Counties in Washington by personal income

King County had the highest personal income of 39 counties in 2018, at $195.61 billion. Garfield County had the lowest, at $100.17 million. The median was $2.68 billion and the figure for Washington was $451.72 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest195,612.6King County
Lowest100.2Garfield County
Median2,681.639 counties
Washington451,716.6History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 748 USD millionAsotin County: 1,005.1 USD millionBenton County: 9,185.7 USD millionChelan County: 4,011.8 USD millionClallam County: 3,426 USD millionClark County: 25,537.6 USD millionColumbia County: 181.6 USD millionCowlitz County: 4,689.1 USD millionDouglas County: 1,668.7 USD millionFerry County: 264.6 USD millionFranklin County: 3,427.9 USD millionGarfield County: 100.2 USD millionGrant County: 3,609 USD millionGrays Harbor County: 2,872.9 USD millionIsland County: 4,484.8 USD millionJefferson County: 1,630.9 USD millionKing County: 195,612.6 USD millionKitsap County: 14,671.5 USD millionKittitas County: 1,903 USD millionKlickitat County: 1,042.1 USD millionLewis County: 3,327.3 USD millionLincoln County: 449.7 USD millionMason County: 2,671.4 USD millionOkanogan County: 1,684.9 USD millionPacific County: 881.4 USD millionPend Oreille County: 554.3 USD millionPierce County: 44,407.8 USD millionSan Juan County: 1,306.4 USD millionSkagit County: 6,436.9 USD millionSkamania County: 530.6 USD millionSnohomish County: 44,619.4 USD millionSpokane County: 23,089.1 USD millionStevens County: 1,711.3 USD millionThurston County: 14,052.6 USD millionWahkiakum County: 183.3 USD millionWalla Walla County: 2,681.6 USD millionWhatcom County: 10,698.8 USD millionWhitman County: 1,927.8 USD millionYakima County: 10,321.5 USD million
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USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

