Counties in Virginia by personal income

Loudoun County had the highest personal income of 82 counties in 2020, at $36.01 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $99.6 million. The median was $1.07 billion and the figure for Virginia was $530.73 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest36,012.8Loudoun County
Lowest99.6Highland County
Median1,069.182 counties
Virginia530,725.1History

Map of counties, 2020

Accomack County: 1,707.4 USD millionAmelia County: 608.5 USD millionAmherst County: 1,275.7 USD millionAppomattox County: 671.4 USD millionArlington County: 23,515.2 USD millionBath County: 291.7 USD millionBedford County: 4,010.4 USD millionBland County: 246.5 USD millionBotetourt County: 1,852.3 USD millionBrunswick County: 581.1 USD millionBuchanan County: 803.2 USD millionBuckingham County: 568.6 USD millionCaroline County: 1,441.5 USD millionCharles City County: 365.9 USD millionCharlotte County: 455 USD millionChesterfield County: 21,267.9 USD millionClarke County: 1,018 USD millionCraig County: 208.3 USD millionCulpeper County: 2,724.3 USD millionCumberland County: 394.7 USD millionDickenson County: 523.2 USD millionEssex County: 507.3 USD millionFauquier County: 5,332.6 USD millionFloyd County: 666 USD millionFluvanna County: 1,320.2 USD millionFranklin County: 2,530 USD millionGiles County: 729.6 USD millionGloucester County: 2,027.7 USD millionGoochland County: 2,474 USD millionGrayson County: 535.1 USD millionGreene County: 961.5 USD millionHalifax County: 1,343.9 USD millionHanover County: 7,160.1 USD millionHenrico County: 23,249.6 USD millionHighland County: 99.6 USD millionIsle of Wight County: 2,254.6 USD millionKing and Queen County: 336.9 USD millionKing George County: 1,581.7 USD millionKing William County: 896.2 USD millionLancaster County: 715.9 USD millionLee County: 771.7 USD millionLoudoun County: 36,012.8 USD millionLouisa County: 1,763.9 USD millionLunenburg County: 435.5 USD millionMadison County: 707.8 USD millionMathews County: 526 USD millionMecklenburg County: 1,256.6 USD millionMiddlesex County: 607.8 USD millionNelson County: 850.3 USD millionNew Kent County: 1,983.1 USD millionNorthampton County: 722.5 USD millionNorthumberland County: 675.1 USD millionNottoway County: 579.3 USD millionOrange County: 2,024.6 USD millionPage County: 994.2 USD millionPatrick County: 639.3 USD millionPowhatan County: 1,892.4 USD millionPrince Edward County: 784.3 USD millionPulaski County: 1,457.9 USD millionRappahannock County: 512.2 USD millionRichmond County: 370.5 USD millionRussell County: 955.5 USD millionScott County: 776.6 USD millionShenandoah County: 2,183.1 USD millionSmyth County: 1,198 USD millionStafford County: 9,292.5 USD millionSurry County: 303.6 USD millionSussex County: 373.5 USD millionTazewell County: 1,629.4 USD millionWarren County: 2,056.5 USD millionWestmoreland County: 881.5 USD millionWythe County: 1,120.2 USD millionAlexandria city: 14,564.9 USD millionChesapeake city: 13,295.1 USD millionHampton city: 6,245.4 USD millionNewport News city: 8,125 USD millionNorfolk city: 10,028.5 USD millionPortsmouth city: 4,257.4 USD millionRichmond city: 14,215.5 USD millionRoanoke city: 4,580.5 USD millionSuffolk city: 5,194.6 USD millionVirginia Beach city: 27,340 USD million
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USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

