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.^[1]

The Loudoun County, Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. is the highest-income county by median household income. Another Washington suburb, Arlington County, Virginia, ranks as the highest-income county by median family income.^[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 wealthiest counties (with populations of 65,000 or greater) in the United States by median household income according to the 2012 American Community Survey^[3] prepared by the US Census Bureau. Six of the counties are located in the state of Maryland, five are in Virginia, four in New Jersey, three in New York, two in California, and one each in: Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas.

Rank	County	State	Median Household Income
1	Loudoun County	Virginia	$117,876
2	Fairfax County	Virginia	$112,436
3	Howard County	Maryland	$108,844
4	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	$105,186
5	Arlington County	Virginia	$100,474
6	Stafford County	Virginia	$97,606
7	Putnam County	New York	$96,223
8	Somerset County	New Jersey	$95,825
9	Douglas County	Colorado	$95,324
10	Morris County	New Jersey	$95,294
11	Montgomery County	Maryland	$94,965
12	Prince William County	Virginia	$93,744
13	Nassau County	New York	$93,214
14	Santa Clara County	California	$91,425
15	Charles County	Maryland	$90,880
16	Williamson County	Tennessee	$90,759
17	Marin County	California	$90,535
18	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	$89,179
19	Calvert County	Maryland	$87,449
20	Sussex County	New Jersey	$86,625
21	St. Mary's County	Maryland	$86,358
22	Suffolk County	New York	$86,334
23	Fort Bend County	Texas	$86,256
24	Oakland County	Michigan	$86,567
25	Forsyth County	Georgia	$85,494

2011
Rank	County	State	Median Household Income^[4]	Population^[5]
1	Loudoun County	Virginia	$119,134	325,405
2	Fairfax County	Virginia	$105,797	1,100,692
3	Arlington County	Virginia	$100,735	216,004
4	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	$99,099	128,038
5	Howard County	Maryland	$98,953	293,142
6	Somerset County	New Jersey	$96,360	324,893
7	Prince William County	Virginia	$95,146	419,096
8	Fauquier County	Virginia	$93,762	66,320
9	Douglas County	Colorado	$93,573	292,167
10	Montgomery County	Maryland	$92,909	989,794
11	Charles County	Maryland	$91,733	149,130
12	Nassau County	New York	$91,414	1,344,436
13	Stafford County	Virginia	$91,348	132,133
14	Morris County	New Jersey	$91,332	494,976
15	Putnam County	New York	$90,735	99,933
16	Calvert County	Maryland	$89,393	89,256
17	Williamson County	Tennessee	$86,962	188,560
18	Delaware County	Ohio	$85,365	178,341
19	Santa Clara County	California	$84,895	1,809,378
20	Oldham County	Kentucky	$84,447	64,800
21	York County	Virginia	$84,167	66,134
22	Anne Arundel	Maryland	$84,138	544,403
23	Carroll County	Maryland	$84,117	167,288
24	Suffolk County	New York	$84,106	1,498,816
25	Sussex County	New Jersey	$83,839	148,517
26	Carver County	Minnesota	$83,348	92,638
27	Alexandria City	Virginia	$82,748	144,301
28	Fort Bend County	Texas	$82,271	606,953
29	Collin County	Texas	$82,237	812,226
30	Rockland County	New York	$82,217	315,158
31	Forsyth County	Georgia	$82,209	181,840
32	Rockwall County	Texas	$82,061	81,290
33	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	$81,889	675,436
34	San Mateo County	California	$81,657	727,209
35	St. Mary's County	Maryland	$81,657	107,484
36	Hamilton County	Indiana	$80,999	282,810
37	Scott County	Minnesota	$80,864	132,556
38	Kendall County	Illinois	$80,655	116,631
39	Monmouth County	New Jersey	$79,334	631,020
40	Bergen County	New Jersey	$79,272	911,004
41	Chester County	Pennsylvania	$79,160	503,897
42	Tolland County	Connecticut	$78,210	152,507
43	Harford County	Maryland	$78,123	246,489
44	Frederick County	Maryland	$77,791	236,745
45	Fairfield County	Connecticut	$77,289	925,899
46	Middlesex County	Connecticut	$77,193	166,043
47	Marin County	California	$77,168	255,031
48	Westchester County	New York	$77,006	955,899
49	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	$76,978	1,518,171
50	Washington County	Minnesota	$76,491	241,280
51	Spotsylvania County	Virginia	$76,475	124,327
52	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	$76,220	804,210
53	Rockingham County	New Hampshire	$75,982	296,207
54	Ventura County	California	$74,623	831,771
55	Middlesex County	New Jersey	$74,522	814,217
56	Contra Costa County	California	$74,353	1,066,096
57	Lake County	Illinois	$74,266	706,222
58	DuPage County	Illinois	$74,072	923,222
59	Mercer County	New Jersey	$73,890	367,063
60	Ozaukee County	Wisconsin	$73,703	86,568
60	Fayette County	Georgia	$72,962	107,784
61	Burlington County	New Jersey	$72,896	449,576
62	Anchorage City	Alaska	$72,813	295,570
63	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	$72,562	390,730
64	Orange County	California	$72,293	3,055,745
65	Will County	Illinois	$71,882	681,545
66	Gloucester County	New Jersey	$71,850	289,104
67	James City County	Virginia	$71,667	68,200
68	Chesterfield County	Virginia	$71,110	320,277
69	Prince George's County	Maryland	$70,715	871,233
70	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	$70,617	626,854
71	Richmond County	New York	$70,578	470,467
72	McHenry County	Illinois	$70,117	308,944
73	Dakota County	Minnesota	$69,902	402,006
74	San Francisco County	California	$69,894	812,826
75	Johnson County	Kansas	$69,856	552,991
76	Dallas County	Iowa	$69,831	69,444
77	Parker County	Texas	$69,703	118,376
78	Denton County	Texas	$69,644	686,406
79	Washington County	Rhode Island	$69,528	126,563
80	Warren County	Ohio	$69,201	214,910
81	Frederick County	Virginia	$69,155	79,666
82	Newport County	Rhode Island	$69,119	82,695
83	Litchfield County	Connecticut	$69,097	188,789
84	Davis County	Utah	$69,021	311,811
85	Placer County	California	$68,959	357,138
86	King County	Washington	$68,775	1,969,722
87	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Alaska	$68,672	91,946
88	Boulder County	Colorado	$68,637	299,378
89	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	$68,253	497,579
90	Wright County	Minnesota	$68,242	126,437
91	Dutchess County	New York	$67,727	297,999
92	Olmsted County	Minnesota	$67,618	145,769
93	Alameda County	California	$67,558	1,529,875
93	Hanover County	Virginia	$67,505	100,342
94	Livingston County	Michigan	$67,441	181,722
95	Williamson County	Texas	$67,246	442,782
96	Washington County	Texas	$67,232	33,791
97	Sherburne County	Minnesota	$67,198	89,319
98	Hillsborough County	New Hampshire	$66,609	401,696

