Counties in Texas by median household income (US single-year estimate)

Rockwall County had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 254 counties in 2021, at $120,696. Brooks County had the lowest, at $33,460. The median was $53,173 and the figure for Texas was $66,959. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest120,696Rockwall County

Lowest33,460Brooks County

Median53,173254 counties

Texas66,959History

Map of counties, 2021

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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 USD	Change on 2020
1	Rockwall County	120,696	+13.6%
2	Glasscock County	116,958	+37.6%
3	Kendall County	102,832	-0.4%
4	Collin County	102,119	+0.6%
5	Loving County	100,917	+3.5%
6	Fort Bend County	98,070	+0.9%
7	Denton County	98,027	+7.9%
8	Williamson County	96,653	+5.6%
9	Comal County	93,487	+17.9%
10	Chambers County	89,767	-0.2%
11	Montgomery County	87,831	+2.9%
12	Ellis County	87,698	+9.8%
13	Parker County	85,613	-3.4%
14	Midland County	84,837	-7.9%
15	Travis County	84,519	+2.3%
16	Brazoria County	82,165	-1.7%
17	Guadalupe County	80,145	+1.6%
18	Hays County	79,336	+2.4%
19	Wilson County	78,794	+5.7%
20	Wise County	77,668	+8.4%
21	Galveston County	77,627	-1.1%
22	Johnson County	76,226	+13.1%
23	King County	74,890	-4.2%
24	Kaufman County	73,660	-3.5%
25	Roberts County	73,224	+4.7%
26	Bastrop County	72,809	-2.4%
27	Burnet County	72,510	+13.6%
28	Randall County	72,082	+1.5%
29	Gillespie County	71,594	+11.2%
30	Tarrant County	71,399	-0.9%
31	Hartley County	71,332	-4.5%
32	Dallam County	70,895	+28.3%
33	Calhoun County	70,662	+20.9%
34	Andrews County	70,005	-8.6%
35	Irion County	69,966	-5.2%
36	Borden County	69,744	+0.4%
37	Martin County	69,505	-5.3%
38	Archer County	69,286	-0.4%
39	Blanco County	69,247	+4.3%
40	Sterling County	69,212	+1.1%
41	Bandera County	69,051	+7.2%
42	Hood County	68,911	-19.4%
43	Somervell County	68,280	+0.4%
44	Austin County	68,150	+12.5%
45	Hardin County	67,183	-2.8%
46	Yoakum County	66,816	-0.5%
47	Washington County	66,601	+6.3%
48	Carson County	66,548	-0.1%
49	Orange County	65,908	+7.5%
50	Waller County	65,437	-5.8%
51	Hemphill County	65,387	-0.5%
52	Reagan County	65,162	-2.3%
53	Fayette County	64,711	+1.6%
54	Armstrong County	64,401	+3.4%
54	Lampasas County	64,401	-6.7%
56	Lipscomb County	64,249	-5.2%
57	Crane County	63,555	-5.9%
58	Dallas County	63,549	-3.4%
59	Harris County	63,539	+2.6%
60	McMullen County	63,120	+37.4%
61	Bexar County	63,014	+4.2%
62	Medina County	62,907	+0.5%
63	Smith County	62,903	+3.6%
64	Oldham County	62,868	+3%
65	Grayson County	62,678	+5.2%
66	Sherman County	62,557	-5.8%
67	Winkler County	62,477	-19.9%
68	Castro County	62,236	+12.9%
69	Colorado County	62,004	+17.6%
70	Moore County	61,833	+15.9%
71	Shackelford County	61,351	-5.5%
72	Llano County	61,037	+0.5%
73	Clay County	60,973	-2.9%
74	Ochiltree County	60,914	-14.8%
75	Kerr County	60,834	+5.9%
76	Tom Green County	60,750	+8.5%
77	Jackson County	60,666	+8.1%
78	Caldwell County	60,063	-9.2%
79	Van Zandt County	59,929	+3.5%
