Counties in California by median household income, 2024

Santa Clara County had the highest median household income of 58 counties in 2024, at $164,281. Trinity County had the lowest, at $53,002. The median was $83,473 and the figure for California was $99,122. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest164,281Santa Clara County
Lowest53,002Trinity County
Median83,47358 counties
California99,122History

All counties, 2024

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Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 164,281 USD164,281San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 158,855 USD158,855Marin CountyMarin County: 149,091 USD149,091San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 140,970 USD140,970Alameda CountyAlameda County: 129,367 USD129,367Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 127,229 USD127,229Orange CountyOrange County: 116,289 USD116,289Placer CountyPlacer County: 115,998 USD115,998San Benito CountySan Benito County: 114,394 USD114,394Napa CountyNapa County: 111,471 USD111,471Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 111,093 USD111,093Ventura CountyVentura County: 109,797 USD109,797El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 108,845 USD108,845San Diego CountySan Diego County: 106,268 USD106,268Alpine CountyAlpine County: 105,521 USD105,521Sonoma CountySonoma County: 104,674 USD104,674Solano CountySolano County: 100,401 USD100,401Mono CountyMono County: 99,415 USD99,415Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 98,161 USD98,161San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 97,446 USD97,446Monterey CountyMonterey County: 97,230 USD97,230Riverside CountyRiverside County: 93,074 USD93,074San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 92,179 USD92,179Sacramento CountySacramento County: 92,175 USD92,175Yolo CountyYolo County: 91,752 USD91,752Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 90,112 USD90,112Nevada CountyNevada County: 89,882 USD89,882Amador CountyAmador County: 88,044 USD88,044San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 85,478 USD85,478Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 81,468 USD81,468Sutter CountySutter County: 79,704 USD79,704Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 78,647 USD78,647Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 77,404 USD77,404Madera CountyMadera County: 76,627 USD76,627Yuba CountyYuba County: 76,373 USD76,373Colusa CountyColusa County: 75,672 USD75,672Fresno CountyFresno County: 74,201 USD74,201Inyo CountyInyo County: 73,991 USD73,991Shasta CountyShasta County: 72,636 USD72,636Tulare CountyTulare County: 71,300 USD71,300Kings CountyKings County: 70,995 USD70,995Kern CountyKern County: 70,210 USD70,210Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 68,412 USD68,412Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 68,092 USD68,092Butte CountyButte County: 67,928 USD67,928Lassen CountyLassen County: 67,403 USD67,403Glenn CountyGlenn County: 67,139 USD67,139Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 67,058 USD67,058Plumas CountyPlumas County: 66,031 USD66,031Merced CountyMerced County: 65,510 USD65,510Tehama CountyTehama County: 63,784 USD63,784Sierra CountySierra County: 63,355 USD63,355Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 61,160 USD61,160Lake CountyLake County: 60,621 USD60,621Modoc CountyModoc County: 59,455 USD59,455Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 59,095 USD59,095Imperial CountyImperial County: 57,681 USD57,681Trinity CountyTrinity County: 53,002 USD53,002
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Santa Clara County164,281+2.9%
2San Mateo County158,855+1.8%
3Marin County149,091+4.4%
4San Francisco County140,970-0.3%
5Alameda County129,367+2.5%
6Contra Costa County127,229+1.2%
7Orange County116,289+2.3%
8Placer County115,998+1.2%
9San Benito County114,394+5.6%
10Napa County111,471+2.3%
11Santa Cruz County111,093+1.7%
12Ventura County109,797+2.3%
13El Dorado County108,845+2.5%
14San Diego County106,268+3.9%
15Alpine County105,521-4.7%
16Sonoma County104,674+1.8%
17Solano County100,401+0.4%
18Mono County99,415+14.3%
19Santa Barbara County98,161+2.3%
20San Luis Obispo County97,446+4.3%
21Monterey County97,230+2.9%
22Riverside County93,074+3.8%
23San Joaquin County92,179+4.1%
24Sacramento County92,175+3.9%
25Yolo County91,752+3.3%
26Los Angeles County90,112+2.7%
27Nevada County89,882+5.9%
28Amador County88,044+8%
29San Bernardino County85,478+4%
30Stanislaus County81,468+2.3%
31Sutter County79,704+5.6%
32Calaveras County78,647-1.5%
33Tuolumne County77,404+7.1%
34Madera County76,627+1.5%
35Yuba County76,373+4.2%
36Colusa County75,672+0.7%
37Fresno County74,201+3.9%
38Inyo County73,991+2.2%
39Shasta County72,636+1%
40Tulare County71,300+2.6%
41Kings County70,995+3.3%
42Kern County70,210+3.8%
43Mariposa County68,412+4.6%
44Mendocino County68,092+5.3%
45Butte County67,928-0.9%
46Lassen County67,403+4.7%
47Glenn County67,139-4.7%
48Del Norte County67,058+0.4%
49Plumas County66,031+1.7%
50Merced County65,510+0.7%
51Tehama County63,784+3.2%
52Sierra County63,355+5.6%
53Humboldt County61,1600%
54Lake County60,621+3.2%
55Modoc County59,455+5%
56Siskiyou County59,095+6.5%
57Imperial County57,681+2.3%
58Trinity County53,002-0.9%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Santa Clara County, with $164,281 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Trinity County, with $53,002 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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