Loudoun County: 36,012.8 USD millionLoudoun County36,012.8Virginia Beach city: 27,340 USD millionVirginia Beach city27,340Arlington County: 23,515.2 USD millionArlington County23,515.2Henrico County: 23,249.6 USD millionHenrico County23,249.6Chesterfield County: 21,267.9 USD millionChesterfield County21,267.9Alexandria city: 14,564.9 USD millionAlexandria city14,564.9Richmond city: 14,215.5 USD millionRichmond city14,215.5Chesapeake city: 13,295.1 USD millionChesapeake city13,295.1Norfolk city: 10,028.5 USD millionNorfolk city10,028.5Stafford County: 9,292.5 USD millionStafford County9,292.5Newport News city: 8,125 USD millionNewport News city8,125Hanover County: 7,160.1 USD millionHanover County7,160.1Hampton city: 6,245.4 USD millionHampton city6,245.4Fauquier County: 5,332.6 USD millionFauquier County5,332.6Suffolk city: 5,194.6 USD millionSuffolk city5,194.6Roanoke city: 4,580.5 USD millionRoanoke city4,580.5Portsmouth city: 4,257.4 USD millionPortsmouth city4,257.4Bedford County: 4,010.4 USD millionBedford County4,010.4Culpeper County: 2,724.3 USD millionCulpeper County2,724.3Franklin County: 2,530 USD millionFranklin County2,530Goochland County: 2,474 USD millionGoochland County2,474Isle of Wight County: 2,254.6 USD millionIsle of Wight County2,254.6Shenandoah County: 2,183.1 USD millionShenandoah County2,183.1Warren County: 2,056.5 USD millionWarren County2,056.5Gloucester County: 2,027.7 USD millionGloucester County2,027.7Orange County: 2,024.6 USD millionOrange County2,024.6New Kent County: 1,983.1 USD millionNew Kent County1,983.1Powhatan County: 1,892.4 USD millionPowhatan County1,892.4Botetourt County: 1,852.3 USD millionBotetourt County1,852.3Louisa County: 1,763.9 USD millionLouisa County1,763.9Accomack County: 1,707.4 USD millionAccomack County1,707.4Tazewell County: 1,629.4 USD millionTazewell County1,629.4King George County: 1,581.7 USD millionKing George County1,581.7Pulaski County: 1,457.9 USD millionPulaski County1,457.9Caroline County: 1,441.5 USD millionCaroline County1,441.5Halifax County: 1,343.9 USD millionHalifax County1,343.9Fluvanna County: 1,320.2 USD millionFluvanna County1,320.2Amherst County: 1,275.7 USD millionAmherst County1,275.7Mecklenburg County: 1,256.6 USD millionMecklenburg County1,256.6Smyth County: 1,198 USD millionSmyth County1,198Loudoun County: 36,012.8 USD millionLoudoun County36,012.8Virginia Beach city: 27,340 USD millionVirginia Beach city27,340Arlington County: 23,515.2 USD millionArlington County23,515.2Henrico County: 23,249.6 USD millionHenrico County23,249.6Chesterfield County: 21,267.9 USD millionChesterfield County21,267.9Alexandria city: 14,564.9 USD millionAlexandria city14,564.9Richmond city: 14,215.5 USD millionRichmond city14,215.5Chesapeake city: 13,295.1 USD millionChesapeake city13,295.1Norfolk city: 10,028.5 USD millionNorfolk city10,028.5Stafford County: 9,292.5 USD millionStafford County9,292.5Newport News city: 8,125 USD millionNewport News city8,125Hanover County: 7,160.1 USD millionHanover County7,160.1Hampton city: 6,245.4 USD millionHampton city6,245.4Fauquier County: 5,332.6 USD millionFauquier County5,332.6Suffolk city: 5,194.6 USD millionSuffolk city5,194.6Roanoke city: 4,580.5 USD millionRoanoke city4,580.5Portsmouth city: 4,257.4 USD millionPortsmouth city4,257.4Bedford County: 4,010.4 USD millionBedford County4,010.4Culpeper County: 2,724.3 USD millionCulpeper County2,724.3Franklin County: 2,530 USD millionFranklin County2,530Goochland County: 2,474 USD millionGoochland County2,474Isle of Wight County: 2,254.6 USD millionIsle of Wight County2,254.6Shenandoah County: 2,183.1 USD millionShenandoah County2,183.1Warren County: 2,056.5 USD millionWarren County2,056.5Gloucester County: 2,027.7 USD millionGloucester County2,027.7Orange County: 2,024.6 USD millionOrange County2,024.6New Kent County: 1,983.1 USD millionNew Kent County1,983.1Powhatan County: 1,892.4 USD millionPowhatan County1,892.4Botetourt County: 1,852.3 USD millionBotetourt County1,852.3Louisa County: 1,763.9 USD millionLouisa County1,763.9Accomack County: 1,707.4 USD millionAccomack County1,707.4Tazewell County: 1,629.4 USD millionTazewell County1,629.4King George County: 1,581.7 USD millionKing George County1,581.7Pulaski County: 1,457.9 USD millionPulaski County1,457.9Caroline County: 1,441.5 USD millionCaroline County1,441.5Halifax County: 1,343.9 USD millionHalifax County1,343.9Fluvanna County: 1,320.2 USD millionFluvanna County1,320.2Amherst County: 1,275.7 USD millionAmherst County1,275.7Mecklenburg County: 1,256.6 USD millionMecklenburg County1,256.6Smyth County: 1,198 USD millionSmyth County1,198
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

