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

Loudoun County had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 133 counties in 2015, at $125,900. Norton city had the lowest, at $31,287. The median was $47,971 and the figure for Virginia was $66,263. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest125,900Loudoun County
Lowest31,287Norton city
Median47,971133 counties
Virginia66,263History

Map of counties, 2015

Accomack County: 38,690 USDAlbemarle County: 71,293 USDAlleghany County: 45,210 USDAmelia County: 53,078 USDAmherst County: 48,646 USDAppomattox County: 49,461 USDArlington County: 104,354 USDAugusta County: 56,867 USDBath County: 44,401 USDBedford County: 54,153 USDBland County: 44,727 USDBotetourt County: 62,591 USDBrunswick County: 39,748 USDBuchanan County: 32,433 USDBuckingham County: 43,774 USDCampbell County: 46,938 USDCaroline County: 54,696 USDCarroll County: 42,790 USDCharles City County: 51,645 USDCharlotte County: 37,819 USDChesterfield County: 75,107 USDClarke County: 71,789 USDCraig County: 47,832 USDCulpeper County: 63,728 USDCumberland County: 40,958 USDDickenson County: 32,620 USDDinwiddie County: 52,694 USDEssex County: 47,427 USDFairfax County: 112,844 USDFauquier County: 89,610 USDFloyd County: 48,448 USDFluvanna County: 65,899 USDFranklin County: 49,117 USDFrederick County: 69,991 USDGiles County: 46,727 USDGloucester County: 63,742 USDGoochland County: 86,257 USDGrayson County: 37,684 USDGreene County: 60,406 USDGreensville County: 40,252 USDHalifax County: 40,432 USDHanover County: 81,900 USDHenrico County: 65,524 USDHenry County: 36,695 USDHighland County: 42,363 USDIsle of Wight County: 67,480 USDJames City County: 77,668 USDKing and Queen County: 47,513 USDKing George County: 81,128 USDKing William County: 64,651 USDLancaster County: 47,098 USDLee County: 32,135 USDLoudoun County: 125,900 USDLouisa County: 57,015 USDLunenburg County: 38,941 USDMadison County: 53,655 USDMathews County: 56,119 USDMecklenburg County: 33,650 USDMiddlesex County: 52,407 USDMontgomery County: 51,157 USDNelson County: 49,621 USDNew Kent County: 79,322 USDNorthampton County: 37,515 USDNorthumberland County: 52,075 USDNottoway County: 39,544 USDOrange County: 59,482 USDPage County: 43,313 USDPatrick County: 37,360 USDPittsylvania County: 42,390 USDPowhatan County: 77,761 USDPrince Edward County: 41,088 USDPrince George County: 63,320 USDPrince William County: 99,206 USDPulaski County: 48,218 USDRappahannock County: 62,729 USDRichmond County: 43,888 USDRoanoke County: 63,372 USDRockbridge County: 47,561 USDRockingham County: 52,953 USDRussell County: 38,386 USDScott County: 37,567 USDShenandoah County: 54,281 USDSmyth County: 38,933 USDSouthampton County: 48,119 USDSpotsylvania County: 76,181 USDStafford County: 95,666 USDSurry County: 51,331 USDSussex County: 39,900 USDTazewell County: 40,476 USDWarren County: 58,047 USDWashington County: 45,864 USDWestmoreland County: 47,581 USDWise County: 36,076 USDWythe County: 42,883 USDYork County: 83,007 USDAlexandria city: 89,177 USDBristol city: 38,745 USDBuena Vista city: 38,962 USDCharlottesville city: 54,876 USDChesapeake city: 67,296 USDColonial Heights city: 45,283 USDCovington city: 35,374 USDDanville city: 32,369 USDEmporia city: 33,904 USDFairfax city: 99,671 USDFalls Church city: 122,092 USDFranklin city: 36,004 USDFredericksburg city: 50,710 USDGalax city: 32,829 USDHampton city: 50,191 USDHarrisonburg city: 39,967 USDHopewell city: 37,193 USDLexington city: 44,392 USDLynchburg city: 39,939 USDManassas city: 72,562 USDManassas Park city: 75,429 USDMartinsville city: 32,541 USDNewport News city: 48,127 USDNorfolk city: 45,094 USDNorton city: 31,287 USDPetersburg city: 31,645 USDPoquoson city: 86,135 USDPortsmouth city: 46,308 USDRadford city: 35,259 USDRichmond city: 40,161 USDRoanoke city: 39,587 USDSalem city: 47,600 USDStaunton city: 43,401 USDSuffolk city: 61,171 USDVirginia Beach city: 67,032 USDWaynesboro city: 43,500 USDWilliamsburg city: 47,971 USDWinchester city: 47,679 USD
