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Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income

Goochland County had the highest per capita personal income of 82 counties in 2015, at $88,204. Lee County had the lowest, at $27,260. The median was $39,713 and the figure for Virginia was $51,611. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest88,204Goochland County
Lowest27,260Lee County
Median39,71382 counties
Virginia51,611History

Map of counties, 2015

Accomack County: 37,526 USDAmelia County: 40,534 USDAmherst County: 33,864 USDAppomattox County: 34,928 USDArlington County: 85,196 USDBath County: 51,906 USDBedford County: 41,965 USDBland County: 31,723 USDBotetourt County: 46,106 USDBrunswick County: 29,710 USDBuchanan County: 31,232 USDBuckingham County: 27,360 USDCaroline County: 41,767 USDCharles City County: 41,489 USDCharlotte County: 32,202 USDChesterfield County: 48,524 USDClarke County: 57,061 USDCraig County: 36,050 USDCulpeper County: 42,138 USDCumberland County: 34,320 USDDickenson County: 29,123 USDEssex County: 37,806 USDFauquier County: 62,068 USDFloyd County: 34,799 USDFluvanna County: 40,455 USDFranklin County: 37,681 USDGiles County: 35,834 USDGloucester County: 43,893 USDGoochland County: 88,204 USDGrayson County: 28,286 USDGreene County: 39,487 USDHalifax County: 31,956 USDHanover County: 54,098 USDHenrico County: 57,876 USDHighland County: 39,766 USDIsle of Wight County: 49,613 USDKing and Queen County: 38,680 USDKing George County: 51,667 USDKing William County: 40,729 USDLancaster County: 50,285 USDLee County: 27,260 USDLoudoun County: 71,082 USDLouisa County: 39,659 USDLunenburg County: 29,640 USDMadison County: 43,439 USDMathews County: 50,742 USDMecklenburg County: 33,360 USDMiddlesex County: 44,150 USDNelson County: 45,240 USDNew Kent County: 68,271 USDNorthampton County: 41,340 USDNorthumberland County: 45,257 USDNottoway County: 30,897 USDOrange County: 45,601 USDPage County: 35,088 USDPatrick County: 30,163 USDPowhatan County: 49,831 USDPrince Edward County: 28,093 USDPulaski County: 36,199 USDRappahannock County: 55,261 USDRichmond County: 33,194 USDRussell County: 30,420 USDScott County: 30,044 USDShenandoah County: 40,050 USDSmyth County: 33,570 USDStafford County: 50,597 USDSurry County: 39,902 USDSussex County: 27,947 USDTazewell County: 33,547 USDWarren County: 41,365 USDWestmoreland County: 38,262 USDWythe County: 32,034 USDAlexandria city: 80,148 USDChesapeake city: 46,267 USDHampton city: 38,942 USDNewport News city: 38,025 USDNorfolk city: 37,002 USDPortsmouth city: 35,918 USDRichmond city: 49,422 USDRoanoke city: 39,296 USDSuffolk city: 47,313 USDVirginia Beach city: 51,283 USD
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USD, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Goochland County: 88,204 USDGoochland County88,204Arlington County: 85,196 USDArlington County85,196Alexandria city: 80,148 USDAlexandria city80,148Loudoun County: 71,082 USDLoudoun County71,082New Kent County: 68,271 USDNew Kent County68,271Fauquier County: 62,068 USDFauquier County62,068Henrico County: 57,876 USDHenrico County57,876Clarke County: 57,061 USDClarke County57,061Rappahannock County: 55,261 USDRappahannock County55,261Hanover County: 54,098 USDHanover County54,098Bath County: 51,906 USDBath County51,906King George County: 51,667 USDKing George County51,667Virginia Beach city: 51,283 USDVirginia Beach city51,283Mathews County: 50,742 USDMathews County50,742Stafford County: 50,597 USDStafford County50,597Lancaster County: 50,285 USDLancaster County50,285Powhatan County: 49,831 USDPowhatan County49,831Isle of Wight County: 49,613 USDIsle of Wight County49,613Richmond city: 49,422 USDRichmond city49,422Chesterfield County: 48,524 USDChesterfield County48,524Suffolk city: 47,313 USDSuffolk city47,313Chesapeake city: 46,267 USDChesapeake city46,267Botetourt County: 46,106 USDBotetourt County46,106Orange County: 45,601 USDOrange County45,601Northumberland County: 45,257 USDNorthumberland County45,257Nelson County: 45,240 USDNelson County45,240Middlesex County: 44,150 USDMiddlesex County44,150Gloucester County: 43,893 USDGloucester County43,893Madison County: 43,439 USDMadison County43,439Culpeper County: 42,138 USDCulpeper County42,138Bedford County: 41,965 USDBedford County41,965Caroline County: 41,767 USDCaroline County41,767Charles City County: 41,489 USDCharles City County41,489Warren County: 41,365 USDWarren County41,365Northampton County: 41,340 USDNorthampton County41,340King William County: 40,729 USDKing William County40,729Amelia County: 40,534 USDAmelia County40,534Fluvanna County: 40,455 USDFluvanna County40,455Shenandoah