Counties in Virginia by personal income

Loudoun County had the highest personal income of 82 counties in 2016, at $28.49 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $87.67 million. The median was $901 million and the figure for Virginia was $444.64 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest28,491.3Loudoun County
Lowest87.7Highland County
Median90182 counties
Virginia444,640.8History

Map of counties, 2016

Accomack County: 1,341.4 USD millionAmelia County: 524.3 USD millionAmherst County: 1,090.3 USD millionAppomattox County: 553.9 USD millionArlington County: 19,937.4 USD millionBath County: 245.5 USD millionBedford County: 3,302.6 USD millionBland County: 210.8 USD millionBotetourt County: 1,558.9 USD millionBrunswick County: 505.2 USD millionBuchanan County: 681.7 USD millionBuckingham County: 466.1 USD millionCaroline County: 1,192.2 USD millionCharles City County: 298.5 USD millionCharlotte County: 397.9 USD millionChesterfield County: 16,966 USD millionClarke County: 871.8 USD millionCraig County: 176.7 USD millionCulpeper County: 2,178.9 USD millionCumberland County: 336.3 USD millionDickenson County: 435.2 USD millionEssex County: 421.1 USD millionFauquier County: 4,425.4 USD millionFloyd County: 550.6 USD millionFluvanna County: 1,077.4 USD millionFranklin County: 2,126.7 USD millionGiles County: 611.3 USD millionGloucester County: 1,722.1 USD millionGoochland County: 2,019.5 USD millionGrayson County: 461.6 USD millionGreene County: 795.3 USD millionHalifax County: 1,160.1 USD millionHanover County: 5,886.3 USD millionHenrico County: 19,467.2 USD millionHighland County: 87.7 USD millionIsle of Wight County: 1,893.2 USD millionKing and Queen County: 276.7 USD millionKing George County: 1,310.1 USD millionKing William County: 717.9 USD millionLancaster County: 571.9 USD millionLee County: 655.5 USD millionLoudoun County: 28,491.3 USD millionLouisa County: 1,396.2 USD millionLunenburg County: 373.8 USD millionMadison County: 604.6 USD millionMathews County: 449.5 USD millionMecklenburg County: 1,040.5 USD millionMiddlesex County: 488.2 USD millionNelson County: 690 USD millionNew Kent County: 1,372.2 USD millionNorthampton County: 552.6 USD millionNorthumberland County: 574.1 USD millionNottoway County: 496.1 USD millionOrange County: 1,632.2 USD millionPage County: 841.3 USD millionPatrick County: 547.5 USD millionPowhatan County: 1,490.9 USD millionPrince Edward County: 654.4 USD millionPulaski County: 1,245.1 USD millionRappahannock County: 425.8 USD millionRichmond County: 301.4 USD millionRussell County: 832.1 USD millionScott County: 675 USD millionShenandoah County: 1,753.7 USD millionSmyth County: 1,064.4 USD millionStafford County: 7,428.3 USD millionSurry County: 260.8 USD millionSussex County: 319.6 USD millionTazewell County: 1,384.8 USD millionWarren County: 1,697.6 USD millionWestmoreland County: 710.7 USD millionWythe County: 930.2 USD millionAlexandria city: 12,682.9 USD millionChesapeake city: 11,334.6 USD millionHampton city: 5,375 USD millionNewport News city: 7,050.2 USD millionNorfolk city: 9,209.7 USD millionPortsmouth city: 3,501.4 USD millionRichmond city: 11,109.9 USD millionRoanoke city: 3,888 USD millionSuffolk city: 4,370.4 USD millionVirginia Beach city: 24,061.2 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Loudoun County: 28,491.3 USD millionLoudoun County28,491.3Virginia Beach city: 24,061.2 USD millionVirginia Beach city24,061.2Arlington County: 19,937.4 USD millionArlington County19,937.4Henrico County: 19,467.2 USD millionHenrico County19,467.2Chesterfield County: 16,966 USD millionChesterfield County16,966Alexandria city: 12,682.9 USD millionAlexandria city12,682.9Chesapeake city: 11,334.6 USD millionChesapeake city11,334.6Richmond city: 11,109.9 USD millionRichmond city11,109.9Norfolk city: 9,209.7 USD millionNorfolk city9,209.7Stafford County: 7,428.3 USD millionStafford County7,428.3Newport News city: 7,050.2 USD millionNewport News city7,050.2Hanover County: 5,886.3 USD millionHanover County5,886.3Hampton city: 5,375 USD millionHampton city5,375Fauquier County: 4,425.4 USD millionFauquier County4,425.4Suffolk city: 4,370.4 USD millionSuffolk city4,370.4Roanoke city: 3,888 USD millionRoanoke city3,888Portsmouth city: 3,501.4 USD millionPortsmouth city3,501.4Bedford County: 3,302.6 USD millionBedford County3,302.6Culpeper County: 2,178.9 USD millionCulpeper County2,178.9Franklin County: 2,126.7 USD millionFranklin County2,126.7Goochland County: 2,019.5 USD millionGoochland County2,019.5Isle of Wight County: 1,893.2 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,893.2Shenandoah County: 1,753.7 USD millionShenandoah County1,753.7Gloucester County: 1,722.1 USD millionGloucester County1,722.1Warren County: 1,697.6 USD millionWarren County1,697.6Orange County: 1,632.2 USD millionOrange County1,632.2Botetourt County: 1,558.9 USD millionBotetourt County1,558.9Powhatan County: 1,490.9 USD millionPowhatan County1,490.9Louisa County: 1,396.2 USD millionLouisa County1,396.2Tazewell County: 1,384.8 USD millionTazewell County1,384.8New Kent County: 1,372.2 USD millionNew Kent County1,372.2Accomack County: 1,341.4 USD millionAccomack County1,341.4King George County: 1,310.1 USD millionKing George County1,310.1Pulaski County: 1,245.1 USD millionPulaski County1,245.1Caroline County: 1,192.2 USD millionCaroline County1,192.2Halifax County: 1,160.1 USD millionHalifax County1,160.1Amherst County: 1,090.3 USD millionAmherst County1,090.3Fluvanna County: 1,077.4 USD millionFluvanna County1,077.4Smyth County: 1,064.4 USD millionSmyth County1,064.4Mecklenburg County: 1,040.5 USD millionMecklenburg County1,040.5Loudoun County: 28,491.3 USD millionLoudoun County28,491.3Virginia Beach city: 24,061.2 USD millionVirginia Beach city24,061.2Arlington County: 19,937.4 USD millionArlington County19,937.4Henrico County: 19,467.2 USD millionHenrico County19,467.2Chesterfield County: 16,966 USD millionChesterfield County16,966Alexandria city: 12,682.9 USD millionAlexandria city12,682.9Chesapeake city: 11,334.6 USD millionChesapeake city11,334.6Richmond city: 11,109.9 USD millionRichmond city11,109.9Norfolk city: 9,209.7 USD millionNorfolk city9,209.7Stafford County: 7,428.3 USD millionStafford County7,428.3Newport News city: 7,050.2 USD millionNewport News city7,050.2Hanover County: 5,886.3 USD millionHanover County5,886.3Hampton city: 5,375 USD millionHampton city5,375Fauquier County: 4,425.4 USD millionFauquier County4,425.4Suffolk city: 4,370.4 USD millionSuffolk city4,370.4Roanoke city: 3,888 USD millionRoanoke city3,888Portsmouth city: 3,501.4 USD millionPortsmouth city3,501.4Bedford County: 3,302.6 USD millionBedford County3,302.6Culpeper County: 2,178.9 USD millionCulpeper County2,178.9Franklin County: 2,126.7 USD millionFranklin County2,126.7Goochland County: 2,019.5 USD millionGoochland County2,019.5Isle of Wight County: 1,893.2 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,893.2Shenandoah County: 1,753.7 USD millionShenandoah County1,753.7Gloucester County: 1,722.1 USD millionGloucester County1,722.1Warren County: 1,697.6 USD millionWarren County1,697.6Orange County: 