Counties in Virginia by personal income

Loudoun County had the highest personal income of 82 counties in 2018, at $31.91 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $93.01 million. The median was $951.96 million and the figure for Virginia was $479.71 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest31,913.7Loudoun County
Median95282 counties
Virginia479,709History

Map of counties, 2018

Accomack County: 1,505.5 USD millionAmelia County: 547.9 USD millionAmherst County: 1,155.8 USD millionAppomattox County: 601.8 USD millionArlington County: 22,229.3 USD millionBath County: 260.4 USD millionBedford County: 3,609.2 USD millionBland County: 225.6 USD millionBotetourt County: 1,651.7 USD millionBrunswick County: 511.6 USD millionBuchanan County: 736.6 USD millionBuckingham County: 497.9 USD millionCaroline County: 1,286.4 USD millionCharles City County: 315 USD millionCharlotte County: 408.9 USD millionChesterfield County: 18,477.9 USD millionClarke County: 921.4 USD millionCraig County: 192.7 USD millionCulpeper County: 2,376.8 USD millionCumberland County: 359.5 USD millionDickenson County: 457.2 USD millionEssex County: 446.4 USD millionFauquier County: 4,877.1 USD millionFloyd County: 601.7 USD millionFluvanna County: 1,197.5 USD millionFranklin County: 2,254.6 USD millionGiles County: 654.6 USD millionGloucester County: 1,806.7 USD millionGoochland County: 2,300.1 USD millionGrayson County: 484.7 USD millionGreene County: 881.9 USD millionHalifax County: 1,205.5 USD millionHanover County: 6,334.1 USD millionHenrico County: 21,170 USD millionHighland County: 93 USD millionIsle of Wight County: 1,998.9 USD millionKing and Queen County: 297.9 USD millionKing George County: 1,386.2 USD millionKing William County: 779.8 USD millionLancaster County: 610.6 USD millionLee County: 679.6 USD millionLoudoun County: 31,913.7 USD millionLouisa County: 1,577.9 USD millionLunenburg County: 388.6 USD millionMadison County: 609.2 USD millionMathews County: 474.5 USD millionMecklenburg County: 1,101.9 USD millionMiddlesex County: 532.8 USD millionNelson County: 734.1 USD millionNew Kent County: 1,627.7 USD millionNorthampton County: 624.9 USD millionNorthumberland County: 611 USD millionNottoway County: 515.9 USD millionOrange County: 1,781.8 USD millionPage County: 896.8 USD millionPatrick County: 577.7 USD millionPowhatan County: 1,651.4 USD millionPrince Edward County: 693.8 USD millionPulaski County: 1,335.5 USD millionRappahannock County: 475.6 USD millionRichmond County: 330.2 USD millionRussell County: 870.1 USD millionScott County: 705.7 USD millionShenandoah County: 1,908.6 USD millionSmyth County: 1,087 USD millionStafford County: 8,167.8 USD millionSurry County: 282.1 USD millionSussex County: 337.2 USD millionTazewell County: 1,504.7 USD millionWarren County: 1,813.6 USD millionWestmoreland County: 765.2 USD millionWythe County: 982.5 USD millionAlexandria city: 13,725 USD millionChesapeake city: 11,819.3 USD millionHampton city: 5,523.4 USD millionNewport News city: 7,164.1 USD millionNorfolk city: 9,196.4 USD millionPortsmouth city: 3,702.4 USD millionRichmond city: 11,953.5 USD millionRoanoke city: 4,109.7 USD millionSuffolk city: 4,578.5 USD millionVirginia Beach city: 24,944.1 USD million
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USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

