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There are 3,142 counties in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau, and the data is current as of the 2000 Census.
[edit] 100 highest-income counties by per capita income[1]
Number of counties ranked in the top 100 nationally, by state
100 Highest ranked counties by per capita income
Number of counties by state in the top 100: Colorado 10, Virginia 10, New Jersey 9, California 8, Florida 6, New York 6, Georgia 4, Maryland 4, Minnesota 4, Connecticut 3, Massachusetts 3, Michigan 3, Pennsylvania 3, Texas 3, Illinois 2, North Carolina 2, Ohio 2, , Washington 2, Wisconsin 2, Idaho 1, Alaska 1, Alabama 1, District of Columbia 1, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Missouri 1, Nevada 1,Rhode Island 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1, Wyoming 1. Eighteen states do not have any counties in the top 100. United States of America per capita average: $21,587
Rank |
County |
Per Capita
Income |
1 |
Marin County, California |
$44,962 |
2 |
New York County, New York (Manhattan) |
$42,922 |
3 |
Falls Church, Virginia |
$41,052 |
4 |
Pitkin County, Colorado |
$40,811 |
5 |
Fairfield County, Connecticut |
$38,350 |
6 |
Teton County, Wyoming |
$38,260 |
7 |
Somerset County, New Jersey |
$37,970 |
8 |
Arlington County, Virginia |
$37,706 |
9 |
City of Alexandria, Virginia[1] |
$37,645 |
10 |
Morris County, New Jersey |
$36,964 |
11 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
$36,888 |
12 |
Westchester County, New York |
$36,726 |
13 |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
$36,370 |
14 |
San Mateo County, California |
$36,045 |
15 |
Montgomery County, Maryland |
$35,684 |
16 |
San Miguel County, Colorado |
$35,329 |
17 |
Douglas County, Colorado |
$34,848 |
18 |
Los Alamos County, New Mexico |
$34,646 |
19 |
San Francisco County, California |
$34,556 |
20 |
Summit County, Utah |
$33,767 |
21 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
$33,638 |
22 |
Loudoun County, Virginia |
$33,530 |
23 |
Collin County, Texas |
$33,345 |
24 |
Hamilton County, Indiana |
$33,109 |
25 |
Santa Clara County, California |
$32,795 |
26 |
Oakland County, Michigan |
$32,534 |
27 |
Williamson County, Tennessee |
$32,496 |
28 |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
$32,484 |
29 |
Howard County, Maryland |
$32,402 |
30 |
Nassau County, New York |
$32,151 |
31 |
Lake County, Illinois |
$32,102 |
32 |
Eagle County, Colorado |
$32,011 |
33 |
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin |
$31,947 |
34 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
$31,627 |
35 |
Delaware County, Ohio |
$31,600 |
36 |
Blaine County, Idaho |
$31,346 |
37 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
$31,315 |
38 |
Nantucket County, Massachusetts |
$31,314 |
39 |
Fairfax, Virginia |
$31,247 |
40 |
Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
$31,199 |
41 |
Collier County, Florida |
$31,195 |
42 |
Monmouth County, New Jersey |
$31,149 |
43 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
$30,919 |
44 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
$30,898 |
45 |
Contra Costa County, California |
$30,615 |
46 |
San Juan County, Washington |
$30,603 |
47 |
Putnam County, New York |
$30,127 |
48 |
Fulton County, Georgia |
$30,003 |
49 |
Ventura County, California |
$29,634 |
50 |
Martin County, Florida |
$29,584 |
51 |
King County, Washington |
$29,521 |
52 |
Fayette County, Georgia |
$29,464 |
53 |
James City County, Virginia |
$29,256 |
54 |
Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
$29,164 |
55 |
Forsyth County, Georgia |
$29,114 |
56 |
Goochland County, Virginia |
$29,105 |
57 |
Boulder County, Colorado |
$28,976 |
58 |
Albemarle County, Virginia |
$28,852 |
59 |
Palm Beach County, Florida |
$28,801 |
60 |
Routt County, Colorado |
$28,792 |
61 |
