List of highest-income counties in the United States

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There are 3,142 counties in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau, and the data is current as of the 2000 Census.

100 highest-income counties by per capita income[1]

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 10, 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, Rhode Island 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 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 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 San Francisco County, 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 Nantucket County, Massachusetts $31,314
39 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 Washington, 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 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

50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income [2]

Number of counties by state in the top 50: Virginia 6, California 5, New Jersey 5, Colorado 3, Florida 3, Maryland 3, Massachusetts 3, New York 3, Illinois 2, Pennsylvania 2, Alaska 1, Connecticut 1, District of Columbia 1, Georgia 1, Idaho 1, Kansas 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Nevada 1, New Mexico 1, South Dakota 1, Tennessee 1, Texas 1, Utah 1, Washington 1, Wisconsin 1, Wyoming 1. Twenty-four states do not have any counties in the top 50.

Rank County Personal Per
Capita Income
1 New York County, New York $93,377
2 Teton County, Wyoming $89,028
3 Pitkin County, Colorado $77,970
4 Loving County, Texas $77,787
5 Marin County, California $75,884
6 Fairfield County, Connecticut $67,269
7 San Francisco County, California $62,614
8 Morris County, New Jersey $62,583
9 Westchester County, New York $62,045
10 Alexandria, Virginia $61,147
11 Somerset County, New Jersey $61,039
12 Hunterdon County, New Jersey $60,357
13 Fairfax County, Fairfax, and Falls Church, Virginia $60,289
14 Montgomery County, Maryland $59,953
15 Arlington County, Virginia $59,389
16 San Mateo County, California $59,213
17 Bergen County, New Jersey $56,725
18 Nantucket County, Massachusetts $56,092
19 Nassau County, New York $54,941
20 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania $54,293
21 Los Alamos County, New Mexico $54,134
22 Norfolk County, Massachusetts $53,278
23 Washington, D.C. (federal district) $52,811
24 Howard County, Maryland $52,580
25 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin $52,490
26 Oakland County, Michigan $52,274
27 Blaine County, Idaho $52,245
28 Goochland County, Virginia $52,212
29 Middlesex County, Massachusetts $51,869
30 Santa Clara County, California $51,112
31 Talbot County, Maryland $50,872
32 Chester County, Pennsylvania $50,787
33 Summit County, Utah $50,542
34 Palm Beach County, Florida $50,371
35 Martin County, Florida $49,992
36 Hennepin County, Minnesota $49,566
37 Collier County, Florida $49,492
38 Fulton County, Georgia $49,291
39 Sully County, South Dakota $49,119
40 Lake County, Illinois $48,906
41 Contra Costa County, California $48,618
42 Monmouth County, New Jersey $48,506
43 DuPage County, Illinois $48,472
44 King County, Washington $48,216
45 Clear Creek County, Colorado $48,150
46 Johnson County, Kansas $48,123
47 Williamson County, Tennessee $47,712
48 Denver County, Colorado $47,652
49 Denali Borough, Alaska $47,551
50 Douglas County, Nevada $47,303

100 highest-income counties by median household income (2000) [1]

