Counties in Virginia by personal income

Loudoun County had the highest personal income of 82 counties in 2015, at $26.59 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $88 million. The median was $880.18 million and the figure for Virginia was $433.05 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest26,592.9Loudoun County
Median880.282 counties
Virginia433,046History

Map of counties, 2015

Accomack County: 1,257.5 USD millionAmelia County: 522.6 USD millionAmherst County: 1,071.6 USD millionAppomattox County: 542.3 USD millionArlington County: 19,446.3 USD millionBath County: 233.6 USD millionBedford County: 3,251.3 USD millionBland County: 207.5 USD millionBotetourt County: 1,538.3 USD millionBrunswick County: 496.6 USD millionBuchanan County: 704.9 USD millionBuckingham County: 460.7 USD millionCaroline County: 1,249.6 USD millionCharles City County: 289.9 USD millionCharlotte County: 386.8 USD millionChesterfield County: 16,446 USD millionClarke County: 818.2 USD millionCraig County: 181.5 USD millionCulpeper County: 2,069.7 USD millionCumberland County: 330 USD millionDickenson County: 442.4 USD millionEssex County: 412.2 USD millionFauquier County: 4,299.5 USD millionFloyd County: 535.7 USD millionFluvanna County: 1,054.1 USD millionFranklin County: 2,084 USD millionGiles County: 603 USD millionGloucester County: 1,653.4 USD millionGoochland County: 1,988.2 USD millionGrayson County: 448.6 USD millionGreene County: 767.6 USD millionHalifax County: 1,126.2 USD millionHanover County: 5,628.9 USD millionHenrico County: 18,797 USD millionHighland County: 88 USD millionIsle of Wight County: 1,819.6 USD millionKing and Queen County: 267 USD millionKing George County: 1,299.1 USD millionKing William County: 669.1 USD millionLancaster County: 551.9 USD millionLee County: 654.7 USD millionLoudoun County: 26,592.9 USD millionLouisa County: 1,359.3 USD millionLunenburg County: 360.8 USD millionMadison County: 579.1 USD millionMathews County: 441.5 USD millionMecklenburg County: 1,025.1 USD millionMiddlesex County: 472.8 USD millionNelson County: 667.4 USD millionNew Kent County: 1,371.6 USD millionNorthampton County: 511 USD millionNorthumberland County: 548.4 USD millionNottoway County: 489.9 USD millionOrange County: 1,573.2 USD millionPage County: 826 USD millionPatrick County: 543.3 USD millionPowhatan County: 1,406.7 USD millionPrince Edward County: 633.5 USD millionPulaski County: 1,240.2 USD millionRappahannock County: 410.7 USD millionRichmond County: 288.7 USD millionRussell County: 833.4 USD millionScott County: 669.3 USD millionShenandoah County: 1,723.7 USD millionSmyth County: 1,049.9 USD millionStafford County: 7,159.1 USD millionSurry County: 270.1 USD millionSussex County: 324.7 USD millionTazewell County: 1,437.5 USD millionWarren County: 1,609.1 USD millionWestmoreland County: 678.8 USD millionWythe County: 927 USD millionAlexandria city: 12,356.4 USD millionChesapeake city: 10,950.1 USD millionHampton city: 5,346.1 USD millionNewport News city: 7,025.6 USD millionNorfolk city: 9,028.3 USD millionPortsmouth city: 3,517.9 USD millionRichmond city: 10,785.3 USD millionRoanoke city: 3,937.6 USD millionSuffolk city: 4,192.1 USD millionVirginia Beach city: 23,328.9 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Loudoun County: 26,592.9 USD millionLoudoun County26,592.9Virginia Beach city: 23,328.9 USD millionVirginia Beach city23,328.9Arlington County: 19,446.3 USD millionArlington County19,446.3Henrico County: 18,797 USD millionHenrico County18,797Chesterfield County: 16,446 USD millionChesterfield County16,446Alexandria city: 12,356.4 USD millionAlexandria city12,356.4Chesapeake city: 10,950.1 USD millionChesapeake city10,950.1Richmond city: 10,785.3 USD millionRichmond city10,785.3Norfolk city: 9,028.3 USD millionNorfolk city9,028.3Stafford County: 7,159.1 USD millionStafford County7,159.1Newport News city: 7,025.6 USD millionNewport News city7,025.6Hanover County: 5,628.9 USD millionHanover County5,628.9Hampton