Counties ranked
The richest counties in America
Loudoun County, VA ranks first by median household income ($181,765). Median household income in 2024 dollars; counties whose estimate is unreliable are left out.
Which U.S. counties have the highest median household income?
First to fifth: Loudoun County, VA ($181,765), Santa Clara County, CA ($164,281), San Mateo County, CA ($158,855), Fairfax County, VA ($153,637) and Howard County, MD ($149,763).
| Rank | County | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loudoun County, VA | $181,765±$3,438 |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | $164,281±$1,955 |
| 3 | San Mateo County, CA | $158,855±$2,851 |
| 4 | Fairfax County, VA | $153,637±$1,635 |
| 5 | Howard County, MDwithin the margin | $149,763±$3,158 |
| 6 | Douglas County, COwithin the margin | $149,594±$2,519 |
| 7 | Marin County, CAwithin the margin | $149,091±$4,474 |
| 8 | Los Alamos County, NMwithin the margin | $147,139±$10,556 |
| 9 | Nassau County, NYwithin the margin | $146,202±$1,472 |
| 10 | Forsyth County, GAwithin the margin | $143,784±$2,813 |
| 11 | Falls Church city, VAwithin the margin | $143,262±$15,432 |
| 12 | Arlington County, VAwithin the margin | $142,114±$3,551 |
| 13 | Hunterdon County, NJwithin the margin | $141,715±$3,618 |
| 14 | San Francisco County, CAwithin the margin | $140,970±$2,593 |
| 15 | Somerset County, NJwithin the margin | $140,374±$3,294 |
| 16 | Nantucket County, MAwithin the margin | $139,688±$16,786 |
| 17 | Summit County, UTwithin the margin | $138,114±$7,368 |
| 18 | Stafford County, VAwithin the margin | $137,807±$4,821 |
| 19 | Morris County, NJwithin the margin | $137,326±$2,991 |
| 20 | Williamson County, TNwithin the margin | $135,594±$4,044 |
| 21 | Aleutians West Census Area, AKwithin the margin | $135,500±$14,096 |
| 22 | Calvert County, MDwithin the margin | $133,922±$4,535 |
| 23 | Delaware County, OHwithin the margin | $133,540±$2,345 |
| 24 | Elbert County, COwithin the margin | $132,685±$7,368 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MDwithin the margin | $132,450±$2,073 |
| 26 | Fairfax city, VAwithin the margin | $132,348±$10,015 |
| 27 | Prince William County, VAwithin the margin | $131,402±$2,625 |
| 28 | Morgan County, UTwithin the margin | $130,929±$7,500 |
| 29 | Middlesex County, MAwithin the margin | $130,847±$1,164 |
| 30 | Norfolk County, MAwithin the margin | $130,739±$2,551 |
| 31 | Suffolk County, NYwithin the margin | $130,686±$1,707 |
| 32 | Fauquier County, VAwithin the margin | $130,189±$8,609 |
| 33 | Alameda County, CAwithin the margin | $129,367±$1,284 |
| 34 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTwithin the margin | $128,188±$2,370 |
| 35 | Rockwall County, TXwithin the margin | $127,981±$4,257 |
| 36 | Contra Costa County, CAwithin the margin | $127,229±$1,713 |
| 37 | Chester County, PAwithin the margin | $127,208±$2,511 |
| 38 | Putnam County, NYwithin the margin | $126,257±$5,160 |
| 39 | Carver County, MNwithin the margin | $125,946±$3,700 |
| 40 | Dukes County, MAwithin the margin | $125,786±$14,169 |
| 41 | Anne Arundel County, MDwithin the margin | $124,911±$1,826 |
| 42 | Bergen County, NJwithin the margin | $124,884±$1,735 |
| 43 | Monmouth County, NJwithin the margin | $124,845±$2,115 |
| 44 | King County, WAwithin the margin | $124,746±$968 |
| 45 | Teton County, WYwithin the margin | $124,172±$24,638 |
| 46 | Broomfield County, COwithin the margin | $123,874±$3,714 |
| 47 | New Kent County, VAwithin the margin | $123,314±$7,122 |
| 48 | Charles County, MDwithin the margin | $122,816±$3,121 |
| 49 | Oldham County, KYwithin the margin | $122,497±$5,474 |
| 50 | Frederick County, MDwithin the margin | $122,002±$2,489 |
