Which county has the highest per capita income?

Marin County, California ranks #1 with $28,381 (1990 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by per capita income?

Marin County, California, New York County, New York, Pitkin County, Colorado, Falls Church, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 ACS 5-year data.

How is per capita income measured?

Total income divided by total population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (1990).

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 122 SHOWN OF 3,122

Highest per-capita income, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by per-capita income (2023 ACS) — total personal income divided by every resident, including children.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS 2000

3001Panola County, MSMS32,691$7,537−42%

3002Edwards County, TXTX1,370$7,537−41%

3003Macon County, ALAL18,132$7,534−45%

3004Johnson County, TNTN18,718$7,531−44%

3005Jasper County, MSMS15,785$7,524−42%

3006Castro County, TXTX7,295$7,510−48%

3007Harlan County, KYKY24,725$7,502−35%

3008Lewis County, KYKY12,901$7,477−38%

3009Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$7,475−35%

3010Estill County, KYKY13,962$7,474−39%

3011Powell County, KYKY12,812$7,474−43%

3012Carter County, MOMO5,418$7,470−44%

3013Glacier County, MTMT13,463$7,458−36%

3014Allendale County, SCSC7,355$7,458−34%

3015Chicot County, ARAR9,107$7,452−42%

3016Franklin County, MSMS7,491$7,426−46%

3017Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807$7,426−42%

3018Perry County, MSMS11,577$7,418−42%

3019Allen Parish, LALA22,672$7,394−44%

3020Madison County, IDID55,172$7,385−33%

3021Adair County, OKOK19,828$7,378−34%

3022Hancock County, GAGA8,682$7,345−33%

3023Letcher County, KYKY19,952$7,340−39%

3024Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941$7,303−39%

3025Ripley County, MOMO10,717$7,295−43%

3026Leake County, MSMS21,662$7,279−46%

3027Walthall County, MSMS13,928$7,263−42%

3028Grundy County, TNTN14,116$7,227−40%

3029Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$7,224−45%

3030Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$7,223−37%

3031Red River Parish, LALA7,165$7,213−40%

3032Searcy County, ARAR7,848$7,209−42%

3033Humphreys County, MSMS7,001$7,201−34%

3034St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758$7,199−42%

3035Coahoma County, MSMS19,849$7,197−43%

3036St. Francis County, ARAR21,800$7,194−42%

3037Leslie County, KYKY9,627$7,190−31%

3038Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$7,181−50%

3039Big Horn County, MTMT12,752$7,148−34%

3040Duval County, TXTX9,402$7,126−37%

3041Cameron County, TXTX433,946$7,125−35%

3042Newton County, ARAR7,026$7,114−48%

3043Jackson County, KYKY13,325$7,097−34%

3044Sunflower County, MSMS22,893$7,067−38%

3045Costilla County, COCO3,679$7,057−34%

3046Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980$7,041−38%

3047Bell County, KYKY22,829$7,037−39%

3048Mora County, NMNM4,051$7,021−43%

3049Randolph County, GAGA6,156$6,991−41%

3050Benson County, NDND5,759$6,983−39%

3051Benton County, MSMS7,502$6,982−43%

3052Crowley County, COCO5,677$6,978−46%

3053Mellette County, SDSD2,137$6,964−33%

3054McDowell County, WVWV16,878$6,961−32%

3055Jackson County, SDSD2,666$6,947−30%

3056Fentress County, TNTN20,322$6,927−47%

3057Bullock County, ALAL9,780$6,922−32%

3058Menifee County, KYKY6,430$6,911−39%

3059Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$6,905−37%

3060Bolivar County, MSMS28,262$6,889−43%

3061Greene County, MSMS13,707$6,882−42%

3062Perry County, ALAL7,425$6,879−37%

3063Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941$6,874−43%

3064Morgan County, KYKY14,415$6,871−46%

3065Lee County, KYKY7,297$6,869−48%

3066Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$6,858−46%

3067Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555$6,852−44%

3068Lowndes County, ALAL9,359$6,848−45%

3069Clinton County, KYKY9,139$6,838−49%

3070Elliott County, KYKY7,265$6,823−43%

3071Cibola County, NMNM26,807$6,803−42%

3072West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134$6,796−58%

3073Webster County, WVWV7,760$6,793−45%

3074Rolette County, NDND11,688$6,773−38%

3075Webb County, TXTX281,224$6,771−37%

3076Knott County, KYKY13,321$6,753−40%

3077Madison Parish, LALA8,844$6,723−34%

3078Clay County, WVWV7,538$6,722−44%

3079Phillips County, ARAR14,255$6,692−46%

3080Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$6,670−39%

3081Conejos County, COCO7,529$6,664−45%

3082Noxubee County, MSMS9,798$6,654−45%

3083Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549$6,630−33%

3084Frio County, TXTX18,823$6,629−59%

3085McKinley County, NMNM68,119$6,628−33%

3086Brooks County, TXTX6,579$6,623−35%

3087Lee County, ARAR8,029$6,582−40%

3088Wilcox County, ALAL9,666$6,552−40%

3089Wayne County, KYKY19,597$6,550−48%

3090Zapata County, TXTX13,753$6,541−38%

3091Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$6,529−42%

3092Dewey County, SDSD5,419$6,515−30%

3093Quitman County, MSMS5,364$6,450−40%

3094Tunica County, MSMS8,819$6,449−46%

3095Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$6,412−39%

3096Presidio County, TXTX5,433$6,347−34%

3097Greene County, ALAL7,067$6,306−54%

3098Corson County, SDSD3,781$6,299−27%

3099Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$6,289−41%

3100Hancock County, TNTN7,075$6,266−48%

3101Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877$6,180−43%

3102Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$6,132−18%

3103Clay County, KYKY19,465$6,084−37%

3104Willacy County, TXTX19,971$6,074−36%

3105East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760$6,059−37%

3106Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$6,032−47%

3107Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$5,998−42%

3108Holmes County, MSMS15,465$5,969−44%

3109Claiborne County, MSMS8,058$5,932−47%

3110San Juan County, UTUT14,542$5,907−42%

3111Owsley County, KYKY3,932$5,791−46%

3112Menominee County, WIWI4,199$5,674−47%

3113Apache County, AZAZ64,445$5,399−40%

3114Dimmit County, TXTX8,024$5,386−45%

3115Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$5,349−45%

3116Sioux County, NDND3,667$5,185−33%

3117Maverick County, TXTX58,823$5,184−41%

3118McCreary County, KYKY17,124$5,153−48%

3119Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$5,067−3%

3120Todd County, SDSD8,863$5,043−35%

3121Zavala County, TXTX9,037$4,818−52%

3122Starr County, TXTX66,319$4,152−41%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES