Santa Clara County had the highest median household income of 58 counties in 2021, at $140,258. Trinity County had the lowest, at $42,206. The median was $70,037 and the figure for California was $84,097. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Rank Counties in California by median household income using official data, and cite the source.
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Which county has the highest median household income?
Santa Clara County, with $140,258 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest median household income?
Trinity County, with $42,206 in 2021.
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.
