Counties in Washington by personal income

King County had the highest personal income of 39 counties in 2017, at $181.61 billion. Garfield County had the lowest, at $96.04 million. The median was $2.58 billion and the figure for Washington was $423.12 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest181,606.1King County
Median2,576.139 counties
Washington423,117.1History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 731.5 USD millionAsotin County: 975.5 USD millionBenton County: 8,895.9 USD millionChelan County: 3,826.2 USD millionClallam County: 3,267.8 USD millionClark County: 23,568.2 USD millionColumbia County: 170.8 USD millionCowlitz County: 4,440.2 USD millionDouglas County: 1,629.1 USD millionFerry County: 263.3 USD millionFranklin County: 3,254.8 USD millionGarfield County: 96 USD millionGrant County: 3,570.9 USD millionGrays Harbor County: 2,717 USD millionIsland County: 4,337.4 USD millionJefferson County: 1,525.1 USD millionKing County: 181,606.1 USD millionKitsap County: 13,799.6 USD millionKittitas County: 1,815.9 USD millionKlickitat County: 989.4 USD millionLewis County: 3,126.1 USD millionLincoln County: 431 USD millionMason County: 2,534.9 USD millionOkanogan County: 1,666.8 USD millionPacific County: 847.6 USD millionPend Oreille County: 516.8 USD millionPierce County: 41,968.4 USD millionSan Juan County: 1,179 USD millionSkagit County: 6,095.3 USD millionSkamania County: 500.7 USD millionSnohomish County: 41,544.6 USD millionSpokane County: 21,721.8 USD millionStevens County: 1,625.1 USD millionThurston County: 13,379.9 USD millionWahkiakum County: 170.3 USD millionWalla Walla County: 2,576.1 USD millionWhatcom County: 9,946.1 USD millionWhitman County: 1,762 USD millionYakima County: 9,944.2 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