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USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Loudoun County: 125,900 USDLoudoun County125,900Falls Church city: 122,092 USDFalls Church city122,092Fairfax County: 112,844 USDFairfax County112,844Arlington County: 104,354 USDArlington County104,354Fairfax city: 99,671 USDFairfax city99,671Prince William County: 99,206 USDPrince William County99,206Stafford County: 95,666 USDStafford County95,666Fauquier County: 89,610 USDFauquier County89,610Alexandria city: 89,177 USDAlexandria city89,177Goochland County: 86,257 USDGoochland County86,257Poquoson city: 86,135 USDPoquoson city86,135York County: 83,007 USDYork County83,007Hanover County: 81,900 USDHanover County81,900King George County: 81,128 USDKing George County81,128New Kent County: 79,322 USDNew Kent County79,322Powhatan County: 77,761 USDPowhatan County77,761James City County: 77,668 USDJames City County77,668Spotsylvania County: 76,181 USDSpotsylvania County76,181Manassas Park city: 75,429 USDManassas Park city75,429Chesterfield County: 75,107 USDChesterfield County75,107Manassas city: 72,562 USDManassas city72,562Clarke County: 71,789 USDClarke County71,789Albemarle County: 71,293 USDAlbemarle County71,293Frederick County: 69,991 USDFrederick County69,991Isle of Wight County: 67,480 USDIsle of Wight County67,480Chesapeake city: 67,296 USDChesapeake city67,296Virginia Beach city: 67,032 USDVirginia Beach city67,032Fluvanna County: 65,899 USDFluvanna County65,899Henrico County: 65,524 USDHenrico County65,524King William County: 64,651 USDKing William County64,651Gloucester County: 63,742 USDGloucester County63,742Culpeper County: 63,728 USDCulpeper County63,728Roanoke County: 63,372 USDRoanoke County63,372Prince George County: 63,320 USDPrince George County63,320Rappahannock County: 62,729 USDRappahannock County62,729Botetourt County: 62,591 USDBotetourt County62,591Suffolk city: 61,171 USDSuffolk city61,171Greene County: 60,406 USDGreene County60,406Orange County: 59,482 USDOrange County59,482Warren County: 58,047 USDWarren County58,047Loudoun County: 125,900 USDLoudoun County125,900Falls Church city: 122,092 USDFalls Church city122,092Fairfax County: 112,844 USDFairfax County112,844Arlington County: 104,354 USDArlington County104,354Fairfax city: 99,671 USDFairfax city99,671Prince William County: 99,206 USDPrince William County99,206Stafford County: 95,666 USDStafford County95,666Fauquier County: 89,610 USDFauquier County89,610Alexandria city: 89,177 USDAlexandria city89,177Goochland County: 86,257 USDGoochland County86,257Poquoson city: 86,135 USDPoquoson city86,135York County: 83,007 USDYork County83,007Hanover County: 81,900 USDHanover County81,900King George County: 81,128 USDKing George County81,128New Kent County: 79,322 USDNew Kent County79,322Powhatan County: 77,761 USDPowhatan County77,761James City County: 77,668 USDJames City County77,668Spotsylvania County: 76,181 USDSpotsylvania County76,181Manassas Park city: 75,429 USDManassas Park city75,429Chesterfield County: 75,107 USDChesterfield County75,107Manassas city: 72,562 USDManassas city72,562Clarke County: 71,789 USDClarke County71,789Albemarle County: 71,293 USDAlbemarle County71,293Frederick County: 69,991 USDFrederick County69,991Isle of Wight County: 67,480 USDIsle of Wight County67,480Chesapeake city: 67,296 USDChesapeake city67,296Virginia Beach city: 67,032 USDVirginia Beach city67,032Fluvanna County: 65,899 USDFluvanna County65,899Henrico County: 65,524 USDHenrico County65,524King William County: 64,651 USDKing William County64,651Gloucester County: 63,742 USDGloucester County63,742Culpeper County: 63,728 USDCulpeper County63,728Roanoke County: 63,372 USDRoanoke County63,372Prince George County: 63,320 USDPrince George County63,320Rappahannock County: 62,729 USDRappahannock County62,729Botetourt County: 62,591 USDBotetourt County62,591Suffolk city: 61,171 USDSuffolk city61,171Greene County: 60,406 USDGreene County60,406Orange County: 59,482 USDOrange County59,482Warren County: 58,047 USDWarren County58,047
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

