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.
Summary[]
Before the American Civil War, the wealthiest counties were primarily located in Louisiana and Mississippi, because of the high number of slaves, who were not counted as part of the population.[1]
Loudoun County, Virginia, a suburb of District of Columbia, is the highest-income county by median household income. Another District of Columbia suburb, Arlington County, Virginia, ranked as the highest-income county by median family income as of 2013.[2]
Many of the top counties in the following lists are found in the Northeast Megalopolis, particularly in the Washington metropolitan area and the New York metropolitan area.
Median household income[]
American Community Survey[]
Presented below are the 25 highest income counties (with populations of 65,000 or greater) in the United States by median household income according to the 2016 American Community Survey[3] prepared by the US Census Bureau. Five of the counties are located in Virginia, five in Maryland, four in California, three in New Jersey, two in New York, and one each in: Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. (Disclaimer: This only includes counties that participated in this single survey)
Rank | County | State | Median Household Income |
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1 | Loudoun County | Virginia | |
2 | Howard County | Maryland | |
3 | Fairfax County | Virginia | |
4 | Hunterdon County | New Jersey | |
5 | Santa Clara County | California | |
6 | Arlington County | Virginia | |
7 | Douglas County | Colorado | |
8 | San Mateo County | California | |
9 | Morris County | New Jersey | |
10 | Williamson County | Tennessee | |
11 | Nassau County | New York | |
12 | Somerset County | New Jersey | |
13 | Marin County | California | |
14 | San Francisco County | California | |
15 | Delaware County | Ohio | |
16 | Forsyth County | Georgia | |
17 | Montgomery County | Maryland | |
18 | Calvert County | Maryland | |
19 | Prince William County | Virginia | |
20 | Stafford County | Virginia | |
21 | Putnam County | New York | |
22 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | |
23 | Charles County | Maryland | |
24 | Rockwall County | Texas | |
25 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts |
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2010 Census[]
Rank | County | Median Household Income |
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1 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $115,574 |
2 | City of Falls Church, Virginia | $114,409 |
3 | Fairfax County, Virginia | $105,416 |
4 | Los Alamos County, New Mexico | $103,643 |
5 | Howard County, Maryland | $103,273 |
6 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | $100,980 |
7 | Oakland County, Michigan | $99,198 |
8 | City of Fairfax, Virginia | $97,900 |
9 | Somerset County, New Jersey | $97,440 |
10 | Morris County, New Jersey | $96,747 |
11 | Arlington County, Virginia | $94,880 |
12 | Nassau County, New York | $93,613 |
13 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $93,373 |
14 | Stafford County, Virginia | $93,065 |
15 | Prince William County, Virginia | $91,098 |
16 | Calvert County, Maryland | $90,838 |
17 | Marin County, California | $89,268 |
18 | Putnam County, New York | $89,218 |
19 | Charles County, Maryland | $88,825 |
20 | Delaware County, Ohio | $87,908 |
21 | Williamson County, Tennessee | $87,832 |
22 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $87,605 |
23 | Santa Clara County, California | $86,850 |
24 | San Mateo County, California | $85,648 |
25 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | $84,741 |
26 | Suffolk County, New York | $84,506 |
27 | City of Poquoson, Virginia | $84,315 |
28 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $83,877 |
29 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $83,456 |
30 | Sussex County, New Jersey | $83,089 |
31 | Rockland County, New York | $82,534 |
32 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | $82,265 |
33 | Fayette County, Georgia | $82,216 |
34 | Scott County, Minnesota | $82,190 |
35 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $81,947 |
36 | Bergen County, New Jersey | $81,708 |
37 | Frederick County, Maryland | $81,686 |
38 | Carroll County, Maryland | $81,621 |
39 | Fairfield County, Connecticut | $81,268 |
40 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | $81,096 |
41 | York County, Virginia | $81,055 |
42 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | $81,027 |
43 | City of Alexandria, Virginia | $80,847 |
44 | Collin County, Texas | $80,504 |
45 | Carver County, Minnesota | $80,280 |
46 | St. Mary's County, Maryland | $80,053 |
47 | Kendall County, Illinois | $79,897 |
48 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $79,845 |
49 | Westchester County, New York | $79,619 |
50 | Goochland County, Virginia | $79,547 |
51 | Summit County, Utah | $79,461 |
52 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $79,417 |
53 | Washington County, Minnesota | $79,109 |
54 | Elbert County, Colorado | $78,958 |
55 | Lake County, Illinois | $78,948 |
56 | Contra Costa County, California | $78,385 |
57 | Rockwall County, Texas | $78,032 |
58 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | $77,615 |
59 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | $77,377 |
60 | Tolland County, Connecticut | $77,175 |
