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Counties in Washington by median household income, 2024

King County had the highest median household income of 39 counties in 2024, at $124,746. Whitman County had the lowest, at $55,406. The median was $74,202 and the figure for Washington was $98,141. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest124,746King County
Lowest55,406Whitman County
Median74,20239 counties
Washington98,141History

All counties, 2024

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King CountyKing County: 124,746 USD124,746Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 111,246 USD111,246Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 104,158 USD104,158Pierce CountyPierce County: 99,564 USD99,564Clark CountyClark County: 97,536 USD97,536Thurston CountyThurston County: 96,563 USD96,563Skamania CountySkamania County: 93,265 USD93,265Island CountyIsland County: 90,551 USD90,551Benton CountyBenton County: 89,874 USD89,874Skagit CountySkagit County: 89,263 USD89,263Franklin CountyFranklin County: 86,714 USD86,714San Juan CountySan Juan County: 84,800 USD84,800Mason CountyMason County: 83,270 USD83,270Chelan CountyChelan County: 82,381 USD82,381Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 81,784 USD81,784Douglas CountyDouglas County: 80,363 USD80,363Spokane CountySpokane County: 78,582 USD78,582Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 76,531 USD76,531Lewis CountyLewis County: 74,796 USD74,796Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 74,202 USD74,202Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 74,048 USD74,048Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 73,804 USD73,804Grant CountyGrant County: 73,267 USD73,267Asotin CountyAsotin County: 72,283 USD72,283Columbia CountyColumbia County: 71,810 USD71,810Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 71,512 USD71,512Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 71,042 USD71,042Yakima CountyYakima County: 70,656 USD70,656Clallam CountyClallam County: 70,370 USD70,370Stevens CountyStevens County: 69,327 USD69,327Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 67,436 USD67,436Pacific CountyPacific County: 67,081 USD67,081Adams CountyAdams County: 66,136 USD66,136Garfield CountyGarfield County: 64,884 USD64,884Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 64,414 USD64,414Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 63,207 USD63,207Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 62,653 USD62,653Ferry CountyFerry County: 55,614 USD55,614Whitman CountyWhitman County: 55,406 USD55,406
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1King County124,746+2.1%
2Snohomish County111,246+3%
3Kitsap County104,158+5.7%
4Pierce County99,564+3%
5Clark County97,536+2.7%
6Thurston County96,563+2.7%
7Skamania County93,265+3.5%
8Island County90,551+2.5%
9Benton County89,874+2.9%
10Skagit County89,263+4.4%
11Franklin County86,714+4.8%
12San Juan County84,800+1.3%
13Mason County83,270+6.3%
14Chelan County82,381+5.2%
15Whatcom County81,784+1%
16Douglas County80,363-0%
17Spokane County78,582+6.9%
18Cowlitz County76,531+4.9%
19Lewis County74,796+7.3%
20Walla Walla County74,202+2.8%
21Jefferson County74,048+4.1%
22Kittitas County73,804+5.5%
23Grant County73,267+3%
24Asotin County72,283+4.6%
25Columbia County71,810+0.4%
26Lincoln County71,512+0.4%
27Klickitat County71,042+0.9%
28Yakima County70,656+3.9%
29Clallam County70,370+3.5%
30Stevens County69,327+2.9%
31Pend Oreille County67,436+5.8%
32Pacific County67,081+7.6%
33Adams County66,136+1.7%
34Garfield County64,884+4%
35Grays Harbor County64,414+1.4%
36Okanogan County63,207+4.8%
37Wahkiakum County62,653+9.7%
38Ferry County55,614+1.8%
39Whitman County55,406+4.8%

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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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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

King County, with $124,746 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Whitman County, with $55,406 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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