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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Highest per-capita income, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by per-capita income (1990 ACS) — total personal income divided by every resident, including children. Marin County, California leads at $28,381. 3,122 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPER CAPITA INCOMEVS –
USUnited States248,709,873$14,340
01Marin County, CACA253,694$28,381
02New York County, NYNY1,664,862$27,862
03Pitkin County, COCO16,625$26,755
04Falls Church, VAVA15,159$26,709
05Arlington County, VAVA243,931$25,633
06Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$25,591
07Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$25,584
08Alexandria, VAVA160,662$25,509
09Morris County, NJNJ524,251$25,177
10Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$25,111
11Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$24,833
12Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$24,080
13Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$23,352
14Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$23,236
15Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$22,900
16Howard County, MDMD339,183$22,704
17San Mateo County, CACA743,568$22,430
18Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$21,990
19Fairfax, VAVA26,772$21,929
20Lake County, ILIL719,339$21,765
21Collier County, FLFL417,131$21,386
22DuPage County, ILIL934,298$21,155
23Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337$21,125
24Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$21,091
25San Juan County, WAWA18,577$21,013
26Douglas County, COCO399,396$21,002
27Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$20,757
28Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$20,748
29Chester County, PAPA557,116$20,601
30Johnson County, KSKS636,906$20,592
31Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$20,591
32Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$20,565
33Putnam County, NYNY99,028$20,536
34Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$20,503
35Hamilton County, ININ387,036$20,426
36Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$20,423
37Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$20,343
38Martin County, FLFL166,272$20,328
39Rockland County, NYNY357,397$20,195
40Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$19,979
41Blaine County, IDID25,517$19,979
42Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726$19,937
43Juneau, AKAK31,609$19,920
44Orange County, CACA3,149,507$19,890
45San Francisco County, CACA826,079$19,695
46Union County, NJNJ601,863$19,660
47Anchorage, AKAK287,155$19,620
48Williamson County, TNTN272,061$19,339
49Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346$19,249
50Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$19,195
51Cobb County, GAGA793,345$19,166
52Bristol Bay, AKAK847$19,123
53Fayette County, GAGA125,156$19,025
54Mercer County, NJNJ399,289$18,936
55District of Columbia, DCDC693,645$18,881
56Monroe County, FLFL80,406$18,869
57Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$18,789
58Arapahoe County, COCO673,820$18,777
59Talbot County, MDMD38,238$18,755
60Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$18,714
61Baltimore County, MDMD847,650$18,658
62St. Louis County, MOMO990,911$18,625
63King County, WAWA2,344,939$18,587
64Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$18,566
65Manassas, VAVA44,332$18,554
66Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$18,509
67Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$18,496
68Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$18,481
69Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791$18,452
70Sarasota County, FLFL479,958$18,441
71Goochland County, VAVA29,187$18,312
72Bucks County, PAPA647,828$18,292
73Dukes County, MAMA21,219$18,280
74North Slope, AKAK10,582$18,231
75Eagle County, COCO54,291$18,202
76Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$18,173
77Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$18,148
78James City County, VAVA83,326$18,139
79Henrico County, VAVA342,775$18,019
80Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$17,982
81Bristol County, RIRI50,001$17,897
82Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099$17,881
83Ventura County, CACA830,851$17,861
84Prince William County, VAVA502,966$17,833
85Indian River County, FLFL172,799$17,825
86Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$17,707
87Lancaster County, VAVA10,995$17,698
88Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$17,694
89Napa County, CACA132,949$17,640
90Douglas County, NVNV50,111$17,620
91Geauga County, OHOH95,676$17,587
92Essex County, MAMA826,653$17,586
93Essex County, NJNJ896,379$17,574
94Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$17,547
95Borden County, TXTX567$17,533
96Calvert County, MDMD94,484$17,521
97Richmond County, NYNY501,290$17,507
98Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$17,489
99Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$17,448
100New Castle County, DEDE588,026$17,442
101Delaware County, OHOH242,032$17,437
102Washington County, MNMN286,895$17,435
103Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$17,423
104Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$17,420
105Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415$17,404
106Summit County, COCO31,517$17,400
107Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$17,391
108Boulder County, COCO328,560$17,359
109Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$17,347
110Livingston County, MIMI197,315$17,327
111Placer County, CACA442,081$17,311
112Jefferson County, COCO580,451$17,310
113McHenry County, ILIL317,751$17,271
114Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439$17,260
115Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$17,242
116Sonoma County, CACA486,444$17,239
117Dakota County, MNMN457,710$17,237
118Teton County, WYWY23,333$17,234
119Delaware County, PAPA580,937$17,210
120Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$17,195
121Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$17,155
122Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214$17,115
123DeKalb County, GAGA774,394$17,115
124St. Johns County, FLFL346,328$17,113
125Sitka, AKAK8,319$16,962
126Poquoson, VAVA13,292$16,930
127Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$16,910
128Broward County, FLFL2,013,317$16,883
129Newport County, RIRI83,051$16,819
130Summit County, UTUT43,141$16,739
131Platte County, MOMO114,400$16,737
132Warren County, NJNJ112,953$16,716
133Boone County, ININ80,689$16,674
134Seminole County, FLFL491,884$16,644
135Roanoke County, VAVA97,150$16,627
136Harford County, MDMD266,446$16,612
137Frederick County, MDMD302,883$16,571
138Charles County, MDMD176,593$16,555
139Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$16,523
140Hanover County, VAVA116,423$16,463
141San Miguel County, COCO7,753$16,454
142Barnstable County, MAMA233,539$16,402
143Kent County, RIRI173,495$16,390
144Washoe County, NVNV509,386$16,365
145Albany County, NYNY321,225$16,363
146Clackamas County, OROR426,280$16,360
147Washington County, OROR611,708$16,351
148Carroll County, MDMD176,677$16,320
149Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$16,256
150Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397$16,243
151Shelby County, ALAL238,552$16,237
152San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$16,220
153Glasscock County, TXTX1,128$16,219
154Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$16,214
155Haines, AKAK2,068$16,204
156Clear Creek County, COCO8,994$16,196
157Macomb County, MIMI886,221$16,187
158Washington County, RIRI129,795$16,182
159Monroe County, NYNY750,506$16,162
160Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$16,151
161Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$16,149
162Mono County, CACA12,505$16,120
163Carver County, MNMN114,379$16,116
164Kendall County, ILIL145,470$16,115
165Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$16,105
166Chittenden County, VTVT169,115$16,096
167Merrimack County, NHNH158,078$16,057
168Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$16,056
169Passaic County, NJNJ531,624$16,048
170Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657$16,016
171Stafford County, VAVA170,803$15,917
172Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$15,914
173Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$15,898
174Kane County, ILIL525,757$15,890
175Cumberland County, MEME317,222$15,816
176Cumberland County, PAPA277,270$15,796
177Orange County, NCNC152,498$15,776
178Camden County, NJNJ535,799$15,773
179Snohomish County, WAWA870,656$15,769
180Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$15,763
181Nevada County, CACA101,911$15,760
182York County, VAVA71,374$15,742
183Pinellas County, FLFL948,563$15,712
184Rockdale County, GAGA98,416$15,710
185El Dorado County, CACA192,323$15,703
186Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$15,697
187Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$15,683
188Roberts County, TXTX867$15,679
189Clarke County, VAVA15,609$15,657
190Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$15,645
191Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$15,644
192Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738$15,639
193Storey County, NVNV4,260$15,623
194Lee County, FLFL875,607$15,623
195Maui County, HIHI160,592$15,616
196Midland County, MIMI83,754$15,615
197Ocean County, NJNJ673,746$15,598
198Denver County, COCO740,613$15,590
199Dane County, WIWI590,375$15,542
200Cape May County, NJNJ93,390$15,536
201Hendricks County, ININ193,510$15,526
202Oldham County, KYKY70,986$15,510
203Worcester County, MAMA888,502$15,500
204Kent County, MDMD19,565$15,488
205Lake County, OHOH232,217$15,465
206Lehigh County, PAPA384,383$15,458
207Nye County, NVNV57,336$15,454
208Madison County, ALAL433,516$15,443
209Routt County, COCO25,329$15,429
210Midland County, TXTX187,855$15,417
211Suffolk County, MAMA791,891$15,414
212Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$15,378
213Guilford County, NCNC562,234$15,373
214Columbia County, GAGA169,189$15,372
215Randall County, TXTX152,351$15,369
216Clay County, MOMO265,032$15,369
217St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$15,366
218King George County, VAVA29,646$15,365
219Polk County, IAIA516,546$15,365