Hennepin County, Minnesota |
$28,789 |
62 |
Fauquier County, Virginia |
$28,757 |
63 |
Summit County, Colorado |
$28,676 |
64 |
St. Johns County, Florida |
$28,674 |
65 |
Washington, District of Columbia |
$28,659 |
66 |
Rockwall County, Texas |
$28,573 |
67 |
Carver County, Minnesota |
$28,486 |
68 |
Litchfield County, Connecticut |
$28,408 |
69 |
Sarasota County, Florida |
$28,326 |
70 |
Middlesex County, Connecticut |
$28,251 |
71 |
Talbot County, Maryland |
$28,164 |
72 |
Clear Creek County, Colorado |
$28,160 |
73 |
Washington County, Minnesota |
$28,148 |
74 |
Arapahoe County, Colorado |
$28,147 |
75 |
Rockland County, New York |
$28,082 |
76 |
Livingston County, Michigan |
$28,069 |
77 |
Jefferson County, Colorado |
$28,066 |
78 |
Placer County, California |
$27,963 |
79 |
Geauga County, Ohio |
$27,944 |
80 |
Mercer County, New Jersey |
$27,914 |
81 |
Cobb County, Georgia |
$27,863 |
82 |
St. Louis County, Missouri |
$27,595 |
83 |
Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
$27,578 |
84 |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
$27,430 |
85 |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
$27,352 |
86 |
Douglas County, Nevada |
$27,288 |
87 |
Indian River County, Florida |
$27,227 |
88 |
Shelby County, Alabama |
$27,176 |
89 |
Washtenaw County, Michigan |
$27,173 |
90 |
Dakota County, Minnesota |
$27,008 |
91 |
Wake County, North Carolina |
$27,004 |
92 |
Sussex County, New Jersey |
$26,992 |
93 |
Union County, New Jersey |
$26,992 |
94 |
Denton County, Texas |
$26,895 |
95 |
Newport County, Rhode Island |
$26,779 |
96 |
Juneau, Alaska |
$26,719 |
97 |
Alameda County, California |
$26,680 |
98 |
Rockingham County, New Hampshire |
$26,656 |
99 |
Suffolk County, New York |
$26,577 |
100 |
Middlesex County, New Jersey |
$26,535 |
[edit] 50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income [2]
Number of counties by state in the top 50: Virginia 6, California 5, New Jersey 5, Colorado 3, Florida 3, Maryland 3, Massachusetts 3, New York 3, Illinois 2, Pennsylvania 2, Alaska 1, Connecticut 1, District of Columbia 1, Georgia 1, Idaho 1, Kansas 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Nevada 1, New Mexico 1, South Dakota 1, Tennessee 1, Texas 1, Utah 1, Washington 1, Wisconsin 1, Wyoming 1. Twenty-four states do not have any counties in the top 50.
Rank |
County |
Personal Per
Capita Income |
1 |
New York County, New York |
$93,377 |
2 |
Teton County, Wyoming |
$89,028 |
3 |
Pitkin County, Colorado |
$77,970 |
4 |
Loving County, Texas |
$77,787 |
5 |
Marin County, California |
$75,884 |
6 |
Fairfield County, Connecticut |
$67,269 |
7 |
San Francisco County, California |
$62,614 |
8 |
Morris County, New Jersey |
$62,583 |
9 |
Westchester County, New York |
$62,045 |
10 |
Alexandria, Virginia |
$61,147 |
11 |
Somerset County, New Jersey |
$61,039 |
12 |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
$60,357 |
13 |
Fairfax County, Fairfax, and Falls Church, Virginia |
$60,289 |
14 |
Montgomery County, Maryland |
$59,953 |
15 |
Arlington County, Virginia |
$59,389 |
16 |
San Mateo County, California |
$59,213 |
17 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
$56,725 |
18 |
Nantucket County, Massachusetts |
$56,092 |
19 |
Nassau County, New York |
$54,941 |
20 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
$54,293 |
21 |
Los Alamos County, New Mexico |
$54,134 |
22 |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
$53,278 |
23 |
Washington, D.C. (federal district) |
$52,811 |
24 |
Howard County, Maryland |
$52,580 |
25 |
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin |
$52,490 |
26 |
Oakland County, Michigan |
$52,274 |
27 |
Blaine County, Idaho |
$52,245 |
28 |
Goochland County, Virginia |
$52,212 |
29 |
Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
$51,869 |
30 |
Santa Clara County, California |
$51,112 |
31 |
Talbot County, Maryland |
$50,872 |
32 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
$50,787 |
33 |
Summit County, Utah |
$50,542 |
34 |
Palm Beach County, Florida |
$50,371 |
35 |
Martin County, Florida |
$49,992 |
36 |
Hennepin County, Minnesota |
$49,566 |
37 |
Collier County, Florida |
$49,492 |
38 |
Fulton County, Georgia |
$49,291 |
39 |
Sully County, South Dakota |
$49,119 |
40 |
Lake County, Illinois |
$48,906 |
41 |
Contra Costa County, California |
$48,618 |
42 |
Monmouth County, New Jersey |
$48,506 |
43 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
$48,472 |
44 |
King County, Washington |
$48,216 |
45 |
Clear Creek County, Colorado |
$48,150 |
46 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
$48,123 |
47 |
Williamson County, Tennessee |
$47,712 |
48 |
Denver County, Colorado |
$47,652 |
49 |
Denali Borough, Alaska |
$47,551 |
50 |
Douglas County, Nevada |
$47,303 |
[edit] 100 highest-income counties by median household income (2000) [1]
Number of counties by state in the top 100
100 highest counties by median household income
Source: US Census Bureau: 2000 Census
Number of counties by state in the top 100: Virginia 15, Maryland 9, California 8, New Jersey 8, Colorado 6, Georgia 6, Illinois 6, Minnesota 5, New York 5, Texas 5, Alaska 3, Connecticut 3, Ohio 3, Pennsylvania 3, Wisconsin 3, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 2, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1. Twenty-five states do not have any counties in the top 100.
United States of America: $41,994
Rank |
County |
Median
Household
Income |
1 |
Douglas County, Colorado |
$82,929 |
2 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
$81,050 |
3 |
Loudoun County, Virginia |
$80,648 |
4 |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
$79,888 |
5 |
Los Alamos County, New Mexico |
$78,993 |
6 |
Morris County, New Jersey |
$77,340 |
7 |
Somerset County, New Jersey |
$76,933 |
8 |
Falls Church, Virginia |
$74,924 |
9 |
Santa Clara County, California |
$74,335 |
10 |
Howard County, Maryland |
$74,167 |
11 |
Putnam County, New York |
$72,279 |
12 |
Nassau County, New York |
$72,030 |
13 |
Montgomery County, Maryland |
$71,551 |
14 |
Marin County, California |
$71,306 |
15 |
Fayette County, Georgia |
$71,227 |
16 |
Hamilton County, Indiana |
$71,026 |
17 |
Collin County, Texas |
$70,835 |
18 |
San Mateo County, California |
$70,819 |
19 |
Williamson County, Tennessee |
$69,104 |
20 |
Forsyth County, Georgia |
$68,890 |
21 |
Rockland County, New York |
$67,971 |
22 |
DuPage County, Illinois |
$67,887 |
23 |
Fairfax, Virginia |
$67,642 |
24 |
Livingston County, Michigan |
$67,400 |
25 |
Delaware County, Ohio |
$67,258 |
26 |
Lake County, Illinois |
$66,973 |
27 |
Stafford County, Virginia |
$66,809 |
28 |
Scott County, Minnesota |
$66,612 |
29 |
Washington County, Minnesota |
$66,305 |
30 |
Prince William County, Virginia |
$65,960 |
31 |
Calvert County, Maryland |
$65,945 |
32 |
Carver County, Minnesota |
$65,540 |
33 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
$65,295 |
34 |
Suffolk County, New York |
$65,288 |
35 |
Sussex County, New Jersey |
$65,266 |
36 |
Fairfield County, Connecticut |
$65,249 |
37 |
Bergen County, New Jersey |
$65,241 |
38 |
Rockwall County, Texas |
$65,164 |
39 |
Summit County, Utah |
$64,962 |
40 |
McHenry County, Illinois |
$64,826 |
41 |
Kendall County, Illinois |
$64,625 |
42 |
Monmouth County, New Jersey |
$64,231 |
43 |
Broomfield County, Colorado |
$63,903 |
44 |
Fort Bend County, Texas |
$63,831 |
45 |
Contra Costa County, California |
$63,675 |
46 |
Westchester County, New York |
$63,582 |
47 |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
$63,432 |
48 |
Oldham County, Kentucky |
$63,229 |
49 |
North Slope Borough, Alaska |
$63,173 |
50 |
Arlington County, Virginia |
$63,001 |
51 |
Waukesha County, Wisconsin |