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Loudoun County36,012.8+5.9%
2Virginia Beach city27,340+5.9%
3Arlington County23,515.2+3%
4Henrico County23,249.6+3.4%
5Chesterfield County21,267.9+8.8%
6Alexandria city14,564.9+4%
7Richmond city14,215.5+11%
8Chesapeake city13,295.1+8.5%
9Norfolk city10,028.5+5.7%
10Stafford County9,292.5+7.7%
11Newport News city8,125+9.5%
12Hanover County7,160.1+7.5%
13Hampton city6,245.4+9.9%
14Fauquier County5,332.6+3.6%
15Suffolk city5,194.6+8.3%
16Roanoke city4,580.5+9.6%
17Portsmouth city4,257.4+9.9%
18Bedford County4,010.4+6.1%
19Culpeper County2,724.3+7.4%
20Franklin County2,530+6.7%
21Goochland County2,474+1.4%
22Isle of Wight County2,254.6+6.6%
23Shenandoah County2,183.1+7.9%
24Warren County2,056.5+7.4%
25Gloucester County2,027.7+7.4%
26Orange County2,024.6+8%
27New Kent County1,983.1+8%
28Powhatan County1,892.4+4.6%
29Botetourt County1,852.3+8.1%
30Louisa County1,763.9+7.4%
31Accomack County1,707.4+7.2%
32Tazewell County1,629.4+6.7%
33King George County1,581.7+7.7%
34Pulaski County1,457.9+9.1%
35Caroline County1,441.5+8.2%
36Halifax County1,343.9+7.6%
37Fluvanna County1,320.2+5.3%
38Amherst County1,275.7+7.2%
39Mecklenburg County1,256.6+9.6%
40Smyth County1,198+7.7%
41Wythe County1,120.2+9.4%
42Clarke County1,018+2.8%
43Page County994.2+6.6%
44Greene County961.5+6.5%
45Russell County955.5+7.4%
46King William County896.2+8.8%
47Westmoreland County881.5+8.1%
48Nelson County850.3+7.7%
49Buchanan County803.2+5%
50Prince Edward County784.3+8.3%
51Scott County776.6+7.5%
52Lee County771.7+9.6%
53Giles County729.6+8.3%
54Northampton County722.5+8.9%
55Lancaster County715.9+4.9%
56Madison County707.8+8.3%
57Northumberland County675.1+6.2%
58Appomattox County671.4+8.3%
59Floyd County666+8%
60Patrick County639.3+8.3%
61Amelia County608.5+5.9%
62Middlesex County607.8+4.9%
63Brunswick County581.1+9.1%
64Nottoway County579.3+7.8%
65Buckingham County568.6+8.5%
66Grayson County535.1+9.1%
67Mathews County526+4.5%
68Dickenson County523.2+9.2%
69Rappahannock County512.2+2.2%
70Essex County507.3+9.2%
71Charlotte County455+8.3%
72Lunenburg County435.5+10.1%
73Cumberland County394.7+6%
74Sussex County373.5+6.7%
75Richmond County370.5+11%
76Charles City County365.9+7.5%
77King and Queen County336.9+7.7%
78Surry County303.6+8.2%
79Bath County291.7+8.9%
80Bland County246.5+5.6%
81Craig County208.3+4.7%
82Highland County99.6+4.8%

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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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Loudoun County, with $36.01 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highland County, with $99.6 million in 2020.

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