Which county has the highest median household income?

Loudoun County, Virginia ranks #1 with $181,765 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median household income?

Loudoun County, Virginia, Santa Clara County, California, San Mateo County, California, Fairfax County, Virginia, Howard County, Maryland.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,143 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is median household income measured?

Median income of all households, as reported each year (nominal dollars, not inflation adjusted). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

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Highest median household income, US counties

US counties ranked by median household income from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

3001Coke County, TXTX3,412$43,333+49%

3002Scott County, ARAR9,965$43,270+64%

3003Monroe County, ARAR6,244$43,214+91%

3004Calhoun County, MSMS12,643$43,125+59%

3005Clay County, MSMS18,238$43,125+58%

3006Oregon County, MOMO8,709$43,069+93%

3007Buchanan County, VAVA18,492$42,886+93%

3008Union Parish, LALA20,561$42,885+48%

3009Drew County, ARAR17,054$42,824+50%

3010Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$42,750+72%

3011Sumter County, GAGA28,801$42,653+38%

3012Newton County, TXTX11,954$42,618+50%

3013St. Francis County, ARAR21,800$42,574+63%

3014Dallas County, ARAR6,011$42,500+60%

3015Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$42,463+67%

3016Bladen County, NCNC30,007$42,422+58%

3017Atkinson County, GAGA8,454$42,347+60%

3018Clay County, WVWV7,538$42,318+91%

3019Monroe County, ALAL18,965$42,292+45%

3020Fulton County, ARAR12,492$42,241+65%

3021Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555$42,211+63%

3022Perry County, KYKY26,555$42,181+91%

3023Washington County, MSMS40,446$42,165+64%

3024Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$42,119+60%

3025Sioux County, NDND3,667$42,083+87%

3026Todd County, SDSD8,863$42,075+110%

3027Ripley County, MOMO10,717$42,037+85%

3028Robeson County, NCNC119,941$41,978+49%

3029Quay County, NMNM8,454$41,946+68%

3030Covington, VAVA5,680$41,944+38%

3031St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758$41,934+68%

3032Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980$41,915+104%

3033Garden County, NENE1,804$41,882+58%

3034Lee County, VAVA21,642$41,827+82%

3035Washington County, NCNC10,638$41,813+45%

3036Letcher County, KYKY19,952$41,793+98%

3037Taylor County, GAGA7,818$41,788+66%

3038Knott County, KYKY13,321$41,761+105%

3039Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099$41,758+54%

3040Montgomery County, MSMS9,354$41,748+65%

3041Esmeralda County, NVNV729$41,715+26%

3042Harlan County, KYKY24,725$41,693+123%

3043Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$41,685+62%

3044Union County, SCSC26,799$41,621+32%

3045Sierra County, NMNM11,395$41,600+72%

3046Talbot County, GAGA5,709$41,597+56%

3047Norton, VAVA3,477$41,495+82%

3048Bradley County, ARAR9,828$41,476+67%

3049Apache County, AZAZ64,445$41,438+78%

3050Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338$41,417–

3051Latimer County, OKOK9,645$41,405+73%

3052Conecuh County, ALAL10,899$41,327+87%

3053Floyd County, KYKY34,401$41,279+95%

3054Lafayette County, ARAR5,888$41,278+66%

3055Webster Parish, LALA34,948$41,182+45%

3056Macon County, GAGA11,756$41,031+69%

3057Stone County, ARAR12,703$40,943+84%

3058Clay County, KYKY19,465$40,900+151%

3059Summers County, WVWV11,532$40,699+92%

3060Wilcox County, ALAL9,666$40,640+144%

3061Wheeler County, GAGA7,570$40,539+69%

3062Edwards County, TXTX1,370$40,313+59%

3063Powell County, KYKY12,812$40,309+58%

3064Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219$40,283+48%

3065Quitman County, GAGA2,254$40,179+55%

