Counties in Virginia by median household income, 2024

Loudoun County had the highest median household income of 133 counties in 2024, at $181,765. Galax city had the lowest, at $38,675. The median was $68,724 and the figure for Virginia was $93,170. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest181,765Loudoun County
Lowest38,675Galax city
Median68,724133 counties
Virginia93,170History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 181,765 USD181,765Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 153,637 USD153,637Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 143,262 USD143,262Arlington CountyArlington County: 142,114 USD142,114Stafford CountyStafford County: 137,807 USD137,807Fairfax cityFairfax city: 132,348 USD132,348Prince William CountyPrince William County: 131,402 USD131,402Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 130,189 USD130,189New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 123,314 USD123,314Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 120,972 USD120,972Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 119,681 USD119,681Goochland CountyGoochland County: 118,931 USD118,931Clarke CountyClarke County: 117,111 USD117,111King George CountyKing George County: 116,884 USD116,884Manassas cityManassas city: 113,590 USD113,590Hanover CountyHanover County: 112,805 USD112,805Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 112,738 USD112,738Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 110,537 USD110,537James City CountyJames City County: 109,985 USD109,985York CountyYork County: 109,956 USD109,956Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 104,392 USD104,392Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 103,250 USD103,250Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 101,931 USD101,931Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 100,049 USD100,049Frederick CountyFrederick County: 97,606 USD97,606Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 96,768 USD96,768Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 95,373 USD95,373Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 95,241 USD95,241Orange CountyOrange County: 94,008 USD94,008Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 92,968 USD92,968Suffolk citySuffolk city: 92,666 USD92,666Greene CountyGreene County: 89,808 USD89,808Henrico CountyHenrico County: 88,783 USD88,783Caroline CountyCaroline County: 87,407 USD87,407Louisa CountyLouisa County: 86,689 USD86,689Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 86,071 USD86,071King William CountyKing William County: 86,056 USD86,056Prince George CountyPrince George County: 84,897 USD84,897Warren CountyWarren County: 84,682 USD84,682Lexington cityLexington city: 84,517 USD84,517
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Loudoun County181,765+1.7%
2Fairfax County153,637+2.3%
3Falls Church city143,262-7.4%
4Arlington County142,114+1.4%
5Stafford County137,807+3%
6Fairfax city132,348-0.3%
7Prince William County131,402+2%
8Fauquier County130,189+0.5%
9New Kent County123,314+2.7%
10Poquoson city120,9720%
11Alexandria city119,681+5.3%
12Goochland County118,931+0.2%
13Clarke County117,111+2.6%
14King George County116,884+5.8%
15Manassas city113,590-3.7%
16Hanover County112,805+3%
17Spotsylvania County112,738+2.9%
18Powhatan County110,537-0.1%
19James City County109,985+2.7%
20York County109,956+1.5%
21Albemarle County104,392+1.7%
22Manassas Park city103,250+2.6%
23Chesterfield County101,931+3.1%
24Culpeper County100,049+4.1%
25Frederick County97,606+2.1%
26Fluvanna County96,768+5.2%
27Chesapeake city95,373+1.3%
28Isle of Wight County95,241-0.9%
29Orange County94,008-0.2%
30Virginia Beach city92,968+2.5%
31Suffolk city92,666+2.9%
32Greene County89,808+5.3%
33Henrico County88,783+2.8%
34Caroline County87,407+1.3%
35Louisa County86,689+7.9%
36Fredericksburg city86,071+0.8%
37King William County86,056+1%
38Prince George County84,897-3.8%
39Warren County84,682+0.4%
40Lexington city84,517-5.7%
41Madison County84,323+1.6%
42Gloucester County84,306+0.7%
43Roanoke County83,709+0.9%
44Dinwiddie County83,704-0.2%
45Rappahannock County83,380-15%
46Augusta County82,049+2.6%
47Botetourt County81,213+0.9%
48Rockingham County80,693+2.8%
49Bedford County78,937+1.7%
50Surry County78,041+9.2%
51Amelia County76,717+15.6%
52Colonial Heights city76,505+0.3%
53Mathews County75,880+0.5%
54Williamsburg city75,604+7.7%
55Charles City County75,417+7.2%
56Middlesex County75,060+1.2%
57Charlottesville city74,824+7.2%
58Montgomery County72,715+2.7%
59Nelson County72,589+5.9%
60Southampton County70,795+3.4%
61King and Queen County70,469-3.3%
62Lancaster County69,713+3.8%
63Newport News city69,634+4.4%
64Hampton city69,621+2.7%
65Craig County69,057+1.9%
66Franklin County68,849+0.7%
67Amherst County68,724+2.1%
68Shenandoah County67,191+4.3%
69Salem city66,7250%
70Northumberland County66,480-4.3%
71Richmond County66,304+3.3%
72Campbell County66,165+5.7%
73Norfolk city66,109+3.3%
74Giles County65,691+1.3%
75Highland County65,625+4.3%
76Staunton city65,581+4.8%
77Rockbridge County65,469+2.3%
78Richmond city64,587+3.1%
79Washington County64,552+2.8%
80Winchester city63,974-1%
81Sussex County63,530+1.1%
82Westmoreland County63,398+6.1%
83Nottoway County63,261+1.8%
84Franklin city63,245-2.9%
85Appomattox County62,853+0.8%
86Harrisonburg city62,254+4.2%
87Floyd County62,191+1.3%
88Pulaski County62,028+2.1%
89Northampton County61,632+10.2%
90Bland County61,216-0.3%
91Buckingham County60,828+2.8%
92Portsmouth city60,491+2.6%
93Waynesboro city59,994+6.4%
94Accomack County58,993+2.6%
95Charlotte County58,000+18.6%
96Lynchburg city57,947-3.1%
97Buena Vista city57,833+6.2%
98Wythe County57,745+4.3%
99Radford city57,348+8.6%
100Mecklenburg County57,045+10.4%
101Page County57,037-4%
102Essex County56,520+0.1%
103Prince Edward County56,315+2.2%
104Alleghany County56,188+1.9%
105Bath County56,184-9%
106Roanoke city55,378+5.1%
107Cumberland County55,325-3%
108Lunenburg County54,842+0.7%
109Hopewell city54,729+12.4%
110Greensville County54,668-3.7%
111Carroll County54,484+3.6%
112Pittsylvania County54,085-0.1%
113Brunswick County53,084+0.2%
114Patrick County53,038+4.1%
115Wise County52,943+4.3%
116Halifax County52,013+5.6%
117Emporia city51,899+5.1%
118Henry County50,760+4.8%
119Petersburg city50,698-0.1%
120Bristol city50,404+12.7%
121Russell County50,012+2%
122Smyth County49,883+6.5%
123Grayson County47,730+11.4%
124Tazewell County47,313+3.3%
125Dickenson County47,254+7.8%
126Martinsville city46,727+10.1%
127Scott County46,349+2.7%
128Danville city44,423+3.8%
129Buchanan County42,886+1.6%
130Covington city41,944-1.8%
131Lee County41,827-1%
132Norton city41,495+7.8%
133Galax city38,675-6.7%

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Loudoun County, with $181,765 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Galax city, with $38,675 in 2024.

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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