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Counties in Virginia by median household income

Loudoun County had the highest median household income of 133 counties in 2023, at $178,707. Norton city had the lowest, at $38,497. The median was $66,718 and the figure for Virginia was $90,974. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest178,707Loudoun County
Lowest38,497Norton city
Median66,718133 counties
Virginia90,974History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 178,707 USD178,707Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 154,734 USD154,734Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 150,113 USD150,113Arlington CountyArlington County: 140,160 USD140,160Stafford CountyStafford County: 133,792 USD133,792Fairfax cityFairfax city: 132,774 USD132,774Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 129,495 USD129,495Prince William CountyPrince William County: 128,873 USD128,873Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 120,919 USD120,919New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 120,125 USD120,125Goochland CountyGoochland County: 118,695 USD118,695Manassas cityManassas city: 117,919 USD117,919Clarke CountyClarke County: 114,185 USD114,185Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 113,638 USD113,638Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 110,667 USD110,667King George CountyKing George County: 110,517 USD110,517Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 109,576 USD109,576Hanover CountyHanover County: 109,504 USD109,504York CountyYork County: 108,326 USD108,326James City CountyJames City County: 107,046 USD107,046Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 102,617 USD102,617Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 100,668 USD100,668Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 98,910 USD98,910Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 98,125 USD98,125Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 96,118 USD96,118Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 96,098 USD96,098Frederick CountyFrederick County: 95,603 USD95,603Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 94,189 USD94,189Orange CountyOrange County: 94,175 USD94,175Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 91,959 USD91,959Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 90,685 USD90,685Suffolk citySuffolk city: 90,089 USD90,089Lexington cityLexington city: 89,598 USD89,598Prince George CountyPrince George County: 88,225 USD88,225Henrico CountyHenrico County: 86,397 USD86,397Caroline CountyCaroline County: 86,267 USD86,267Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 85,368 USD85,368Greene CountyGreene County: 85,268 USD85,268King William CountyKing William County: 85,212 USD85,212Warren CountyWarren County: 84,331 USD84,331
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Loudoun County178,707+4.8%
2Falls Church city154,734-6%
3Fairfax County150,113+3.4%
4Arlington County140,160+2%
5Stafford County133,792+4.5%
6Fairfax city132,774+3.2%
7Fauquier County129,495+5.5%
8Prince William County128,873+4.6%
9Poquoson city120,919+5.6%
10New Kent County120,125+6.2%
11Goochland County118,695+12.4%
12Manassas city117,919+6.7%
13Clarke County114,185+6.2%
14Alexandria city113,638+0.4%
15Powhatan County110,667+2.4%
16King George County110,517+7%
17Spotsylvania County109,576+4.3%
18Hanover County109,504+4.6%
19York County108,326+3%
20James City County107,046+6.3%
21Albemarle County102,617+5%
22Manassas Park city100,668+9.8%
23Chesterfield County98,910+3.3%
24Rappahannock County98,125-0.5%
25Isle of Wight County96,118+4.8%
26Culpeper County96,098+4%
27Frederick County95,603+3.4%
28Chesapeake city94,189+1.6%
29Orange County94,175+7.9%
30Fluvanna County91,959+1.3%
31Virginia Beach city90,685+3.6%
32Suffolk city90,089+2.7%
33Lexington city89,598-4.3%
34Prince George County88,225+9.8%
35Henrico County86,397+4.8%
36Caroline County86,267+3.2%
37Fredericksburg city85,368+2.3%
38Greene County85,268+4.8%
39King William County85,212+7.3%
40Warren County84,331+6.3%
41Dinwiddie County83,898+8.6%
42Gloucester County83,689-0.1%
43Madison County82,972+11.2%
44Roanoke County82,931+2.5%
45Botetourt County80,467+3.6%
46Louisa County80,343+4.9%
47Augusta County79,972+5.1%
48Rockingham County78,468+7.1%
49Bedford County77,644+3.8%
50Colonial Heights city76,250+5.6%
51Mathews County75,487-4.5%
52Middlesex County74,154+6.9%
53King and Queen County72,851+3.9%
54Surry County71,458+4.1%
55Montgomery County70,769+8.4%
56Charles City County70,339+7.3%
57Williamsburg city70,206+5.1%
58Charlottesville city69,829+3.9%
59Northumberland County69,500+7.5%
60Nelson County68,525+7%
61Southampton County68,465+1%
62Franklin County68,348+3.1%
63Craig County67,778+2.3%
64Hampton city67,758+5.2%
65Amherst County67,298+4.4%
66Lancaster County67,169+7.2%
67Newport News city66,718+5.3%
68Salem city66,716-2.5%
69Amelia County66,339+4.6%
70Franklin city65,125+13.2%
71Giles County64,819+4.6%
72Winchester city64,648+3.4%
73Shenandoah County64,437+3.7%
74Richmond County64,184+2.4%
75Norfolk city64,017+4.9%
76Rockbridge County63,975+3.3%
77Highland County62,946+10.3%
78Sussex County62,821+6.1%
79Washington County62,774+6.2%
80Richmond city62,671+5.1%
81Campbell County62,608+6.1%
82Staunton city62,586+4.8%
83Appomattox County62,337+3.8%
84Nottoway County62,161-0.3%
85Bath County61,709+10.8%
86Floyd County61,401+7.4%
87Bland County61,375+2.5%
88Pulaski County60,767+1.7%
89Lynchburg city59,808+6.3%
90Westmoreland County59,766+5.5%
91Harrisonburg city59,752+6.6%
92Page County59,396+4.6%
93Buckingham County59,199-1.2%
94Portsmouth city58,972+3.2%
95Accomack County57,500+9.1%
96Cumberland County57,057+1%
97Greensville County56,759+9.5%
98Essex County56,481+7.9%
99Waynesboro city56,364+7.3%
100Northampton County55,933+2.3%
101Wythe County55,359+2.7%
102Alleghany County55,160+5%
103Prince Edward County55,082-3.9%
104Lunenburg County54,4600%
105Buena Vista city54,458+11.6%
106Pittsylvania County54,115+2.8%
107Brunswick County52,978+0.6%
108Radford city52,791+3.4%
109Roanoke city52,671+2.2%
110Carroll County52,575+7%
111Mecklenburg County51,691+0.8%
112Patrick County50,938+3.6%
113Petersburg city50,741+8.1%
114Wise County50,740+6.7%
115Emporia city49,375+19.1%
116Halifax County49,244+0.2%
117Russell County49,020+11.2%
118Charlotte County48,892-5.2%
119Hopewell city48,681-3.9%
120Henry County48,445+10.9%
121Smyth County46,859+4%
122Tazewell County45,788-1.5%
123Scott County45,136+1.3%
124Bristol city44,706-1.2%
125Dickenson County43,831+9.2%
126Grayson County42,864-1.1%
127Danville city42,778+3.1%
128Covington city42,724-6.6%
129Martinsville city42,434+8.5%
130Lee County42,269+1.6%
131Buchanan County42,216+6.6%
132Galax city41,438-7.1%
133Norton city38,497+4.1%

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?

Loudoun County, with $178,707 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Norton city, with $38,497 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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