3066Phillips County, ARAR14,255$40,134+81%

3067Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465$40,089+83%

3068Hancock County, GAGA8,682$40,082+82%

3069Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$40,000+79%

3070Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$40,000+85%

3071Jackson County, KYKY13,325$40,000+98%

3072Clay County, TNTN7,821$39,972+67%

3073Sunflower County, MSMS22,893$39,956+60%

3074Concordia Parish, LALA17,836$39,943+76%

3075Real County, TXTX2,745$39,605+58%

3076Bolivar County, MSMS28,262$39,585+69%

3077Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705$39,454+57%

3078Hickory County, MOMO9,044$39,390+55%

3079Tunica County, MSMS8,819$39,364+69%

3080Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941$39,325+65%

3081Yazoo County, MSMS22,947$39,295+58%

3082Hale County, ALAL15,194$39,250+52%

3083Zapata County, TXTX13,753$39,239+59%

3084Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360$39,172+45%

3085Chicot County, ARAR9,107$39,045+77%

3086Kenedy County, TXTX319$38,882+56%

3087Dimmit County, TXTX8,024$38,808+77%

3088Galax, VAVA6,670$38,675+37%

3089Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941$38,548+77%

3090Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$38,305+108%

3091Fulton County, KYKY6,218$38,217+57%

3092Mingo County, WVWV21,455$38,119+79%

3093Desha County, ARAR9,984$37,662+56%

3094Perry County, ALAL7,425$37,654+86%

3095Starr County, TXTX66,319$37,639+128%

3096Wayne County, MSMS19,807$37,619+45%

3097Lee County, KYKY7,297$37,568+103%

3098Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877$37,466+69%

3099Coahoma County, MSMS19,849$37,461+68%

3100Amite County, MSMS12,487$37,222+43%

3101Lowndes County, ALAL9,359$37,052+61%

3102Martin County, KYKY10,697$37,042+103%

3103Costilla County, COCO3,679$36,861+89%

3104Turner County, GAGA8,983$36,799+43%

3105Zavala County, TXTX9,037$36,749+118%

3106Tensas Parish, LALA3,700$36,615+85%

3107Socorro County, NMNM15,838$36,570+56%

3108Luna County, NMNM25,407$36,419+75%

3109Marion County, SCSC28,242$36,301+37%

3110Swisher County, TXTX6,703$36,165+21%

3111Leslie County, KYKY9,627$35,934+94%

3112Dallas County, ALAL35,140$35,627+52%

3113Madison Parish, LALA8,844$35,456+73%

3114Jackson County, SDSD2,666$35,417+48%

3115Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$35,311+87%

3116Leflore County, MSMS25,686$35,277+64%

3117Bienville Parish, LALA12,269$35,011+48%

3118Hancock County, TNTN7,075$34,960+77%

3119Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$34,808+82%

3120Lee County, ARAR8,029$34,375+68%

3121Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$34,301+29%

3122Noxubee County, MSMS9,798$33,833+52%

3123McCreary County, KYKY17,124$33,750+74%

3124Humphreys County, MSMS7,001$33,731+64%

3125East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760$33,341+61%

3126Sumter County, ALAL11,588$33,310+76%

3127Stewart County, GAGA4,631$33,250+34%

3128Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$33,080+70%

3129Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354$32,831+30%

3130Holmes County, MSMS15,465$32,538+89%

3131Knox County, KYKY29,532$32,527+78%

3132Quitman County, MSMS5,364$32,412+57%

3133Allendale County, SCSC7,355$32,328+55%

3134Claiborne County, MSMS8,058$31,897+41%

3135McDowell County, WVWV16,878$31,559+86%

3136Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$31,429+58%

3137Bell County, KYKY22,829$31,354+65%

3138Bullock County, ALAL9,780$31,310+52%

3139Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$30,417+58%

3140Greene County, ALAL7,067$29,200+47%

3141Lake County, TNTN6,249$28,814+31%

3142Randolph County, GAGA6,156$28,380+29%

3143Owsley County, KYKY3,932$22,188+40%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES