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US counties by median household income

Loudoun County had the highest median household income of 3134 counties in 2021, at $156,821. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $17,109. The median was $55,892 and the figure for the United States was $69,021. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest156,821Loudoun County
Lowest17,109Issaquena County
Median55,8923134 counties
United States69,021History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 156,821 USD156,821Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 155,071 USD155,071Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 140,258 USD140,258San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 136,837 USD136,837Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 133,974 USD133,974Marin CountyMarin County: 131,008 USD131,008Howard CountyHoward County: 129,549 USD129,549Arlington CountyArlington County: 128,145 USD128,145Douglas CountyDouglas County: 127,443 USD127,443Nassau CountyNassau County: 126,576 USD126,576San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 126,187 USD126,187Morris CountyMorris County: 123,727 USD123,727Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 123,677 USD123,677Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 123,373 USD123,373Somerset CountySomerset County: 121,695 USD121,695Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 120,999 USD120,999Calvert CountyCalvert County: 120,295 USD120,295Stafford CountyStafford County: 119,818 USD119,818Fairfax cityFairfax city: 118,492 USD118,492Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 117,345 USD117,345Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 116,571 USD116,571Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 116,492 USD116,492Summit CountySummit County: 116,351 USD116,351Delaware CountyDelaware County: 116,284 USD116,284Elbert CountyElbert County: 114,904 USD114,904Prince William CountyPrince William County: 113,831 USD113,831Morgan CountyMorgan County: 112,721 USD112,721Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 112,089 USD112,089Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 112,026 USD112,026Alameda CountyAlameda County: 112,017 USD112,017Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 111,790 USD111,790Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 111,660 USD111,660Putnam CountyPutnam County: 111,617 USD111,617Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 111,595 USD111,595Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 111,368 USD111,368Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 110,455 USD110,455Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 110,356 USD110,356Chester CountyChester County: 109,969 USD109,969Oldham CountyOldham County: 109,815 USD109,815Bergen CountyBergen County: 109,497 USD109,497
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Loudoun County156,821
2Falls Church city155,071
3Santa Clara County140,258
4San Mateo County136,837
5Fairfax County133,974
6Marin County131,008
7Howard County129,549
8Arlington County128,145
9Douglas County127,443
10Nassau County126,576
11San Francisco County126,187
12Morris County123,727
13Los Alamos County123,677
14Hunterdon County123,373
15Somerset County121,695
16Forsyth County120,999
17Calvert County120,295
18Stafford County119,818
19Fairfax city118,492
20Montgomery County117,345
21Nantucket County116,571
22Williamson County116,492
23Summit County116,351
24Delaware County116,284
25Elbert County114,904
26Prince William County113,831
27Morgan County112,721
28Norfolk County112,089
29Poquoson city112,026
30Alameda County112,017
31Middlesex County111,790
32Suffolk County111,660
33Putnam County111,617
34Rockwall County111,595
35Fauquier County111,368
36Contra Costa County110,455
37Monmouth County110,356
38Chester County109,969
39Oldham County109,815
40Bergen County109,497
41Scott County109,031
42Anne Arundel County108,048
43Carver County107,890
44Charles County107,808
45Broomfield County107,570
46King County106,326
47Oconee County106,165
48Frederick County106,129
49Alexandria city105,450
50Westchester County105,387
51Hamilton County104,858
52Carroll County104,708
53Collin County104,327
54St. Mary's County102,859
55Fort Bend County102,590
56Washington County102,258
57Manassas city101,934
58Kendall County101,816
59Rockingham County101,683
60Sussex County101,645
61New Kent County101,628
62King George County101,599
63Powhatan County101,395
64Kendall County100,706
65Goochland County100,517
66Orange County100,485
67DuPage County100,292
68Placer County99,734
69Rockland County99,707
70Queen Anne's County99,597
71Montgomery County99,361
72Bucks County99,302
73Spotsylvania County98,973
74Harford County98,495