city: 5,346.1 USD millionHampton city5,346.1Fauquier County: 4,299.5 USD millionFauquier County4,299.5Suffolk city: 4,192.1 USD millionSuffolk city4,192.1Roanoke city: 3,937.6 USD millionRoanoke city3,937.6Portsmouth city: 3,517.9 USD millionPortsmouth city3,517.9Bedford County: 3,251.3 USD millionBedford County3,251.3Franklin County: 2,084 USD millionFranklin County2,084Culpeper County: 2,069.7 USD millionCulpeper County2,069.7Goochland County: 1,988.2 USD millionGoochland County1,988.2Isle of Wight County: 1,819.6 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,819.6Shenandoah County: 1,723.7 USD millionShenandoah County1,723.7Gloucester County: 1,653.4 USD millionGloucester County1,653.4Warren County: 1,609.1 USD millionWarren County1,609.1Orange County: 1,573.2 USD millionOrange County1,573.2Botetourt County: 1,538.3 USD millionBotetourt County1,538.3Tazewell County: 1,437.5 USD millionTazewell County1,437.5Powhatan County: 1,406.7 USD millionPowhatan County1,406.7New Kent County: 1,371.6 USD millionNew Kent County1,371.6Louisa County: 1,359.3 USD millionLouisa County1,359.3King George County: 1,299.1 USD millionKing George County1,299.1Accomack County: 1,257.5 USD millionAccomack County1,257.5Caroline County: 1,249.6 USD millionCaroline County1,249.6Pulaski County: 1,240.2 USD millionPulaski County1,240.2Halifax County: 1,126.2 USD millionHalifax County1,126.2Amherst County: 1,071.6 USD millionAmherst County1,071.6Fluvanna County: 1,054.1 USD millionFluvanna County1,054.1Smyth County: 1,049.9 USD millionSmyth County1,049.9Mecklenburg County: 1,025.1 USD millionMecklenburg County1,025.1Loudoun County: 26,592.9 USD millionLoudoun County26,592.9Virginia Beach city: 23,328.9 USD millionVirginia Beach city23,328.9Arlington County: 19,446.3 USD millionArlington County19,446.3Henrico County: 18,797 USD millionHenrico County18,797Chesterfield County: 16,446 USD millionChesterfield County16,446Alexandria city: 12,356.4 USD millionAlexandria city12,356.4Chesapeake city: 10,950.1 USD millionChesapeake city10,950.1Richmond city: 10,785.3 USD millionRichmond city10,785.3Norfolk city: 9,028.3 USD millionNorfolk city9,028.3Stafford County: 7,159.1 USD millionStafford County7,159.1Newport News city: 7,025.6 USD millionNewport News city7,025.6Hanover County: 5,628.9 USD millionHanover County5,628.9Hampton city: 5,346.1 USD millionHampton city5,346.1Fauquier County: 4,299.5 USD millionFauquier County4,299.5Suffolk city: 4,192.1 USD millionSuffolk city4,192.1Roanoke city: 3,937.6 USD millionRoanoke city3,937.6Portsmouth city: 3,517.9 USD millionPortsmouth city3,517.9Bedford County: 3,251.3 USD millionBedford County3,251.3Franklin County: 2,084 USD millionFranklin County2,084Culpeper County: 2,069.7 USD millionCulpeper County2,069.7Goochland County: 1,988.2 USD millionGoochland County1,988.2Isle of Wight County: 1,819.6 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,819.6Shenandoah County: 1,723.7 USD millionShenandoah County1,723.7Gloucester County: 1,653.4 USD millionGloucester County1,653.4Warren County: 1,609.1 USD millionWarren County1,609.1Orange County: 1,573.2 USD millionOrange County1,573.2Botetourt County: 1,538.3 USD millionBotetourt County1,538.3Tazewell County: 1,437.5 USD millionTazewell County1,437.5Powhatan County: 1,406.7 USD millionPowhatan County1,406.7New Kent County: 1,371.6 USD millionNew Kent County1,371.6Louisa County: 1,359.3 USD millionLouisa County1,359.3King George County: 1,299.1 USD millionKing George County1,299.1Accomack County: 1,257.5 USD millionAccomack County1,257.5Caroline County: 1,249.6 USD millionCaroline County1,249.6Pulaski County: 1,240.2 USD millionPulaski County1,240.2Halifax County: 1,126.2 USD millionHalifax County1,126.2Amherst County: 1,071.6 USD millionAmherst County1,071.6Fluvanna County: 1,054.1 USD millionFluvanna County1,054.1Smyth County: 1,049.9 USD millionSmyth County1,049.9Mecklenburg County: 1,025.1 USD millionMecklenburg County1,025.1
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

