List of United States metropolitan areas by per capita income

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Figures are from the United States Census, 2010.

RankMetropolitan statistical areaPopulationPer capita
income
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C-Virginia-Maryland MSA5,949,178$47,411
2San Jose-Santa Clara-Sunnyvale, California MSA1,918,944$40,392
3Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington MSA3,611,644$39,322
4San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California MSA4,122,177$38,355
5Boston–Worcester–Lawrence, Massachusetts–New Hampshire–Maine–Connecticut CMSA5,819,100$37,311
6Honolulu, Hawaii MSA921,000$36,339
7Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota MSA3,478,415$35,388
8Hartford, Connecticut MSA1,183,110$34,310
9Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado MSA2,871,068$32,399
10Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Oregon MSA2,345,318$31,377
11Sarasota–Bradenton, Florida MSA589,959$30,344
12Anchorage, Alaska MSA260,283$30,129
13Baltimore-Towson, Maryland MSA2,700,000$29,771
14New York-Newark-White Plains, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut CMSA19,278,198$28,819
15Atlanta, Georgia MSA5,544,577$25,288
16Madison, Wisconsin MSA726,526$25,163
17Rochester, Minnesota MSA124,277$24,939
18Santa Fe, New Mexico MSA147,635$24,745
19Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill, North Carolina MSA1,187,941$24,698
20Fort Myers–Cape Coral, Florida MSA440,888$24,542
21Austin–San Marcos, Texas MSA2,271,214$24,516
22Salt Lake City-Addison-Blue Spring, Utah MSA1,333,666$24,277
23Cleveland-Elyria-Akron, Ohio MSA3,554,127$24,275
24New London–Norwich, Connecticut–Vermont MSA293,566$24,225
25Portland, Maine MSA243,537$24,132
26Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro,Tennessee1,789,712$23,994
27Fort Collins–Loveland, Colorado MSA251,494$23,689
28Richmond–Petersburg, Virginia MSA996,512$23,685
29Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas CMSA8,500,000$23,616
30Charlottesville, Virginia MSA159,576$23,533
31Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill, North Carolina–South Carolina MSA2,335,440$23,417
32Kansas City, Missouri–Kansas MSA2,053,167$23,326
33Des Moines, Iowa MSA456,022$23,316
34Indianapolis, Indiana MSA1,999,935$23,198
35Springfield, Illinois MSA201,437$23,074
36Fort Pierce–Port St. Lucie, Florida MSA319,426$23,072
37Santa Barbara–Santa Maria–Lompoc, California MSA399,347$23,059
38Columbus, Ohio MSA1,987,911$23,020
39Milwaukee–Racine, Wisconsin CMSA2,240,231$23,003
40Cedar Rapids, Iowa MSA191,701$22,977
41Cincinnati–Hamilton, Ohio–Kentucky–Indiana CMSA2,435,418$22,947
42San Diego, California MSA3,926,941$22,926
43Philadelphia-Camden-Atlantic City, Pennsylvania-Delaware-New Jersey MSA6,138,144$22,874
44Burlington, Vermont MSA169,391$22,732
45St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois MSA2,603,607$22,698
46Reno, Nevada MSA312,000$22,592
47Detroit-Flint-Ann Arbor, Michigan MSA5,270,909$22,319
48Albany–Schenectady–Troy, New York MSA875,583$22,303
49Sacramento–Yolo, California CMSA1,796,857$22,302
50Bloomington–Normal, Illinois MSA150,433$22,227
51Iowa City, Iowa MSA111,006$22,220
52Omaha, Nebraska–Iowa MSA716,998$22,145
53Wilmington, North Carolina MSA233,450$22,100
54Huntsville, Alabama MSA342,376$22,073
55Kokomo, Indiana MSA101,541$22,029
56Colorado Springs, Colorado MSA516,929$22,005
57Boulder-Greeley Colorado, MSA714,000$22,004
58Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle, Pennsylvania MSA629,401$21,936