County: 40,050 USDShenandoah County40,050Surry County: 39,902 USDSurry County39,902Goochland County: 88,204 USDGoochland County88,204Arlington County: 85,196 USDArlington County85,196Alexandria city: 80,148 USDAlexandria city80,148Loudoun County: 71,082 USDLoudoun County71,082New Kent County: 68,271 USDNew Kent County68,271Fauquier County: 62,068 USDFauquier County62,068Henrico County: 57,876 USDHenrico County57,876Clarke County: 57,061 USDClarke County57,061Rappahannock County: 55,261 USDRappahannock County55,261Hanover County: 54,098 USDHanover County54,098Bath County: 51,906 USDBath County51,906King George County: 51,667 USDKing George County51,667Virginia Beach city: 51,283 USDVirginia Beach city51,283Mathews County: 50,742 USDMathews County50,742Stafford County: 50,597 USDStafford County50,597Lancaster County: 50,285 USDLancaster County50,285Powhatan County: 49,831 USDPowhatan County49,831Isle of Wight County: 49,613 USDIsle of Wight County49,613Richmond city: 49,422 USDRichmond city49,422Chesterfield County: 48,524 USDChesterfield County48,524Suffolk city: 47,313 USDSuffolk city47,313Chesapeake city: 46,267 USDChesapeake city46,267Botetourt County: 46,106 USDBotetourt County46,106Orange County: 45,601 USDOrange County45,601Northumberland County: 45,257 USDNorthumberland County45,257Nelson County: 45,240 USDNelson County45,240Middlesex County: 44,150 USDMiddlesex County44,150Gloucester County: 43,893 USDGloucester County43,893Madison County: 43,439 USDMadison County43,439Culpeper County: 42,138 USDCulpeper County42,138Bedford County: 41,965 USDBedford County41,965Caroline County: 41,767 USDCaroline County41,767Charles City County: 41,489 USDCharles City County41,489Warren County: 41,365 USDWarren County41,365Northampton County: 41,340 USDNorthampton County41,340King William County: 40,729 USDKing William County40,729Amelia County: 40,534 USDAmelia County40,534Fluvanna County: 40,455 USDFluvanna County40,455Shenandoah County: 40,050 USDShenandoah County40,050Surry County: 39,902 USDSurry County39,902
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Goochland County88,204+10%
2Arlington County85,196+3.1%
3Alexandria city80,148+1.9%
4Loudoun County71,082+3.4%
5New Kent County68,271+3.9%
6Fauquier County62,068+5.1%
7Henrico County57,876+4.2%
8Clarke County57,061+6.2%
9Rappahannock County55,261+1.6%
10Hanover County54,098+5.4%
11Bath County51,906+7.9%
12King George County51,667+7.1%
13Virginia Beach city51,283+4.1%
14Mathews County50,742+3.7%
15Stafford County50,597+2.9%
16Lancaster County50,285+4.8%
17Powhatan County49,831+8.1%
18Isle of Wight County49,613+3.2%
19Richmond city49,422+4.8%
20Chesterfield County48,524+4.5%
21Suffolk city47,313+3.9%
22Chesapeake city46,267+3.3%
23Botetourt County46,106+3.3%
24Orange County45,601+4.4%
25Northumberland County45,257+2.9%
26Nelson County45,240+5%
27Middlesex County44,150+5.9%
28Gloucester County43,893+3.7%
29Madison County43,439+1.7%
30Culpeper County42,138+4.1%
31Bedford County41,965+4%
32Caroline County41,767+11.2%
33Charles City County41,489+3.9%
34Warren County41,365+7.7%
35Northampton County41,340+5.2%
36King William County40,729+6.4%
37Amelia County40,534+5.5%
38Fluvanna County40,455+4.5%
39Shenandoah County40,050+4.9%
40Surry County39,902+8.6%
41Highland County39,766+2.2%
42Louisa County39,659+4.8%
43Greene County39,487+5%
44Roanoke city39,296+4.2%
45Hampton city38,942+3.4%
46King and Queen County38,680+5.1%
47Westmoreland County38,262+2.5%
48Newport News city38,025+3%
49Essex County37,806+2.6%
50Franklin County37,681+4.9%
51Accomack County37,526+3.2%
52Norfolk city37,002+2.4%
53Pulaski County36,199+3.8%
54Craig County36,050+6.2%
55Portsmouth city35,918+2.2%
56Giles County35,834+1.9%
57Page County35,088+5.7%
58Appomattox County34,928+4.1%
59Floyd County34,799+4.2%
60Cumberland County34,320+4.5%
61Amherst County33,864+3.4%
62Smyth County33,570+2.9%
63Tazewell County33,547+0.4%
64Mecklenburg County33,360+3.4%
65Richmond County33,194+5.1%
66Charlotte County32,202+6.5%
67Wythe County32,034+3.8%
68Halifax County31,956+2.4%
69Bland County31,723+3.5%
70Buchanan County31,232-1.8%
71Nottoway County30,897+3.9%
72Russell County30,420+2.6%
73Patrick County30,163+4.2%
74Scott County30,044+2.8%
75Brunswick County29,710+3.5%
76Lunenburg County29,640+2.5%
77Dickenson County29,123+1.8%
78Grayson County28,286+3.2%
79Prince Edward County28,093+3.6%
80Sussex County27,947+2.7%
81Buckingham County27,360+3.6%
82Lee County27,260+2.4%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Goochland County, with $88,204 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Lee County, with $27,260 in 2015.

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