Counties in New York by median household income

Nassau County had the highest median household income of 62 counties in 2023, at $143,408. Bronx County had the lowest, at $49,036. The median was $70,695 and the figure for New York was $84,578. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest143,408Nassau County
Lowest49,036Bronx County
Median70,69562 counties
New York84,578History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Nassau CountyNassau County: 143,408 USD143,408Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 128,329 USD128,329Putnam CountyPutnam County: 127,405 USD127,405Westchester CountyWestchester County: 118,411 USD118,411Rockland CountyRockland County: 110,631 USD110,631New York CountyNew York County: 104,553 USD104,553Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 99,653 USD99,653Richmond CountyRichmond County: 98,290 USD98,290Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 97,273 USD97,273Orange CountyOrange County: 96,497 USD96,497Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 86,663 USD86,663Queens CountyQueens County: 84,961 USD84,961Columbia CountyColumbia County: 83,619 USD83,619Albany CountyAlbany County: 83,149 USD83,149Ulster CountyUlster County: 81,804 USD81,804Ontario CountyOntario County: 79,814 USD79,814Kings CountyKings County: 78,548 USD78,548Warren CountyWarren County: 78,239 USD78,239Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 76,989 USD76,989Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 74,740 USD74,740Monroe CountyMonroe County: 74,409 USD74,409Greene CountyGreene County: 74,011 USD74,011Wayne CountyWayne County: 73,914 USD73,914Madison CountyMadison County: 73,141 USD73,141Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 73,012 USD73,012Livingston CountyLivingston County: 72,464 USD72,464Washington CountyWashington County: 72,342 USD72,342Genesee CountyGenesee County: 72,055 USD72,055Tioga CountyTioga County: 71,791 USD71,791Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 71,188 USD71,188Erie CountyErie County: 71,175 USD71,175Essex CountyEssex County: 70,215 USD70,215Sullivan CountySullivan County: 69,826 USD69,826Clinton CountyClinton County: 69,208 USD69,208Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 68,950 USD68,950Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 68,913 USD68,913Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 68,858 USD68,858Oneida CountyOneida County: 68,819 USD68,819Oswego CountyOswego County: 68,461 USD68,461Lewis CountyLewis County: 68,329 USD68,329
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Nassau County143,408+4.1%
2Suffolk County128,329+4.8%
3Putnam County127,405+5.3%
4Westchester County118,411+3.3%
5Rockland County110,631+4.2%
6New York County104,553+4.7%
7Saratoga County99,653+2.7%
8Richmond County98,290+2.2%
9Dutchess County97,273+2.8%
10Orange County96,497+5.1%
11Rensselaer County86,663+3.5%
12Queens County84,961+3.1%
13Columbia County83,619+2.3%
14Albany County83,149+5.5%
15Ulster County81,804+6%
16Ontario County79,814+4.2%
17Kings County78,548+5.2%
18Warren County78,239+5%
19Schenectady County76,989+2.6%
20Onondaga County74,740+4.6%
21Monroe County74,409+4.1%
22Greene County74,011+5.3%
23Wayne County73,914+4.1%
24Madison County73,141+6.2%
25Tompkins County73,012+4.3%
26Livingston County72,464+2.9%
27Washington County72,342+5.3%
28Genesee County72,055+5.7%
29Tioga County71,791+1.9%
30Schoharie County71,188-0.4%
31Erie County71,175+4.6%
32Essex County70,215+3.1%
33Sullivan County69,826+2.9%
34Clinton County69,208+3.1%
35Hamilton County68,950+3.1%
36Wyoming County68,913+5.9%
37Herkimer County68,858+1.1%
38Oneida County68,819+3.6%
39Oswego County68,461+5.2%
40Lewis County68,329+6.1%
41Niagara County67,809+2.9%
42Cortland County67,527+3.8%
43Yates County67,521+5.5%
44Otsego County67,086+2%
45Cayuga County66,583+5.3%
46Seneca County66,007+3.1%
47Schuyler County65,625+7%
48Jefferson County64,978+3.5%
49Steuben County64,740+3.6%
50Orleans County63,838+4.5%
51Franklin County63,747+5.8%
52Chemung County63,469+3.4%
53Montgomery County62,923+8.4%
54Fulton County62,615+3.4%
55Chenango County62,093+0.6%
56St. Lawrence County61,900+6.1%
57Allegany County61,233+4.3%
58Broome County61,059+4.7%
59Delaware County60,226+3.2%
60Cattaraugus County58,248+2.4%
61Chautauqua County56,507+3.4%
62Bronx County49,036+4.3%

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Nassau County, with $143,408 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Bronx County, with $49,036 in 2023.

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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