220Hamilton County, OHOH838,418$15,354
221Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$15,348
222Scott County, MNMN159,017$15,341
223Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907$15,327
224Gilpin County, COCO6,073$15,267
225Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$15,265
226Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$15,242
227San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$15,237
228Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$15,213
229Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638$15,207
230Harris County, TXTX5,045,026$15,202
231Orange County, NYNY417,669$15,198
232Davidson County, TNTN745,904$15,195
233Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$15,192
234Will County, ILIL712,253$15,186
235Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466$15,178
236Oconee County, GAGA44,893$15,164
237Carson City, NVNV58,571$15,131
238Flagler County, FLFL140,360$15,124
239Travis County, TXTX1,389,670$15,123
240Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035$15,115
241Clark County, NVNV2,407,226$15,109
242Dare County, NCNC38,245$15,107
243Brevard County, FLFL663,982$15,093
244Washington County, OKOK54,037$15,086
245Hancock County, ININ90,969$15,059
246Porter County, ININ176,049$15,059
247Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$15,035
248Durham County, NCNC347,240$15,030
249New Kent County, VAVA28,022$14,993
250Johnson County, ININ174,262$14,992
251Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558$14,970
252Fayette County, KYKY329,751$14,962
253Hood County, TXTX70,501$14,961
254Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$14,947
255Moore County, NCNC110,619$14,934
256Ulster County, NYNY183,330$14,921
257Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925$14,912
258St. Croix County, WIWI98,276$14,912
259Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536$14,907
260Linn County, IAIA232,028$14,902
261Eaton County, MIMI109,581$14,896
262Dauphin County, PAPA293,351$14,890
263Berkshire County, MAMA128,224$14,857
264Medina County, OHOH185,025$14,852
265Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$14,849
266Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$14,834
267Solano County, CACA455,376$14,833
268Tulsa County, OKOK698,782$14,742
269Washington County, WIWI139,238$14,736
270Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$14,703
271Davie County, NCNC45,855$14,648
272Douglas County, NENE606,460$14,644
273Allen County, ININ402,329$14,631
274Warren County, OHOH257,181$14,615
275Marion County, ININ992,196$14,614
276Berks County, PAPA440,072$14,604
277Ontario County, NYNY113,130$14,601
278Monterey County, CACA433,729$14,578
279Orange County, FLFL1,528,002$14,570
280Elbert County, COCO30,534$14,566
281Northampton County, PAPA324,411$14,562
282Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433$14,555
283Anoka County, MNMN381,605$14,554
284Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795$14,548
285York County, PAPA473,197$14,544
286Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$14,516
287Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$14,510
288Montgomery County, OHOH539,598$14,495
289Hudson County, NJNJ735,033$14,480
290Grundy County, ILIL54,052$14,474
291Eureka County, NVNV1,867$14,474
292Salem, VAVA25,816$14,467
293Multnomah County, OROR795,391$14,462
294St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$14,454
295Manatee County, FLFL468,200$14,444
296Belknap County, NHNH65,147$14,439
297Charlotte County, FLFL217,212$14,431
298Hampshire County, MAMA164,065$14,414
299Summit County, OHOH538,376$14,409
300Greene County, OHOH174,322$14,384
301Kent County, MIMI675,232$14,378
302Warren County, NYNY65,020$14,378
303Boone County, ILIL53,568$14,355
304Ottawa County, MIMI308,459$14,347
305Howard County, ININ83,904$14,346
306Worcester County, MDMD54,459$14,341
307Park County, COCO18,314$14,325
308Cecil County, MDMD107,131$14,314
309Kitsap County, WAWA283,374$14,311
310Bedford County, VAVA83,059$14,305
311Montgomery County, TXTX781,194$14,283
312Amador County, CACA41,876$14,282
313Ada County, IDID546,141$14,268
314Windsor County, VTVT57,312$14,262
315Lexington County, SCSC317,588$14,259
316Hartley County, TXTX4,904$14,254
317Kauai County, HIHI73,400$14,254
318Hemphill County, TXTX3,083$14,244
319Hancock County, OHOH75,034$14,239
320Lancaster County, PAPA563,159$14,235
321Bartholomew County, ININ85,729$14,216
322Winchester, VAVA28,272$14,214
323Polk County, NCNC20,533$14,213
324Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115$14,203
325Henry County, GAGA264,922$14,167
326Clinton County, MIMI80,432$14,153
327Woodford County, KYKY27,883$14,151
328Ottawa County, OHOH39,481$14,144
329McLean County, ILIL171,419$14,138
330York County, MEME222,434$14,131
331Culpeper County, VAVA57,666$14,122
332Johnson County, IAIA160,044$14,113
333Douglas County, GAGA154,293$14,096
334Shawnee County, KSKS178,607$14,091
335Leon County, FLFL299,048$14,088
336Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$14,067
337Glynn County, GAGA87,599$14,055
338Elko County, NVNV54,815$14,050
339Columbia County, NYNY60,168$14,044
340Carroll County, NHNH52,784$14,041