59Phoenix–Mesa, Arizona MSA3,251,876$21,907
60Corvallis, Oregon MSA78,153$21,868
61San Luis Obispo–Atascadero–Paso Robles, California MSA246,681$21,864
62Appleton–Oshkosh–Neenah, Wisconsin MSA358,365$21,837
63Punta Gorda, Florida MSA141,627$21,806
64Green Bay, Wisconsin MSA226,778$21,784
65Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Florida MSA2,395,997$21,784
66Jacksonville, Florida MSA1,100,491$21,763
67Louisville, Kentucky–Indiana MSA1,025,598$21,756
68Houston–Galveston–Brazoria, Texas CMSA4,669,571$21,701
69Lansing–East Lansing, Michigan MSA447,728$21,653
70Binghamton, New York MSA1,098,201$21,627
71Dayton–Springfield, Ohio MSA950,558$21,598
72Sheboygan, Wisconsin MSA112,646$21,509
73Melbourne–Titusville–Palm Bay, Florida MSA476,230$21,484
74Birmingham, Alabama MSA921,106$21,410
75Peoria–Pekin, Illinois MSA347,387$21,402
76Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, North Carolina MSA1,251,509$21,392
77Roanoke, Virginia MSA235,932$21,366
78Lincoln, Nebraska MSA250,291$21,265
79Pittsfield, Massachusetts MSA84,699$21,258
80Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, Pennsylvania MSA637,958$21,243
81Lexington, Kentucky MSA479,198$21,237
82Orlando, Florida MSA1,644,561$21,232
83Reading, Pennsylvania MSA373,638$21,232
84Las Vegas, Nevada–Arizona MSA1,563,282$21,210
85Providence–Fall River–Warwick, Rhode Island MSA1,188,613$21,208
86Los Angeles–Riverside–Orange County, California CMSA16,373,645$21,170
87Rockford, Illinois MSA371,236$21,145
88York, Pennsylvania MSA381,751$21,086
89Sioux Falls, South Dakota MSA172,412$20,936
90Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MSA2,358,695$20,935
91Fort Walton Beach, Florida MSA170,498$20,918
92Topeka, Kansas MSA169,871$20,904
93Columbia, South Carolina MSA536,691$20,902
94Grand Rapids–Muskegon–Holland, Michigan MSA1,088,514$20,901
95Janesville–Beloit, Wisconsin MSA152,307$20,895
96Savannah, Georgia MSA293,000$20,752
97Wausau, Wisconsin MSA125,834$20,703
98Fort Wayne, Indiana MSA502,141$20,701
99Wichita, Kansas MSA545,220$20,692
100Toledo, Ohio MSA618,203$20,565
101Knoxville, Tennessee MSA687,249$20,538
102Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, Iowa–Illinois MSA359,062$20,464
103Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Florida CMSA3,876,380$20,454
104Evansville–Henderson, Indiana–Kentucky MSA296,195$20,439
105Lancaster, Pennsylvania MSA470,658$20,398
106Charleston, West Virginia MSA251,662$20,378
107Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News, Virginia–North Carolina MSA1,569,541$20,328
108Memphis, Tennessee–Arkansas–Mississippi MSA1,135,614$20,327
109Kalamazoo–Battle Creek, Michigan MSA452,851$20,324
110Saginaw–Bay City–Midland, Michigan MSA403,070$20,320
111Boise City, Idaho MSA432,345$20,280
112Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkansas MSA724,294$20,263
113Elkhart–Goshen, Indiana MSA182,791$20,250
114Jackson, Michigan MSA158,422$20,171
115Salinas, California MSA401,762$20,165
116Canton–Massillon, Ohio MSA406,934$20,154
117Buffalo–Niagara Falls, New York MSA1,170,111$20,143
118Tulsa, Oklahoma MSA803,235$20,092
119Decatur, Illinois MSA114,706$20,067
120Albuquerque, New Mexico MSA712,738$20,025
121Bellingham, Washington MSA166,814$20,025
122Asheville, North Carolina MSA225,965$20,010
123Syracuse, New York MSA732,117$20,002
124Tallahassee, Florida MSA284,539$19,990
125Springfield, Massachusetts MSA591,932$19,976
126Benton Harbor, Michigan MSA162,453$19,952
127Lawrence, Kansas MSA99,962$19,952
128Myrtle Beach, South Carolina MSA196,629$19,949