75Plymouth County98,190
76Burke County97,802
77Napa County97,498
78Lake County97,127
79Hanover County96,911
80Middlesex County96,883
81Gilpin County96,784
82Union County96,634
83Denton County96,265
84York County96,144
85Santa Cruz County96,093
86Fayette County96,084
87Johnson County96,059
88Alpine County96,000
89Burlington County95,935
90Will County95,751
91Warren County95,709
92Snohomish County95,618
93San Benito County95,606
94Bristol County95,102
95James City County94,907
96Boone County94,843
97Williamson County94,705
98Teton County94,498
99Waukesha County94,310
100Wright County94,276
101Ventura County94,150
102Wasatch County94,044
103New York County93,956
104Jefferson County93,933
105Dakota County93,892
106McHenry County93,801
107Chambers County93,707
108District of Columbia93,547
109Summit County93,505
110Dallas County93,492
111Gloucester County93,208
112Spencer County92,973
113Monroe County92,950
114Davis County92,765
115Pitkin County92,708
116Honolulu County92,600
117Lander County92,543
118Boulder County92,466
119Sherburne County92,374
120Washington County92,025
121Washington County92,001
122St. Charles County91,792
123Sonoma County91,607
124Eagle County91,338
125St. Croix County91,320
126Prince George's County91,124
127Chisago County90,870
128Saratoga County90,800
129Aleutians West Census Area90,708
130Cherokee County90,681
131Albemarle County90,568
132Manassas Park city90,544
133Newport County90,435
134Rappahannock County90,307
135Geauga County90,285
136Juneau City and Borough90,126
137Solano County89,648
138Richmond County89,427
139Somervell County89,253
140Kane County88,935
141Livingston County88,908
142Anchorage Municipality88,871
143St. Johns County88,794
144El Dorado County88,770
145Anoka County88,680
146Montgomery County88,597
147Parker County88,535
148Clackamas County88,517
149Wake County88,471
150Union County88,465
151Sarpy County88,408
152Chesterfield County88,315
153Maui County88,249
154San Diego County88,240
155Midland County88,210
156Hendricks County87,961
157Brazoria County87,958
158Chugach Census Area87,868
159Lincoln County87,560
160Tooele County87,557
161Campbell County87,547
162Union County87,369
163Dutchess County87,112
164Boone County87,034
165Hillsborough County86,930
166Ozaukee County86,915
167Jefferson County86,711
168Essex County86,684
169Clarke County86,633
170Kauai County86,287
171Oakland County86,275
172Ascension Parish86,256
173Cobb County86,013
174Columbia County85,928
175Comal County85,912
176Mercer County85,687
177Orange County85,640
178Warrick County85,613
179Washington County85,574
180Chesapeake city85,563
181Hennepin County85,438
182Glasscock County85,417
183Culpeper County85,274
184Ellis County85,272
185Warren County85,189
186Warren County85,163
187Grand Isle County85,154
188Travis County85,043
189Platte County85,031
190Arapahoe County84,947
191Isle of Wight County84,673
192Olmsted County84,656
193Kitsap County84,600
194Dodge County84,568
195Dunn County84,459
196Santa Barbara County84,356
197Frederick County84,317
198Wilson County84,042
199North Slope Borough83,992
200Kodiak Island Borough83,765
201Fallon County83,750
202Routt County83,725
203Washington County83,491
204Coweta County83,486
205Divide County83,438
206Golden Valley County83,295
207Fluvanna County82,983
208Medina County82,894
209Utah County82,893
210Clark County82,719
211Barnstable County82,619
212Shelby County82,592
213Pierce County82,574
214San Luis Obispo County82,514
215Elko County82,462
216Merrimack County82,457
217Sublette County82,342
218Harris County82,244
219Wilson County82,224
220Salt Lake County82,206
221Sitka City and Borough82,083
222Monterey County82,013
223Chittenden County81,957
224Suffolk city81,883
225Baltimore County81,846
226Cecil County81,817
227Virginia Beach city81,810
228Grundy County81,764
229Worcester County81,660
230Bristol Bay Borough81,563
231Thurston County81,501
232Steele County81,354
233Bryan County81,032
234Leavenworth County80,853
235Weld County80,843
236Cumberland County80,679
237Larimer County80,664
238Andrews County80,518
239Le Sueur County80,425
240Delaware County80,398
241Suffolk County80,260
242Union County80,238
243Paulding County80,234
244Williams County80,142
245Guadalupe County80,047
246Kent County79,880
247Hudson County79,795
248Menard County79,743
249Kalawao County79,583
250Currituck County79,416

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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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Loudoun County, with $156,821 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Issaquena County, with $17,109 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. 10 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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