Counties in California by personal income

Los Angeles County had the highest personal income of 58 counties in 2023, at $766.33 billion. Alpine County had the lowest, at $88.36 million. The median was $12.33 billion and the figure for California was $3.19 trillion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest766,331.9Los Angeles County

Lowest88.4Alpine County

Median12,329.558 counties

California3,186,186.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 1,000
1,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 12K
12K to 30K
30K to 110K
110K and over

USD million, 2023. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 USD million	Change on 2022
1	Los Angeles County	766,331.9	+5.2%
2	Santa Clara County	283,486.4	+6.1%
3	Orange County	282,269.4	+5.7%
4	San Diego County	262,611.4	+6.6%
5	Alameda County	171,120	+4.5%
6	Riverside County	133,563.2	+4.7%
7	San Francisco County	132,977	+6.2%
8	San Mateo County	125,587.9	+5.8%
9	Contra Costa County	118,755.8	+5.9%
10	San Bernardino County	111,575.9	+3.2%
11	Sacramento County	104,260.8	+5.3%
12	Ventura County	64,929.9	+4.4%
13	Fresno County	54,448.1	+4.7%
14	San Joaquin County	46,871.5	+4.3%
15	Marin County	46,196.1	+6.6%
16	Kern County	43,497.1	+4.7%
17	Sonoma County	40,300.7	+6%
18	Santa Barbara County	37,046.7	+6.1%
19	Placer County	35,628.5	+5.7%
20	Monterey County	30,339.7	+6%
21	Stanislaus County	29,276.6	+2.8%
22	Solano County	28,512.3	+4.1%
23	Tulare County	23,439.8	+2.8%
24	Santa Cruz County	23,102.3	+4.9%
25	San Luis Obispo County	20,663.6	+6%
26	El Dorado County	16,328.5	+5.7%
27	Yolo County	14,949.1	+5%
28	Merced County	13,776.7	+1.7%
29	Napa County	12,830.4	+6.9%
30	Butte County	11,828.6	+5.1%
31	Shasta County	10,326.3	+4.6%
32	Imperial County	8,712.9	+4.4%
33	Nevada County	7,781.5	+6.1%
34	Madera County	7,691.4	+4.3%
35	Humboldt County	7,526.6	+3.5%
36	Kings County	6,796.2	+2.8%
37	Sutter County	5,322	+3%
38	Mendocino County	5,172.6	+3.5%
39	San Benito County	4,445	+5.2%
40	Yuba County	4,336.3	+4.9%
41	Lake County	3,282.8	+5.1%
42	Tehama County	3,234.3	+5.6%
43	Tuolumne County	3,078.8	+6.5%
44	Calaveras County	2,749.3	+5.3%
45	Siskiyou County	2,365.6	+3.3%
46	Amador County	2,116.5	+5.8%
47	Glenn County	1,552.3	+5.1%
48	Colusa County	1,354.2	+7.1%
49	Lassen County	1,262	+1%
50	Inyo County	1,257.3	+11.9%
51	Plumas County	1,248.1	+6.3%
52	Del Norte County	1,246.7	+3.6%
53	Mariposa County	1,118.1	+6.7%
54	Mono County	917	+5.7%
55	Trinity County	603.6	+5.4%
56	Modoc County	519.8	+1.6%
57	Sierra County	168	+2.4%
58	Alpine County	88.4	+9.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in California by personal income, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in California by 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/personal-income/california-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in California by personal income, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/california-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in California by personal income, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/california-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Los Angeles County, with $766.33 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Alpine County, with $88.36 million in 2023.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.