129Chattanooga, Tennessee–Georgia MSA465,161$19,944
130Fargo–Moorhead, North Dakota–Minnesota MSA174,367$19,910
131Daytona Beach, Florida MSA493,175$19,888
132Columbia, Missouri MSA135,454$19,844
133Richland–Kennewick–Pasco, Washington MSA191,822$19,798
134Tucson, Arizona MSA843,746$19,785
135Ogden, Utah MSA211,277$19,781
136Charleston–North Charleston, South Carolina MSA549,033$19,772
137South Bend, Indiana MSA265,559$19,756
138Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, South Carolina MSA962,441$19,716
139Champaign–Urbana, Illinois MSA179,669$19,708
140Eugene–Springfield, Oregon MSA322,959$19,681
141La Crosse, Wisconsin–Minnesota MSA126,838$19,649
142Cheyenne, Wyoming MSA81,607$19,634
143Dubuque, Iowa MSA89,143$19,600
144Bismarck, North Dakota MSA94,719$19,572
145Medford–Ashland, Oregon MSA181,269$19,498
146Jackson, Mississippi MSA440,801$19,435
147Glens Falls, New York MSA124,345$19,368
148Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MSA1,083,346$19,366
149Billings, Montana MSA129,352$19,303
150Muncie, Indiana MSA118,769$19,233
151Spokane, Washington MSA417,939$19,233
152Bangor, Maine MSA90,864$19,194
153St. Cloud, Minnesota MSA167,392$19,170
154Lafayette, Indiana MSA182,821$19,095
155Tyler, Texas MSA174,706$19,072
156Rochester, New York MSA1,079,671$19,067
157Pensacola, Florida MSA412,153$19,054
158Tuscaloosa, Alabama MSA164,875$18,998
159Rapid City, South Dakota MSA88,565$18,938
160Casper, Wyoming MSA66,533$18,913
161Montgomery, Alabama MSA333,055$18,910
162Lynchburg, Virginia MSA214,911$18,887
163Waterloo–Cedar Falls, Iowa MSA128,012$18,885
164Eau Claire, Wisconsin MSA148,337$18,875
165Baton Rouge, Louisiana MSA602,894$18,867
166Jackson, Tennessee MSA107,377$18,863
167Sherman–Denison, Texas MSA110,595$18,862
168Lewiston–Auburn, Maine MSA90,830$18,848
169Macon, Georgia MSA322,549$18,840
170New Orleans, Louisiana MSA1,337,726$18,834
171Augusta–Aiken, Georgia–South Carolina MSA477,441$18,744
172Duluth–Superior, Minnesota–Wisconsin MSA243,815$18,743
173Owensboro, Kentucky MSA91,545$18,739
174Hickory–Morganton–Lenoir, North Carolina MSA341,851$18,723
175Grand Junction, Colorado MSA116,255$18,715
176Panama City, Florida MSA148,217$18,700
177Dover, Delaware MSA126,697$18,662
178Springfield, Missouri MSA325,721$18,611
179Decatur, Alabama MSA145,867$18,577
180Youngstown–Warren, Ohio MSA594,746$18,551
181Bloomington, Indiana MSA120,563$18,534
182San Antonio, Texas MSA1,592,383$18,518
183Gainesville, Florida MSA217,955$18,465
184Victoria, Texas MSA84,088$18,379
185Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, Arkansas MSA311,121$18,348
186Sioux City, Iowa–Nebraska MSA124,130$18,339
187Athens, Georgia MSA153,444$18,303
188Lakeland–Winter Haven, Florida MSA483,924$18,302
189Mansfield, Ohio MSA175,818$18,284
190Elmira, New York MSA91,070$18,264
191Amarillo, Texas MSA217,858$18,247
192Greenville, North Carolina MSA133,798$18,243
193Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, Pennsylvania MSA624,776$18,229
194Florence, Alabama MSA142,950$18,205
195Lima, Ohio MSA155,084$18,137
196Mobile, Alabama MSA540,258$18,126
197St. Joseph, Missouri MSA102,490$18,123
198Parkersburg–Marietta, West Virginia–Ohio MSA151,237$18,076
199State College, Pennsylvania MSA135,758$18,020
200Utica–Rome, New York MSA299,896$18,006
201Erie, Pennsylvania MSA280,843$17,932
202Biloxi–Gulfport–Pascagoula, Mississippi MSA363,988$17,899
203Florence, South Carolina MSA125,761$17,876
204Ocala, Florida MSA258,916$17,848
205Missoula, Montana MSA95,802$17,808
206Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, Tennessee–Virginia MSA480,091$17,800
