Counties in California by median household income

Santa Clara County had the highest median household income of 58 counties in 2022, at $153,792. Trinity County had the lowest, at $47,317. The median was $76,148 and the figure for California was $91,905. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest153,792Santa Clara County
Lowest47,317Trinity County
Median76,14858 counties
California91,905History

All counties, 2022

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Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 153,792 USD153,792San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 149,907 USD149,907Marin CountyMarin County: 142,019 USD142,019San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 136,689 USD136,689Alameda CountyAlameda County: 122,488 USD122,488Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 120,020 USD120,020Placer CountyPlacer County: 109,375 USD109,375Orange CountyOrange County: 109,361 USD109,361Napa CountyNapa County: 105,809 USD105,809San Benito CountySan Benito County: 104,451 USD104,451Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 104,409 USD104,409Ventura CountyVentura County: 102,141 USD102,141Alpine CountyAlpine County: 101,125 USD101,125Sonoma CountySonoma County: 99,266 USD99,266El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 99,246 USD99,246Solano CountySolano County: 97,037 USD97,037San Diego CountySan Diego County: 96,974 USD96,974Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 92,332 USD92,332Monterey CountyMonterey County: 91,043 USD91,043San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 90,158 USD90,158Yolo CountyYolo County: 85,097 USD85,097Riverside CountyRiverside County: 84,505 USD84,505Sacramento CountySacramento County: 84,010 USD84,010Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 83,411 USD83,411San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 82,837 USD82,837Mono CountyMono County: 82,038 USD82,038Nevada CountyNevada County: 79,395 USD79,395Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 77,526 USD77,526San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 77,423 USD77,423Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 74,872 USD74,872Amador CountyAmador County: 74,853 USD74,853Madera CountyMadera County: 73,543 USD73,543Sutter CountySutter County: 72,654 USD72,654Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 70,432 USD70,432Colusa CountyColusa County: 69,619 USD69,619Kings CountyKings County: 68,540 USD68,540Shasta CountyShasta County: 68,347 USD68,347Plumas CountyPlumas County: 67,885 USD67,885Fresno CountyFresno County: 67,756 USD67,756Yuba CountyYuba County: 66,693 USD66,693Butte CountyButte County: 66,085 USD66,085Merced CountyMerced County: 64,772 USD64,772Tulare CountyTulare County: 64,474 USD64,474Glenn CountyGlenn County: 64,033 USD64,033Kern CountyKern County: 63,883 USD63,883Inyo CountyInyo County: 63,417 USD63,417Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 61,335 USD61,335Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 61,149 USD61,149Sierra CountySierra County: 61,108 USD61,108Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 60,021 USD60,021Lassen CountyLassen County: 59,515 USD59,515Tehama CountyTehama County: 59,029 USD59,029Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 57,881 USD57,881Lake CountyLake County: 56,259 USD56,259Modoc CountyModoc County: 54,962 USD54,962Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 53,898 USD53,898Imperial CountyImperial County: 53,847 USD53,847Trinity CountyTrinity County: 47,317 USD47,317
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Santa Clara County153,792+9.6%
2San Mateo County149,907+9.6%
3Marin County142,019+8.4%
4San Francisco County136,689+8.3%
5Alameda County122,488+9.3%
6Contra Costa County120,020+8.7%
7Placer County109,375+9.7%
8Orange County109,361+8.8%
9Napa County105,809+8.5%
10San Benito County104,451+9.3%
11Santa Cruz County104,409+8.7%
12Ventura County102,141+8.5%
13Alpine County101,125+5.3%
14Sonoma County99,266+8.4%
15El Dorado County99,246+11.8%
16Solano County97,037+8.2%
17San Diego County96,974+9.9%
18Santa Barbara County92,332+9.5%
19Monterey County91,043+11%
20San Luis Obispo County90,158+9.3%
21Yolo County85,097+8.6%
22Riverside County84,505+11.1%
23Sacramento County84,010+9.9%
24Los Angeles County83,411+9.2%
25San Joaquin County82,837+10.5%
26Mono County82,038+15.3%
27Nevada County79,395+6.4%
28Calaveras County77,526+10.6%
29San Bernardino County77,423+10.2%
30Stanislaus County74,872+9.5%
31Amador County74,853+7%
32Madera County73,543+10.2%
33Sutter County72,654+8.4%
34Tuolumne County70,432+5.4%
35Colusa County69,619+12.5%
36Kings County68,540+8.3%
37Shasta County68,347+10.3%
38Plumas County67,885+17.3%
39Fresno County67,756+10.6%
40Yuba County66,693+6.4%
41Butte County66,085+10.4%
42Merced County64,772+10%
43Tulare County64,474+12.3%
44Glenn County64,033+13.7%
45Kern County63,883+8.6%
46Inyo County63,417+4.1%
47Mendocino County61,335+8.8%
48Del Norte County61,149+14.8%
49Sierra County61,108+8.8%
50Mariposa County60,021+12.6%
51Lassen County59,515+0.4%
52Tehama County59,029+11.6%
53Humboldt County57,881+8.5%
54Lake County56,259+5.4%
55Modoc County54,962+7.6%
56Siskiyou County53,898+8.1%
57Imperial County53,847+9.7%
58Trinity County47,317+12.1%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Santa Clara County, with $153,792 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Trinity County, with $47,317 in 2022.

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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