1,632.2 USD millionOrange County1,632.2Botetourt County: 1,558.9 USD millionBotetourt County1,558.9Powhatan County: 1,490.9 USD millionPowhatan County1,490.9Louisa County: 1,396.2 USD millionLouisa County1,396.2Tazewell County: 1,384.8 USD millionTazewell County1,384.8New Kent County: 1,372.2 USD millionNew Kent County1,372.2Accomack County: 1,341.4 USD millionAccomack County1,341.4King George County: 1,310.1 USD millionKing George County1,310.1Pulaski County: 1,245.1 USD millionPulaski County1,245.1Caroline County: 1,192.2 USD millionCaroline County1,192.2Halifax County: 1,160.1 USD millionHalifax County1,160.1Amherst County: 1,090.3 USD millionAmherst County1,090.3Fluvanna County: 1,077.4 USD millionFluvanna County1,077.4Smyth County: 1,064.4 USD millionSmyth County1,064.4Mecklenburg County: 1,040.5 USD millionMecklenburg County1,040.5
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Loudoun County28,491.3+7.1%
2Virginia Beach city24,061.2+3.1%
3Arlington County19,937.4+2.5%
4Henrico County19,467.2+3.6%
5Chesterfield County16,966+3.2%
6Alexandria city12,682.9+2.6%
7Chesapeake city11,334.6+3.5%
8Richmond city11,109.9+3%
9Norfolk city9,209.7+2%
10Stafford County7,428.3+3.8%
11Newport News city7,050.2+0.4%
12Hanover County5,886.3+4.6%
13Hampton city5,375+0.5%
14Fauquier County4,425.4+2.9%
15Suffolk city4,370.4+4.3%
16Roanoke city3,888-1.3%
17Portsmouth city3,501.4-0.5%
18Bedford County3,302.6+1.6%
19Culpeper County2,178.9+5.3%
20Franklin County2,126.7+2%
21Goochland County2,019.5+1.6%
22Isle of Wight County1,893.2+4%
23Shenandoah County1,753.7+1.7%
24Gloucester County1,722.1+4.2%
25Warren County1,697.6+5.5%
26Orange County1,632.2+3.7%
27Botetourt County1,558.9+1.3%
28Powhatan County1,490.9+6%
29Louisa County1,396.2+2.7%
30Tazewell County1,384.8-3.7%
31New Kent County1,372.20%
32Accomack County1,341.4+6.7%
33King George County1,310.1+0.8%
34Pulaski County1,245.1+0.4%
35Caroline County1,192.2-4.6%
36Halifax County1,160.1+3%
37Amherst County1,090.3+1.8%
38Fluvanna County1,077.4+2.2%
39Smyth County1,064.4+1.4%
40Mecklenburg County1,040.5+1.5%
41Wythe County930.2+0.3%
42Clarke County871.8+6.6%
43Page County841.3+1.8%
44Russell County832.1-0.2%
45Greene County795.3+3.6%
46King William County717.9+7.3%
47Westmoreland County710.7+4.7%
48Nelson County690+3.4%
49Buchanan County681.7-3.3%
50Scott County675+0.8%
51Lee County655.5+0.1%
52Prince Edward County654.4+3.3%
53Giles County611.3+1.4%
54Madison County604.6+4.4%
55Northumberland County574.1+4.7%
56Lancaster County571.9+3.6%
57Appomattox County553.9+2.1%
58Northampton County552.6+8.1%
59Floyd County550.6+2.8%
60Patrick County547.5+0.8%
61Amelia County524.3+0.3%
62Brunswick County505.2+1.7%
63Nottoway County496.1+1.3%
64Middlesex County488.2+3.3%
65Buckingham County466.1+1.2%
66Grayson County461.6+2.9%
67Mathews County449.5+1.8%
68Dickenson County435.2-1.6%
69Rappahannock County425.8+3.7%
70Essex County421.1+2.2%
71Charlotte County397.9+2.9%
72Lunenburg County373.8+3.6%
73Cumberland County336.3+1.9%
74Sussex County319.6-1.6%
75Richmond County301.4+4.4%
76Charles City County298.5+3%
77King and Queen County276.7+3.6%
78Surry County260.8-3.4%
79Bath County245.5+5.1%
80Bland County210.8+1.6%
81Craig County176.7-2.6%
82Highland County87.7-0.4%

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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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Loudoun County, with $28.49 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highland County, with $87.67 million in 2016.

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