Counties in Virginia by median household income

Loudoun County had the highest median household income of 133 counties in 2021, at $156,821. Dickenson County had the lowest, at $33,905. The median was $59,543 and the figure for Virginia was $80,615. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest156,821Loudoun County
Lowest33,905Dickenson County
Median59,543133 counties
Virginia80,615History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 156,821 USD156,821Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 155,071 USD155,071Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 133,974 USD133,974Arlington CountyArlington County: 128,145 USD128,145Stafford CountyStafford County: 119,818 USD119,818Fairfax cityFairfax city: 118,492 USD118,492Prince William CountyPrince William County: 113,831 USD113,831Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 112,026 USD112,026Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 111,368 USD111,368Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 105,450 USD105,450Manassas cityManassas city: 101,934 USD101,934New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 101,628 USD101,628King George CountyKing George County: 101,599 USD101,599Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 101,395 USD101,395Goochland CountyGoochland County: 100,517 USD100,517Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 98,973 USD98,973Hanover CountyHanover County: 96,911 USD96,911York CountyYork County: 96,144 USD96,144James City CountyJames City County: 94,907 USD94,907Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 90,568 USD90,568Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 90,544 USD90,544Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 90,307 USD90,307Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 88,315 USD88,315Clarke CountyClarke County: 86,633 USD86,633Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 85,563 USD85,563Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 85,274 USD85,274Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 84,673 USD84,673Frederick CountyFrederick County: 84,317 USD84,317Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 82,983 USD82,983Suffolk citySuffolk city: 81,883 USD81,883Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 81,810 USD81,810Orange CountyOrange County: 79,211 USD79,211Prince George CountyPrince George County: 78,895 USD78,895Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 77,733 USD77,733Caroline CountyCaroline County: 76,528 USD76,528Henrico CountyHenrico County: 76,345 USD76,345Roanoke CountyRoanoke County: 74,622 USD74,622King William CountyKing William County: 74,592 USD74,592Greene CountyGreene County: 73,844 USD73,844Mathews CountyMathews County: 73,229 USD73,229
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Loudoun County156,821
2Falls Church city155,071
3Fairfax County133,974
4Arlington County128,145
5Stafford County119,818
6Fairfax city118,492
7Prince William County113,831
8Poquoson city112,026
9Fauquier County111,368
10Alexandria city105,450
11Manassas city101,934
12New Kent County101,628
13King George County101,599
14Powhatan County101,395
15Goochland County100,517
16Spotsylvania County98,973
17Hanover County96,911
18York County96,144
19James City County94,907
20Albemarle County90,568
21Manassas Park city90,544
22Rappahannock County90,307
23Chesterfield County88,315
24Clarke County86,633
25Chesapeake city85,563
26Culpeper County85,274
27Isle of Wight County84,673
28Frederick County84,317
29Fluvanna County82,983
30Suffolk city81,883
31Virginia Beach city81,810
32Orange County79,211
33Prince George County78,895
34Gloucester County77,733
35Caroline County76,528
36Henrico County76,345
37Roanoke County74,622
38King William County74,592
39Greene County73,844
40Mathews County73,229
41Botetourt County72,941
42Warren County72,840
43Madison County72,349
44Fredericksburg city72,293
45Louisa County70,974
46Bedford County70,870
47Augusta County69,082
48Dinwiddie County68,918
49Nelson County67,707
50Rockingham County67,484
51Salem city66,472
52Lexington city66,114
53Colonial Heights city65,570
54Williamsburg city65,297
55Southampton County65,079
56Lancaster County64,460
57Middlesex County63,782
58Charlottesville city63,470
59King and Queen County61,672
60Winchester city61,321
61Northumberland County61,291
62Surry County61,105
63Amherst County60,876
64Montgomery County60,666
65Craig County60,283
66Franklin County59,667
67Charles City County59,543
68Hampton city59,380
69Shenandoah County58,609
70Giles County57,911
71Rockbridge County57,828
72Richmond County57,697
73Cumberland County57,568
74Newport News city57,463
75Amelia County57,420
76Sussex County56,968
77Norfolk city56,244
78Bath County55,807
79Pulaski County55,446
80Appomattox County55,268
81Richmond city54,795
82Washington County54,737
83Nottoway County54,614
84Bland County54,556
85Essex County54,375
86Portsmouth city54,020
87Lynchburg city54,015
88Campbell County53,918
89Page County53,168
90Westmoreland County53,113
91Greensville County53,063
92Staunton city53,041
93Highland County52,901
94Wythe County52,726
95Floyd County51,612
96Harrisonburg city51,055
97Accomack County50,601
98Northampton County50,347
99Buckingham County49,841
100Alleghany County49,705
101Brunswick County49,597
102Pittsylvania County49,486
103Franklin city49,424
104Prince Edward County49,019
105Roanoke city48,476
106Lunenburg County47,269
107Waynesboro city47,238
108Patrick County47,215
109Mecklenburg County46,378
110Halifax County45,962
111Charlotte County45,567
112Carroll County45,220
113Petersburg city44,890
114Wise County44,884
115Radford city44,360
116Hopewell city44,209
117Bristol city43,879
118Grayson County43,022
119Tazewell County42,937
120Smyth County42,588
121Scott County42,561
122Buena Vista city42,156
123Covington city41,242
124Henry County41,103
125Russell County41,100
126Galax city39,808
127Danville city38,904
128Lee County37,574
129Buchanan County37,093
130Martinsville city36,832
131Emporia city36,111
132Norton city35,592
133Dickenson County33,905

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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?

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

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Dickenson County, with $33,905 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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