Data / Rankings / Per capita personal income / Counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income

Goochland County had the highest per capita personal income of 82 counties in 2021, at $111,400. Buckingham County had the lowest, at $37,715. The median was $51,536 and the figure for Virginia was $67,220. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest111,400Goochland County
Lowest37,715Buckingham County
Median51,53682 counties
Virginia67,220History

Map of counties, 2021

Accomack County: 56,694 USDAmelia County: 50,824 USDAmherst County: 44,260 USDAppomattox County: 45,775 USDArlington County: 109,830 USDBath County: 73,587 USDBedford County: 53,817 USDBland County: 42,528 USDBotetourt County: 58,346 USDBrunswick County: 40,344 USDBuchanan County: 43,420 USDBuckingham County: 37,715 USDCaroline County: 50,828 USDCharles City County: 59,841 USDCharlotte County: 44,749 USDChesterfield County: 62,396 USDClarke County: 75,699 USDCraig County: 46,919 USDCulpeper County: 54,590 USDCumberland County: 45,411 USDDickenson County: 40,635 USDEssex County: 51,792 USDFauquier County: 79,746 USDFloyd County: 48,251 USDFluvanna County: 52,617 USDFranklin County: 50,986 USDGiles County: 48,264 USDGloucester County: 56,578 USDGoochland County: 111,400 USDGrayson County: 38,300 USDGreene County: 50,460 USDHalifax County: 43,604 USDHanover County: 69,642 USDHenrico County: 74,828 USDHighland County: 51,280 USDIsle of Wight County: 62,673 USDKing and Queen County: 54,988 USDKing George County: 63,146 USDKing William County: 53,849 USDLancaster County: 71,224 USDLee County: 38,081 USDLoudoun County: 92,268 USDLouisa County: 50,798 USDLunenburg County: 39,597 USDMadison County: 55,880 USDMathews County: 66,033 USDMecklenburg County: 46,473 USDMiddlesex County: 60,932 USDNelson County: 63,126 USDNew Kent County: 96,838 USDNorthampton County: 68,158 USDNorthumberland County: 60,620 USDNottoway County: 42,936 USDOrange County: 59,249 USDPage County: 46,691 USDPatrick County: 39,270 USDPowhatan County: 65,043 USDPrince Edward County: 39,336 USDPulaski County: 46,585 USDRappahannock County: 77,182 USDRichmond County: 43,611 USDRussell County: 39,917 USDScott County: 39,461 USDShenandoah County: 54,851 USDSmyth County: 44,324 USDStafford County: 62,859 USDSurry County: 52,708 USDSussex County: 37,938 USDTazewell County: 43,257 USDWarren County: 55,175 USDWestmoreland County: 50,354 USDWythe County: 43,481 USDAlexandria city: 104,279 USDChesapeake city: 57,484 USDHampton city: 48,796 USDNewport News city: 47,194 USDNorfolk city: 47,212 USDPortsmouth city: 46,020 USDRichmond city: 69,384 USDRoanoke city: 50,265 USDSuffolk city: 59,750 USDVirginia Beach city: 64,853 USD
  • Under 43K
  • 43K to 47K
  • 47K to 52K
  • 52K to 58K
  • 58K to 67K
  • 67K and over
  • No data
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Goochland County: 111,400 USDGoochland County111,400Arlington County: 109,830 USDArlington County109,830Alexandria city: 104,279 USDAlexandria city104,279New Kent County: 96,838 USDNew Kent County96,838Loudoun County: 92,268 USDLoudoun County92,268Fauquier County: 79,746 USDFauquier County79,746Rappahannock County: 77,182 USDRappahannock County77,182Clarke County: 75,699 USDClarke County75,699Henrico County: 74,828 USDHenrico County74,828Bath County: 73,587 USDBath County73,587Lancaster County: 71,224 USDLancaster County71,224Hanover County: 69,642 USDHanover County69,642Richmond city: 69,384 USDRichmond city69,384Northampton County: 68,158 USDNorthampton County68,158Mathews County: 66,033 USDMathews County66,033Powhatan County: 65,043 USDPowhatan County65,043Virginia Beach city: 64,853 USDVirginia Beach city64,853King George County: 63,146 USDKing George County63,146Nelson County: 63,126 USDNelson County63,126Stafford County: 62,859 USDStafford County62,859Isle of Wight County: 62,673 USDIsle of Wight County62,673Chesterfield County: 62,396 USDChesterfield County62,396Middlesex County: 60,932 USDMiddlesex County60,932Northumberland County: 60,620 USDNorthumberland County60,620Charles City County: 59,841 USDCharles City County59,841Suffolk city: 59,750 USDSuffolk city59,750Orange County: 59,249 USDOrange County59,249Botetourt County: 58,346 USDBotetourt County58,346Chesapeake city: 57,484 USDChesapeake city57,484Accomack County: 56,694 USDAccomack County56,694Gloucester County: 56,578 USDGloucester County56,578Madison County: 55,880 USDMadison County55,880Warren County: 55,175 USDWarren County55,175King and Queen County: 54,988 USDKing and Queen County54,988Shenandoah County: 54,851 USDShenandoah County54,851Culpeper County: 54,590 USDCulpeper County54,590King William County: 53,849 USDKing William County53,849Bedford County: 53,817 USDBedford County53,817Surry County: 52,708 USDSurry County52,708Fluvanna County: 52,617 USDFluvanna County52,617Goochland County: 111,400 USDGoochland County111,400Arlington County: 109,830 USDArlington County109,830Alexandria city: 104,279 USDAlexandria city104,279New Kent County: 96,838 USDNew Kent County96,838Loudoun County: 92,268 USDLoudoun County92,268Fauquier County: 79,746 USDFauquier County79,746Rappahannock County: 77,182 USDRappahannock County77,182Clarke County: 75,699 USDClarke County75,699Henrico County: 74,828 