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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 2020, at $99,465. Buckingham County had the lowest, at $33,787. The median was $47,160 and the figure for Virginia was $61,446. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest99,465Goochland County
Lowest33,787Buckingham County
Median47,16082 counties
Virginia61,446History

Map of counties, 2020

Accomack County: 51,125 USDAmelia County: 45,866 USDAmherst County: 40,740 USDAppomattox County: 41,555 USDArlington County: 98,460 USDBath County: 69,660 USDBedford County: 50,394 USDBland County: 39,403 USDBotetourt County: 55,062 USDBrunswick County: 36,716 USDBuchanan County: 39,666 USDBuckingham County: 33,787 USDCaroline County: 46,607 USDCharles City County: 54,243 USDCharlotte County: 39,435 USDChesterfield County: 58,212 USDClarke County: 68,703 USDCraig County: 42,679 USDCulpeper County: 51,631 USDCumberland County: 40,781 USDDickenson County: 37,165 USDEssex County: 47,871 USDFauquier County: 73,040 USDFloyd County: 43,041 USDFluvanna County: 48,369 USDFranklin County: 46,444 USDGiles County: 43,462 USDGloucester County: 52,363 USDGoochland County: 99,465 USDGrayson County: 35,023 USDGreene County: 46,658 USDHalifax County: 39,611 USDHanover County: 64,969 USDHenrico County: 69,415 USDHighland County: 44,463 USDIsle of Wight County: 58,242 USDKing and Queen County: 51,129 USDKing George County: 58,959 USDKing William County: 50,003 USDLancaster County: 65,644 USDLee County: 34,908 USDLoudoun County: 85,192 USDLouisa County: 46,684 USDLunenburg County: 36,443 USDMadison County: 51,066 USDMathews County: 61,747 USDMecklenburg County: 41,494 USDMiddlesex County: 57,281 USDNelson County: 57,691 USDNew Kent County: 85,751 USDNorthampton County: 59,152 USDNorthumberland County: 57,032 USDNottoway County: 37,031 USDOrange County: 55,626 USDPage County: 41,969 USDPatrick County: 36,345 USDPowhatan County: 62,144 USDPrince Edward County: 35,824 USDPulaski County: 43,134 USDRappahannock County: 69,947 USDRichmond County: 41,542 USDRussell County: 37,097 USDScott County: 35,975 USDShenandoah County: 49,328 USDSmyth County: 40,229 USDStafford County: 58,900 USDSurry County: 46,348 USDSussex County: 34,586 USDTazewell County: 40,320 USDWarren County: 50,408 USDWestmoreland County: 47,635 USDWythe County: 39,551 USDAlexandria city: 91,521 USDChesapeake city: 53,239 USDHampton city: 45,493 USDNewport News city: 43,671 USDNorfolk city: 42,170 USDPortsmouth city: 43,444 USDRichmond city: 62,644 USDRoanoke city: 45,852 USDSuffolk city: 54,799 USDVirginia Beach city: 59,477 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Goochland County: 99,465 USDGoochland County99,465Arlington County: 98,460 USDArlington County98,460Alexandria city: 91,521 USDAlexandria city91,521New Kent County: 85,751 USDNew Kent County85,751Loudoun County: 85,192 USDLoudoun County85,192Fauquier County: 73,040 USDFauquier County73,040Rappahannock County: 69,947 USDRappahannock County69,947Bath County: 69,660 USDBath County69,660Henrico County: 69,415 USDHenrico County69,415Clarke County: 68,703 USDClarke County68,703Lancaster County: 65,644 USDLancaster County65,644Hanover County: 64,969 USDHanover County64,969Richmond city: 62,644 USDRichmond city62,644Powhatan County: 62,144 USDPowhatan County62,144Mathews County: 61,747 USDMathews County61,747Virginia Beach city: 59,477 USDVirginia Beach city59,477Northampton County: 59,152 USDNorthampton County59,152King George County: 58,959 USDKing George County58,959Stafford County: 58,900 USDStafford County58,900Isle of Wight County: 58,242 USDIsle of Wight County58,242Chesterfield County: 58,212 USDChesterfield County58,212Nelson County: 57,691 USDNelson County57,691Middlesex County: 57,281 USDMiddlesex County57,281Northumberland County: 57,032 USDNorthumberland County57,032Orange County: 55,626 USDOrange County55,626Botetourt County: 55,062 USDBotetourt County55,062Suffolk city: 54,799 USDSuffolk city54,799Charles City County: 54,243 USDCharles City County54,243Chesapeake city: 53,239 USDChesapeake city53,239Gloucester County: 52,363 USDGloucester County52,363Culpeper County: 51,631 USDCulpeper County51,631King and Queen County: 51,129 USDKing and Queen County51,129Accomack County: 51,125 USDAccomack County51,125Madison County: 51,066 USDMadison County51,066Warren County: 50,408 USDWarren County50,408Bedford County: 50,394 USDBedford County50,394King William County: 50,003 USDKing William County50,003Shenandoah County: 49,328 USDShenandoah County49,328Fluvanna County: 48,369 USDFluvanna County48,369Essex County: 47,871 USDEssex County47,871Goochland County: 99,465 USDGoochland