80	Sutton County	59,905	-7.3%
81	Coryell County	59,718	+2.3%
82	Lee County	59,469	-3.2%
83	Nueces County	59,337	+6.5%
84	Goliad County	58,937	+7.2%
85	Bell County	58,878	+9.8%
86	Gaines County	58,712	-7.6%
87	McLennan County	58,524	+6.1%
88	Ward County	58,461	+2.1%
89	Ector County	58,389	-6.8%
90	Hunt County	58,326	+8.5%
91	San Patricio County	58,227	+2.3%
92	Cooke County	58,060	-12.5%
93	Atascosa County	57,905	-4.4%
94	Hansford County	57,692	-5.5%
95	Gregg County	57,608	+12.1%
96	Palo Pinto County	57,580	-3.1%
97	Burleson County	57,469	-11.4%
98	Rains County	57,294	-3.2%
99	Lubbock County	57,270	+1.4%
100	Liberty County	57,174	-6.6%
101	Victoria County	57,142	+6.6%
102	Fannin County	56,794	-4.9%
103	Callahan County	56,708	+3.4%
104	Mason County	56,690	-10.2%
105	Hopkins County	56,680	+5.7%
106	Hutchinson County	56,646	-9.4%
107	Harrison County	56,645	+2.6%
108	Parmer County	56,632	-8.6%
109	Wharton County	56,522	+1.1%
110	Jeff Davis County	56,149	+0.8%
111	Bosque County	56,041	-3.5%
112	Howard County	55,842	-4.5%
113	Jefferson County	55,575	+13.9%
114	Aransas County	55,435	+7.7%
115	Montague County	54,988	-1.8%
116	Mills County	54,948	+11.9%
117	Anderson County	54,515	+7.1%
118	Lavaca County	54,421	-6.2%
119	DeWitt County	54,279	+0.7%
120	Panola County	54,244	+4.4%
121	Kent County	54,154	+1.3%
122	Taylor County	53,820	+1.6%
123	Hamilton County	53,759	+1.7%
124	Young County	53,715	-1.6%
125	Wood County	53,485	-13.6%
126	Milam County	53,320	+6.7%
127	Rusk County	53,186	-6.6%
128	Crockett County	53,159	-2.4%
129	Wichita County	53,148	-2.8%
130	Bowie County	52,934	+5.2%
131	Live Oak County	52,910	-2.1%
132	Grimes County	52,540	-9.1%
133	Hill County	52,495	-7.2%
134	Schleicher County	52,408	-3.8%
135	San Jacinto County	52,302	+1.4%
136	Jones County	52,288	+11.2%
137	Erath County	51,964	-15.4%
138	Franklin County	51,885	-12%
139	Jack County	51,846	-7.5%
140	Upshur County	51,634	-11.3%
141	Leon County	51,582	-2.5%
142	Fisher County	51,362	-2.8%
143	Brewster County	51,197	+5.5%
144	Hockley County	51,078	-7.9%
145	Camp County	51,024	+18.3%
146	Navarro County	51,015	+0.5%
147	El Paso County	50,983	+5.1%
148	Deaf Smith County	50,967	-0.9%
149	Webb County	50,865	-10.1%
150	Polk County	50,827	+6.9%
151	Robertson County	50,816	-8%
152	Lamar County	50,787	+13.6%
153	Angelina County	50,620	+1.4%
154	Kinney County	50,567	-19.2%
155	Val Verde County	50,532	-7%
156	Brazos County	50,494	-5.7%
157	Limestone County	50,381	-5.2%
158	Lynn County	50,374	-1.2%
159	Henderson County	50,348	-4.4%
160	Delta County	50,329	-0.3%
161	Matagorda County	50,054	-4.2%
162	Jasper County	50,038	-2.2%
163	Briscoe County	49,905	-0.3%
164	Stonewall County	49,813	-16.7%
165	Scurry County	49,727	-13%
166	Titus County	49,513	-6.5%
167	Upton County	49,340	-17.2%
168	Pecos County	49,291	-6.6%
169	Wheeler County	49,282	-1.1%
170	Kleberg County	49,226	-4.6%
171	Comanche County	49,076	+3.8%
172	Lamb County	48,981	+1.8%
173	Brown County	48,803	+0.1%
174	Kimble County	48,671	+1.6%
175	Cherokee County	48,664	+6%
176	Concho County	48,563	+2.4%