USDHenrico County74,828Bath County: 73,587 USDBath County73,587Lancaster County: 71,224 USDLancaster County71,224Hanover County: 69,642 USDHanover County69,642Richmond city: 69,384 USDRichmond city69,384Northampton County: 68,158 USDNorthampton County68,158Mathews County: 66,033 USDMathews County66,033Powhatan County: 65,043 USDPowhatan County65,043Virginia Beach city: 64,853 USDVirginia Beach city64,853King George County: 63,146 USDKing George County63,146Nelson County: 63,126 USDNelson County63,126Stafford County: 62,859 USDStafford County62,859Isle of Wight County: 62,673 USDIsle of Wight County62,673Chesterfield County: 62,396 USDChesterfield County62,396Middlesex County: 60,932 USDMiddlesex County60,932Northumberland County: 60,620 USDNorthumberland County60,620Charles City County: 59,841 USDCharles City County59,841Suffolk city: 59,750 USDSuffolk city59,750Orange County: 59,249 USDOrange County59,249Botetourt County: 58,346 USDBotetourt County58,346Chesapeake city: 57,484 USDChesapeake city57,484Accomack County: 56,694 USDAccomack County56,694Gloucester County: 56,578 USDGloucester County56,578Madison County: 55,880 USDMadison County55,880Warren County: 55,175 USDWarren County55,175King and Queen County: 54,988 USDKing and Queen County54,988Shenandoah County: 54,851 USDShenandoah County54,851Culpeper County: 54,590 USDCulpeper County54,590King William County: 53,849 USDKing William County53,849Bedford County: 53,817 USDBedford County53,817Surry County: 52,708 USDSurry County52,708Fluvanna County: 52,617 USDFluvanna County52,617
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Goochland County111,400+12%
2Arlington County109,830+11.5%
3Alexandria city104,279+13.9%
4New Kent County96,838+12.9%
5Loudoun County92,268+8.3%
6Fauquier County79,746+9.2%
7Rappahannock County77,182+10.3%
8Clarke County75,699+10.2%
9Henrico County74,828+7.8%
10Bath County73,587+5.6%
11Lancaster County71,224+8.5%
12Hanover County69,642+7.2%
13Richmond city69,384+10.8%
14Northampton County68,158+15.2%
15Mathews County66,033+6.9%
16Powhatan County65,043+4.7%
17Virginia Beach city64,853+9%
18King George County63,146+7.1%
19Nelson County63,126+9.4%
20Stafford County62,859+6.7%
21Isle of Wight County62,673+7.6%
22Chesterfield County62,396+7.2%
23Middlesex County60,932+6.4%
24Northumberland County60,620+6.3%
25Charles City County59,841+10.3%
26Suffolk city59,750+9%
27Orange County59,249+6.5%
28Botetourt County58,346+6%
29Chesapeake city57,484+8%
30Accomack County56,694+10.9%
31Gloucester County56,578+8%
32Madison County55,880+9.4%
33Warren County55,175+9.5%
34King and Queen County54,988+7.5%
35Shenandoah County54,851+11.2%
36Culpeper County54,590+5.7%
37King William County53,849+7.7%
38Bedford County53,817+6.8%
39Surry County52,708+13.7%
40Fluvanna County52,617+8.8%
41Essex County51,792+8.2%
42Highland County51,280+15.3%
43Franklin County50,986+9.8%
44Caroline County50,828+9.1%
45Amelia County50,824+10.8%
46Louisa County50,798+8.8%
47Greene County50,460+8.1%
48Westmoreland County50,354+5.7%
49Roanoke city50,265+9.6%
50Hampton city48,796+7.3%
51Giles County48,264+11%
52Floyd County48,251+12.1%
53Norfolk city47,212+12%
54Newport News city47,194+8.1%
55Craig County46,919+9.9%
56Page County46,691+11.3%
57Pulaski County46,585+8%
58Mecklenburg County46,473+12%
59Portsmouth city46,020+5.9%
60Appomattox County45,775+10.2%
61Cumberland County45,411+11.4%
62Charlotte County44,749+13.5%
63Smyth County44,324+10.2%
64Amherst County44,260+8.6%
65Richmond County43,611+5%
66Halifax County43,604+10.1%
67Wythe County43,481+9.9%
68Buchanan County43,420+9.5%
69Tazewell County43,257+7.3%
70Nottoway County42,936+15.9%
71Bland County42,528+7.9%
72Dickenson County40,635+9.3%
73Brunswick County40,344+9.9%
74Russell County39,917+7.6%
75Lunenburg County39,597+8.7%
76Scott County39,461+9.7%
77Prince Edward County39,336+9.8%
78Patrick County39,270+8%
79Grayson County38,300+9.4%
80Lee County38,081+9.1%
81Sussex County37,938+9.7%
82Buckingham County37,715+11.6%

Other periods

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

MLA 9

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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_counties_in_virginia_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis}},
  title = {{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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
TI  - 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, 2021
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/02/05
PB  - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2021
Y2  - 2026/10/11
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2021.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Virginia by per capita personal income using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"per_capita_personal_income","level":"province","within":"Virginia","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=per_capita_personal_income&level=province&within=Virginia&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Goochland County, with $111,400 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Buckingham County, with $37,715 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Per capita personal income: other rankings

Counties in Virginia: more rankings