King County: 195,612.6 USD millionKing County195,612.6Snohomish County: 44,619.4 USD millionSnohomish County44,619.4Pierce County: 44,407.8 USD millionPierce County44,407.8Clark County: 25,537.6 USD millionClark County25,537.6Spokane County: 23,089.1 USD millionSpokane County23,089.1Kitsap County: 14,671.5 USD millionKitsap County14,671.5Thurston County: 14,052.6 USD millionThurston County14,052.6Whatcom County: 10,698.8 USD millionWhatcom County10,698.8Yakima County: 10,321.5 USD millionYakima County10,321.5Benton County: 9,185.7 USD millionBenton County9,185.7Skagit County: 6,436.9 USD millionSkagit County6,436.9Cowlitz County: 4,689.1 USD millionCowlitz County4,689.1Island County: 4,484.8 USD millionIsland County4,484.8Chelan County: 4,011.8 USD millionChelan County4,011.8Grant County: 3,609 USD millionGrant County3,609Franklin County: 3,427.9 USD millionFranklin County3,427.9Clallam County: 3,426 USD millionClallam County3,426Lewis County: 3,327.3 USD millionLewis County3,327.3Grays Harbor County: 2,872.9 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,872.9Walla Walla County: 2,681.6 USD millionWalla Walla County2,681.6Mason County: 2,671.4 USD millionMason County2,671.4Whitman County: 1,927.8 USD millionWhitman County1,927.8Kittitas County: 1,903 USD millionKittitas County1,903Stevens County: 1,711.3 USD millionStevens County1,711.3Okanogan County: 1,684.9 USD millionOkanogan County1,684.9Douglas County: 1,668.7 USD millionDouglas County1,668.7Jefferson County: 1,630.9 USD millionJefferson County1,630.9San Juan County: 1,306.4 USD millionSan Juan County1,306.4Klickitat County: 1,042.1 USD millionKlickitat County1,042.1Asotin County: 1,005.1 USD millionAsotin County1,005.1Pacific County: 881.4 USD millionPacific County881.4Adams County: 748 USD millionAdams County748Pend Oreille County: 554.3 USD millionPend Oreille County554.3Skamania County: 530.6 USD millionSkamania County530.6Lincoln County: 449.7 USD millionLincoln County449.7Ferry County: 264.6 USD millionFerry County264.6Wahkiakum County: 183.3 USD millionWahkiakum County183.3Columbia County: 181.6 USD millionColumbia County181.6Garfield County: 100.2 USD millionGarfield County100.2King County: 195,612.6 USD millionKing County195,612.6Snohomish County: 44,619.4 USD millionSnohomish County44,619.4Pierce County: 44,407.8 USD millionPierce County44,407.8Clark County: 25,537.6 USD millionClark County25,537.6Spokane County: 23,089.1 USD millionSpokane County23,089.1Kitsap County: 14,671.5 USD millionKitsap County14,671.5Thurston County: 14,052.6 USD millionThurston County14,052.6Whatcom County: 10,698.8 USD millionWhatcom County10,698.8Yakima County: 10,321.5 USD millionYakima County10,321.5Benton County: 9,185.7 USD millionBenton County9,185.7Skagit County: 6,436.9 USD millionSkagit County6,436.9Cowlitz County: 4,689.1 USD millionCowlitz County4,689.1Island County: 4,484.8 USD millionIsland County4,484.8Chelan County: 4,011.8 USD millionChelan County4,011.8Grant County: 3,609 USD millionGrant County3,609Franklin County: 3,427.9 USD millionFranklin County3,427.9Clallam County: 3,426 USD millionClallam County3,426Lewis County: 3,327.3 USD millionLewis County3,327.3Grays Harbor County: 2,872.9 USD millionGrays Harbor County2,872.9Walla Walla County: 2,681.6 USD millionWalla Walla County2,681.6Mason County: 2,671.4 USD millionMason County2,671.4Whitman County: 1,927.8 USD millionWhitman County1,927.8Kittitas County: 1,903 USD millionKittitas County1,903Stevens County: 1,711.3 USD millionStevens County1,711.3Okanogan County: 1,684.9 USD millionOkanogan County1,684.9Douglas County: 1,668.7 USD millionDouglas County1,668.7Jefferson County: 1,630.9 USD millionJefferson County1,630.9San Juan County: 1,306.4 USD millionSan Juan County1,306.4Klickitat County: 1,042.1 USD millionKlickitat County1,042.1Asotin County: 1,005.1 USD millionAsotin County1,005.1Pacific County: 881.4 USD millionPacific County881.4Adams County: 748 USD millionAdams County748Pend Oreille County: 554.3 USD millionPend Oreille County554.3Skamania County: 530.6 USD millionSkamania County530.6Lincoln County: 449.7 USD millionLincoln County449.7Ferry County: 264.6 USD millionFerry County264.6Wahkiakum County: 183.3 USD millionWahkiakum County183.3Columbia County: 181.6 USD millionColumbia County181.6Garfield County: 100.2 USD millionGarfield County100.2
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

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1King County195,612.6+7.7%
2Snohomish County44,619.4+7.4%
3Pierce County44,407.8+5.8%
4Clark County25,537.6+8.4%
5Spokane County23,089.1+6.3%
6Kitsap County14,671.5+6.3%
7Thurston County14,052.6+5%
8Whatcom County10,698.8+7.6%
9Yakima County10,321.5+3.8%
10Benton County9,185.7+3.3%
11Skagit County6,436.9+5.6%
12Cowlitz County4,689.1+5.6%
13Island County4,484.8+3.4%
14Chelan County4,011.8+4.9%
15Grant County3,609+1.1%
16Franklin County3,427.9+5.3%
17Clallam County3,426+4.8%
18Lewis County3,327.3+6.4%
19Grays Harbor County2,872.9+5.7%
20Walla Walla County2,681.6+4.1%
21Mason County2,671.4+5.4%
22Whitman County1,927.8+9.4%
23Kittitas County1,903+4.8%
24Stevens County1,711.3+5.3%
25Okanogan County1,684.9+1.1%
26Douglas County1,668.7+2.4%
27Jefferson County1,630.9+6.9%
28San Juan County1,306.4+10.8%
29Klickitat County1,042.1+5.3%
30Asotin County1,005.1+3%
31Pacific County881.4+4%
32Adams County748+2.3%
33Pend Oreille County554.3+7.2%
34Skamania County530.6+6%
35Lincoln County449.7+4.3%
36Ferry County264.6+0.5%
37Wahkiakum County183.3+7.7%
38Columbia County181.6+6.3%
39Garfield County100.2+4.3%

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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, 2018) [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, 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/washington-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/washington-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

King County, with $195.61 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Garfield County, with $100.17 million in 2018.

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