Counties in Indiana by median household income

Hamilton County had the highest median household income of 92 counties in 2021, at $104,858. Crawford County had the lowest, at $42,465. The median was $59,371 and the figure for Indiana was $61,944. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest104,858Hamilton County
Lowest42,465Crawford County
Median59,37192 counties
Indiana61,944History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 104,858 USD104,858Boone CountyBoone County: 94,843 USD94,843Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 87,961 USD87,961Warrick CountyWarrick County: 85,613 USD85,613Hancock CountyHancock County: 79,126 USD79,126Johnson CountyJohnson County: 77,977 USD77,977Porter CountyPorter County: 76,736 USD76,736LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 75,624 USD75,624Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 72,674 USD72,674Morgan CountyMorgan County: 71,882 USD71,882Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 71,183 USD71,183Floyd CountyFloyd County: 69,858 USD69,858Jasper CountyJasper County: 69,632 USD69,632Franklin CountyFranklin County: 69,440 USD69,440Posey CountyPosey County: 69,323 USD69,323Warren CountyWarren County: 68,136 USD68,136Brown CountyBrown County: 67,737 USD67,737Whitley CountyWhitley County: 67,716 USD67,716Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 66,764 USD66,764Tipton CountyTipton County: 65,983 USD65,983Dubois CountyDubois County: 65,389 USD65,389Decatur CountyDecatur County: 65,000 USD65,000Putnam CountyPutnam County: 64,993 USD64,993Ripley CountyRipley County: 64,221 USD64,221Shelby CountyShelby County: 64,070 USD64,070Jennings CountyJennings County: 63,612 USD63,612Harrison CountyHarrison County: 63,586 USD63,586Clay CountyClay County: 63,361 USD63,361Noble CountyNoble County: 63,292 USD63,292Ohio CountyOhio County: 63,036 USD63,036Wells CountyWells County: 62,802 USD62,802Newton CountyNewton County: 62,306 USD62,306Clark CountyClark County: 62,296 USD62,296Lake CountyLake County: 62,052 USD62,052Steuben CountySteuben County: 61,698 USD61,698Allen CountyAllen County: 61,456 USD61,456Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 61,182 USD61,182DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 60,757 USD60,757Union CountyUnion County: 60,750 USD60,750White CountyWhite County: 60,327 USD60,327
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Hamilton County104,858
2Boone County94,843
3Hendricks County87,961
4Warrick County85,613
5Hancock County79,126
6Johnson County77,977
7Porter County76,736
8LaGrange County75,624
9Dearborn County72,674
10Morgan County71,882
11Bartholomew County71,183
12Floyd County69,858
13Jasper County69,632
14Franklin County69,440
15Posey County69,323
16Warren County68,136
17Brown County67,737
18Whitley County67,716
19Kosciusko County66,764
20Tipton County65,983
21Dubois County65,389
22Decatur County65,000
23Putnam County64,993
24Ripley County64,221
25Shelby County64,070
26Jennings County63,612
27Harrison County63,586
28Clay County63,361
29Noble County63,292
30Ohio County63,036
31Wells County62,802
32Newton County62,306
33Clark County62,296
34Lake County62,052
35Steuben County61,698
36Allen County61,456
37Elkhart County61,182
38DeKalb County60,757
39Union County60,750
40White County60,327
41LaPorte County60,226
42Lawrence County60,041
43Gibson County59,697
44Spencer County59,624
45Wabash County59,611
46Jackson County59,504
47Howard County59,238
48Rush County58,887
49St. Joseph County58,599
50Montgomery County58,311
51Marshall County58,296
52Pike County57,283
53Martin County57,199
54Parke County57,156
55Daviess County57,083
56Carroll County56,929
57Fulton County56,885
58Huntington County56,705
59Orange County56,572
60Switzerland County56,268
61Benton County56,155
62Adams County56,037
63Clinton County55,582
64Greene County55,470
65Randolph County54,912
66Marion County54,601
67Madison County54,491
68Fountain County54,475
69Perry County54,387
70Henry County54,154
71Monroe County54,096
72Vanderburgh County54,044
73Washington County53,932
74Owen County53,831
75Jefferson County53,784
76Miami County53,762
77Tippecanoe County53,468
78Vermillion County53,396
79Starke County52,802
80Pulaski County52,098
81Knox County51,784
82Cass County51,776
83Grant County50,009
84Wayne County49,952
85Sullivan County49,393
86Delaware County49,321
87Jay County48,904
88Vigo County48,552
89Fayette County48,101
90Scott County45,794
91Blackford County45,080
92Crawford County42,465

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Hamilton County, with $104,858 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Crawford County, with $42,465 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.

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