Counties in Washington by personal income

King County had the highest personal income of 39 counties in 2016, at $168.26 billion. Garfield County had the lowest, at $92.94 million. The median was $2.47 billion and the figure for Washington was $397.38 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest168,262King County
Lowest92.9Garfield County
Median2,465.639 counties
Washington397,376.1History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 739.7 USD millionAsotin County: 930.7 USD millionBenton County: 8,597.4 USD millionChelan County: 3,653.1 USD millionClallam County: 3,082.5 USD millionClark County: 22,105.9 USD millionColumbia County: 171 USD millionCowlitz County: 4,246.9 USD millionDouglas County: 1,539 USD millionFerry County: 255.9 USD millionFranklin County: 3,127 USD millionGarfield County: 92.9 USD millionGrant County: 3,479.7 USD millionGrays Harbor County: 2,575.3 USD millionIsland County: 4,099.1 USD millionJefferson County: 1,420.3 USD millionKing County: 168,262 USD millionKitsap County: 13,091.8 USD millionKittitas County: 1,710.8 USD millionKlickitat County: 910.3 USD millionLewis County: 2,953.3 USD millionLincoln County: 418.7 USD millionMason County: 2,390.1 USD millionOkanogan County: 1,619.1 USD millionPacific County: 818.6 USD millionPend Oreille County: 491.5 USD millionPierce County: 39,713 USD millionSan Juan County: 1,129.4 USD millionSkagit County: 5,750.7 USD millionSkamania County: 479.8 USD millionSnohomish County: 39,205.3 USD millionSpokane County: 20,577.7 USD millionStevens County: 1,560.8 USD millionThurston County: 12,719.7 USD millionWahkiakum County: 162.7 USD millionWalla Walla County: 2,465.6 USD millionWhatcom County: 9,427.1 USD millionWhitman County: 1,670.4 USD millionYakima County: 9,625.9 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

