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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

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.

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 Chambers County Texas Texas $95,989
64 St. Mary's County Maryland Maryland $95,864
65 Oconee County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $95,064
66 DuPage County Illinois Illinois $94,930
67 Rockland County New York (state) New York $94,840
68 Orange County California California $94,441
69 Harford County Maryland Maryland $94,003
70 Rockingham County New Hampshire New Hampshire $93,962
71 Powhatan County Virginia Virginia $93,833
72 Fayette County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $93,777
73 Placer County California California $93,677
74 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $93,518
75 York County Virginia Virginia $93,356
76 Bucks County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $93,181
77 Plymouth County Massachusetts Massachusetts $92,906
78 Lake County Illinois Illinois $92,654
79 Napa County California California $92,219
80 Middlesex County New Jersey New Jersey $91,731
81 James City County Virginia Virginia $91,675
82 Johnson County Kansas Kansas $91,650
83 Hanover County Virginia Virginia $91,444
84 Spotsylvania County Virginia Virginia $90,913
85 Chugach Census Area Alaska Alaska $90,776
86 Washington Washington, D.C. District of Columbia $90,842
87 Williamson County Texas Texas $90,834
88 Will County Illinois Illinois $90,800
89 Gilpin County Colorado Colorado $90,547
90 Denton County Texas Texas $90,354
91 Burlington County New Jersey New Jersey $90,329
92 McHenry County Illinois Illinois $90,014
93 Santa Cruz County California California $89,986
94 New York County New York (state) New York $89,812
95 Monroe County Illinois Illinois $89,648
96 Boone County Indiana Indiana $89,444
97 Warren County Ohio Ohio $89,410
98 Ventura County California California $89,295
99 Snohomish County Washington (state) Washington $89,273
100 Gloucester County New Jersey 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]

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


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