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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 2018, at $96,915. Buckingham County had the lowest, at $29,712. The median was $43,139 and the figure for Virginia was $56,124. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest96,915Goochland County
Lowest29,712Buckingham County
Median43,13982 counties
Virginia56,124History

Map of counties, 2018

Accomack County: 44,919 USDAmelia County: 41,601 USDAmherst County: 36,765 USDAppomattox County: 37,753 USDArlington County: 94,324 USDBath County: 60,074 USDBedford County: 45,779 USDBland County: 35,801 USDBotetourt County: 49,498 USDBrunswick County: 31,787 USDBuchanan County: 34,970 USDBuckingham County: 29,712 USDCaroline County: 41,790 USDCharles City County: 45,675 USDCharlotte County: 35,140 USDChesterfield County: 52,090 USDClarke County: 62,873 USDCraig County: 39,017 USDCulpeper County: 46,520 USDCumberland County: 37,294 USDDickenson County: 31,558 USDEssex County: 42,143 USDFauquier County: 67,724 USDFloyd County: 38,771 USDFluvanna County: 44,693 USDFranklin County: 41,113 USDGiles County: 38,690 USDGloucester County: 47,051 USDGoochland County: 96,915 USDGrayson County: 31,346 USDGreene County: 43,913 USDHalifax County: 35,013 USDHanover County: 58,474 USDHenrico County: 64,059 USDHighland County: 41,672 USDIsle of Wight County: 52,639 USDKing and Queen County: 44,205 USDKing George County: 52,897 USDKing William County: 45,385 USDLancaster County: 55,894 USDLee County: 29,875 USDLoudoun County: 78,631 USDLouisa County: 43,416 USDLunenburg County: 32,439 USDMadison County: 44,685 USDMathews County: 55,441 USDMecklenburg County: 36,269 USDMiddlesex County: 49,513 USDNelson County: 49,547 USDNew Kent County: 74,604 USDNorthampton County: 51,036 USDNorthumberland County: 51,030 USDNottoway County: 32,722 USDOrange County: 50,107 USDPage County: 37,664 USDPatrick County: 32,591 USDPowhatan County: 56,072 USDPrince Edward County: 31,601 USDPulaski County: 39,342 USDRappahannock County: 64,180 USDRichmond County: 37,297 USDRussell County: 33,356 USDScott County: 32,671 USDShenandoah County: 43,634 USDSmyth County: 35,941 USDStafford County: 54,232 USDSurry County: 42,862 USDSussex County: 30,429 USDTazewell County: 36,674 USDWarren County: 44,997 USDWestmoreland County: 42,248 USDWythe County: 34,603 USDAlexandria city: 86,394 USDChesapeake city: 48,247 USDHampton city: 40,548 USDNewport News city: 38,802 USDNorfolk city: 38,323 USDPortsmouth city: 38,055 USDRichmond city: 53,096 USDRoanoke city: 41,224 USDSuffolk city: 49,883 USDVirginia Beach city: 54,559 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Goochland County: 96,915 USDGoochland County96,915Arlington County: 94,324 USDArlington County94,324Alexandria city: 86,394 USDAlexandria city86,394Loudoun County: 78,631 USDLoudoun County78,631New Kent County: 74,604 USDNew Kent County74,604Fauquier County: 67,724 USDFauquier County67,724Rappahannock County: 64,180 USDRappahannock County64,180Henrico County: 64,059 USDHenrico County64,059Clarke County: 62,873 USDClarke County62,873Bath County: 60,074 USDBath County60,074Hanover County: 58,474 USDHanover County58,474Powhatan County: 56,072 USDPowhatan County56,072Lancaster County: 55,894 USDLancaster County55,894Mathews County: 55,441 USDMathews County55,441Virginia Beach city: 54,559 USDVirginia Beach city54,559Stafford County: 54,232 USDStafford County54,232Richmond city: 53,096 USDRichmond city53,096King George County: 52,897 USDKing George County52,897Isle of Wight County: 52,639 USDIsle of Wight County52,639Chesterfield County: 52,090 USDChesterfield County52,090Northampton County: 51,036 USDNorthampton County51,036Northumberland County: 51,030 USDNorthumberland County51,030Orange County: 50,107 USDOrange County50,107Suffolk city: 49,883 USDSuffolk city49,883Nelson County: 49,547 USDNelson County49,547Middlesex County: 49,513 USDMiddlesex County49,513Botetourt County: 49,498 USDBotetourt County49,498Chesapeake city: 48,247 USDChesapeake city48,247Gloucester County: 47,051 USDGloucester County47,051Culpeper County: 46,520 USDCulpeper County46,520Bedford County: 45,779 USDBedford County45,779Charles City County: 45,675 USDCharles City County45,675King William County: 45,385 USDKing William County45,385Warren County: 44,997 USDWarren County44,997Accomack County: 44,919 USDAccomack County44,919Fluvanna County: 44,693 USDFluvanna County44,693Madison County: 44,685 USDMadison County44,685King and Queen County: 44,205 USDKing and Queen County44,205Greene County: 43,913 USDGreene County43,913Shenandoah County: 43,634 USDShenandoah County43,634Goochland County: 96,915 USDGoochland