King County: 168,262 USD millionKing County168,262Pierce County: 39,713 USD millionPierce County39,713Snohomish County: 39,205.3 USD millionSnohomish County39,205.3Clark County: 22,105.9 USD millionClark County22,105.9Spokane County: 20,577.7 USD millionSpokane County20,577.7Kitsap County: 13,091.8 USD millionKitsap County13,091.8Thurston County: 12,719.7 USD millionThurston County12,719.7Yakima County: 9,625.9 USD millionYakima County9,625.9Whatcom County: 9,427.1 USD millionWhatcom County9,427.1Benton County: 8,597.4 USD millionBenton County8,597.4Skagit County: 5,750.7 USD millionSkagit County5,750.7Cowlitz County: 4,246.9 USD millionCowlitz County4,246.9Island County: 4,099.1 USD millionIsland County4,099.1Chelan County: 3,653.1 USD millionChelan County3,653.1Grant County: 3,479.7 USD millionGrant County3,479.7Franklin County: 3,127 USD millionFranklin County3,127Clallam County: 3,082.5 USD millionClallam County3,082.5Lewis County: 2,953.3 USD millionLewis County2,953.3Grays Harbor County: 2,575.3 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,575.3Walla Walla County: 2,465.6 USD millionWalla Walla County2,465.6Mason County: 2,390.1 USD millionMason County2,390.1Kittitas County: 1,710.8 USD millionKittitas County1,710.8Whitman County: 1,670.4 USD millionWhitman County1,670.4Okanogan County: 1,619.1 USD millionOkanogan County1,619.1Stevens County: 1,560.8 USD millionStevens County1,560.8Douglas County: 1,539 USD millionDouglas County1,539Jefferson County: 1,420.3 USD millionJefferson County1,420.3San Juan County: 1,129.4 USD millionSan Juan County1,129.4Asotin County: 930.7 USD millionAsotin County930.7Klickitat County: 910.3 USD millionKlickitat County910.3Pacific County: 818.6 USD millionPacific County818.6Adams County: 739.7 USD millionAdams County739.7Pend Oreille County: 491.5 USD millionPend Oreille County491.5Skamania County: 479.8 USD millionSkamania County479.8Lincoln County: 418.7 USD millionLincoln County418.7Ferry County: 255.9 USD millionFerry County255.9Columbia County: 171 USD millionColumbia County171Wahkiakum County: 162.7 USD millionWahkiakum County162.7Garfield County: 92.9 USD millionGarfield County92.9King County: 168,262 USD millionKing County168,262Pierce County: 39,713 USD millionPierce County39,713Snohomish County: 39,205.3 USD millionSnohomish County39,205.3Clark County: 22,105.9 USD millionClark County22,105.9Spokane County: 20,577.7 USD millionSpokane County20,577.7Kitsap County: 13,091.8 USD millionKitsap County13,091.8Thurston County: 12,719.7 USD millionThurston County12,719.7Yakima County: 9,625.9 USD millionYakima County9,625.9Whatcom County: 9,427.1 USD millionWhatcom County9,427.1Benton County: 8,597.4 USD millionBenton County8,597.4Skagit County: 5,750.7 USD millionSkagit County5,750.7Cowlitz County: 4,246.9 USD millionCowlitz County4,246.9Island County: 4,099.1 USD millionIsland County4,099.1Chelan County: 3,653.1 USD millionChelan County3,653.1Grant County: 3,479.7 USD millionGrant County3,479.7Franklin County: 3,127 USD millionFranklin County3,127Clallam County: 3,082.5 USD millionClallam County3,082.5Lewis County: 2,953.3 USD millionLewis County2,953.3Grays Harbor County: 2,575.3 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,575.3Walla Walla County: 2,465.6 USD millionWalla Walla County2,465.6Mason County: 2,390.1 USD millionMason County2,390.1Kittitas County: 1,710.8 USD millionKittitas County1,710.8Whitman County: 1,670.4 USD millionWhitman County1,670.4Okanogan County: 1,619.1 USD millionOkanogan County1,619.1Stevens County: 1,560.8 USD millionStevens County1,560.8Douglas County: 1,539 USD millionDouglas County1,539Jefferson County: 1,420.3 USD millionJefferson County1,420.3San Juan County: 1,129.4 USD millionSan Juan County1,129.4Asotin County: 930.7 USD millionAsotin County930.7Klickitat County: 910.3 USD millionKlickitat County910.3Pacific County: 818.6 USD millionPacific County818.6Adams County: 739.7 USD millionAdams County739.7Pend Oreille County: 491.5 USD millionPend Oreille County491.5Skamania County: 479.8 USD millionSkamania County479.8Lincoln County: 418.7 USD millionLincoln County418.7Ferry County: 255.9 USD millionFerry County255.9Columbia County: 171 USD millionColumbia County171Wahkiakum County: 162.7 USD millionWahkiakum County162.7Garfield County: 92.9 USD millionGarfield County92.9
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
1King County168,262+6.6%
2Pierce County39,713+5.4%
3Snohomish County39,205.3+6.3%
4Clark County22,105.9+6%
5Spokane County20,577.7+4.5%
6Kitsap County13,091.8+5%
7Thurston County12,719.7+5.6%
8Yakima County9,625.9+2.5%
9Whatcom County9,427.1+3.7%
10Benton County8,597.4+3.5%
11Skagit County5,750.7+4.9%
12Cowlitz County4,246.9+3.6%
13Island County4,099.1+4.9%
14Chelan County3,653.1+5.8%
15Grant County3,479.7+0.3%
16Franklin County3,127+2.9%
17Clallam County3,082.5+4%
18Lewis County2,953.3+3%
19Grays Harbor County2,575.3+4%
20Walla Walla County2,465.6+2%
21Mason County2,390.1+5.3%
22Kittitas County1,710.8+6.5%
23Whitman County1,670.4+0.8%
24Okanogan County1,619.1+3.7%
25Stevens County1,560.8+3.5%
26Douglas County1,539+4.8%
27Jefferson County1,420.3+4.1%
28San Juan County1,129.4+3.4%
29Asotin County930.7+4.6%
30Klickitat County910.3+4.2%
31Pacific County818.6+6.1%
32Adams County739.7-8.6%
33Pend Oreille County491.5+5.1%
34Skamania County479.8+6.9%
35Lincoln County418.7-8.2%
36Ferry County255.9+1.5%
37Columbia County171-3.8%
38Wahkiakum County162.7+6%
39Garfield County92.9-3.4%

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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.

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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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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, 2016) [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, 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/washington-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/washington-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

King County, with $168.26 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Garfield County, with $92.94 million in 2016.

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