Counties in Virginia by personal income

Loudoun County had the highest personal income of 82 counties in 2017, at $30.04 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $92.84 million. The median was $931.48 million and the figure for Virginia was $462.32 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest30,041.7Loudoun County
Lowest92.8Highland County
Median931.582 counties
Virginia462,316.3History

Map of counties, 2017

Accomack County: 1,459.4 USD millionAmelia County: 541 USD millionAmherst County: 1,120 USD millionAppomattox County: 575.6 USD millionArlington County: 21,017.4 USD millionBath County: 255.5 USD millionBedford County: 3,462.9 USD millionBland County: 221.7 USD millionBotetourt County: 1,588.8 USD millionBrunswick County: 513.9 USD millionBuchanan County: 713.2 USD millionBuckingham County: 484.8 USD millionCaroline County: 1,253.4 USD millionCharles City County: 311.4 USD millionCharlotte County: 406.8 USD millionChesterfield County: 17,746.3 USD millionClarke County: 901.2 USD millionCraig County: 184.5 USD millionCulpeper County: 2,273.2 USD millionCumberland County: 354.3 USD millionDickenson County: 442.1 USD millionEssex County: 438.1 USD millionFauquier County: 4,666 USD millionFloyd County: 573.2 USD millionFluvanna County: 1,135.7 USD millionFranklin County: 2,185.8 USD millionGiles County: 629.3 USD millionGloucester County: 1,782.7 USD millionGoochland County: 2,189.2 USD millionGrayson County: 472 USD millionGreene County: 832.6 USD millionHalifax County: 1,186.6 USD millionHanover County: 6,120.9 USD millionHenrico County: 20,458.3 USD millionHighland County: 92.8 USD millionIsle of Wight County: 1,944 USD millionKing and Queen County: 288.2 USD millionKing George County: 1,355.9 USD millionKing William County: 757.7 USD millionLancaster County: 605.6 USD millionLee County: 663.3 USD millionLoudoun County: 30,041.7 USD millionLouisa County: 1,493.9 USD millionLunenburg County: 383.5 USD millionMadison County: 602.5 USD millionMathews County: 462.1 USD millionMecklenburg County: 1,074.7 USD millionMiddlesex County: 515.9 USD millionNelson County: 712.9 USD millionNew Kent County: 1,487.6 USD millionNorthampton County: 598.3 USD millionNorthumberland County: 598.9 USD millionNottoway County: 508.8 USD millionOrange County: 1,708.4 USD millionPage County: 865.2 USD millionPatrick County: 566.9 USD millionPowhatan County: 1,568.7 USD millionPrince Edward County: 682.3 USD millionPulaski County: 1,279.2 USD millionRappahannock County: 445.4 USD millionRichmond County: 313.7 USD millionRussell County: 839.5 USD millionScott County: 679.3 USD millionShenandoah County: 1,813.8 USD millionSmyth County: 1,069.2 USD millionStafford County: 7,795.6 USD millionSurry County: 275.9 USD millionSussex County: 331.5 USD millionTazewell County: 1,470.6 USD millionWarren County: 1,736 USD millionWestmoreland County: 740.2 USD millionWythe County: 961.8 USD millionAlexandria city: 13,088.6 USD millionChesapeake city: 11,669.9 USD millionHampton city: 5,482 USD millionNewport News city: 7,160.8 USD millionNorfolk city: 9,385.9 USD millionPortsmouth city: 3,662.5 USD millionRichmond city: 11,718.7 USD millionRoanoke city: 3,956.9 USD millionSuffolk city: 4,490.7 USD millionVirginia Beach city: 24,883.2 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Loudoun County: 30,041.7 USD millionLoudoun County30,041.7Virginia Beach city: 24,883.2 USD millionVirginia Beach city24,883.2Arlington County: 21,017.4 USD millionArlington County21,017.4Henrico County: 