King County: 181,606.1 USD millionKing County181,606.1Pierce County: 41,968.4 USD millionPierce County41,968.4Snohomish County: 41,544.6 USD millionSnohomish County41,544.6Clark County: 23,568.2 USD millionClark County23,568.2Spokane County: 21,721.8 USD millionSpokane County21,721.8Kitsap County: 13,799.6 USD millionKitsap County13,799.6Thurston County: 13,379.9 USD millionThurston County13,379.9Whatcom County: 9,946.1 USD millionWhatcom County9,946.1Yakima County: 9,944.2 USD millionYakima County9,944.2Benton County: 8,895.9 USD millionBenton County8,895.9Skagit County: 6,095.3 USD millionSkagit County6,095.3Cowlitz County: 4,440.2 USD millionCowlitz County4,440.2Island County: 4,337.4 USD millionIsland County4,337.4Chelan County: 3,826.2 USD millionChelan County3,826.2Grant County: 3,570.9 USD millionGrant County3,570.9Clallam County: 3,267.8 USD millionClallam County3,267.8Franklin County: 3,254.8 USD millionFranklin County3,254.8Lewis County: 3,126.1 USD millionLewis County3,126.1Grays Harbor County: 2,717 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,717Walla Walla County: 2,576.1 USD millionWalla Walla County2,576.1Mason County: 2,534.9 USD millionMason County2,534.9Kittitas County: 1,815.9 USD millionKittitas County1,815.9Whitman County: 1,762 USD millionWhitman County1,762Okanogan County: 1,666.8 USD millionOkanogan County1,666.8Douglas County: 1,629.1 USD millionDouglas County1,629.1Stevens County: 1,625.1 USD millionStevens County1,625.1Jefferson County: 1,525.1 USD millionJefferson County1,525.1San Juan County: 1,179 USD millionSan Juan County1,179Klickitat County: 989.4 USD millionKlickitat County989.4Asotin County: 975.5 USD millionAsotin County975.5Pacific County: 847.6 USD millionPacific County847.6Adams County: 731.5 USD millionAdams County731.5Pend Oreille County: 516.8 USD millionPend Oreille County516.8Skamania County: 500.7 USD millionSkamania County500.7Lincoln County: 431 USD millionLincoln County431Ferry County: 263.3 USD millionFerry County263.3Columbia County: 170.8 USD millionColumbia County170.8Wahkiakum County: 170.3 USD millionWahkiakum County170.3Garfield County: 96 USD millionGarfield County96King County: 181,606.1 USD millionKing County181,606.1Pierce County: 41,968.4 USD millionPierce County41,968.4Snohomish County: 41,544.6 USD millionSnohomish County41,544.6Clark County: 23,568.2 USD millionClark County23,568.2Spokane County: 21,721.8 USD millionSpokane County21,721.8Kitsap County: 13,799.6 USD millionKitsap County13,799.6Thurston County: 13,379.9 USD millionThurston County13,379.9Whatcom County: 9,946.1 USD millionWhatcom County9,946.1Yakima County: 9,944.2 USD millionYakima County9,944.2Benton County: 8,895.9 USD millionBenton County8,895.9Skagit County: 6,095.3 USD millionSkagit County6,095.3Cowlitz County: 4,440.2 USD millionCowlitz County4,440.2Island County: 4,337.4 USD millionIsland County4,337.4Chelan County: 3,826.2 USD millionChelan County3,826.2Grant County: 3,570.9 USD millionGrant County3,570.9Clallam County: 3,267.8 USD millionClallam County3,267.8Franklin County: 3,254.8 USD millionFranklin County3,254.8Lewis County: 3,126.1 USD millionLewis County3,126.1Grays Harbor County: 2,717 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,717Walla Walla County: 2,576.1 USD millionWalla Walla County2,576.1Mason County: 2,534.9 USD millionMason County2,534.9Kittitas County: 1,815.9 USD millionKittitas County1,815.9Whitman County: 1,762 USD millionWhitman County1,762Okanogan County: 1,666.8 USD millionOkanogan County1,666.8Douglas County: 1,629.1 USD millionDouglas County1,629.1Stevens County: 1,625.1 USD millionStevens County1,625.1Jefferson County: 1,525.1 USD millionJefferson County1,525.1San Juan County: 1,179 USD millionSan Juan County1,179Klickitat County: 989.4 USD millionKlickitat County989.4Asotin County: 975.5 USD millionAsotin County975.5Pacific County: 847.6 USD millionPacific County847.6Adams County: 731.5 USD millionAdams County731.5Pend Oreille County: 516.8 USD millionPend Oreille County516.8Skamania County: 500.7 USD millionSkamania County500.7Lincoln County: 431 USD millionLincoln County431Ferry County: 263.3 USD millionFerry County263.3Columbia County: 170.8 USD millionColumbia County170.8Wahkiakum County: 170.3 USD millionWahkiakum County170.3Garfield County: 96 USD millionGarfield County96
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
1King County181,606.1+7.9%
2Pierce County41,968.4+5.7%
3Snohomish County41,544.6+6%
4Clark County23,568.2+6.6%
5Spokane County21,721.8+5.6%
6Kitsap County13,799.6+5.4%
7Thurston County13,379.9+5.2%
8Whatcom County9,946.1+5.5%
9Yakima County9,944.2+3.3%
10Benton County8,895.9+3.5%
11Skagit County6,095.3+6%
12Cowlitz County4,440.2+4.6%
13Island County4,337.4+5.8%
14Chelan County3,826.2+4.7%
15Grant County3,570.9+2.6%
16Clallam County3,267.8+6%
17Franklin County3,254.8+4.1%
18Lewis County3,126.1+5.9%
19Grays Harbor County2,717+5.5%
20Walla Walla County2,576.1+4.5%
21Mason County2,534.9+6.1%
22Kittitas County1,815.9+6.1%
23Whitman County1,762+5.5%
24Okanogan County1,666.8+3%
25Douglas County1,629.1+5.9%
26Stevens County1,625.1+4.1%
27Jefferson County1,525.1+7.4%
28San Juan County1,179+4.4%
29Klickitat County989.4+8.7%
30Asotin County975.5+4.8%
31Pacific County847.6+3.5%
32Adams County731.5-1.1%
33Pend Oreille County516.8+5.2%
34Skamania County500.7+4.4%
35Lincoln County431+2.9%
36Ferry County263.3+2.9%
37Columbia County170.8-0.1%
38Wahkiakum County170.3+4.7%
39Garfield County96+3.3%

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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.

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, 2017) [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, 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/washington-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/washington-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

King County, with $181.61 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Garfield County, with $96.04 million in 2017.

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