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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 2023, at $126,135. Sussex County had the lowest, at $39,639. The median was $55,750 and the figure for Virginia was $74,000. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest126,135Goochland County
Lowest39,639Sussex County
Median55,75082 counties
Virginia74,000History

Map of counties, 2023

Accomack County: 53,417 USDAmelia County: 54,165 USDAmherst County: 47,226 USDAppomattox County: 47,572 USDArlington County: 126,108 USDBath County: 79,036 USDBedford County: 57,727 USDBland County: 47,645 USDBotetourt County: 63,403 USDBrunswick County: 45,396 USDBuchanan County: 50,719 USDBuckingham County: 39,725 USDCaroline County: 54,514 USDCharles City County: 63,695 USDCharlotte County: 47,719 USDChesterfield County: 66,398 USDClarke County: 82,207 USDCraig County: 50,343 USDCulpeper County: 60,043 USDCumberland County: 48,151 USDDickenson County: 45,490 USDEssex County: 56,587 USDFauquier County: 86,439 USDFloyd County: 52,367 USDFluvanna County: 57,510 USDFranklin County: 55,468 USDGiles County: 53,122 USDGloucester County: 61,412 USDGoochland County: 126,135 USDGrayson County: 41,349 USDGreene County: 55,906 USDHalifax County: 47,816 USDHanover County: 77,952 USDHenrico County: 77,876 USDHighland County: 51,695 USDIsle of Wight County: 67,709 USDKing and Queen County: 60,073 USDKing George County: 66,759 USDKing William County: 58,505 USDLancaster County: 82,805 USDLee County: 42,023 USDLoudoun County: 101,623 USDLouisa County: 53,381 USDLunenburg County: 41,448 USDMadison County: 60,435 USDMathews County: 73,387 USDMecklenburg County: 49,304 USDMiddlesex County: 67,494 USDNelson County: 68,750 USDNew Kent County: 122,272 USDNorthampton County: 67,602 USDNorthumberland County: 66,344 USDNottoway County: 46,702 USDOrange County: 63,963 USDPage County: 50,189 USDPatrick County: 43,301 USDPowhatan County: 72,084 USDPrince Edward County: 42,312 USDPulaski County: 51,750 USDRappahannock County: 90,476 USDRichmond County: 45,331 USDRussell County: 44,196 USDScott County: 43,837 USDShenandoah County: 57,604 USDSmyth County: 48,487 USDStafford County: 67,033 USDSurry County: 55,593 USDSussex County: 39,639 USDTazewell County: 48,978 USDWarren County: 59,238 USDWestmoreland County: 54,506 USDWythe County: 47,356 USDAlexandria city: 115,627 USDChesapeake city: 62,633 USDHampton city: 52,424 USDNewport News city: 50,862 USDNorfolk city: 49,023 USDPortsmouth city: 48,509 USDRichmond city: 76,702 USDRoanoke city: 56,184 USDSuffolk city: 64,600 USDVirginia Beach city: 72,733 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Goochland County: 126,135 USDGoochland County126,135Arlington County: 126,108 USDArlington County126,108New Kent County: 122,272 USDNew Kent County122,272Alexandria city: 115,627 USDAlexandria city115,627Loudoun County: 101,623 USDLoudoun County101,623Rappahannock County: 90,476 USDRappahannock County90,476Fauquier County: 86,439 USDFauquier County86,439Lancaster County: 82,805 USDLancaster County82,805Clarke County: 82,207 USDClarke County82,207Bath County: 79,036 USDBath County79,036Hanover County: 77,952 USDHanover County77,952Henrico County: 77,876 USDHenrico County77,876Richmond city: 76,702 USDRichmond city76,702Mathews County: 73,387 USDMathews County73,387Virginia Beach city: 72,733 USDVirginia Beach city72,733Powhatan County: 72,084 USDPowhatan County72,084Nelson County: 68,750 USDNelson County68,750Isle of Wight County: 67,709 USDIsle of Wight County67,709Northampton County: 67,602 USDNorthampton County67,602Middlesex County: 67,494 USDMiddlesex County67,494Stafford County: 67,033 USDStafford County67,033King George County: 66,759 USDKing George County66,759Chesterfield County: 66,398 USDChesterfield County66,398Northumberland County: 66,344 USDNorthumberland County66,344Suffolk city: 64,600 USDSuffolk city64,600Orange County: 63,963 USDOrange County63,963Charles City County: 63,695 USDCharles City County63,695Botetourt County: 63,403 USDBotetourt County63,403Chesapeake city: 62,633 USDChesapeake city62,633Gloucester County: 61,412 USDGloucester County61,412Madison County: 60,435 USDMadison County60,435King and Queen County: 60,073 USDKing and Queen County60,073Culpeper County: 60,043 USDCulpeper County60,043Warren County: 59,238 USDWarren County59,238King William County: 58,505 USDKing William County58,505Bedford County: 57,727 USDBedford County57,727Shenandoah County: 57,604 USDShenandoah County57,604Fluvanna County: 57,510 USDFluvanna County57,510Essex County: 56,587 USDEssex County56,587Roanoke city: 56,184 USDRoanoke city56,184Goochland County: 126,135 USDGoochland County126,135Arlington County: 126,108 USDArlington County126,108New Kent County: 122,272 USDNew Kent County122,272Alexandria city: 115,627 USDAlexandria city115,627Loudoun County: 101,623 USDLoudoun County101,623Rappahannock County: 90,476 USDRappahannock County90,476Fauquier County: 86,439 USDFauquier County86,439Lancaster County: 82,805 USDLancaster County82,805Clarke County: 82,207 USDClarke County82,207Bath County: 79,036 USDBath County79,036Hanover County: 77,952 USDHanover County77,952Henrico County: 77,876 USDHenrico County77,876Richmond city: 76,702 USDRichmond city76,702Mathews County: 73,387 USDMathews County73,387Virginia Beach city: 72,733 USDVirginia Beach city72,733Powhatan County: 72,084 USDPowhatan County72,084Nelson County: 68,750 USDNelson County68,750Isle of Wight County: 67,709 USDIsle of Wight County67,709Northampton County: 67,602 USDNorthampton County67,602Middlesex County: 67,494 USDMiddlesex County67,494Stafford County: 67,033 USDStafford County67,033King George County: 66,759 USDKing George County66,759Chesterfield County: 66,398 USDChesterfield County66,398Northumberland County: 66,344 USDNorthumberland County66,344Suffolk city: 64,600 USDSuffolk city64,600Orange County: 63,963 USDOrange County63,963Charles City County: 63,695 USDCharles City County63,695Botetourt County: 63,403 USDBotetourt County63,403Chesapeake city: 62,633 USDChesapeake city62,633Gloucester County: 61,412 USDGloucester County61,412Madison County: 60,435 USDMadison County60,435King and Queen County: 60,073 USDKing and Queen County60,073Culpeper County: 60,043 USDCulpeper County60,043Warren County: 59,238 USDWarren County59,238King William County: 58,505 USDKing William County58,505Bedford County: 57,727 USDBedford County57,727Shenandoah County: 57,604 USDShenandoah County57,604Fluvanna County: 57,510 USDFluvanna County57,510Essex County: 56,587 USDEssex County56,587Roanoke city: 56,184 USDRoanoke city56,184
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