20,458.3 USD millionHenrico County20,458.3Chesterfield County: 17,746.3 USD millionChesterfield County17,746.3Alexandria city: 13,088.6 USD millionAlexandria city13,088.6Richmond city: 11,718.7 USD millionRichmond city11,718.7Chesapeake city: 11,669.9 USD millionChesapeake city11,669.9Norfolk city: 9,385.9 USD millionNorfolk city9,385.9Stafford County: 7,795.6 USD millionStafford County7,795.6Newport News city: 7,160.8 USD millionNewport News city7,160.8Hanover County: 6,120.9 USD millionHanover County6,120.9Hampton city: 5,482 USD millionHampton city5,482Fauquier County: 4,666 USD millionFauquier County4,666Suffolk city: 4,490.7 USD millionSuffolk city4,490.7Roanoke city: 3,956.9 USD millionRoanoke city3,956.9Portsmouth city: 3,662.5 USD millionPortsmouth city3,662.5Bedford County: 3,462.9 USD millionBedford County3,462.9Culpeper County: 2,273.2 USD millionCulpeper County2,273.2Goochland County: 2,189.2 USD millionGoochland County2,189.2Franklin County: 2,185.8 USD millionFranklin County2,185.8Isle of Wight County: 1,944 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,944Shenandoah County: 1,813.8 USD millionShenandoah County1,813.8Gloucester County: 1,782.7 USD millionGloucester County1,782.7Warren County: 1,736 USD millionWarren County1,736Orange County: 1,708.4 USD millionOrange County1,708.4Botetourt County: 1,588.8 USD millionBotetourt County1,588.8Powhatan County: 1,568.7 USD millionPowhatan County1,568.7Louisa County: 1,493.9 USD millionLouisa County1,493.9New Kent County: 1,487.6 USD millionNew Kent County1,487.6Tazewell County: 1,470.6 USD millionTazewell County1,470.6Accomack County: 1,459.4 USD millionAccomack County1,459.4King George County: 1,355.9 USD millionKing George County1,355.9Pulaski County: 1,279.2 USD millionPulaski County1,279.2Caroline County: 1,253.4 USD millionCaroline County1,253.4Halifax County: 1,186.6 USD millionHalifax County1,186.6Fluvanna County: 1,135.7 USD millionFluvanna County1,135.7Amherst County: 1,120 USD millionAmherst County1,120Mecklenburg County: 1,074.7 USD millionMecklenburg County1,074.7Smyth County: 1,069.2 USD millionSmyth County1,069.2Loudoun County: 30,041.7 USD millionLoudoun County30,041.7Virginia Beach city: 24,883.2 USD millionVirginia Beach city24,883.2Arlington County: 21,017.4 USD millionArlington County21,017.4Henrico County: 20,458.3 USD millionHenrico County20,458.3Chesterfield County: 17,746.3 USD millionChesterfield County17,746.3Alexandria city: 13,088.6 USD millionAlexandria city13,088.6Richmond city: 11,718.7 USD millionRichmond city11,718.7Chesapeake city: 11,669.9 USD millionChesapeake city11,669.9Norfolk city: 9,385.9 USD millionNorfolk city9,385.9Stafford County: 7,795.6 USD millionStafford County7,795.6Newport News city: 7,160.8 USD millionNewport News city7,160.8Hanover County: 6,120.9 USD millionHanover County6,120.9Hampton city: 5,482 USD millionHampton city5,482Fauquier County: 4,666 USD millionFauquier County4,666Suffolk city: 4,490.7 USD millionSuffolk city4,490.7Roanoke city: 3,956.9 USD millionRoanoke city3,956.9Portsmouth city: 3,662.5 USD millionPortsmouth city3,662.5Bedford County: 3,462.9 USD millionBedford County3,462.9Culpeper County: 2,273.2 USD millionCulpeper County2,273.2Goochland County: 2,189.2 USD millionGoochland County2,189.2Franklin County: 2,185.8 USD millionFranklin County2,185.8Isle of Wight County: 1,944 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,944Shenandoah County: 1,813.8 USD millionShenandoah County1,813.8Gloucester County: 1,782.7 USD millionGloucester