Counties in Virginia by median household income

Name: Counties in Virginia by median household income, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Loudoun County had the highest median household income of 133 counties in 2022, at $170,463. Norton city had the lowest, at $36,974. The median was $63,438 and the figure for Virginia was $87,249. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest170,463Loudoun County

Lowest36,974Norton city

Median63,438133 counties

Virginia87,249History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 USD	Change on 2021
1	Loudoun County	170,463	+8.7%
2	Falls Church city	164,536	+6.1%
3	Fairfax County	145,165	+8.4%
4	Arlington County	137,387	+7.2%
5	Fairfax city	128,708	+8.6%
6	Stafford County	128,036	+6.9%
7	Prince William County	123,193	+8.2%
8	Fauquier County	122,785	+10.3%
9	Poquoson city	114,503	+2.2%
10	Alexandria city	113,179	+7.3%
11	New Kent County	113,120	+11.3%
12	Manassas city	110,559	+8.5%
13	Powhatan County	108,089	+6.6%
14	Clarke County	107,475	+24.1%
15	Goochland County	105,600	+5.1%
16	York County	105,154	+9.4%
17	Spotsylvania County	105,068	+6.2%
18	Hanover County	104,678	+8%
19	King George County	103,264	+1.6%
20	James City County	100,711	+6.1%
21	Rappahannock County	98,663	+9.3%
22	Albemarle County	97,708	+7.9%
23	Chesterfield County	95,757	+8.4%
24	Lexington city	93,651	+41.7%
25	Chesapeake city	92,703	+8.3%
26	Frederick County	92,443	+9.6%
27	Culpeper County	92,359	+8.3%
28	Isle of Wight County	91,680	+8.3%
29	Manassas Park city	91,673	+1.2%
30	Fluvanna County	90,766	+9.4%
31	Suffolk city	87,758	+7.2%
32	Virginia Beach city	87,544	+7%
33	Orange County	87,309	+10.2%
34	Gloucester County	83,750	+7.7%
35	Caroline County	83,562	+9.2%
36	Fredericksburg city	83,445	+15.4%
37	Henrico County	82,424	+8%
38	Greene County	81,338	+10.1%
39	Roanoke County	80,872	+8.4%
40	Prince George County	80,318	+1.8%
41	King William County	79,398	+6.4%
42	Warren County	79,313	+8.9%
43	Mathews County	79,054	+8%
44	Botetourt County	77,680	+6.5%
45	Dinwiddie County	77,225	+12.1%
46	Louisa County	76,594	+7.9%
47	Augusta County	76,124	+10.2%
48	Bedford County	74,773	+5.5%
49	Madison County	74,586	+3.1%
50	Rockingham County	73,232	+8.5%
51	Colonial Heights city	72,216	+10.1%
52	King and Queen County	70,147	+13.7%
53	Middlesex County	69,389	+8.8%
54	Surry County	68,655	+12.4%
55	Salem city	68,402	+2.9%
56	Southampton County	67,813	+4.2%
57	Charlottesville city	67,177	+5.8%
58	Williamsburg city	66,815	+2.3%
59	Craig County	66,286	+10%
60	Franklin County	66,275	+11.1%
61	Charles City County	65,573	+10.1%
62	Montgomery County	65,270	+7.6%
63	Northumberland County	64,655	+5.5%
64	Amherst County	64,454	+5.9%
65	Hampton city	64,430	+8.5%
66	Nelson County	64,028	-5.4%
67	Amelia County	63,438	+10.5%
68	Newport News city	63,355	+10.3%
69	Richmond County	62,708	+8.7%
70	Lancaster County	62,674	-2.8%
71	Winchester city	62,495	+1.9%
72	Nottoway County	62,366	+14.2%
73	Shenandoah County	62,149	+6%
74	Giles County	61,987	+7%
75	Rockbridge County	61,903	+7%
76	Norfolk city	60,998	+8.5%
77	Appomattox County	60,041	+8.6%
78	Bland County	59,901	+9.8%
79	Buckingham County	59,894	+20.2%
80	Pulaski County	59,740	+7.7%
81	Staunton city	59,731	+12.6%
82	Richmond city	59,606	+8.8%
83	Sussex County	59,195	+3.9%
84	Washington County	59,116	+8%
85	Campbell County	59,022	+9.5%
86	Franklin city	57,537	+16.4%
87	Prince Edward County	57,304	+16.9%
88	Portsmouth city	57,154	+5.8%
89	Floyd County	57,146	+10.7%
90	Highland County	57,070	+7.9%
91	Page County	56,760	+6.8%
92	Westmoreland County	56,647	+6.7%
93	Cumberland County	56,497	-1.9%
94	Lynchburg city	56,243	+4.1%
95	Harrisonburg city	56,050	+9.8%
96	Bath County	55,699	-0.2%
97	Northampton County	54,693	+8.6%
98	Lunenburg County	54,438	+15.2%
99	Wythe County	53,921	+2.3%
100	Accomack County	52,694	+4.1%
101	Brunswick County	52,678	+6.2%
102	Pittsylvania County	52,619	+6.3%
103	Alleghany County	52,546	+5.7%
104	Waynesboro city	52,519	+11.2%
105	Essex County	52,335	-3.8%
106	Greensville County	51,823	-2.3%
107	Charlotte County	51,548	+13.1%
108	Roanoke city	51,523	+6.3%
109	Mecklenburg County	51,265	+10.5%
110	Radford city	51,039	+15.1%
111	Hopewell city	50,661	+14.6%
112	Patrick County	49,180	+4.2%
113	Halifax County	49,145	+6.9%
114	Carroll County	49,113	+8.6%
115	Buena Vista city	48,783	+15.7%
116	Wise County	47,541	+5.9%
117	Petersburg city	46,930	+4.5%
118	Tazewell County	46,508	+8.3%
119	Covington city	45,737	+10.9%
120	Bristol city	45,250	+3.1%
121	Smyth County	45,061	+5.8%
122	Galax city	44,612	+12.1%
123	Scott County	44,535	+4.6%
124	Russell County	44,088	+7.3%
125	Henry County	43,694	+6.3%
126	Grayson County	43,348	+0.8%
127	Lee County	41,619	+10.8%
128	Danville city	41,484	+6.6%
129	Emporia city	41,442	+14.8%
130	Dickenson County	40,143	+18.4%
131	Buchanan County	39,591	+6.7%
132	Martinsville city	39,127	+6.2%
133	Norton city	36,974	+3.9%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Loudoun County, with $170,463 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Norton city, with $36,974 in 2022.

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.