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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 2019, at $100,439. Buckingham County had the lowest, at $31,180. The median was $44,316 and the figure for Virginia was $58,356. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest100,439Goochland County
Lowest31,180Buckingham County
Median44,31682 counties
Virginia58,356History

Map of counties, 2019

Accomack County: 47,761 USDAmelia County: 43,367 USDAmherst County: 38,023 USDAppomattox County: 38,799 USDArlington County: 96,204 USDBath County: 63,285 USDBedford County: 47,762 USDBland County: 37,065 USDBotetourt County: 51,240 USDBrunswick County: 33,379 USDBuchanan County: 36,970 USDBuckingham County: 31,180 USDCaroline County: 43,292 USDCharles City County: 49,541 USDCharlotte County: 36,395 USDChesterfield County: 54,274 USDClarke County: 67,254 USDCraig County: 40,243 USDCulpeper County: 48,844 USDCumberland County: 38,312 USDDickenson County: 33,567 USDEssex County: 43,791 USDFauquier County: 70,748 USDFloyd County: 39,787 USDFluvanna County: 46,234 USDFranklin County: 43,474 USDGiles County: 40,121 USDGloucester County: 48,868 USDGoochland County: 100,439 USDGrayson County: 31,858 USDGreene County: 44,451 USDHalifax County: 36,430 USDHanover County: 60,972 USDHenrico County: 67,511 USDHighland County: 43,095 USDIsle of Wight County: 55,265 USDKing and Queen County: 46,824 USDKing George County: 55,525 USDKing William County: 47,213 USDLancaster County: 62,720 USDLee County: 31,321 USDLoudoun County: 81,997 USDLouisa County: 44,219 USDLunenburg County: 33,123 USDMadison County: 47,693 USDMathews County: 58,865 USDMecklenburg County: 37,758 USDMiddlesex County: 54,632 USDNelson County: 53,191 USDNew Kent County: 81,720 USDNorthampton County: 53,878 USDNorthumberland County: 53,674 USDNottoway County: 34,365 USDOrange County: 52,448 USDPage County: 39,321 USDPatrick County: 33,416 USDPowhatan County: 60,274 USDPrince Edward County: 33,232 USDPulaski County: 39,473 USDRappahannock County: 67,634 USDRichmond County: 37,406 USDRussell County: 34,313 USDScott County: 33,547 USDShenandoah County: 46,105 USDSmyth County: 37,224 USDStafford County: 55,816 USDSurry County: 42,683 USDSussex County: 31,930 USDTazewell County: 37,621 USDWarren County: 47,240 USDWestmoreland County: 44,413 USDWythe County: 36,142 USDAlexandria city: 87,786 USDChesapeake city: 49,447 USDHampton city: 41,586 USDNewport News city: 39,864 USDNorfolk city: 39,716 USDPortsmouth city: 39,814 USDRichmond city: 56,689 USDRoanoke city: 41,768 USDSuffolk city: 51,562 USDVirginia Beach city: 56,316 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Goochland County: 100,439 USDGoochland County100,439Arlington County: 96,204 USDArlington County96,204Alexandria city: 87,786 USDAlexandria city87,786Loudoun County: 81,997 USDLoudoun County81,997New Kent County: 81,720 USDNew Kent County81,720Fauquier County: 70,748 USDFauquier County70,748Rappahannock County: 67,634 USDRappahannock County67,634Henrico County: 67,511 USDHenrico County67,511Clarke County: 67,254 USDClarke County67,254Bath County: 63,285 USDBath County63,285Lancaster County: 62,720 USDLancaster County62,720Hanover County: 60,972 USDHanover County60,972Powhatan County: 60,274 USDPowhatan County60,274Mathews County: 58,865 USDMathews County58,865Richmond city: 56,689 USDRichmond city56,689Virginia Beach city: 56,316 USDVirginia Beach city56,316Stafford County: 55,816 USDStafford County55,816King George County: 55,525 USDKing George County55,525Isle of Wight County: 55,265 USDIsle of Wight County55,265Middlesex County: 54,632 USDMiddlesex County54,632Chesterfield County: 54,274 USDChesterfield County54,274Northampton County: 53,878 USDNorthampton County53,878Northumberland County: 53,674 USDNorthumberland County53,674Nelson County: 53,191 USDNelson County53,191Orange County: 52,448 USDOrange County52,448Suffolk city: 51,562 USDSuffolk city51,562Botetourt County: 51,240 USDBotetourt County51,240Charles City County: 49,541 USDCharles City County49,541Chesapeake city: 49,447 USDChesapeake city49,447Gloucester County: 48,868 USDGloucester County48,868Culpeper County: 48,844 USDCulpeper County48,844Bedford County: 47,762 USDBedford County47,762Accomack County: 47,761 USDAccomack County47,761Madison County: 47,693 USDMadison County47,693Warren County: 47,240 USDWarren County47,240King William County: 47,213 USDKing William County47,213King and Queen County: 46,824 USDKing and Queen County46,824Fluvanna County: 46,234 USDFluvanna County46,234Shenandoah County: 46,105 USDShenandoah County46,105Greene County: 44,451 