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.

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Summary

As of 2020, Loudoun County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. in Virginia has a median household income of $147,111, the highest of any county in the nation. [1]

Median household income

2020 Census estimates

The chart below depicts the 100 highest income counties in the United States by median household income according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey data for 2016-2020, in constant 2020 dollars. [2] [3] Virginia has the most counties in the top 100 with 18 followed by California with 11; Maryland with 10; New Jersey with nine; Texas with seven, New York and Illinois with six each; Colorado and Massachusetts with four each; Georgia, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania with three each; Indiana, Ohio, Utah, and Washington with two each; and Alaska, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Tennessee with one each.

RankCounty or
Equivalent
StateMedian
Household
Income
1 Loudoun County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $147,111
2 Falls Church Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $146,922
3 Santa Clara County Flag of California.svg California $130,890
4 San Mateo County Flag of California.svg California $128,091
5 Fairfax County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $127,866
6 Howard County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $124,042
7 Arlington County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $122,604
8 Marin County Flag of California.svg California $121,671
9 Douglas County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $121,393
10 Nassau County Flag of New York.svg New York $120,036
11 Los Alamos County Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico $119,266
12 San Francisco County Flag of California.svg California $119,136
13 Hunterdon County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $117,858
14 Morris County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $117,298
15 Somerset County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $116,510
16 Forsyth County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia $112,834
17 Calvert County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $112,696
18 Nantucket County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $112,306
19 Stafford County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $112,247
20 Montgomery County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $111,812
21 Delaware County Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio $111,411
22 Williamson County Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee $111,196
23 Fairfax Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $109,708
24 Prince William County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $107,707
25 Putnam County Flag of New York.svg New York $107,246
26 Summit County Flag of Utah.svg Utah $106,973
27 Middlesex County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $106,202
28 Rockwall County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $105,956
29 Fauquier County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $105,665
30 Suffolk County Flag of New York.svg New York $105,362
31 Norfolk County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $105,320
32 Alameda County Flag of California.svg California $104,888
33 Bergen County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $104,623
34 Elbert County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $104,231
35 Chester County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania $104,161
36 Carver County Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota $104,011
37 Contra Costa County Flag of California.svg California $103,997
38 Oldham County Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky $103,761
39 Charles County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $103,678
40 Monmouth County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $103,523
41 Scott County Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota $103,261
42 Anne Arundel County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $103,225
43 Alexandria Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $102,227
44 Broomfield County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $101,206
45 Poquoson Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $100,696
46 Frederick County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $100,685
47 Collin County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $100,541
48 Morgan County Flag of Utah.svg Utah $100,408
49 Fort Bend County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $100,189
50 Carroll County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $99,569
51 Westchester County Flag of New York.svg New York $99,489
52 King County Flag of Washington.svg Washington $99,158
53 Hamilton County Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana $98,880
54 Kendall County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $98,692
55 New Kent County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $97,688
56 Washington County Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota $97,584
57 Fairfield County Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut $97,539
58 Goochland County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $97,146
59 Kendall County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $96,854
60 King George County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $96,711
61 Queen Anne's County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $96,467
62 Sussex County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $96,222
63 Chambers County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $95,989
64 St. Mary's County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $95,864
65 Oconee County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia $95,064
66 DuPage County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $94,930
67 Rockland County Flag of New York.svg New York $94,840
68 Orange County Flag of California.svg California $94,441
69 Harford County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $94,003
70 Rockingham County Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire $93,962
71 Powhatan County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $93,833
72 Fayette County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia $93,777
73 Placer County Flag of California.svg California $93,677
74 Montgomery County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania $93,518
75 York County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $93,356
76 Bucks County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania $93,181
77 Plymouth County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $92,906
78 Lake County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $92,654
79 Napa County Flag of California.svg California $92,219
80 Middlesex County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $91,731
81 James City County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $91,675
82 Johnson County Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas $91,650
83 Hanover County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $91,444
84 Spotsylvania County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $90,913
85 Chugach Census Area Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska $90,776
86 Washington Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia $90,842
87 Williamson County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $90,834
88 Will County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $90,800
89 Gilpin County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $90,547
90 Denton County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $90,354
91 Burlington County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $90,329
92 McHenry County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $90,014
93 Santa Cruz County Flag of California.svg California $89,986
94 New York County Flag of New York.svg New York $89,812
95 Monroe County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $89,648
96 Boone County Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana $89,444
97 Warren County Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio $89,410
98 Ventura County Flag of California.svg California $89,295
99 Snohomish County Flag of Washington.svg Washington $89,273
100 Gloucester County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $89,056