Loudoun County: 31,913.7 USD millionLoudoun County31,913.7Virginia Beach city: 24,944.1 USD millionVirginia Beach city24,944.1Arlington County: 22,229.3 USD millionArlington County22,229.3Henrico County: 21,170 USD millionHenrico County21,170Chesterfield County: 18,477.9 USD millionChesterfield County18,477.9Alexandria city: 13,725 USD millionAlexandria city13,725Richmond city: 11,953.5 USD millionRichmond city11,953.5Chesapeake city: 11,819.3 USD millionChesapeake city11,819.3Norfolk city: 9,196.4 USD millionNorfolk city9,196.4Stafford County: 8,167.8 USD millionStafford County8,167.8Newport News city: 7,164.1 USD millionNewport News city7,164.1Hanover County: 6,334.1 USD millionHanover County6,334.1Hampton city: 5,523.4 USD millionHampton city5,523.4Fauquier County: 4,877.1 USD millionFauquier County4,877.1Suffolk city: 4,578.5 USD millionSuffolk city4,578.5Roanoke city: 4,109.7 USD millionRoanoke city4,109.7Portsmouth city: 3,702.4 USD millionPortsmouth city3,702.4Bedford County: 3,609.2 USD millionBedford County3,609.2Culpeper County: 2,376.8 USD millionCulpeper County2,376.8Goochland County: 2,300.1 USD millionGoochland County2,300.1Franklin County: 2,254.6 USD millionFranklin County2,254.6Isle of Wight County: 1,998.9 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,998.9Shenandoah County: 1,908.6 USD millionShenandoah County1,908.6Warren County: 1,813.6 USD millionWarren County1,813.6Gloucester County: 1,806.7 USD millionGloucester County1,806.7Orange County: 1,781.8 USD millionOrange County1,781.8Botetourt County: 1,651.7 USD millionBotetourt County1,651.7Powhatan County: 1,651.4 USD millionPowhatan County1,651.4New Kent County: 1,627.7 USD millionNew Kent County1,627.7Louisa County: 1,577.9 USD millionLouisa County1,577.9Accomack County: 1,505.5 USD millionAccomack County1,505.5Tazewell County: 1,504.7 USD millionTazewell County1,504.7King George County: 1,386.2 USD millionKing George County1,386.2Pulaski County: 1,335.5 USD millionPulaski County1,335.5Caroline County: 1,286.4 USD millionCaroline County1,286.4Halifax County: 1,205.5 USD millionHalifax County1,205.5Fluvanna County: 1,197.5 USD millionFluvanna County1,197.5Amherst County: 1,155.8 USD millionAmherst County1,155.8Mecklenburg County: 1,101.9 USD millionMecklenburg County1,101.9Smyth County: 1,087 USD millionSmyth County1,087Loudoun County: 31,913.7 USD millionLoudoun County31,913.7Virginia Beach city: 24,944.1 USD millionVirginia Beach city24,944.1Arlington County: 22,229.3 USD millionArlington County22,229.3Henrico County: 21,170 USD millionHenrico County21,170Chesterfield County: 18,477.9 USD millionChesterfield County18,477.9Alexandria city: 13,725 USD millionAlexandria city13,725Richmond city: 11,953.5 USD millionRichmond city11,953.5Chesapeake city: 11,819.3 USD millionChesapeake city11,819.3Norfolk city: 9,196.4 USD millionNorfolk city9,196.4Stafford County: 8,167.8 USD millionStafford County8,167.8Newport News city: 7,164.1 USD millionNewport News city7,164.1Hanover County: 6,334.1 USD millionHanover County6,334.1Hampton city: 5,523.4 USD millionHampton city5,523.4Fauquier County: 4,877.1 USD millionFauquier County4,877.1Suffolk city: 4,578.5 USD millionSuffolk city4,578.5Roanoke city: 4,109.7 USD millionRoanoke city4,109.7Portsmouth city: 3,702.4 USD millionPortsmouth city3,702.4Bedford County: 3,609.2 USD millionBedford County3,609.2Culpeper County: 2,376.8 USD millionCulpeper County2,376.8Goochland County: 2,300.1 USD millionGoochland County2,300.1Franklin County: 2,254.6 USD millionFranklin County2,254.6Isle of Wight County: 1,998.9 USD millionIsle of Wight County1,998.9Shenandoah County: 1,908.6 USD millionShenandoah County1,908.6Warren County: 1,813.6 USD millionWarren County1,813.6Gloucester County: 1,806.7 USD millionGloucester County1,806.7Orange County: 1,781.8 USD millionOrange County1,781.8Botetourt County: 1,651.7 USD millionBotetourt County1,651.7Powhatan County: 1,651.4 USD millionPowhatan County1,651.4New Kent County: 1,627.7 USD millionNew Kent County1,627.7Louisa County: 1,577.9 USD millionLouisa County1,577.9Accomack County: 1,505.5 USD millionAccomack County1,505.5Tazewell County: 1,504.7 USD millionTazewell County1,504.7King George County: 1,386.2 USD millionKing George County1,386.2Pulaski County: 1,335.5 USD millionPulaski County1,335.5Caroline County: 1,286.4 USD millionCaroline County1,286.4Halifax County: 1,205.5 USD millionHalifax County1,205.5Fluvanna County: 1,197.5 USD millionFluvanna County1,197.5Amherst County: 1,155.8 USD millionAmherst County1,155.8Mecklenburg County: 1,101.9 USD millionMecklenburg County1,101.9Smyth County: 1,087 USD millionSmyth County1,087
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