61 | Harford County, Maryland | $77,010 |
62 | DuPage County, Illinois | $76,581 |
63 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | $88,628 |
64 | McHenry County, Illinois | $76,482 |
65 | Hanover County, Virginia | $76,425 |
66 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | $76,380 |
67 | Burlington County, New Jersey | $76,258 |
68 | King George County, Virginia | $76,241 |
69 | Will County, Illinois | $75,906 |
70 | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | $75,825 |
71 | City and County of Broomfield, Colorado | $75,590 |
72 | Ventura County, California | $75,348 |
73 | City of Manassas, Virginia | $75,173 |
74 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $75,064 |
75 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $74,996 |
76 | Middlesex County, Connecticut | $74,906 |
77 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | $74,828 |
78 | Placer County, California | $74,447 |
79 | Orange County, California | $74,344 |
80 | James City County, Virginia | $73,903 |
81 | Johnson County, Kansas | $73,733 |
82 | Powhatan County, Virginia | $73,593 |
83 | Clarke County, Virginia | $73,244 |
84 | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | $73,131 |
85 | Dakota County, Minnesota | $72,850 |
86 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | $72,664 |
87 | Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska | $72,219 |
88 | Livingston County, Michigan | $72,129 |
89 | Eagle County, Colorado | $71,337 |
90 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | $71,321 |
91 | Warren County, Ohio | $71,274 |
92 | Prince George's County, Maryland | $71,260 |
93 | Mercer County, New Jersey | $71,217 |
94 | Richmond County, New York | $71,084 |
95 | Denton County, Texas | $70,622 |
96 | New Kent County, Virginia | $70,590 |
97 | St. Charles County, Missouri | $70,331 |
98 | Honolulu County, Hawaii | $70,093 |
99 | El Dorado County, California | $70,000 |
100 | Alameda County, California | $69,384 |
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show2007 – Counties with populations of 250,000 or more |
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show2007 – Counties with populations 65,000–250,000 |
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2000 Census[]
Source: US Census Bureau: 2000 Census
Number of counties by state in the top 100: Virginia 10 plus 5 independent cities, Maryland 9, California 8, New Jersey 8, Georgia 7, Colorado 6, Illinois 6, Minnesota 5, New York 5, Texas 5, Alaska 3, Connecticut 3, Ohio 3, Pennsylvania 3, Wisconsin 2, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 2, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1. Twenty-five states do not have any counties in the top 100.
United States of America: $41,994
Rank | County | Median Household Income |
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1 | Douglas County, Colorado | $82,929 |
2 | Fairfax County, Virginia | $81,050 |
3 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $80,648 |
4 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | $79,888 |
5 | Los Alamos County, New Mexico | $78,993 |
6 | Morris County, New Jersey | $77,340 |
7 | Somerset County, New Jersey | $76,933 |
8 | City of Falls Church, Virginia | $74,924 |
9 | Santa Clara County, California | $74,335 |
10 | Howard County, Maryland | $74,167 |
11 | Suffolk County, New York | $73,979 |
12 | Nassau County, New York | $72,030 |
13 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $71,551 |
14 | Marin County, California | $71,306 |
15 | Fayette County, Georgia | $71,227 |
16 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $71,026 |
17 | Collin County, Texas | $70,835 |
18 | San Mateo County, California | $70,819 |
19 | Johnson County, Kansas | $69,817 |
20 | Williamson County, Tennessee | $69,104 |
21 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $68,890 |
22 | Rockland County, New York | $67,971 |
23 | DuPage County, Illinois | $67,887 |
24 | City of Fairfax, Virginia | $67,642 |
25 | Livingston County, Michigan | $67,400 |
26 | Delaware County, Ohio | $67,258 |
27 | Lake County, Illinois | $66,973 |
28 | Stafford County, Virginia | $66,809 |
29 | Scott County, Minnesota | $66,612 |
30 | Washington County, Minnesota | $66,305 |
31 | Prince William County, Virginia | $65,960 |
32 | Calvert County, Maryland | $65,945 |
33 | Carver County, Minnesota | $65,540 |
34 | Columbia County, Georgia | $65,507 |
35 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | $65,295 |
36 | Putnam County, New York | $65,288 |
37 | Sussex County, New Jersey | $65,266 |
38 | Fairfield County, Connecticut | $65,249 |
39 | Bergen County, New Jersey | $65,241 |
40 | Rockwall County, Texas | $65,164 |
41 | Summit County, Utah | $64,962 |
42 | McHenry County, Illinois | $64,826 |
43 | Kendall County, Illinois | $64,625 |
44 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | $64,231 |
45 | City and County of Broomfield, Colorado | $63,903 |
46 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $63,831 |
47 | Contra Costa County, California | $63,675 |
48 | Westchester County, New York | $63,582 |
49 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | $63,432 |
50 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $63,229 |
51 | North Slope Borough, Alaska | $63,173 |
52 | Arlington County, Virginia | $63,001 |
53 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $62,839 |
