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Counties in Washington by median household income

King County had the highest median household income of 39 counties in 2023, at $122,148. Whitman County had the lowest, at $52,893. The median was $71,528 and the figure for Washington was $94,952. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest122,148King County
Lowest52,893Whitman County
Median71,52839 counties
Washington94,952History

All counties, 2023

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King CountyKing County: 122,148 USD122,148Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 107,982 USD107,982Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 98,546 USD98,546Pierce CountyPierce County: 96,632 USD96,632Clark CountyClark County: 94,948 USD94,948Thurston CountyThurston County: 93,985 USD93,985Skamania CountySkamania County: 90,085 USD90,085Island CountyIsland County: 88,358 USD88,358Benton CountyBenton County: 87,316 USD87,316Skagit CountySkagit County: 85,474 USD85,474San Juan CountySan Juan County: 83,682 USD83,682Franklin CountyFranklin County: 82,755 USD82,755Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 80,989 USD80,989Douglas CountyDouglas County: 80,374 USD80,374Mason CountyMason County: 78,359 USD78,359Chelan CountyChelan County: 78,306 USD78,306Spokane CountySpokane County: 73,513 USD73,513Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 72,932 USD72,932Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 72,212 USD72,212Columbia CountyColumbia County: 71,528 USD71,528Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 71,227 USD71,227Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 71,143 USD71,143Grant CountyGrant County: 71,115 USD71,115Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 70,400 USD70,400Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 69,928 USD69,928Lewis CountyLewis County: 69,690 USD69,690Asotin CountyAsotin County: 69,107 USD69,107Yakima CountyYakima County: 68,015 USD68,015Clallam CountyClallam County: 67,999 USD67,999Stevens CountyStevens County: 67,405 USD67,405Adams CountyAdams County: 65,042 USD65,042Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 63,750 USD63,750Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 63,539 USD63,539Garfield CountyGarfield County: 62,411 USD62,411Pacific CountyPacific County: 62,350 USD62,350Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 60,293 USD60,293Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 57,091 USD57,091Ferry CountyFerry County: 54,650 USD54,650Whitman CountyWhitman County: 52,893 USD52,893
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1King County122,148+5%
2Snohomish County107,982+3.7%
3Kitsap County98,546+5.2%
4Pierce County96,632+5.6%
5Clark County94,948+5.4%
6Thurston County93,985+5.7%
7Skamania County90,085+6.6%
8Island County88,358+6.6%
9Benton County87,316+4.2%
10Skagit County85,474+4.2%
11San Juan County83,682+9%
12Franklin County82,755+6.3%
13Whatcom County80,989+4.4%
14Douglas County80,374+1.2%
15Mason County78,359+5.3%
16Chelan County78,306+8.9%
17Spokane County73,513+4.4%
18Cowlitz County72,932+2.8%
19Walla Walla County72,212+8.4%
20Columbia County71,528+3.9%
21Lincoln County71,227+4.5%
22Jefferson County71,143+9.8%
23Grant County71,115+7.1%
24Klickitat County70,400+5.7%
25Kittitas County69,928+4.7%
26Lewis County69,690+3.6%
27Asotin County69,107+8.4%
28Yakima County68,015+4.8%
29Clallam County67,999+2.9%
30Stevens County67,405+8.1%
31Adams County65,042+3.1%
32Pend Oreille County63,750+7.4%
33Grays Harbor County63,539+7.5%
34Garfield County62,411+7.7%
35Pacific County62,350+5.9%
36Okanogan County60,293+3.6%
37Wahkiakum County57,091-3.5%
38Ferry County54,650+8.4%
39Whitman County52,893+7.2%

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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/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?

King County, with $122,148 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Whitman County, with $52,893 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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