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

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

Median household income

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2020 census

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The chart below depicts the 100 highest income counties in the United States by median household income according to the 2020 United States census.[2] Virginia has the most counties in the top 100 with 18 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

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2020 census

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Rank County or
Equivalent
State Per
Capita
Inc
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

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

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "District of Columbia region boasts four richest counties in U.S." American City Business Journals.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2022.