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Goochland County126,135+6.3%
2Arlington County126,108+7.9%
3New Kent County122,272+6.1%
4Alexandria city115,627+6.5%
5Loudoun County101,623+5.8%
6Rappahannock County90,476+7.7%
7Fauquier County86,439+5.6%
8Lancaster County82,805+7.6%
9Clarke County82,207+6.7%
10Bath County79,036+7.2%
11Hanover County77,952+7.1%
12Henrico County77,876+5.4%
13Richmond city76,702+5.8%
14Mathews County73,387+7.5%
15Virginia Beach city72,733+7.4%
16Powhatan County72,084+5.6%
17Nelson County68,750+7.7%
18Isle of Wight County67,709+5.5%
19Northampton County67,602+2.2%
20Middlesex County67,494+8.5%
21Stafford County67,033+5%
22King George County66,759+6.3%
23Chesterfield County66,398+5.5%
24Northumberland County66,344+7.9%
25Suffolk city64,600+5.2%
26Orange County63,963+6.8%
27Charles City County63,695+8%
28Botetourt County63,403+5.9%
29Chesapeake city62,633+6.7%
30Gloucester County61,412+7.1%
31Madison County60,435+5.8%
32King and Queen County60,073+7.2%
33Culpeper County60,043+5.6%
34Warren County59,238+5.9%
35King William County58,505+6.6%
36Bedford County57,727+5.4%
37Shenandoah County57,604+3.7%
38Fluvanna County57,510+7.3%
39Essex County56,587+6.7%
40Roanoke city56,184+6.7%
41Greene County55,906+6.6%
42Surry County55,593+4.2%
43Franklin County55,468+5.4%
44Caroline County54,514+5.8%
45Westmoreland County54,506+7.4%
46Amelia County54,165+0.2%
47Accomack County53,417-2.7%
48Louisa County53,381+3.8%
49Giles County53,122+6.9%
50Hampton city52,424+7.1%
51Floyd County52,367+6.5%
52Pulaski County51,750+6.7%
53Highland County51,695-1.4%
54Newport News city50,862+6.4%
55Buchanan County50,719+10.4%
56Craig County50,343+5.6%
57Page County50,189+2.3%
58Mecklenburg County49,304+5.6%
59Norfolk city49,023+2.2%
60Tazewell County48,978+7.3%
61Portsmouth city48,509+4.9%
62Smyth County48,487+7.1%
63Cumberland County48,151+2.1%
64Halifax County47,816+5.6%
65Charlotte County47,719+2.2%
66Bland County47,645+8.4%
67Appomattox County47,572+3.6%
68Wythe County47,356+5.4%
69Amherst County47,226+5.1%
70Nottoway County46,702+3.5%
71Dickenson County45,490+7.5%
72Brunswick County45,396+7.5%
73Richmond County45,331+5.2%
74Russell County44,196+6%
75Scott County43,837+5.4%
76Patrick County43,301+6.3%
77Prince Edward County42,312+5.4%
78Lee County42,023+6%
79Lunenburg County41,448+5.4%
80Grayson County41,349+5%
81Buckingham County39,725-0.2%
82Sussex County39,639+3.9%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Goochland County, with $126,135 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Sussex County, with $39,639 in 2023.

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