County96,915Arlington County: 94,324 USDArlington County94,324Alexandria city: 86,394 USDAlexandria city86,394Loudoun County: 78,631 USDLoudoun County78,631New Kent County: 74,604 USDNew Kent County74,604Fauquier County: 67,724 USDFauquier County67,724Rappahannock County: 64,180 USDRappahannock County64,180Henrico County: 64,059 USDHenrico County64,059Clarke County: 62,873 USDClarke County62,873Bath County: 60,074 USDBath County60,074Hanover County: 58,474 USDHanover County58,474Powhatan County: 56,072 USDPowhatan County56,072Lancaster County: 55,894 USDLancaster County55,894Mathews County: 55,441 USDMathews County55,441Virginia Beach city: 54,559 USDVirginia Beach city54,559Stafford County: 54,232 USDStafford County54,232Richmond city: 53,096 USDRichmond city53,096King George County: 52,897 USDKing George County52,897Isle of Wight County: 52,639 USDIsle of Wight County52,639Chesterfield County: 52,090 USDChesterfield County52,090Northampton County: 51,036 USDNorthampton County51,036Northumberland County: 51,030 USDNorthumberland County51,030Orange County: 50,107 USDOrange County50,107Suffolk city: 49,883 USDSuffolk city49,883Nelson County: 49,547 USDNelson County49,547Middlesex County: 49,513 USDMiddlesex County49,513Botetourt County: 49,498 USDBotetourt County49,498Chesapeake city: 48,247 USDChesapeake city48,247Gloucester County: 47,051 USDGloucester County47,051Culpeper County: 46,520 USDCulpeper County46,520Bedford County: 45,779 USDBedford County45,779Charles City County: 45,675 USDCharles City County45,675King William County: 45,385 USDKing William County45,385Warren County: 44,997 USDWarren County44,997Accomack County: 44,919 USDAccomack County44,919Fluvanna County: 44,693 USDFluvanna County44,693Madison County: 44,685 USDMadison County44,685King and Queen County: 44,205 USDKing and Queen County44,205Greene County: 43,913 USDGreene County43,913Shenandoah County: 43,634 USDShenandoah County43,634
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Goochland County96,915+2.6%
2Arlington County94,324+5.2%
3Alexandria city86,394+5.1%
4Loudoun County78,631+3.9%
5New Kent County74,604+6.5%
6Fauquier County67,724+2.6%
7Rappahannock County64,180+7.2%
8Henrico County64,059+2.9%
9Clarke County62,873+1.8%
10Bath County60,074+1.6%
11Hanover County58,474+2.3%
12Powhatan County56,072+3.5%
13Lancaster County55,894+0.9%
14Mathews County55,441+2.2%
15Virginia Beach city54,559+0.1%
16Stafford County54,232+2.6%
17Richmond city53,096+1.3%
18King George County52,897+1.3%
19Isle of Wight County52,639+1.4%
20Chesterfield County52,090+2.4%
21Northampton County51,036+4.6%
22Northumberland County51,030+3.1%
23Orange County50,107+2.5%
24Suffolk city49,883+0.9%
25Nelson County49,547+2.7%
26Middlesex County49,513+2.2%
27Botetourt County49,498+3.8%
28Chesapeake city48,247+0.2%
29Gloucester County47,051+0.9%
30Culpeper County46,520+3.7%
31Bedford County45,779+3.4%
32Charles City County45,675+1.9%
33King William County45,385+1.2%
34Warren County44,997+2.9%
35Accomack County44,919+3.2%
36Fluvanna County44,693+3.9%
37Madison County44,685+0.9%
38King and Queen County44,205+3.6%
39Greene County43,913+5.1%
40Shenandoah County43,634+4.8%
41Louisa County43,416+3.3%
42Surry County42,862+3.1%
43Westmoreland County42,248+2.6%
44Essex County42,143+2.9%
45Caroline County41,790+1.5%
46Highland County41,672+0.5%
47Amelia County41,601+0.9%
48Roanoke city41,224+3.8%
49Franklin County41,113+3.6%
50Hampton city40,548+0.8%
51Pulaski County39,342+4.9%
52Craig County39,017+4.1%
53Newport News city38,802+0.1%
54Floyd County38,771+5.2%
55Giles County38,690+3.5%
56Norfolk city38,323-1.5%
57Portsmouth city38,055+0.9%
58Appomattox County37,753+3.4%
59Page County37,664+2.9%
60Richmond County37,297+4.3%
61Cumberland County37,294+1.5%
62Amherst County36,765+3.7%
63Tazewell County36,674+2.9%
64Mecklenburg County36,269+2.7%
65Smyth County35,941+2.7%
66Bland County35,801+2.8%
67Charlotte County35,140+2.3%
68Halifax County35,013+2.6%
69Buchanan County34,970+4.7%
70Wythe County34,603+2.9%
71Russell County33,356+4.9%
72Nottoway County32,722+1.5%
73Scott County32,671+5.2%
74Patrick County32,591+2.2%
75Lunenburg County32,439+2.4%
76Brunswick County31,787+1.4%
77Prince Edward County31,601+1.4%
78Dickenson County31,558+5%
79Grayson County31,346+3.3%
80Sussex County30,429+3.4%
81Lee County29,875+4%
82Buckingham County29,712+2.9%

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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.

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Goochland County, with $96,915 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buckingham County, with $29,712 in 2018.

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