54 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $62,745 |
55 | Eagle County, Colorado | $62,682 |
56 | Elbert County, Colorado | $62,480 |
57 | Will County, Illinois | $62,238 |
58 | Charles County, Maryland | $62,199 |
59 | City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska | $62,034 |
60 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $61,999 |
61 | Oakland County, Michigan | $61,907 |
62 | Orange County, California | $61,899 |
63 | Dakota County, Minnesota | $61,863 |
64 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $61,768 |
65 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | $61,446 |
66 | Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska | $61,406 |
67 | City of Poquoson, Virginia | $60,920 |
68 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $60,896 |
69 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | $60,829 |
70 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | $60,821 |
71 | City of Manassas Park, Virginia | $60,794 |
72 | Williamson County, Texas | $60,642 |
73 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $60,537 |
74 | City of Manassas, Virginia | $60,409 |
75 | Frederick County, Maryland | $60,276 |
76 | Geauga County, Ohio | $60,200 |
77 | Carroll County, Maryland | $60,021 |
78 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | $59,727 |
79 | Ventura County, California | $59,666 |
80 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $59,375 |
81 | Kane County, Illinois | $59,351 |
82 | Hanover County, Virginia | $59,223 |
83 | Middlesex County, Connecticut | $59,175 |
84 | Tolland County, Connecticut | $59,044 |
85 | Burlington County, New Jersey | $58,608 |
86 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | $58,537 |
87 | Cobb County, Georgia | $58,289 |
88 | Denton County, Texas | $58,216 |
89 | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | $58,150 |
90 | York County, Virginia | $57,956 |
91 | Warren County, Ohio | $57,952 |
92 | Anoka County, Minnesota | $57,754 |
93 | Placer County, California | $57,535 |
94 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | $57,525 |
95 | San Benito County, California | $57,469 |
96 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $57,339 |
97 | Henry County, Georgia | $57,309 |
98 | St. Charles County, Missouri | $57,258 |
99 | Harford County, Maryland | $57,234 |
100 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | $57,037 |
Per capita income[]
2010 Census[]
Rank | County | Per Capita Personal Income |
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1 | New York County, New York | $111,386 |
2 | Teton County, Wyoming | $94,672 |
3 | Marin County, California | $89,936 |
4 | Howard County, Maryland | $80,165 |
5 | Arlington County, Virginia | $79,967 |
6 | Alexandria, Virginia | $76,362 |
7 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $76,318 |
8 | Town and County of Nantucket, Massachusetts | $73,654 |
9 | Westchester County, New York | $73,159 |
10 | Fairfield County, Connecticut | $71,768 |
11 | District of Columbia | $70,710 |
12 | City and County of San Francisco, California | $70,190 |
13 | Somerset County, New Jersey | $69,886 |
14 | Morris County, New Jersey | $69,811 |
15 | Summit County, Utah | $68,524 |
16 | San Mateo County, California | $67,964 |
17 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $67,639 |
18 | Slope County, North Dakota | $67,089 |
19 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | $67,053 |
20 | Fairfax County & Fairfax City & Falls Church, Virginia | $66,679 |
21 | Douglas County, Colorado | $66,047 |
22 | Nassau County, New York | $65,615 |
23 | Bergen County, New Jersey | $65,486 |
24 | Blaine County, Idaho | $63,883 |
25 | Howard County, Maryland | $63,375 |
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2000 Census[]
Number of counties by state in the top 100: Colorado 10, Virginia 7 counties plus 3 independent cities, New Jersey 9, California 8, Florida 6, New York 6, Georgia 4, Maryland 4, Minnesota 4, Connecticut 3, Massachusetts 3, Michigan 3, Pennsylvania 3, Texas 3, Illinois 2, North Carolina 2, Ohio 2, Washington 2, Wisconsin 2, Idaho 1, Alaska 1, Alabama 1, District of Columbia 1, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Missouri 1, Nevada 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Rhode Island 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1, Wyoming 1. Eighteen states do not have any counties in the top 100. United States of America per capita average: $21,587
Rank | County | Per Capita Income |
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1 | Marin County, California | $44,962 |
2 | New York County, New York (Manhattan) | $42,922 |
3 | City of Falls Church, Virginia | $41,052 |
4 | Pitkin County, Colorado | $40,811 |
5 | Fairfield County, Connecticut | $38,350 |
6 | Teton County, Wyoming | $38,260 |
7 | Somerset County, New Jersey | $37,970 |
8 | Arlington County, Virginia | $37,706 |
9 | City of Alexandria, Virginia[1] | $37,645 |
10 | Morris County, New Jersey | $36,964 |
11 | Fairfax County, Virginia | $36,888 |
12 | Westchester County, New York | $36,726 |
13 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | $36,370 |
14 | San Mateo County, California | $36,045 |
15 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $35,684 |
16 | San Miguel County, Colorado | $35,329 |
17 | Douglas County, Colorado | $34,848 |
18 | Los Alamos County, New Mexico | $34,646 |