$62,839 |
52 |
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin |
$62,745 |
53 |
Eagle County, Colorado |
$62,682 |
54 |
Elbert County, Colorado |
$62,480 |
55 |
Will County, Illinois |
$62,238 |
56 |
Charles County, Maryland |
$62,199 |
57 |
Juneau, Alaska |
$62,034 |
58 |
Fauquier County, Virginia |
$61,999 |
59 |
Oakland County, Michigan |
$61,907 |
60 |
Dakota County, Minnesota |
$61,863 |
61 |
Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
$61,768 |
62 |
Johnson County, Kansas |
$61,455 |
63 |
Middlesex County, New Jersey |
$61,446 |
64 |
Aleutians West, Alaska |
$61,406 |
65 |
Poquoson, Virginia |
$60,920 |
66 |
Cherokee County, Georgia |
$60,896 |
67 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
$60,829 |
68 |
Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
$60,821 |
69 |
Manassas Park, Virginia |
$60,794 |
70 |
Williamson County, Texas |
$60,642 |
71 |
Gwinnett County, Georgia |
$60,537 |
72 |
Manassas, Virginia |
$60,409 |
73 |
Frederick County, Maryland |
$60,276 |
74 |
Geauga County, Ohio |
$60,200 |
75 |
Carroll County, Maryland |
$60,021 |
76 |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
$59,727 |
77 |
Ventura County, California |
$59,666 |
78 |
Pitkin County, Colorado |
$59,375 |
79 |
Kane County, Illinois |
$59,351 |
80 |
Hanover County, Virginia |
$59,223 |
81 |
Middlesex County, Connecticut |
$59,175 |
82 |
Tolland County, Connecticut |
$59,044 |
83 |
Orange County, California |
$58,820 |
84 |
Burlington County, New Jersey |
$58,608 |
85 |
Chesterfield County, Virginia |
$58,537 |
86 |
Cobb County, Georgia |
$58,289 |
87 |
Denton County, Texas |
$58,216 |
88 |
Rockingham County, New Hampshire |
$58,150 |
89 |
York County, Virginia |
$57,956 |
90 |
Warren County, Ohio |
$57,952 |
91 |
Anoka County, Minnesota |
$57,754 |
92 |
Placer County, California |
$57,535 |
93 |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
$57,525 |
94 |
San Benito County, California |
$57,469 |
95 |
Jefferson County, Colorado |
$57,339 |
96 |
Henry County, Georgia |
$57,309 |
97 |
St. Charles County, Missouri |
$57,258 |
98 |
Harford County, Maryland |
$57,234 |
99 |
Queen Anne's County, Maryland |
$57,037 |
100 |
Washington County, Wisconsin |
$57,033 |
[edit] 20 highest-income counties by median household income (2006) [3]
Source: US Census Bureau: 2006 Census
Number of counties by state in the top 20: Virginia 6, Maryland 3, New Jersey 3, California 3, New York 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1, Tennessee 1. Forty-two states do not have any counties in the top 20.
Rank |
County |
Median
Household
Income |
1 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
$100,318 |
2 |
Loudoun County, Virginia |
$99,371 |
3 |
Howard County, Maryland |
$94,260 |
4 |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
$93,297 |
5 |
Douglas County, Colorado |
$92,125 |
6 |
Somerset County, New Jersey |
$91,688 |
7 |
Morris County, New Jersey |
$89,587 |
8 |
Montgomery County, Maryland |
$87,624 |
9 |
Arlington County, Virginia |
$87,350 |
10 |
Nassau County, New York |
$85,994 |
11 |
Marin County, California |
$85,892 |
12 |
Stafford County, Virginia |
$85,014 |
13 |
Calvert County, Maryland |
$84,891 |
14 |
Santa Clara County, California |
$84,838 |
15 |
Forsyth County, Georgia |
$83,682 |
16 |
San Mateo County, California |
$82,123 |
17 |
Putnam County, New York |
$81,907 |
18 |
Williamson County, Tennessee |
$81,449 |
19 |
Prince William County, Virginia |
$80,783 |
20 |
Alexandria City, Virginia |
$80,449 |
[edit] Highest-income counties and places by state
To see more detailed lists of rankings of counties and places in individual states, see the following pages:
[edit] See also
[edit] US related topics
[edit] Notes and References
^ Independent cities are counted as county equivalents for the purposes of census comparisons.