Counties in Washington by median household income

King County had the highest median household income of 39 counties in 2022, at $116,340. Whitman County had the lowest, at $49,345. The median was $68,172 and the figure for Washington was $90,325. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest116,340King County
Lowest49,345Whitman County
Median68,17239 counties
Washington90,325History

All counties, 2022

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King CountyKing County: 116,340 USD116,340Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 104,083 USD104,083Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 93,675 USD93,675Pierce CountyPierce County: 91,486 USD91,486Clark CountyClark County: 90,115 USD90,115Thurston CountyThurston County: 88,895 USD88,895Skamania CountySkamania County: 84,500 USD84,500Benton CountyBenton County: 83,778 USD83,778Island CountyIsland County: 82,850 USD82,850Skagit CountySkagit County: 82,029 USD82,029Douglas CountyDouglas County: 79,422 USD79,422Franklin CountyFranklin County: 77,877 USD77,877Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 77,581 USD77,581San Juan CountySan Juan County: 76,745 USD76,745Mason CountyMason County: 74,388 USD74,388Chelan CountyChelan County: 71,876 USD71,876Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 70,912 USD70,912Spokane CountySpokane County: 70,394 USD70,394Columbia CountyColumbia County: 68,825 USD68,825Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 68,172 USD68,172Lewis CountyLewis County: 67,247 USD67,247Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 66,800 USD66,800Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 66,635 USD66,635Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 66,581 USD66,581Grant CountyGrant County: 66,387 USD66,387Clallam CountyClallam County: 66,108 USD66,108Yakima CountyYakima County: 64,910 USD64,910Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 64,796 USD64,796Asotin CountyAsotin County: 63,724 USD63,724Adams CountyAdams County: 63,105 USD63,105Stevens CountyStevens County: 62,381 USD62,381Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 59,353 USD59,353Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 59,167 USD59,167Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 59,105 USD59,105Pacific CountyPacific County: 58,889 USD58,889Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 58,218 USD58,218Garfield CountyGarfield County: 57,958 USD57,958Ferry CountyFerry County: 50,424 USD50,424Whitman CountyWhitman County: 49,345 USD49,345
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1King County116,340+9.4%
2Snohomish County104,083+8.9%
3Kitsap County93,675+10.7%
4Pierce County91,486+10.8%
5Clark County90,115+8.9%
6Thurston County88,895+9.1%
7Skamania County84,500+11.8%
8Benton County83,778+9.4%
9Island County82,850+9.5%
10Skagit County82,029+8.9%
11Douglas County79,422+15.1%
12Franklin County77,877+7.5%
13Whatcom County77,581+10.8%
14San Juan County76,745+11.9%
15Mason County74,388+12.2%
16Chelan County71,876+10.8%
17Cowlitz County70,912+9.9%
18Spokane County70,394+9.9%
19Columbia County68,825+6.4%
20Lincoln County68,172+8.5%
21Lewis County67,247+11%
22Kittitas County66,800+4.2%
23Walla Walla County66,635+4.6%
24Klickitat County66,581+11.7%
25Grant County66,387+4.4%
26Clallam County66,108+10.1%
27Yakima County64,910+11.2%
28Jefferson County64,796+8.1%
29Asotin County63,724+11.3%
30Adams County63,105+15.6%
31Stevens County62,381+9%
32Pend Oreille County59,353+0.4%
33Wahkiakum County59,167+8.7%
34Grays Harbor County59,105+10.2%
35Pacific County58,889+7.9%
36Okanogan County58,218+12%
37Garfield County57,958+14.5%
38Ferry County50,424+9.8%
39Whitman County49,345+13.1%

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

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Which county has the highest median household income?

King County, with $116,340 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Whitman County, with $49,345 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.

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