207Dothan, Alabama MSA137,916$17,780
208Redding, California MSA163,256$17,738
209Lake Charles, Louisiana MSA183,577$17,710
210Grand Forks, North Dakota–Minnesota MSA97,478$17,679
211Odessa–Midland, Texas MSA237,132$17,642
212Sharon, Pennsylvania MSA120,293$17,636
213Shreveport–Bossier City, Louisiana MSA392,302$17,628
214Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas MSA385,090$17,616
215Longview–Marshall, Texas MSA208,780$17,576
216Great Falls, Montana MSA80,357$17,566
217Columbus, Georgia–Alabama MSA274,624$17,559
218Chico–Paradise, California MSA203,171$17,517
219Terre Haute, Indiana MSA149,192$17,504
220Enid, Oklahoma MSA57,813$17,457
221Fayetteville, North Carolina MSA302,963$17,376
222Anniston, Alabama MSA112,249$17,367
223Stockton–Lodi, California MSA563,598$17,365
224San Angelo, Texas MSA104,010$17,325
225Lubbock, Texas MSA242,628$17,323
226Albany, Georgia MSA120,822$17,312
227Williamsport, Pennsylvania MSA120,044$17,224
228Abilene, Texas MSA126,555$17,176
229Waco, Texas MSA213,517$17,174
230Pueblo, Colorado MSA141,472$17,163
231Auburn–Opelika, Alabama MSA115,092$17,158
232Pocatello, Idaho MSA75,565$17,148
233Rocky Mount, North Carolina MSA143,026$17,142
234Wichita Falls, Texas MSA140,518$17,113
235Jonesboro, Arkansas MSA82,148$17,091
236Monroe, Louisiana MSA147,250$17,084
237Texarkana, Texas–Texarkana, Arkansas MSA129,749$17,072
238Danville, Virginia MSA110,156$17,061
239Flagstaff, Arizona–Utah MSA122,366$17,056
240Goldsboro, North Carolina MSA113,329$17,010
241Modesto, California MSA446,997$16,913
242Steubenville–Weirton, Ohio–West Virginia MSA132,008$16,911
243Jamestown, New York MSA139,750$16,840
244Gadsden, Alabama MSA103,459$16,783
245Corpus Christi, Texas MSA380,783$16,752
246Wheeling, West Virginia–Ohio MSA153,172$16,748
247Altoona, Pennsylvania MSA129,144$16,743
248Joplin, Missouri MSA157,322$16,653
249Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma MSA207,290$16,604
250Killeen–Temple, Texas MSA312,952$16,546
251Hattiesburg, Mississippi MSA111,674$16,450
252Cumberland, Maryland-West Virginia MSA102,008$16,409
253Huntington–Ashland, West Virginia–Kentucky–Ohio MSA315,538$16,357
254Clarksville–Hopkinsville, Tennessee–Kentucky MSA207,033$16,339
255Bryan–College Station, Texas MSA152,415$16,212
256Alexandria, Louisiana MSA126,337$16,088
257Lafayette, Louisiana MSA385,647$16,072
258Yuba City, California MSA139,149$15,998
259Houma, Louisiana MSA194,477$15,939
260Bakersfield, California MSA661,645$15,760
261Johnstown, Pennsylvania MSA232,621$15,755
262Lawton, Oklahoma MSA114,996$15,728
263Sumter, South Carolina MSA104,646$15,657
264Yakima, Washington MSA222,581$15,606
265Provo–Orem, Utah MSA368,536$15,557
266Pine Bluff, Arkansas MSA84,278$15,417
267Fresno, California MSA922,516$15,386
268Jacksonville, North Carolina MSA150,355$14,853
269Yuma, Arizona MSA160,026$14,802
270Merced, California MSA210,554$14,257
271Visalia–Tulare–Porterville, California MSA368,021$14,006
272Las Cruces, New Mexico MSA174,682$13,999
273El Paso, Texas MSA679,622$13,421
274Brownsville–Harlingen–San Benito, Texas MSA335,227$10,960
275Laredo, Texas MSA193,117$10,759
276McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, Texas MSA569,463$9,899
277San Juan–Caguas–Arecibo, Puerto Rico CMSA2,450,292$9,140
278Mayagüez, Puerto Rico MSA253,347$7,730
279Ponce, Puerto Rico MSA361,094$6,530
280Aguadilla, Puerto Rico MSA146,424$6,378

See also

Highest-income states in the United States

Highest-income census metropolitan areas in Canada

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