Counties in Washington by per capita personal income

King County had the highest per capita personal income of 39 counties in 2021, at $110,511. Ferry County had the lowest, at $46,633. The median was $54,204 and the figure for Washington was $73,985. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest110,511King County
Lowest46,633Ferry County
Median54,20439 counties
Washington73,985History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 48,967 USDAsotin County: 53,632 USDBenton County: 54,753 USDChelan County: 62,362 USDClallam County: 54,501 USDClark County: 63,810 USDColumbia County: 61,702 USDCowlitz County: 54,204 USDDouglas County: 49,664 USDFerry County: 46,633 USDFranklin County: 47,080 USDGarfield County: 57,002 USDGrant County: 49,191 USDGrays Harbor County: 47,072 USDIsland County: 63,601 USDJefferson County: 60,978 USDKing County: 110,511 USDKitsap County: 66,640 USDKittitas County: 53,920 USDKlickitat County: 54,167 USDLewis County: 51,732 USDLincoln County: 53,263 USDMason County: 51,359 USDOkanogan County: 50,644 USDPacific County: 46,971 USDPend Oreille County: 49,684 USDPierce County: 59,434 USDSan Juan County: 85,225 USDSkagit County: 62,153 USDSkamania County: 61,944 USDSnohomish County: 67,656 USDSpokane County: 54,402 USDStevens County: 47,138 USDThurston County: 58,797 USDWahkiakum County: 50,879 USDWalla Walla County: 54,885 USDWhatcom County: 58,338 USDWhitman County: 51,510 USDYakima County: 50,009 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

King County: 110,511 USDKing County110,511San Juan County: 85,225 USDSan Juan County85,225Snohomish County: 67,656 USDSnohomish County67,656Kitsap County: 66,640 USDKitsap County66,640Clark County: 63,810 USDClark County63,810Island County: 63,601 USDIsland County63,601Chelan County: 62,362 USDChelan County62,362Skagit County: 62,153 USDSkagit County62,153Skamania County: 61,944 USDSkamania County61,944Columbia County: 61,702 USDColumbia County61,702Jefferson County: 60,978 USDJefferson County60,978Pierce County: 59,434 USDPierce County59,434Thurston County: 58,797 USDThurston County58,797Whatcom County: 58,338 USDWhatcom County58,338Garfield County: 57,002 USDGarfield County57,002Walla Walla County: 54,885 USDWalla Walla County54,885Benton County: 54,753 USDBenton County54,753Clallam County: 54,501 USDClallam County54,501Spokane County: 54,402 USDSpokane County54,402Cowlitz County: 54,204 USDCowlitz County54,204Klickitat County: 54,167 USDKlickitat County54,167Kittitas County: 53,920 USDKittitas County53,920Asotin County: 53,632 USDAsotin County53,632Lincoln County: 53,263 USDLincoln County53,263Lewis County: 51,732 USDLewis County51,732Whitman County: 51,510 USDWhitman County51,510Mason County: 51,359 USDMason County51,359Wahkiakum County: 50,879 USDWahkiakum County50,879Okanogan County: 50,644 USDOkanogan County50,644Yakima County: 50,009 USDYakima County50,009Pend Oreille County: 49,684 USDPend Oreille County49,684Douglas County: 49,664 USDDouglas County49,664Grant County: 49,191 USDGrant County49,191Adams County: 48,967 USDAdams County48,967Stevens County: 47,138 USDStevens County47,138Franklin County: 47,080 USDFranklin County47,080Grays Harbor County: 47,072 USDGrays Harbor County47,072Pacific County: 46,971 USDPacific County46,971Ferry County: 46,633 USDFerry County46,633King County: 110,511 USDKing County110,511San Juan County: 85,225 USDSan Juan County85,225Snohomish County: 67,656 USDSnohomish County67,656Kitsap County: 66,640 USDKitsap County66,640Clark County: 63,810 USDClark County63,810Island County: 63,601 USDIsland County63,601Chelan County: 62,362 USDChelan County62,362Skagit County: 62,153 USDSkagit County62,153Skamania County: 61,944 USDSkamania County61,944Columbia County: 61,702 USDColumbia County61,702Jefferson County: 60,978 USDJefferson County60,978Pierce County: 59,434 USDPierce County59,434Thurston County: 58,797 USDThurston County58,797Whatcom County: 58,338 USDWhatcom County58,338Garfield County: 57,002 USDGarfield County57,002Walla Walla County: 54,885 USDWalla Walla County54,885Benton County: 54,753 USDBenton County54,753Clallam County: 54,501 USDClallam County54,501Spokane County: 54,402 USDSpokane County54,402Cowlitz County: 54,204 USDCowlitz County54,204Klickitat County: 54,167 USDKlickitat County54,167Kittitas County: 53,920 USDKittitas County53,920Asotin County: 53,632 USDAsotin County53,632Lincoln County: 53,263 USDLincoln County53,263Lewis County: 51,732 USDLewis County51,732Whitman County: 51,510 USDWhitman County51,510Mason County: 51,359 USDMason County51,359Wahkiakum County: 50,879 USDWahkiakum County50,879Okanogan County: 50,644 USDOkanogan County50,644Yakima County: 50,009 USDYakima County50,009Pend Oreille County: 49,684 USDPend Oreille County49,684Douglas County: 49,664 USDDouglas County49,664Grant County: 49,191 USDGrant County49,191Adams County: 48,967 USDAdams County48,967Stevens County: 47,138 USDStevens County47,138Franklin County: 47,080 USDFranklin County47,080Grays Harbor County: 47,072 USDGrays Harbor County47,072Pacific County: 46,971 USDPacific County46,971Ferry County: 46,633 USDFerry County46,633
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
1King County110,511+11.8%
2San Juan County85,225+4.8%
3Snohomish County67,656+7.4%
4Kitsap County66,640+6.9%
5Clark County63,810+11.3%
6Island County63,601+7.1%
7Chelan County62,362+6.9%
8Skagit County62,153+6.3%
9Skamania County61,944+13.7%
10Columbia County61,702+7.5%
11Jefferson County60,978+8%
12Pierce County59,434+5.5%
13Thurston County58,797+6%
14Whatcom County58,338+8.1%
15Garfield County57,002+0.5%
16Walla Walla County54,885+9.9%
17Benton County54,753+7.3%
18Clallam County54,501+7.4%
19Spokane County54,402+10.6%
20Cowlitz County54,204+9%
21Klickitat County54,167+4.9%
22Kittitas County53,920+11.2%
23Asotin County53,632+7.2%
24Lincoln County53,263+3.3%
25Lewis County51,732+5.7%
26Whitman County51,510+17.4%
27Mason County51,359+7.5%
28Wahkiakum County50,879+6.4%
29Okanogan County50,644+7.8%
30Yakima County50,009+7.7%
31Pend Oreille County49,684+6.6%
32Douglas County49,664+8.7%
33Grant County49,191+6.6%
34Adams County48,967+13.8%
35Stevens County47,138+10.2%
36Franklin County47,080+10.7%
37Grays Harbor County47,072+7.9%
38Pacific County46,971+7.4%
39Ferry County46,633+7.5%

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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 Washington by per capita personal income, 2021) [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, 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/washington-counties?period=2021. 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, 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/washington-counties?period=2021.

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

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

King County, with $110,511 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Ferry County, with $46,633 in 2021.

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