County1,782.7Warren County: 1,736 USD millionWarren County1,736Orange County: 1,708.4 USD millionOrange County1,708.4Botetourt County: 1,588.8 USD millionBotetourt County1,588.8Powhatan County: 1,568.7 USD millionPowhatan County1,568.7Louisa County: 1,493.9 USD millionLouisa County1,493.9New Kent County: 1,487.6 USD millionNew Kent County1,487.6Tazewell County: 1,470.6 USD millionTazewell County1,470.6Accomack County: 1,459.4 USD millionAccomack County1,459.4King George County: 1,355.9 USD millionKing George County1,355.9Pulaski County: 1,279.2 USD millionPulaski County1,279.2Caroline County: 1,253.4 USD millionCaroline County1,253.4Halifax County: 1,186.6 USD millionHalifax County1,186.6Fluvanna County: 1,135.7 USD millionFluvanna County1,135.7Amherst County: 1,120 USD millionAmherst County1,120Mecklenburg County: 1,074.7 USD millionMecklenburg County1,074.7Smyth County: 1,069.2 USD millionSmyth County1,069.2
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Loudoun County30,041.7+5.4%
2Virginia Beach city24,883.2+3.4%
3Arlington County21,017.4+5.4%
4Henrico County20,458.3+5.1%
5Chesterfield County17,746.3+4.6%
6Alexandria city13,088.6+3.2%
7Richmond city11,718.7+5.5%
8Chesapeake city11,669.9+3%
9Norfolk city9,385.9+1.9%
10Stafford County7,795.6+4.9%
11Newport News city7,160.8+1.6%
12Hanover County6,120.9+4%
13Hampton city5,482+2%
14Fauquier County4,666+5.4%
15Suffolk city4,490.7+2.8%
16Roanoke city3,956.9+1.8%
17Portsmouth city3,662.5+4.6%
18Bedford County3,462.9+4.9%
19Culpeper County2,273.2+4.3%
20Goochland County2,189.2+8.4%
21Franklin County2,185.8+2.8%
22Isle of Wight County1,944+2.7%
23Shenandoah County1,813.8+3.4%
24Gloucester County1,782.7+3.5%
25Warren County1,736+2.3%
26Orange County1,708.4+4.7%
27Botetourt County1,588.8+1.9%
28Powhatan County1,568.7+5.2%
29Louisa County1,493.9+7%
30New Kent County1,487.6+8.4%
31Tazewell County1,470.6+6.2%
32Accomack County1,459.4+8.8%
33King George County1,355.9+3.5%
34Pulaski County1,279.2+2.7%
35Caroline County1,253.4+5.1%
36Halifax County1,186.6+2.3%
37Fluvanna County1,135.7+5.4%
38Amherst County1,120+2.7%
39Mecklenburg County1,074.7+3.3%
40Smyth County1,069.2+0.5%
41Wythe County961.8+3.4%
42Clarke County901.2+3.4%
43Page County865.2+2.8%
44Russell County839.5+0.9%
45Greene County832.6+4.7%
46King William County757.7+5.5%
47Westmoreland County740.2+4.2%
48Buchanan County713.2+4.6%
49Nelson County712.9+3.3%
50Prince Edward County682.3+4.3%
51Scott County679.3+0.6%
52Lee County663.3+1.2%
53Giles County629.3+3%
54Lancaster County605.6+5.9%
55Madison County602.5-0.3%
56Northumberland County598.9+4.3%
57Northampton County598.3+8.3%
58Appomattox County575.6+3.9%
59Floyd County573.2+4.1%
60Patrick County566.9+3.6%
61Amelia County541+3.2%
62Middlesex County515.9+5.7%
63Brunswick County513.9+1.7%
64Nottoway County508.8+2.6%
65Buckingham County484.8+4%
66Grayson County472+2.3%
67Mathews County462.1+2.8%
68Rappahannock County445.4+4.6%
69Dickenson County442.1+1.6%
70Essex County438.1+4.1%
71Charlotte County406.8+2.2%
72Lunenburg County383.5+2.6%
73Cumberland County354.3+5.3%
74Sussex County331.5+3.7%
75Richmond County313.7+4.1%
76Charles City County311.4+4.3%
77King and Queen County288.2+4.2%
78Surry County275.9+5.8%
79Bath County255.5+4.1%
80Bland County221.7+5.2%
81Craig County184.5+4.4%
82Highland County92.8+5.9%

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Loudoun County, with $30.04 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Highland County, with $92.84 million in 2017.

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