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Loudoun County125,900+2.7%
2Falls Church city122,092-2.8%
3Fairfax County112,844+2.1%
4Arlington County104,354-2.6%
5Fairfax city99,671+6%
6Prince William County99,206+8%
7Stafford County95,666+3.3%
8Fauquier County89,610+0.6%
9Alexandria city89,177+3.2%
10Goochland County86,257-0.4%
11Poquoson city86,135+2.3%
12York County83,007+2.3%
13Hanover County81,900-0%
14King George County81,128+6.5%
15New Kent County79,322+9.6%
16Powhatan County77,761+2.9%
17James City County77,668+2.3%
18Spotsylvania County76,181+0.6%
19Manassas Park city75,429+3.2%
20Chesterfield County75,107+2.9%
21Manassas city72,562+0.1%
22Clarke County71,789+2.1%
23Albemarle County71,293+6.3%
24Frederick County69,991+6.9%
25Isle of Wight County67,480+4.9%
26Chesapeake city67,296+1%
27Virginia Beach city67,032-1%
28Fluvanna County65,899+2.6%
29Henrico County65,524+4.9%
30King William County64,651+0.5%
31Gloucester County63,742+8.2%
32Culpeper County63,728+2.1%
33Roanoke County63,372+2.3%
34Prince George County63,320+2.5%
35Rappahannock County62,729-0.1%
36Botetourt County62,591-1.7%
37Suffolk city61,171+0.7%
38Greene County60,406-2.2%
39Orange County59,482+0.3%
40Warren County58,047-4.4%
41Louisa County57,015-5.2%
42Augusta County56,867-1.6%
43Mathews County56,119-3.7%
44Charlottesville city54,876+19.6%
45Caroline County54,696-2.5%
46Shenandoah County54,281+19.5%
47Bedford County54,153-2.4%
48Madison County53,655+2.2%
49Amelia County53,078+2.6%
50Rockingham County52,953-5.1%
51Dinwiddie County52,694+0.8%
52Middlesex County52,407+7.1%
53Northumberland County52,075+1.3%
54Charles City County51,645+3.8%
55Surry County51,331+5.4%
56Montgomery County51,157+17.6%
57Fredericksburg city50,710-0.9%
58Hampton city50,191+5.4%
59Nelson County49,621+3.2%
60Appomattox County49,461+11.4%
61Franklin County49,117+3.6%
62Amherst County48,646+10.6%
63Floyd County48,448+11.7%
64Pulaski County48,218+4.4%
65Newport News city48,127-0.6%
66Southampton County48,119+3.4%
67Williamsburg city47,971+2.2%
68Craig County47,832+2.8%
69Winchester city47,679+7.1%
70Salem city47,600-12.2%
71Westmoreland County47,581-1.3%
72Rockbridge County47,561-1.9%
73King and Queen County47,513+2.6%
74Essex County47,427-1.8%
75Lancaster County47,098+2.8%
76Campbell County46,938+0.6%
77Giles County46,727+1.6%
78Portsmouth city46,308+7.6%
79Washington County45,864+5.8%
80Colonial Heights city45,283-13.5%
81Alleghany County45,210-0.5%
82Norfolk city45,094+5.9%
83Bland County44,727+4.9%
84Bath County44,401+1.3%
85Lexington city44,392+8.7%
86Richmond County43,888+4%
87Buckingham County43,774+13%
88Waynesboro city43,500-3%
89Staunton city43,401+2%
90Page County43,313-3.4%
91Wythe County42,883+4.3%
92Carroll County42,790+11.2%
93Pittsylvania County42,390-4.1%
94Highland County42,363+9.6%
95Prince Edward County41,088+9.4%
96Cumberland County40,958-1.1%
97Tazewell County40,476+5.7%
98Halifax County40,432+3.5%
99Greensville County40,252+10.4%
100Richmond city40,161-4.5%
101Harrisonburg city39,967+3.7%
102Lynchburg city39,939-0.3%
103Sussex County39,900+5.7%
104Brunswick County39,748+6.4%
105Roanoke city39,587-2.8%
106Nottoway County39,544+4.1%
107Buena Vista city38,962+1.6%
108Lunenburg County38,941+3.7%
109Smyth County38,933+2.9%
110Bristol city38,745+13.6%
111Accomack County38,690+0.8%
112Russell County38,386+2.7%
113Charlotte County37,819+4.1%
114Grayson County37,684+18.2%
115Scott County37,567+3.5%
116Northampton County37,515+1.9%
117Patrick County37,360+7.1%
118Hopewell city37,193-7.3%
119Henry County36,695+5.3%
120Wise County36,076-6.4%
121Franklin city36,004-6.7%
122Covington city35,374-3.1%
123Radford city35,259+2.9%
124Emporia city33,904+2.2%
125Mecklenburg County33,650-12.6%
126Galax city32,829-1.1%
127Dickenson County32,620+1.6%
128Martinsville city32,541+8.6%
129Buchanan County32,433+1.1%
130Danville city32,369-3.8%
131Lee County32,135+2.2%
132Petersburg city31,645-3.4%
133Norton city31,287-1.1%

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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.

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Virginia by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/virginia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Loudoun County, with $125,900 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Norton city, with $31,287 in 2015.

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