Per capita income by county
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 [ edit ]
Before the American Civil War , the wealthiest counties were primarily located in Louisiana and Mississippi , because of the high number of enslaved people , who were not included in the population.[1]
Loudoun County, Virginia , a suburb of Washington, D.C. , is the highest-income county by median household income. Another Washington, D.C. suburb, Arlington County, Virginia , ranked as the highest-income county by median family income as of 2013.[2]
Median household income [ edit ]
2020 Census [ edit ]
The graph below depicts the 100 highest income counties in the United States by median household income according to the 2020 United States census .[3] Virginia has the most counties in the top 100 with 18. It is 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
2010 Census [ edit ]
[4]
Rank
County
Median Household Income
1
Loudoun County, Virginia
$115,574
2
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
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
$88,628
20
Delaware County, Ohio
$87,908
21
Williamson County, Tennessee
$87,832
23
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
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
2009
The rankings are based on the median annual household income estimates from 2005 to 2009 in each county in the nation, provided by the United States Census Bureau 's American Community Survey , in 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars.[5] Since cities in Virginia are independent of surrounding counties they are included in the Census Bureau's ranking.
Number of counties by state in following list : Virginia 5 plus 3 independent cities , Maryland 4, New Jersey 3, New York 3, California 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1, New Mexico 1, Ohio 1, Tennessee 1. Of the top 25 counties, 10 are part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area , 6 counties are part of the New York Metropolitan Area , and 2 counties are part of the San Francisco Bay Area . By Census region , 14 counties are located in the South , 6 in the Northeast , 4 in the West , and 1 located in the Midwest . 17 of the 25 counties are part of the densely populated Northeast Megalopolis .
2009
Rank
County
2005–09 ACS Median household income
2005–09 ACS Margin of error
2000 Census Median household income
2000 Census Margin of error
Change from 2000 Census to 2005–09 ACS
1
City of Falls Church, Virginia
$113,313
3,595
96,449
5,613
16,864
2
Loudoun County, Virginia
$112,021
1,833
103,817
1,477
8,204
3
Fairfax County, Virginia
$104,259
955
104,335
709
−76
4
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
$102,500
2,533
102,839
1,717
−339
5
Howard County, Maryland
$101,003
1,325
95,474
1,128
5,529
6
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
$100,423
5,635
101,687
4,364
−1,264
7
Douglas County, Colorado
$99,522
1,394
106,754
1,402
−7,232
8
Morris County, New Jersey
$96,316
1,374
99,559
1,085
−3,243
9
Somerset County, New Jersey
$96,233
1,782
99,035
1,399
−2,802
10
City of Fairfax, Virginia
$96,232
5,204
87,075
3,616
9,157
11
Arlington County, Virginia
$93,806
1,652
81,101
1,183
12,705
12
Nassau County, New York
$92,450
800
92,724
463
−274
13
Montgomery County, Maryland
$92,213
962
92,107
635
106
14
Calvert County, Maryland
$90,621
2,753
84,890
1,868
5,731
15
Stafford County, Virginia
$90,586
1,895
86,003
1,555
4,583
16
Prince William County, Virginia
$88,850
1,545
84,910
959
3,940
17
Williamson County, Tennessee
$88,358
1,787
88,957
1,769
−599
18
Forsyth County, Georgia
$88,040
1,808
88,681
1,803
−641
19
Putnam County, New York
$88,036
2,574
93,044
1,503
−5,008
20
Marin County, California
$87,728
1,569
91,792
1,314
−4,064
21
Charles County, Maryland
$86,141
2,341
80,068
1,460
6,073
22
Santa Clara County, California
$85,569
864
95,691
507
−10,122
23
Delaware County, Ohio
$85,054
2,214
86,581
1,697
−1,527
24
City of Poquoson, Virginia
$84,688
5,283
78,422
3,527
6,266
25
Suffolk County, New York
$84,530
803
84,045
403
485
2008
[6]
This data is average 2006–2008 from the American Community Survey of the United States Bureau of the Census.
Number of counties by state in following lists : Virginia 6 plus 2 independent cities , Maryland 4, New Jersey 3, New York 3, California 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1, Pennsylvania 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1.
Of the top 25 counties, 11 are part of the Washington Metropolitan Area , 6 counties are part of the New York Metropolitan Area , and 2 counties are part of the San Francisco Bay Area . By Census region , 14 counties are located in the South , 7 in the Northeast , 4 in the West , with none located in the Midwest . 18 of the 25 counties are part of the densely populated Northeast Megalopolis . Educational attainment is based on bachelor's degree attainment (and above) for people 25 and older in the county.
