Counties in Washington by per capita personal income

King County had the highest per capita personal income of 39 counties in 2015, at $74,196. Franklin County had the lowest, at $34,271. The median was $40,636 and the figure for Washington was $52,423. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest74,196King County
Lowest34,271Franklin County
Median40,63639 counties
Washington52,423History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 41,490 USDAsotin County: 40,636 USDBenton County: 43,534 USDChelan County: 45,521 USDClallam County: 40,695 USDClark County: 45,186 USDColumbia County: 45,419 USDCowlitz County: 39,873 USDDouglas County: 36,541 USDFerry County: 34,901 USDFranklin County: 34,271 USDGarfield County: 43,373 USDGrant County: 37,078 USDGrays Harbor County: 34,905 USDIsland County: 48,448 USDJefferson County: 44,696 USDKing County: 74,196 USDKitsap County: 47,769 USDKittitas County: 39,449 USDKlickitat County: 41,480 USDLewis County: 37,896 USDLincoln County: 44,760 USDMason County: 37,913 USDOkanogan County: 37,981 USDPacific County: 36,482 USDPend Oreille County: 36,654 USDPierce County: 44,402 USDSan Juan County: 66,922 USDSkagit County: 45,253 USDSkamania County: 39,538 USDSnohomish County: 47,943 USDSpokane County: 39,742 USDStevens County: 34,515 USDThurston County: 44,750 USDWahkiakum County: 38,801 USDWalla Walla County: 39,847 USDWhatcom County: 43,284 USDWhitman County: 34,994 USDYakima County: 37,551 USD
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USD, 2015. 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.

All counties, 2015

King County: 74,196 USDKing County74,196San Juan County: 66,922 USDSan Juan County66,922Island County: 48,448 USDIsland County48,448Snohomish County: 47,943 USDSnohomish County47,943Kitsap County: 47,769 USDKitsap County47,769Chelan County: 45,521 USDChelan County45,521Columbia County: 45,419 USDColumbia County45,419Skagit County: 45,253 USDSkagit County45,253Clark County: 45,186 USDClark County45,186Lincoln County: 44,760 USDLincoln County44,760Thurston County: 44,750 USDThurston County44,750Jefferson County: 44,696 USDJefferson County44,696Pierce County: 44,402 USDPierce County44,402Benton County: 43,534 USDBenton County43,534Garfield County: 43,373 USDGarfield County43,373Whatcom County: 43,284 USDWhatcom County43,284Adams County: 41,490 USDAdams County41,490Klickitat County: 41,480 USDKlickitat County41,480Clallam County: 40,695 USDClallam County40,695Asotin County: 40,636 USDAsotin County40,636Cowlitz County: 39,873 USDCowlitz County39,873Walla Walla County: 39,847 USDWalla Walla County39,847Spokane County: 39,742 USDSpokane County39,742Skamania County: 39,538 USDSkamania County39,538Kittitas County: 39,449 USDKittitas County39,449Wahkiakum County: 38,801 USDWahkiakum County38,801Okanogan County: 37,981 USDOkanogan County37,981Mason County: 37,913 USDMason County37,913Lewis County: 37,896 USDLewis County37,896Yakima County: 37,551 USDYakima County37,551Grant County: 37,078 USDGrant County37,078Pend Oreille County: 36,654 USDPend Oreille County36,654Douglas County: 36,541 USDDouglas County36,541Pacific County: 36,482 USDPacific County36,482Whitman County: 34,994 USDWhitman County34,994Grays Harbor County: 34,905 USDGrays Harbor County34,905Ferry County: 34,901 USDFerry County34,901Stevens County: 34,515 USDStevens County34,515Franklin County: 34,271 USDFranklin County34,271King County: 74,196 USDKing County74,196San Juan County: 66,922 USDSan Juan County66,922Island County: 48,448 USDIsland County48,448Snohomish County: 47,943 USDSnohomish County47,943Kitsap County: 47,769 USDKitsap County47,769Chelan County: 45,521 USDChelan County45,521Columbia County: 45,419 USDColumbia County45,419Skagit County: 45,253 USDSkagit County45,253Clark County: 45,186 USDClark County45,186Lincoln County: 44,760 USDLincoln County44,760Thurston County: 44,750 USDThurston County44,750Jefferson County: 44,696 USDJefferson County44,696Pierce County: 44,402 USDPierce County44,402Benton County: 43,534 USDBenton County43,534Garfield County: 43,373 USDGarfield County43,373Whatcom County: 43,284 USDWhatcom County43,284Adams County: 41,490 USDAdams County41,490Klickitat County: 41,480 USDKlickitat County41,480Clallam County: 40,695 USDClallam County40,695Asotin County: 40,636 USDAsotin County40,636Cowlitz County: 39,873 USDCowlitz County39,873Walla Walla County: 39,847 USDWalla Walla County39,847Spokane County: 39,742 USDSpokane County39,742Skamania County: 39,538 USDSkamania County39,538Kittitas County: 39,449 USDKittitas County39,449Wahkiakum County: 38,801 USDWahkiakum County38,801Okanogan County: 37,981 USDOkanogan County37,981Mason County: 37,913 USDMason County37,913Lewis County: 37,896 USDLewis County37,896Yakima County: 37,551 USDYakima County37,551Grant County: 37,078 USDGrant County37,078Pend Oreille County: 36,654 USDPend Oreille County36,654Douglas County: 36,541 USDDouglas County36,541Pacific County: 36,482 USDPacific County36,482Whitman County: 34,994 USDWhitman County34,994Grays Harbor County: 34,905 USDGrays Harbor County34,905Ferry County: 34,901 USDFerry County34,901Stevens County: 34,515 USDStevens County34,515Franklin County: 34,271 USDFranklin County34,271
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

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1King County74,196+4.9%
2San Juan County66,922+5.1%
3Island County48,448+3.4%
4Snohomish County47,943+3.3%
5Kitsap County47,769+2.2%
6Chelan County45,521+4.4%
7Columbia County45,419+13.7%
8Skagit County45,253+4.1%
9Clark County45,186+4.2%
10Lincoln County44,760+14.4%
11Thurston County44,750+3.2%
12Jefferson County44,696+4.6%
13Pierce County44,402+3.4%
14Benton County43,534+6.2%
15Garfield County43,373+14.2%
16Whatcom County43,284+3.9%
17Adams County41,490+12.4%
18Klickitat County41,480+4.5%
19Clallam County40,695+2.4%
20Asotin County40,636+3.6%
21Cowlitz County39,873+2.7%
22Walla Walla County39,847+4%
23Spokane County39,742+3.3%
24Skamania County39,538+4.4%
25Kittitas County39,449+4.4%
26Wahkiakum County38,801+5.6%
27Okanogan County37,981+6.3%
28Mason County37,913+3.1%
29Lewis County37,896+4.6%
30Yakima County37,551+2.5%
31Grant County37,078+9.6%
32Pend Oreille County36,654+3.9%
33Douglas County36,541+4.1%
34Pacific County36,482+0.5%
35Whitman County34,994+5.3%
36Grays Harbor County34,905+1.8%
37Ferry County34,901+4.2%
38Stevens County34,515+2.2%
39Franklin County34,271+5.4%

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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.

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.

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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 Washington by per capita personal income, 2015) [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 Washington by per capita personal income, 2015. 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/washington-counties?period=2015. 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 Washington by per capita personal income, 2015. 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/washington-counties?period=2015.

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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 Washington by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/washington-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

King County, with $74,196 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Franklin County, with $34,271 in 2015.

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