Counties in Washington by personal income

King County had the highest personal income of 39 counties in 2015, at $157.84 billion. Garfield County had the lowest, at $96.2 million. The median was $2.42 billion and the figure for Washington was $376.47 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest157,835.5King County
Lowest96.2Garfield County
Median2,417.439 counties
Washington376,470.4History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 809.1 USD millionAsotin County: 889.6 USD millionBenton County: 8,303.6 USD millionChelan County: 3,453.1 USD millionClallam County: 2,963.9 USD millionClark County: 20,856.4 USD millionColumbia County: 177.6 USD millionCowlitz County: 4,098.7 USD millionDouglas County: 1,469.1 USD millionFerry County: 252 USD millionFranklin County: 3,039.4 USD millionGarfield County: 96.2 USD millionGrant County: 3,467.7 USD millionGrays Harbor County: 2,476.5 USD millionIsland County: 3,906.1 USD millionJefferson County: 1,365 USD millionKing County: 157,835.5 USD millionKitsap County: 12,465 USD millionKittitas County: 1,606.6 USD millionKlickitat County: 873.4 USD millionLewis County: 2,867.7 USD millionLincoln County: 456.1 USD millionMason County: 2,268.9 USD millionOkanogan County: 1,560.6 USD millionPacific County: 771.6 USD millionPend Oreille County: 467.7 USD millionPierce County: 37,694.3 USD millionSan Juan County: 1,092.6 USD millionSkagit County: 5,480.4 USD millionSkamania County: 448.9 USD millionSnohomish County: 36,894.9 USD millionSpokane County: 19,691.7 USD millionStevens County: 1,507.6 USD millionThurston County: 12,040.7 USD millionWahkiakum County: 153.5 USD millionWalla Walla County: 2,417.4 USD millionWhatcom County: 9,090.7 USD millionWhitman County: 1,656.7 USD millionYakima County: 9,394.2 USD million
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USD million, 2015. 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.