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Loudoun County31,913.7+6.2%
2Virginia Beach city24,944.1+0.2%
3Arlington County22,229.3+5.8%
4Henrico County21,170+3.5%
5Chesterfield County18,477.9+4.1%
6Alexandria city13,725+4.9%
7Richmond city11,953.5+2%
8Chesapeake city11,819.3+1.3%
9Norfolk city9,196.4-2%
10Stafford County8,167.8+4.8%
11Newport News city7,164.10%
12Hanover County6,334.1+3.5%
13Hampton city5,523.4+0.8%
14Fauquier County4,877.1+4.5%
15Suffolk city4,578.5+2%
16Roanoke city4,109.7+3.9%
17Portsmouth city3,702.4+1.1%
18Bedford County3,609.2+4.2%
19Culpeper County2,376.8+4.6%
20Goochland County2,300.1+5.1%
21Franklin County2,254.6+3.1%
22Isle of Wight County1,998.9+2.8%
23Shenandoah County1,908.6+5.2%
24Warren County1,813.6+4.5%
25Gloucester County1,806.7+1.3%
26Orange County1,781.8+4.3%
27Botetourt County1,651.7+4%
28Powhatan County1,651.4+5.3%
29New Kent County1,627.7+9.4%
30Louisa County1,577.9+5.6%
31Accomack County1,505.5+3.2%
32Tazewell County1,504.7+2.3%
33King George County1,386.2+2.2%
34Pulaski County1,335.5+4.4%
35Caroline County1,286.4+2.6%
36Halifax County1,205.5+1.6%
37Fluvanna County1,197.5+5.4%
38Amherst County1,155.8+3.2%
39Mecklenburg County1,101.9+2.5%
40Smyth County1,087+1.7%
41Wythe County982.5+2.2%
42Clarke County921.4+2.2%
43Page County896.8+3.6%
44Greene County881.9+5.9%
45Russell County870.1+3.6%
46King William County779.8+2.9%
47Westmoreland County765.2+3.4%
48Buchanan County736.6+3.3%
49Nelson County734.1+3%
50Scott County705.7+3.9%
51Prince Edward County693.8+1.7%
52Lee County679.6+2.5%
53Giles County654.6+4%
54Northampton County624.9+4.4%
55Northumberland County611+2%
56Lancaster County610.6+0.8%
57Madison County609.2+1.1%
58Appomattox County601.8+4.5%
59Floyd County601.7+5%
60Patrick County577.7+1.9%
61Amelia County547.9+1.3%
62Middlesex County532.8+3.3%
63Nottoway County515.9+1.4%
64Brunswick County511.6-0.5%
65Buckingham County497.9+2.7%
66Grayson County484.7+2.7%
67Rappahannock County475.6+6.8%
68Mathews County474.5+2.7%
69Dickenson County457.2+3.4%
70Essex County446.4+1.9%
71Charlotte County408.9+0.5%
72Lunenburg County388.6+1.3%
73Cumberland County359.5+1.5%
74Sussex County337.2+1.7%
75Richmond County330.2+5.3%
76Charles City County315+1.2%
77King and Queen County297.9+3.4%
78Surry County282.1+2.2%
79Bath County260.4+1.9%
80Bland County225.6+1.8%
81Craig County192.7+4.5%
82Highland County93+0.2%

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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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Loudoun County, with $31.91 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highland County, with $93.01 million in 2018.

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