County99,465Arlington County: 98,460 USDArlington County98,460Alexandria city: 91,521 USDAlexandria city91,521New Kent County: 85,751 USDNew Kent County85,751Loudoun County: 85,192 USDLoudoun County85,192Fauquier County: 73,040 USDFauquier County73,040Rappahannock County: 69,947 USDRappahannock County69,947Bath County: 69,660 USDBath County69,660Henrico County: 69,415 USDHenrico County69,415Clarke County: 68,703 USDClarke County68,703Lancaster County: 65,644 USDLancaster County65,644Hanover County: 64,969 USDHanover County64,969Richmond city: 62,644 USDRichmond city62,644Powhatan County: 62,144 USDPowhatan County62,144Mathews County: 61,747 USDMathews County61,747Virginia Beach city: 59,477 USDVirginia Beach city59,477Northampton County: 59,152 USDNorthampton County59,152King George County: 58,959 USDKing George County58,959Stafford County: 58,900 USDStafford County58,900Isle of Wight County: 58,242 USDIsle of Wight County58,242Chesterfield County: 58,212 USDChesterfield County58,212Nelson County: 57,691 USDNelson County57,691Middlesex County: 57,281 USDMiddlesex County57,281Northumberland County: 57,032 USDNorthumberland County57,032Orange County: 55,626 USDOrange County55,626Botetourt County: 55,062 USDBotetourt County55,062Suffolk city: 54,799 USDSuffolk city54,799Charles City County: 54,243 USDCharles City County54,243Chesapeake city: 53,239 USDChesapeake city53,239Gloucester County: 52,363 USDGloucester County52,363Culpeper County: 51,631 USDCulpeper County51,631King and Queen County: 51,129 USDKing and Queen County51,129Accomack County: 51,125 USDAccomack County51,125Madison County: 51,066 USDMadison County51,066Warren County: 50,408 USDWarren County50,408Bedford County: 50,394 USDBedford County50,394King William County: 50,003 USDKing William County50,003Shenandoah County: 49,328 USDShenandoah County49,328Fluvanna County: 48,369 USDFluvanna County48,369Essex County: 47,871 USDEssex County47,871
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Goochland County99,465-1%
2Arlington County98,460+2.3%
3Alexandria city91,521+4.3%
4New Kent County85,751+4.9%
5Loudoun County85,192+3.9%
6Fauquier County73,040+3.2%
7Rappahannock County69,947+3.4%
8Bath County69,660+10.1%
9Henrico County69,415+2.8%
10Clarke County68,703+2.2%
11Lancaster County65,644+4.7%
12Hanover County64,969+6.6%
13Richmond city62,644+10.5%
14Powhatan County62,144+3.1%
15Mathews County61,747+4.9%
16Virginia Beach city59,477+5.6%
17Northampton County59,152+9.8%
18King George County58,959+6.2%
19Stafford County58,900+5.5%
20Isle of Wight County58,242+5.4%
21Chesterfield County58,212+7.3%
22Nelson County57,691+8.5%
23Middlesex County57,281+4.8%
24Northumberland County57,032+6.3%
25Orange County55,626+6.1%
26Botetourt County55,062+7.5%
27Suffolk city54,799+6.3%
28Charles City County54,243+9.5%
29Chesapeake city53,239+7.7%
30Gloucester County52,363+7.2%
31Culpeper County51,631+5.7%
32King and Queen County51,129+9.2%
33Accomack County51,125+7%
34Madison County51,066+7.1%
35Warren County50,408+6.7%
36Bedford County50,394+5.5%
37King William County50,003+5.9%
38Shenandoah County49,328+7%
39Fluvanna County48,369+4.6%
40Essex County47,871+9.3%
41Westmoreland County47,635+7.3%
42Louisa County46,684+5.6%
43Greene County46,658+5%
44Caroline County46,607+7.7%
45Franklin County46,444+6.8%
46Surry County46,348+8.6%
47Amelia County45,866+5.8%
48Roanoke city45,852+9.8%
49Hampton city45,493+9.4%
50Highland County44,463+3.2%
51Newport News city43,671+9.5%
52Giles County43,462+8.3%
53Portsmouth city43,444+9.1%
54Pulaski County43,134+9.3%
55Floyd County43,041+8.2%
56Craig County42,679+6.1%
57Norfolk city42,170+6.2%
58Page County41,969+6.7%
59Appomattox County41,555+7.1%
60Richmond County41,542+11.1%
61Mecklenburg County41,494+9.9%
62Cumberland County40,781+6.4%
63Amherst County40,740+7.1%
64Tazewell County40,320+7.2%
65Smyth County40,229+8.1%
66Buchanan County39,666+7.3%
67Halifax County39,611+8.7%
68Wythe County39,551+9.4%
69Charlotte County39,435+8.4%
70Bland County39,403+6.3%
71Dickenson County37,165+10.7%
72Russell County37,097+8.1%
73Nottoway County37,031+7.8%
74Brunswick County36,716+10%
75Lunenburg County36,443+10%
76Patrick County36,345+8.8%
77Scott County35,975+7.2%
78Prince Edward County35,824+7.8%
79Grayson County35,023+9.9%
80Lee County34,908+11.5%
81Sussex County34,586+8.3%
82Buckingham County33,787+8.4%

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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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Goochland County, with $99,465 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Buckingham County, with $33,787 in 2020.

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