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Loudoun County26,592.9+6.8%
2Virginia Beach city23,328.9+4.6%
3Arlington County19,446.3+4.3%
4Henrico County18,797+5%
5Chesterfield County16,446+5.6%
6Alexandria city12,356.4+3.4%
7Chesapeake city10,950.1+4.2%
8Richmond city10,785.3+6.5%
9Norfolk city9,028.3+2.2%
10Stafford County7,159.1+4.6%
11Newport News city7,025.6+3.1%
12Hanover County5,628.9+7%
13Hampton city5,346.1+2.5%
14Fauquier County4,299.5+5.8%
15Suffolk city4,192.1+5.4%
16Roanoke city3,937.6+4.6%
17Portsmouth city3,517.9+3%
18Bedford County3,251.3+4.7%
19Franklin County2,084+4.5%
20Culpeper County2,069.7+4.6%
21Goochland County1,988.2+11.8%
22Isle of Wight County1,819.6+4.3%
23Shenandoah County1,723.7+5.2%
24Gloucester County1,653.4+4%
25Warren County1,609.1+4%
26Orange County1,573.2+4.8%
27Botetourt County1,538.3+4.2%
28Tazewell County1,437.5-0.7%
29Powhatan County1,406.7+6.6%
30New Kent County1,371.6+5.5%
31Louisa County1,359.3+5.6%
32King George County1,299.1+7.5%
33Accomack County1,257.5+3.4%
34Caroline County1,249.6+11.8%
35Pulaski County1,240.2+3.8%
36Halifax County1,126.2+2.2%
37Amherst County1,071.6+2.2%
38Fluvanna County1,054.1+5.1%
39Smyth County1,049.9+2.3%
40Mecklenburg County1,025.1+2.6%
41Wythe County927+3.9%
42Russell County833.4+1.4%
43Page County826+5.1%
44Clarke County818.2+5.7%
45Greene County767.6+5.7%
46Buchanan County704.9-3.6%
47Westmoreland County678.8+3.4%
48Scott County669.3+1.7%
49King William County669.1+7.5%
50Nelson County667.4+4.3%
51Lee County654.7+1.4%
52Prince Edward County633.5+3.8%
53Giles County603+1.5%
54Madison County579.1+2.3%
55Lancaster County551.9+4.7%
56Northumberland County548.4+2.6%
57Patrick County543.3+3%
58Appomattox County542.3+5.1%
59Floyd County535.7+4.1%
60Amelia County522.6+6.3%
61Northampton County511+6%
62Brunswick County496.6+3.5%
63Nottoway County489.9+4.9%
64Middlesex County472.8+6.2%
65Buckingham County460.7+3.9%
66Grayson County448.6+3.3%
67Dickenson County442.4+0.8%
68Mathews County441.5+3.6%
69Essex County412.2+2.5%
70Rappahannock County410.7+2.6%
71Charlotte County386.8+6.3%
72Lunenburg County360.8+1.1%
73Cumberland County330+3.3%
74Sussex County324.7+2.3%
75Charles City County289.9+4.7%
76Richmond County288.7+3.7%
77Surry County270.1+7.2%
78King and Queen County267+4.7%
79Bath County233.6+6.3%
80Bland County207.5+2.7%
81Craig County181.5+5%
82Highland County88+0.4%

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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.

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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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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Virginia by 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/personal-income/virginia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Loudoun County, with $26.59 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Highland County, with $88 million in 2015.

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