2010 Census

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Rank	County	Median Household Income
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	$76,574
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.^[7] 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

^[8] 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

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Number of counties by state in following lists: Virginia 6, Maryland 5, New Jersey 3, New York 2, California 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1.

10 of the 20 counties are part of the Washington Metropolitan Area and 5 counties are part of the New York Metropolitan Area. By Census region, 12 counties are located in the South, 5 in the Northeast, and 3 in the West. 16 of the 20 counties are part of the densely populated Northeast Megalopolis.

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

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Source: US Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, via Forbes

Number of counties by state in the top 20: Virginia 5 plus 1 independent city, California 3, Maryland 3, New Jersey 3, New York 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1, Tennessee 1. Forty-two states do not have any counties in the top 20.

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

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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

2010 Census

CA1-3 Personal income summary: Per capita personal income, 2010, BEA^[12]
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	Sully County, South Dakota	$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 (federal district)	$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

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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

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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	$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	Washington, D.C.	$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:

Notes and references

↑ Frasier, Steve. "Ruling America". Harvard University Press.
↑ "Washington region boasts four richest counties in U.S.". American City Business Journals.
↑ . 2012 American Community Survey. Retrieved on 2013-09-19.
↑ Top 100 counties – Median household income, 2011. Washingtonpost.com (September 20, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
↑ American FactFinder. Factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
↑ State and County QuickFacts. 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.
1 2 "Census 2000 Demographic Profiles". Censtats.census.gov. 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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List of highest-income counties in the United States

Summary

Median household income

American Community Survey

2010 Census

2000 Census

Per capita income

2010 Census

2000 Census

Highest-income counties and places by state

See also

Notes and references