Per capita income

2021 census estimates

The following table of the 100 highest income counties in the United States by per capita income is from the American Community Survey data for 2017-2021, in constant 2021 dollars. [4] [5]

RankCounty or
Equivalent
StatePer
Capita
Inc
1 New York County Flag of New York.svg New York $83,008
2 Marin County Flag of California.svg California $78,995
3 Arlington County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $77,535
4 San Francisco County Flag of California.svg California $77,267
5 Pitkin County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $76,883
6 Falls Church Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $76,354
7 San Mateo County Flag of California.svg California $69,919
8 Alexandria Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $68,640
9 Gilpin County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $66,627
10 Teton County Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming $66,296
11 Santa Clara County Flag of California.svg California $65,052
12 Los Alamos County Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico $64,521
13 Washington Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia $63,793
14 Harding County Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico $62,435
15 Fairfax County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $61,957
16 Morris County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $61,915
17 Westchester County Flag of New York.svg New York $61,830
18 Somerset County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $61,805
19 Fairfield County Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut $61,651
20 Hunterdon County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $61,328
21 Loudoun County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $61,045
22 Summit County Flag of Utah.svg Utah $60,768
23 Norfolk County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $60,406
24 King County Flag of Washington.svg Washington $59,843
25 Montgomery County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $59,384
26 Howard County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $58,560
27 Middlesex County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $58,399
28 Monmouth County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $57,836
29 Douglas County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $57,481
30 Fairfax Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $57,091
31 Goochland County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $57,064
32 Williamson County Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee $56,545
33 Nassau County Flag of New York.svg New York $55,763
34 Bergen County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $55,710
35 Chester County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania $55,702
36 Broomfield County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $55,176
37 Alameda County Flag of California.svg California $53,815
38 Sublette County Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming $53,693
39 Contra Costa County Flag of California.svg California $53,656
40 Loving County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $53,358
41 Montgomery County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania $53,343
42 Kendall County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $53,156
43 San Juan County Flag of Washington.svg Washington $52,881
44 Fulton County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia $52,842
45 Hamilton County Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana $52,437
46 Boulder County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $52,401
47 Delaware County Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio $52,397
48 Clear Creek County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $52,364
49 Nantucket County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $52,324
50 Newport County Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island $52,030
51 Bristol County Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island $51,917
52 San Miguel County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $51,725
53 Johnson County Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas $51,663
54 Rockingham County Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire $51,627
55 Dukes County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $51,354
56 Collier County Flag of Florida.svg Florida $51,296
57 Talbot County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $51,234
58 Anne Arundel County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $51,113
59 Ozaukee County Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin $51,032
60 Waukesha County Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin $50,837
61 Denver County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $50,642
62 Routt County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $50,571
63 Calvert County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $50,496
64 Carver County Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota $50,492
65 Hennepin County Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota $50,478
66 DuPage County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $50,344
67 Bucks County Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania $50,315
68 Washington County Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota $50,207
69 Elbert County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $50,147
70 Monroe County Flag of Florida.svg Florida $50,050
71 Barnstable County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $49,973
72 Albemarle County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $49,942
73 Putnam County Flag of New York.svg New York $49,808
74 Kalawao County Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii $49,700
75 Boone County Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana $49,666
76 Napa County Flag of California.svg California $49,641
77 Forsyth County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia $49,506
78 Fauquier County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $49,440
Lake County Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois $49,440
80 Oconee County Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia $49,429
81 Suffolk County Flag of New York.svg New York $49,404
82 Jefferson County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $49,213
83 Travis County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $49,191
84 Queen Anne's County Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland $49,178
85 Oakland County Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan $49,012
86 Eagle County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $49,010
87 El Dorado County Flag of California.svg California $48,953
88 Plymouth County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $48,785
89 Sussex County Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey $48,744
90 Rappahannock County Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia $48,672
91 Middlesex County Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut $48,670
92 Placer County Flag of California.svg California $48,580
93 Summit County Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado $48,488
94 Collin County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $48,438
95 Sarasota County Flag of Florida.svg Florida $48,265
96 Chatham County Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina $48,143
97 Suffolk County Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts $47,916
98 Saratoga County Flag of New York.svg New York $47,902
99 Litchfield County Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut $47,811
100 Rockwall County Flag of Texas.svg Texas $47,802

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:

See also

Notes and references

  1. "District of Columbia region boasts four richest counties in U.S." American City Business Journals.
  2. "American Community Survey 2020: Median income in the past 12 months (in 2020 inflation-adjusted dollars)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. "Census ACS API: American Community Survey 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. "American Community Survey 2021: Mean income in the past 12 months (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars: Per capita income by race and Hispanic or Latino origin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  5. "Census ACS API: American Community Survey 2021". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2025.