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 15, Maryland 9, California 8, New Jersey 8, Colorado 6, Georgia 6, Illinois 6, Minnesota 5, New York 5, Texas 5, Alaska 3, Connecticut 3, Ohio 3, Pennsylvania 3, Wisconsin 3, 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 Falls Church, Virginia $74,924
9 Santa Clara County, California $74,335
10 Howard County, Maryland $74,167
11 Putnam County, New York $72,279
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 Williamson County, Tennessee $69,104
20 Forsyth County, Georgia $68,890
21 Rockland County, New York $67,971
22 DuPage County, Illinois $67,887
23 Fairfax, Virginia $67,642
24 Livingston County, Michigan $67,400
25 Delaware County, Ohio $67,258
26 Lake County, Illinois $66,973
27 Stafford County, Virginia $66,809
28 Scott County, Minnesota $66,612
29 Washington County, Minnesota $66,305
30 Prince William County, Virginia $65,960
31 Calvert County, Maryland $65,945
32 Carver County, Minnesota $65,540
33 Chester County, Pennsylvania $65,295
34 Suffolk County, New York $65,288
35 Sussex County, New Jersey $65,266
36 Fairfield County, Connecticut $65,249
37 Bergen County, New Jersey $65,241
38 Rockwall County, Texas $65,164
39 Summit County, Utah $64,962
40 McHenry County, Illinois $64,826
41 Kendall County, Illinois $64,625
42 Monmouth County, New Jersey $64,231
43 Broomfield County, Colorado $63,903
44 Fort Bend County, Texas $63,831
45 Contra Costa County, California $63,675
46 Westchester County, New York $63,582
47 Norfolk County, Massachusetts $63,432
48 Oldham County, Kentucky $63,229
49 North Slope Borough, Alaska $63,173
50 Arlington County, Virginia $63,001
51 Waukesha County, Wisconsin $62,839
52 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin $62,745
53 Eagle County, Colorado $62,682
54 Elbert County, Colorado $62,480
55 Will County, Illinois $62,238
56 Charles County, Maryland $62,199
57 Juneau, Alaska $62,034
58 Fauquier County, Virginia $61,999
59 Oakland County, Michigan $61,907
60 Dakota County, Minnesota $61,863
61 Anne Arundel County, Maryland $61,768
62 Johnson County, Kansas $61,455
63 Middlesex County, New Jersey $61,446
64 Aleutians West, Alaska $61,406
65 Poquoson, Virginia $60,920
66 Cherokee County, Georgia $60,896
67 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania $60,829
68 Middlesex County, Massachusetts $60,821
69 Manassas Park, Virginia $60,794
70 Williamson County, Texas $60,642
71 Gwinnett County, Georgia $60,537
72 Manassas, Virginia $60,409
73 Frederick County, Maryland $60,276
74 Geauga County, Ohio $60,200
75 Carroll County, Maryland $60,021
76 Bucks County, Pennsylvania $59,727
77 Ventura County, California $59,666
78 Pitkin County, Colorado $59,375
79 Kane County, Illinois $59,351
80 Hanover County, Virginia $59,223
81 Middlesex County, Connecticut $59,175
82 Tolland County, Connecticut $59,044
83 Orange County, California $58,820
84 Burlington County, New Jersey $58,608
85 Chesterfield County, Virginia $58,537
86 Cobb County, Georgia $58,289
87 Denton County, Texas $58,216
88 Rockingham County, New Hampshire $58,150
89 York County, Virginia $57,956
90 Warren County, Ohio $57,952
91 Anoka County, Minnesota $57,754
92 Placer County, California $57,535
93 Spotsylvania County, Virginia $57,525
94 San Benito County, California $57,469
95 Jefferson County, Colorado $57,339
96 Henry County, Georgia $57,309
97 St. Charles County, Missouri $57,258
98 Harford County, Maryland $57,234
99 Queen Anne's County, Maryland $57,037
100 Washington County, Wisconsin $57,033

20 highest-income counties by median household income (2006) [3]

Source: US Census Bureau: 2006 Census

Number of counties by state in the top 20: Virginia 6, Maryland 3, New Jersey 3, California 3, New York 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1, Tennessee 1. Forty-two states do not have any counties in the top 20.

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 Nassau 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 Alexandria City, Virginia $80,449

Highest-income counties and places by state

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

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Notes and References

  1. ^ a b Census 2000 Demographic Profiles
  2. ^ Per capita personal income, 2005
  3. ^ Matt Woolsey, America's Richest Counties, Forbes.com, 01.22.08, 6:00 PM ET Forbes.com Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.

^ Independent cities are counted as county equivalents for the purposes of census comparisons.

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