All counties, 2015

King County: 157,835.5 USD millionKing County157,835.5Pierce County: 37,694.3 USD millionPierce County37,694.3Snohomish County: 36,894.9 USD millionSnohomish County36,894.9Clark County: 20,856.4 USD millionClark County20,856.4Spokane County: 19,691.7 USD millionSpokane County19,691.7Kitsap County: 12,465 USD millionKitsap County12,465Thurston County: 12,040.7 USD millionThurston County12,040.7Yakima County: 9,394.2 USD millionYakima County9,394.2Whatcom County: 9,090.7 USD millionWhatcom County9,090.7Benton County: 8,303.6 USD millionBenton County8,303.6Skagit County: 5,480.4 USD millionSkagit County5,480.4Cowlitz County: 4,098.7 USD millionCowlitz County4,098.7Island County: 3,906.1 USD millionIsland County3,906.1Grant County: 3,467.7 USD millionGrant County3,467.7Chelan County: 3,453.1 USD millionChelan County3,453.1Franklin County: 3,039.4 USD millionFranklin County3,039.4Clallam County: 2,963.9 USD millionClallam County2,963.9Lewis County: 2,867.7 USD millionLewis County2,867.7Grays Harbor County: 2,476.5 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,476.5Walla Walla County: 2,417.4 USD millionWalla Walla County2,417.4Mason County: 2,268.9 USD millionMason County2,268.9Whitman County: 1,656.7 USD millionWhitman County1,656.7Kittitas County: 1,606.6 USD millionKittitas County1,606.6Okanogan County: 1,560.6 USD millionOkanogan County1,560.6Stevens County: 1,507.6 USD millionStevens County1,507.6Douglas County: 1,469.1 USD millionDouglas County1,469.1Jefferson County: 1,365 USD millionJefferson County1,365San Juan County: 1,092.6 USD millionSan Juan County1,092.6Asotin County: 889.6 USD millionAsotin County889.6Klickitat County: 873.4 USD millionKlickitat County873.4Adams County: 809.1 USD millionAdams County809.1Pacific County: 771.6 USD millionPacific County771.6Pend Oreille County: 467.7 USD millionPend Oreille County467.7Lincoln County: 456.1 USD millionLincoln County456.1Skamania County: 448.9 USD millionSkamania County448.9Ferry County: 252 USD millionFerry County252Columbia County: 177.6 USD millionColumbia County177.6Wahkiakum County: 153.5 USD millionWahkiakum County153.5Garfield County: 96.2 USD millionGarfield County96.2King County: 157,835.5 USD millionKing County157,835.5Pierce County: 37,694.3 USD millionPierce County37,694.3Snohomish County: 36,894.9 USD millionSnohomish County36,894.9Clark County: 20,856.4 USD millionClark County20,856.4Spokane County: 19,691.7 USD millionSpokane County19,691.7Kitsap County: 12,465 USD millionKitsap County12,465Thurston County: 12,040.7 USD millionThurston County12,040.7Yakima County: 9,394.2 USD millionYakima County9,394.2Whatcom County: 9,090.7 USD millionWhatcom County9,090.7Benton County: 8,303.6 USD millionBenton County8,303.6Skagit County: 5,480.4 USD millionSkagit County5,480.4Cowlitz County: 4,098.7 USD millionCowlitz County4,098.7Island County: 3,906.1 USD millionIsland County3,906.1Grant County: 3,467.7 USD millionGrant County3,467.7Chelan County: 3,453.1 USD millionChelan County3,453.1Franklin County: 3,039.4 USD millionFranklin County3,039.4Clallam County: 2,963.9 USD millionClallam County2,963.9Lewis County: 2,867.7 USD millionLewis County2,867.7Grays Harbor County: 2,476.5 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,476.5Walla Walla County: 2,417.4 USD millionWalla Walla County2,417.4Mason County: 2,268.9 USD millionMason County2,268.9Whitman County: 1,656.7 USD millionWhitman County1,656.7Kittitas County: 1,606.6 USD millionKittitas County1,606.6Okanogan County: 1,560.6 USD millionOkanogan County1,560.6Stevens County: 1,507.6 USD millionStevens County1,507.6Douglas County: 1,469.1 USD millionDouglas County1,469.1Jefferson County: 1,365 USD millionJefferson County1,365San Juan County: 1,092.6 USD millionSan Juan County1,092.6Asotin County: 889.6 USD millionAsotin County889.6Klickitat County: 873.4 USD millionKlickitat County873.4Adams County: 809.1 USD millionAdams County809.1Pacific County: 771.6 USD millionPacific County771.6Pend Oreille County: 467.7 USD millionPend Oreille County467.7Lincoln County: 456.1 USD millionLincoln County456.1Skamania County: 448.9 USD millionSkamania County448.9Ferry County: 252 USD millionFerry County252Columbia County: 177.6 USD millionColumbia County177.6Wahkiakum County: 153.5 USD millionWahkiakum County153.5Garfield County: 96.2 USD millionGarfield County96.2
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

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1King County157,835.5+6.9%
2Pierce County37,694.3+4.9%
3Snohomish County36,894.9+5%
4Clark County20,856.4+6.4%
5Spokane County19,691.7+4.8%
6Kitsap County12,465+4.7%
7Thurston County12,040.7+4.4%
8Yakima County9,394.2+3.1%
9Whatcom County9,090.7+5.6%
10Benton County8,303.6+8.4%
11Skagit County5,480.4+5.4%
12Cowlitz County4,098.7+3.9%
13Island County3,906.1+5.3%
14Grant County3,467.7+10.4%
15Chelan County3,453.1+5.9%
16Franklin County3,039.4+6.6%
17Clallam County2,963.9+3.3%
18Lewis County2,867.7+5.5%
19Grays Harbor County2,476.5+2.1%
20Walla Walla County2,417.4+5%
21Mason County2,268.9+3.4%
22Whitman County1,656.7+7.8%
23Kittitas County1,606.6+4.5%
24Okanogan County1,560.6+6.5%
25Stevens County1,507.6+2.4%
26Douglas County1,469.1+6%
27Jefferson County1,365+5.4%
28San Juan County1,092.6+6.6%
29Asotin County889.6+3%
30Klickitat County873.4+5.3%
31Adams County809.1+13.1%
32Pacific County771.6+2.2%
33Pend Oreille County467.7+4.8%
34Lincoln County456.1+14.9%
35Skamania County448.9+4.3%
36Ferry County252+2.4%
37Columbia County177.6+12.7%
38Wahkiakum County153.5+4.9%
39Garfield County96.2+15.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Washington by personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Washington by personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/washington-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Washington by personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/washington-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

King County, with $157.84 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Garfield County, with $96.2 million in 2015.

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