| 51 | Collin County, TXwithin the margin | $121,600±$1,883 |
| 52 | Hamilton County, INwithin the margin | $121,530±$2,737 |
| 53 | Oconee County, GAwithin the margin | $121,217±$9,495 |
| 54 | Poquoson city, VAwithin the margin | $120,972±$13,412 |
| 55 | Alexandria city, VAwithin the margin | $119,681±$2,819 |
| 56 | St. Mary's County, MDwithin the margin | $119,446±$4,480 |
| 57 | Scott County, MNwithin the margin | $119,314±$3,959 |
| 58 | Westchester County, NYwithin the margin | $118,976±$2,567 |
| 59 | Goochland County, VAwithin the margin | $118,931±$7,243 |
| 60 | Rockingham County, NHwithin the margin | $118,331±$2,820 |
| 61 | Carroll County, MDwithin the margin | $118,211±$3,883 |
| 62 | Wasatch County, UTwithin the margin | $117,608±$8,505 |
| 63 | Clarke County, VAwithin the margin | $117,111±$12,127 |
| 64 | King George County, VAwithin the margin | $116,884±$7,078 |
| 65 | Orange County, CAwithin the margin | $116,289±$871 |
| 66 | Sussex County, NJwithin the margin | $116,186±$2,466 |
| 67 | Placer County, CAwithin the margin | $115,998±$2,483 |
| 68 | Washington County, MNwithin the margin | $115,345±$2,183 |
| 69 | Kendall County, TXwithin the margin | $114,962±$8,014 |
| 70 | Bucks County, PAwithin the margin | $114,764±$2,067 |
| 71 | Bristol County, RIwithin the margin | $114,490±$5,860 |
| 72 | San Benito County, CAwithin the margin | $114,394±$5,136 |
| 73 | Plymouth County, MAwithin the margin | $114,201±$1,841 |
| 74 | Fort Bend County, TXwithin the margin | $114,041±$1,899 |
| 75 | Montgomery County, PAwithin the margin | $113,915±$1,905 |
| 76 | Manassas city, VAwithin the margin | $113,590±$8,224 |
| 77 | Queen Anne's County, MDwithin the margin | $112,826±$6,672 |
| 78 | Hanover County, VAwithin the margin | $112,805±$4,144 |
| 79 | Spotsylvania County, VAwithin the margin | $112,738±$4,298 |
| 80 | Union County, OHwithin the margin | $112,322±$3,644 |
| 81 | Harford County, MDwithin the margin | $112,265±$2,167 |
| 82 | DuPage County, ILwithin the margin | $112,096±$1,607 |
| 83 | Fayette County, GAwithin the margin | $111,978±$4,052 |
| 84 | Kendall County, ILwithin the margin | $111,601±$3,257 |
| 85 | Middlesex County, NJwithin the margin | $111,549±$1,881 |
| 86 | Denton County, TXwithin the margin | $111,498±$1,485 |
| 87 | Napa County, CAwithin the margin | $111,471±$4,025 |
| 88 | Williamson County, TXwithin the margin | $111,340±$1,581 |
| 89 | Boone County, INwithin the margin | $111,250±$3,743 |
| 90 | Snohomish County, WAwithin the margin | $111,246±$1,305 |
| 91 | Santa Cruz County, CAwithin the margin | $111,093±$2,734 |
| 92 | Davis County, UTwithin the margin | $110,884±$2,880 |
| 93 | Jefferson County, COwithin the margin | $110,656±$1,614 |
| 94 | Powhatan County, VAwithin the margin | $110,537±$6,157 |
| 95 | Lake County, ILwithin the margin | $110,416±$1,747 |
| 96 | Warren County, OHwithin the margin | $110,132±$2,685 |
| 97 | James City County, VAwithin the margin | $109,985±$5,164 |
| 98 | Will County, ILwithin the margin | $109,984±$1,819 |
| 99 | Rockland County, NYwithin the margin | $109,959±$2,755 |
| 100 | York County, VA | $109,956±$4,078 |
Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
One figure is read for each county: the median household income. A survey estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40% is left out. Equal figures share a rank, listed in order of mean household income. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place. The rules are on the methodology page (how a survey figure's reliability is judged), and every ranking is on the rankings page.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · How ranks are computed