USDGreene County44,451Goochland County: 100,439 USDGoochland County100,439Arlington County: 96,204 USDArlington County96,204Alexandria city: 87,786 USDAlexandria city87,786Loudoun County: 81,997 USDLoudoun County81,997New Kent County: 81,720 USDNew Kent County81,720Fauquier County: 70,748 USDFauquier County70,748Rappahannock County: 67,634 USDRappahannock County67,634Henrico County: 67,511 USDHenrico County67,511Clarke County: 67,254 USDClarke County67,254Bath County: 63,285 USDBath County63,285Lancaster County: 62,720 USDLancaster County62,720Hanover County: 60,972 USDHanover County60,972Powhatan County: 60,274 USDPowhatan County60,274Mathews County: 58,865 USDMathews County58,865Richmond city: 56,689 USDRichmond city56,689Virginia Beach city: 56,316 USDVirginia Beach city56,316Stafford County: 55,816 USDStafford County55,816King George County: 55,525 USDKing George County55,525Isle of Wight County: 55,265 USDIsle of Wight County55,265Middlesex County: 54,632 USDMiddlesex County54,632Chesterfield County: 54,274 USDChesterfield County54,274Northampton County: 53,878 USDNorthampton County53,878Northumberland County: 53,674 USDNorthumberland County53,674Nelson County: 53,191 USDNelson County53,191Orange County: 52,448 USDOrange County52,448Suffolk city: 51,562 USDSuffolk city51,562Botetourt County: 51,240 USDBotetourt County51,240Charles City County: 49,541 USDCharles City County49,541Chesapeake city: 49,447 USDChesapeake city49,447Gloucester County: 48,868 USDGloucester County48,868Culpeper County: 48,844 USDCulpeper County48,844Bedford County: 47,762 USDBedford County47,762Accomack County: 47,761 USDAccomack County47,761Madison County: 47,693 USDMadison County47,693Warren County: 47,240 USDWarren County47,240King William County: 47,213 USDKing William County47,213King and Queen County: 46,824 USDKing and Queen County46,824Fluvanna County: 46,234 USDFluvanna County46,234Shenandoah County: 46,105 USDShenandoah County46,105Greene County: 44,451 USDGreene County44,451
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Goochland County100,439+3.6%
2Arlington County96,204+2%
3Alexandria city87,786+1.6%
4Loudoun County81,997+4.3%
5New Kent County81,720+9.5%
6Fauquier County70,748+4.5%
7Rappahannock County67,634+5.4%
8Henrico County67,511+5.4%
9Clarke County67,254+7%
10Bath County63,285+5.3%
11Lancaster County62,720+12.2%
12Hanover County60,972+4.3%
13Powhatan County60,274+7.5%
14Mathews County58,865+6.2%
15Richmond city56,689+6.8%
16Virginia Beach city56,316+3.2%
17Stafford County55,816+2.9%
18King George County55,525+5%
19Isle of Wight County55,265+5%
20Middlesex County54,632+10.3%
21Chesterfield County54,274+4.2%
22Northampton County53,878+5.6%
23Northumberland County53,674+5.2%
24Nelson County53,191+7.4%
25Orange County52,448+4.7%
26Suffolk city51,562+3.4%
27Botetourt County51,240+3.5%
28Charles City County49,541+8.5%
29Chesapeake city49,447+2.5%
30Gloucester County48,868+3.9%
31Culpeper County48,844+5%
32Bedford County47,762+4.3%
33Accomack County47,761+6.3%
34Madison County47,693+6.7%
35Warren County47,240+5%
36King William County47,213+4%
37King and Queen County46,824+5.9%
38Fluvanna County46,234+3.4%
39Shenandoah County46,105+5.7%
40Greene County44,451+1.2%
41Westmoreland County44,413+5.1%
42Louisa County44,219+1.8%
43Essex County43,791+3.9%
44Franklin County43,474+5.7%
45Amelia County43,367+4.2%
46Caroline County43,292+3.6%
47Highland County43,095+3.4%
48Surry County42,683-0.4%
49Roanoke city41,768+1.3%
50Hampton city41,586+2.6%
51Craig County40,243+3.1%
52Giles County40,121+3.7%
53Newport News city39,864+2.7%
54Portsmouth city39,814+4.6%
55Floyd County39,787+2.6%
56Norfolk city39,716+3.6%
57Pulaski County39,473+0.3%
58Page County39,321+4.4%
59Appomattox County38,799+2.8%
60Cumberland County38,312+2.7%
61Amherst County38,023+3.4%
62Mecklenburg County37,758+4.1%
63Tazewell County37,621+2.6%
64Richmond County37,406+0.3%
65Smyth County37,224+3.6%
66Bland County37,065+3.5%
67Buchanan County36,970+5.7%
68Halifax County36,430+4%
69Charlotte County36,395+3.6%
70Wythe County36,142+4.4%
71Nottoway County34,365+5%
72Russell County34,313+2.9%
73Dickenson County33,567+6.4%
74Scott County33,547+2.7%
75Patrick County33,416+2.5%
76Brunswick County33,379+5%
77Prince Edward County33,232+5.2%
78Lunenburg County33,123+2.1%
79Sussex County31,930+4.9%
80Grayson County31,858+1.6%
81Lee County31,321+4.8%
82Buckingham County31,180+4.9%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Goochland County, with $100,439 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Buckingham County, with $31,180 in 2019.

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