177	Karnes County	48,470	-13.5%
178	Uvalde County	48,438	-1.7%
179	Freestone County	48,397	-11.2%
180	Madison County	48,251	-17.8%
181	Culberson County	48,217	+1.6%
182	Runnels County	48,190	-5.5%
183	Gonzales County	48,164	-13%
184	Wilbarger County	48,117	-7.1%
185	Motley County	47,835	+2.4%
186	Frio County	47,833	+1.8%
187	Edwards County	47,573	+4.9%
188	Eastland County	47,526	-5.5%
189	Bailey County	47,375	-1.8%
190	Hale County	47,373	+1.7%
191	Nacogdoches County	46,970	-4.9%
192	Tyler County	46,955	-3.8%
193	Real County	46,907	+8.9%
194	Coke County	46,767	-8.4%
195	Refugio County	46,695	-3.6%
196	Trinity County	46,569	-2.3%
197	Cameron County	46,436	+4.5%
198	Reeves County	46,275	-28.7%
199	Throckmorton County	46,253	-1.2%
200	Sabine County	46,233	-9.4%
201	Falls County	46,173	+3.6%
202	Red River County	46,134	-1.3%
203	Stephens County	46,064	-5.8%
204	Potter County	45,904	0%
205	Collingsworth County	45,734	-4.5%
206	Hardeman County	45,677	-28%
207	Houston County	45,603	-0.8%
208	Knox County	45,558	-1.1%
209	Gray County	45,530	-15.9%
210	Swisher County	45,509	+14.1%
211	San Saba County	45,437	-6%
212	Bee County	45,431	-1.9%
213	Baylor County	45,408	+2.3%
214	Morris County	44,957	-0.4%
215	Cottle County	44,590	+0.4%
216	Mitchell County	44,476	-3.6%
217	Donley County	44,353	-22.9%
218	Terrell County	44,343	+3.5%
219	Nolan County	44,342	+6.3%
220	Hidalgo County	44,260	-5.1%
221	Newton County	44,030	-3.8%
222	Garza County	43,890	-13.8%
223	Floyd County	43,855	-0.9%
224	Jim Wells County	43,852	-10.1%
225	Dawson County	43,627	-7.6%
226	Haskell County	43,546	-2.9%
227	McCulloch County	43,525	-8.6%
228	San Augustine County	43,335	-5.3%
229	Shelby County	43,244	+5%
230	Marion County	43,178	+2.7%
231	Walker County	43,012	0%
232	Cass County	42,896	-15.2%
233	Childress County	42,758	-6%
234	Crosby County	42,728	-0.2%
235	Dickens County	42,690	+1.6%
236	Foard County	42,616	+4.1%
237	Kenedy County	42,379	-7.8%
238	Cochran County	42,274	-5.2%
239	Coleman County	42,253	-3.1%
240	Terry County	42,225	-10.7%
241	Dimmit County	41,838	-2.2%
242	Maverick County	41,815	+1.2%
243	Menard County	41,507	+0.1%
244	La Salle County	40,549	-11.2%
245	Presidio County	39,791	-0.4%
246	Hudspeth County	38,904	-4.3%
247	Duval County	37,921	-6.6%
248	Zapata County	37,474	-6%
249	Jim Hogg County	37,454	-10%
250	Willacy County	37,087	-7.7%

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Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Counties in Texas by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Texas by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/texas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties: Counties in Texas by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021}},
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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Rockwall County, with $120,696 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Brooks County, with $33,460 in 2021.

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