Counties in New York by median household income

Nassau County had the highest median household income of 62 counties in 2021, at $126,576. Bronx County had the lowest, at $43,726. The median was $62,826 and the figure for New York was $75,157. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest126,576Nassau County
Lowest43,726Bronx County
Median62,82662 counties
New York75,157History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Nassau CountyNassau County: 126,576 USD126,576Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 111,660 USD111,660Putnam CountyPutnam County: 111,617 USD111,617Westchester CountyWestchester County: 105,387 USD105,387Rockland CountyRockland County: 99,707 USD99,707New York CountyNew York County: 93,956 USD93,956Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 90,800 USD90,800Richmond CountyRichmond County: 89,427 USD89,427Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 87,112 USD87,112Orange CountyOrange County: 85,640 USD85,640Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 76,731 USD76,731Queens CountyQueens County: 75,886 USD75,886Albany CountyAlbany County: 73,810 USD73,810Columbia CountyColumbia County: 73,065 USD73,065Ulster CountyUlster County: 71,040 USD71,040Ontario CountyOntario County: 70,694 USD70,694Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 69,891 USD69,891Warren CountyWarren County: 68,765 USD68,765Kings CountyKings County: 67,753 USD67,753Monroe CountyMonroe County: 66,317 USD66,317Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 66,012 USD66,012Tioga CountyTioga County: 64,987 USD64,987Livingston CountyLivingston County: 64,467 USD64,467Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 64,260 USD64,260Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 64,220 USD64,220Wayne CountyWayne County: 64,152 USD64,152Washington CountyWashington County: 63,869 USD63,869Genesee CountyGenesee County: 63,734 USD63,734Sullivan CountySullivan County: 63,393 USD63,393Madison CountyMadison County: 63,312 USD63,312Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 62,841 USD62,841Greene CountyGreene County: 62,810 USD62,810Erie CountyErie County: 62,578 USD62,578Clinton CountyClinton County: 62,470 USD62,470Cortland CountyCortland County: 62,163 USD62,163Oswego CountyOswego County: 61,983 USD61,983Oneida CountyOneida County: 61,733 USD61,733Essex CountyEssex County: 61,563 USD61,563Niagara CountyNiagara County: 60,834 USD60,834Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 60,561 USD60,561
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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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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Which county has the highest median household income?

Nassau County, with $126,576 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Bronx County, with $43,726 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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