19 | City and County of San Francisco, California | $34,556 |
20 | Summit County, Utah | $33,767 |
21 | Bergen County, New Jersey | $33,638 |
22 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $33,530 |
23 | Collin County, Texas | $33,345 |
24 | Hamilton County, Indiana | $33,109 |
25 | Santa Clara County, California | $32,795 |
26 | Oakland County, Michigan | $32,534 |
27 | Williamson County, Tennessee | $32,496 |
28 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | $32,484 |
29 | Howard County, Maryland | $32,402 |
30 | Nassau County, New York | $32,151 |
31 | Lake County, Illinois | $32,102 |
32 | Eagle County, Colorado | $32,011 |
33 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $31,947 |
34 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | $31,627 |
35 | Delaware County, Ohio | $31,600 |
36 | Blaine County, Idaho | $31,346 |
37 | DuPage County, Illinois | $31,315 |
38 | Town and County of Nantucket, Massachusetts | $31,314 |
39 | City of Fairfax, Virginia | $31,247 |
40 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | $31,199 |
41 | Collier County, Florida | $31,195 |
42 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | $31,149 |
43 | Johnson County, Kansas | $30,919 |
44 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | $30,898 |
45 | Contra Costa County, California | $30,615 |
46 | San Juan County, Washington | $30,603 |
47 | Putnam County, New York | $30,127 |
48 | Fulton County, Georgia | $30,003 |
49 | Ventura County, California | $29,634 |
50 | Martin County, Florida | $29,584 |
51 | King County, Washington | $29,521 |
52 | Fayette County, Georgia | $29,464 |
53 | James City County, Virginia | $29,256 |
54 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $29,164 |
55 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $29,114 |
56 | Goochland County, Virginia | $29,105 |
57 | Boulder County, Colorado | $28,976 |
58 | Albemarle County, Virginia | $28,852 |
59 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $28,801 |
60 | Routt County, Colorado | $28,792 |
61 | Hennepin County, Minnesota | $28,789 |
62 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $28,757 |
63 | Summit County, Colorado | $28,676 |
64 | St. Johns County, Florida | $28,674 |
65 | District of Columbia | $28,659 |
66 | Rockwall County, Texas | $28,573 |
67 | Carver County, Minnesota | $28,486 |
68 | Litchfield County, Connecticut | $28,408 |
69 | Sarasota County, Florida | $28,326 |
70 | Middlesex County, Connecticut | $28,251 |
71 | Talbot County, Maryland | $28,164 |
72 | Clear Creek County, Colorado | $28,160 |
73 | Washington County, Minnesota | $28,148 |
74 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | $28,147 |
75 | Rockland County, New York | $28,082 |
76 | Livingston County, Michigan | $28,069 |
77 | Jefferson County, Colorado | $28,066 |
78 | Placer County, California | $27,963 |
79 | Geauga County, Ohio | $27,944 |
80 | Mercer County, New Jersey | $27,914 |
81 | Cobb County, Georgia | $27,863 |
82 | St. Louis County, Missouri | $27,595 |
83 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $27,578 |
84 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | $27,430 |
85 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | $27,352 |
86 | Douglas County, Nevada | $27,288 |
87 | Indian River County, Florida | $27,227 |
88 | Shelby County, Alabama | $27,176 |
89 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | $27,173 |
90 | Dakota County, Minnesota | $27,008 |
91 | Wake County, North Carolina | $27,004 |
92 | Sussex County, New Jersey | $26,992 |
93 | Union County, New Jersey | $26,992 |
94 | Denton County, Texas | $26,895 |
95 | Newport County, Rhode Island | $26,779 |
96 | City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska | $26,719 |
97 | Alameda County, California | $26,680 |
98 | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | $26,656 |
99 | Suffolk County, New York | $26,577 |
100 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | $26,535 |
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[]
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- ^ Top 100 counties – Median household income, 2011. Washingtonpost.com (September 20, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
- ^ U.S. Census website. Factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
- ^ State and County QuickFacts Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Quickfacts.census.gov (February 20, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
- ^ Median Household Income in 2009 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars based on the 2005–09 American Community Survey, United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Census Bureau Homepage". Census.gov. March 26, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data From the 2007 American Community Survey" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Matt Woolsey, America's Richest Counties, Forbes.com, 01.22.08, 6:00 PM ET Forbes.com Web site. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Census 2000 Demographic Profiles". Censtats.census.gov. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Interactive Data". U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ Aristide Economoupolos/The Star-Leder. "N.J. has four of nation's 20 highest-income counties". Nj.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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