per capita income

2020 Census

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

Highest-income counties and places by state

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

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

See also

• List of United States counties by per capita income
• List of lowest-income counties in the United States

Notes and references

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.