2008
Rank
County
Median Household Income
Population
Educational Attainment
1
Loudoun County, Virginia
$110,643
277,433
58%
2
Fairfax County, Virginia
$106,785
1,005,980
60%
3
Howard County, Maryland
$101,710
272,412
60%
4
Somerset County, New Jersey
$103,227
321,589
53%
5
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
$100,947
129,000
52%
6
City of Fairfax, Virginia
$98,133
23,281
52%
7
Morris County, New Jersey
$97,565
486,459
52%
8
Douglas County, Colorado
$97,480
270,286
54%
9
Arlington County, Virginia
$96,390
204,889
71%
10
Montgomery County, Maryland
$93,999
942,747
59%
11
Nassau County, New York
$93,579
1,352,817
45%
12
Stafford County, Virginia
$89,536
120,219
36%
13
Calvert County, Maryland
$89,049
88,126
30%
14
Prince William County, Virginia
$88,675
358,719
38%
15
Putnam County, New York
$88,580
99,195
40%
16
Goochland County, Virginia
$88,552
20,494
32%
17
Williamson County, Tennessee
$88,316
165,336
53%
18
Marin County, California
$88,101
246,985
55%
19
Santa Clara County, California
$87,287
1,734,756
46%
20
Forsyth County, Georgia
$86,938
158,009
46%
21
Charles County, Maryland
$86,586
140,032
28%
22
Summit County, Utah
$85,258
35,448
53%
23
City of Alexandria, Virginia
$85,135
140,657
63%
24
Chester County, Pennsylvania
$84,844
485,083
51%
25
Suffolk County, New York
$84,767
1,510,716
34%
United States
$52,175
304,374,846
27%
2007 – Counties with populations of 250,000 or more
Rank
County
Median Household Income
1
Loudoun County, Virginia
$107,207
2
Fairfax County, Virginia
$105,241
3
Howard County, Maryland
$101,672
4
Somerset County, New Jersey
$97,658
5
Morris County, New Jersey
$94,684
6
Douglas County, Colorado
$92,824
7
Montgomery County, Maryland
$91,835
8
Suffolk County, New York
$89,782
9
Prince William County, Virginia
$87,243
10
Santa Clara County, California
$84,360
2007 – Counties with populations 65,000–250,000
Rank
County
Median Household Income
1
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
$100,327
2
Calvert County, Maryland
$95,134
3
Arlington County, Virginia
$94,876
4
Stafford County, Virginia
$87,629
5
Fauquier County, Virginia
$84,888
6
Forsyth County, Georgia
$84,872
7
Putnam County, New York
$84,624
8
Marin County, California
$83,870
9
Charles County, Maryland
$83,412
10
Carroll County, Maryland
$82,492
2006
Rank
County
Median Household Income
1
Fairfax County, Virginia
$100,318
2
Loudoun County, Virginia
$99,371
3
Howard County, Maryland
$94,260
4
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
$93,297
5
Douglas County, Colorado
$92,125
6
Somerset County, New Jersey
$91,688
7
Morris County, New Jersey
$89,587
8
Montgomery County, Maryland
$87,624
9
Arlington County, Virginia
$87,350
10
Suffolk County, New York
$85,994
11
Marin County, California
$85,892
12
Stafford County, Virginia
$85,014
13
Calvert County, Maryland
$84,891
14
Santa Clara County, California
$84,838
15
Forsyth County, Georgia
$83,682
16
San Mateo County, California
$82,123
17
Putnam County, New York
$81,907
18
Williamson County, Tennessee
$81,449
19
Prince William County, Virginia
$80,783
20
City of Alexandria, Virginia
$80,449
2000 Census [ edit ]
[9]
Number of counties by state in the top 100
100 highest counties by median household income
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
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 [ edit ]
2010 Census [ edit ]
CA1-3 Personal income summary: Per capita personal income, 2010, BEA[10]
Rank
County
Per Capita Personal Income
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
Average per capita income 2009
[11]
Number of counties by state in the top 20 : New Jersey 4; California 3; New York 2; Virginia 1 county, 1 independent city , and 1 statistical unit comprising a county and two independent cities; Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Texas, South Dakota, and Wyoming 1 each.
Of the 20 counties, 7 are part of the New York Metropolitan Area , 4 are part of the Washington Metropolitan Area , and 3 are part of the San Francisco Bay Area . By Census region , 7 counties are located in the Northeast , 6 in the South , and 6 in the West .
Average per capita income 2009
Rank
County
Average Per Capita Income
1
Teton County, Wyoming
$132,728
2
New York County, New York
$120,790
3
Loving County, Texas
$99,593
4
Pitkin County, Colorado
$93,465
5
Marin County, California
$91,483
6
Suffolk County, New York
$91,376
7
Fairfield County, Connecticut
$74,878
8
San Mateo County, California
$71,753
9
Morris County, New Jersey
$71,713
10
City and County of San Francisco, California
$71,342
11
Somerset County, New Jersey
$70,949
12
City of Alexandria, Virginia
$70,632
13
Arlington County, Virginia
$68,270
14
Fairfax County , City of Fairfax , and Falls Church, Virginia
$67,909
15
Montgomery County, Maryland
$67,525
16
Bergen County, New Jersey
$67,125
17
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
$66,449
18
Sully County, South Dakota
$64,352
19
Blaine County, Idaho
$64,207
20
Collier County, Florida
$63,276
2000 Census [ edit ]
[9]
Number of counties ranked in the top 100 nationally, by state
100 highest ranked counties by per capita income
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
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 [ edit ]
For more detailed lists of rankings of counties and places in the individual states, see the following pages:
See also [ edit ]
Notes and references [ edit ]
^ Frasier, Steve (2005). Ruling America . Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674017474 .
^ "District of Columbia region boasts four richest counties in U.S." American City Business Journals .
^ "QuickFacts" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
^ State and County QuickFacts Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Quickfacts.census.gov (February 20, 2013). Retrieved on July 21, 2013.
^ 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 February 8, 2008.
^ 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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