341Warrick County, ININ66,803$14,037
342Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$14,031
343Hampden County, MAMA464,338$14,029
344Benton County, WAWA221,722$14,027
345Racine County, WIWI198,919$14,023
346Knox County, TNTN511,453$14,007
347Strafford County, NHNH135,043$13,999
348Richmond, VAVA237,257$13,993
349Galveston County, TXTX372,207$13,993
350Clark County, WAWA532,119$13,993
351Larimer County, COCO377,292$13,968
352Salem County, NJNJ66,280$13,961
353Butler County, OHOH400,128$13,947
354Clay County, FLFL239,593$13,945
355Franklin County, MAMA70,698$13,944
356Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511$13,940
357Island County, WAWA85,657$13,940
358San Benito County, CACA70,082$13,933
359Peoria County, ILIL178,553$13,924
360Cole County, MOMO77,908$13,918
361Greenville County, SCSC583,125$13,918
362Brown County, WIWI275,803$13,906
363Thurston County, WAWA304,261$13,901
364Miami County, OHOH112,634$13,896
365Monroe County, MIMI156,004$13,893
366Outagamie County, WIWI195,894$13,893
367Cheshire County, NHNH78,269$13,887
368Monroe County, ILIL34,840$13,886
369Hayes County, NENE821$13,871
370Providence County, RIRI678,179$13,871
371New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$13,863
372Yolo County, CACA224,410$13,861
373Duval County, FLFL1,062,963$13,857
374Wood County, OHOH134,176$13,853
375Bristol County, MAMA593,640$13,853
376Erie County, OHOH73,296$13,833
377Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393$13,825
378Elkhart County, ININ208,774$13,825
379Chesapeake, VAVA255,332$13,817
380Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$13,810
381Skagit County, WAWA132,975$13,804
382Lancaster County, NENE334,049$13,803
383Alpine County, CACA1,043$13,799
384Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125$13,794
385Pike County, PAPA62,808$13,785
386Lucas County, OHOH423,347$13,778
387Montour County, PAPA17,868$13,769
388Catawba County, NCNC170,172$13,764
389Macon County, ILIL99,300$13,762
390Pulaski County, ARAR404,611$13,760
391Whatcom County, WAWA236,392$13,753
392Martinsville, VAVA13,849$13,742
393Ingham County, MIMI289,709$13,740
394Adams County, IDID5,013$13,732
395Sierra County, CACA3,098$13,731
396Jackson County, MOMO732,994$13,712
397Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$13,712
398Coweta County, GAGA160,240$13,708
399Henderson County, NCNC122,375$13,702
400Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267$13,698
401Teller County, COCO24,756$13,698
402Winnebago County, WIWI174,218$13,696
403Piatt County, ILIL16,791$13,690
404Wilson County, TNTN175,033$13,681
405Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$13,681
406Putnam County, ILIL5,619$13,672
407Frederick County, VAVA99,955$13,671
408Mathews County, VAVA8,529$13,671
409Tipton County, ININ15,319$13,669
410Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979$13,668
411El Paso County, COCO757,040$13,664
412Union County, OHOH73,446$13,644
413Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$13,639
414Monroe County, PAPA167,179$13,630
415Broome County, NYNY195,736$13,626
416Scott County, IAIA175,259$13,625
417Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$13,619
418Grafton County, NHNH93,225$13,611
419Fairfield County, OHOH169,752$13,609
420St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108$13,605
421Campbell County, WYWY48,145$13,596
422Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601$13,594
423Kenton County, KYKY175,779$13,587
424Genesee County, MIMI401,093$13,583
425Warren County, VAVA42,740$13,580
426Clayton County, GAGA297,471$13,577
427Boone County, KYKY145,316$13,576
428Erie County, NYNY946,741$13,560
429Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$13,552
430Jefferson County, WAWA33,970$13,551
431Washington County, VTVT59,652$13,547
432Orange County, VAVA40,083$13,545
433Humboldt County, NVNV17,267$13,544
434Jones County, GAGA29,171$13,543
435Bennington County, VTVT36,630$13,543
436Walworth County, WIWI106,127$13,526
437Woodford County, ILIL38,111$13,516
438Calaveras County, CACA46,605$13,497
439Sumner County, TNTN215,538$13,497
440Williamson County, TXTX752,827$13,490
441McMullen County, TXTX544$13,485
442Lincoln County, MEME36,595$13,479
443Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$13,469
444Brazoria County, TXTX419,080$13,468
445Grand County, COCO16,496$13,457
446Pierce County, WAWA946,288$13,439
447Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995$13,434
448Rock County, WIWI166,472$13,428
449Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$13,428
450Kendall County, TXTX53,289$13,426
451Wicomico County, MDMD106,899$13,425
452Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047$13,425
453Deschutes County, OROR213,072$13,401
454Comal County, TXTX209,166$13,400
455Inyo County, CACA18,158$13,397
456St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449$13,387
457Franklin County, KYKY52,649$13,383
458Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216$13,383
459Dallas County, IAIA118,457$13,364
460San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$13,358
461Hall County, GAGA226,568$13,356
462Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$13,345
463Clermont County, OHOH216,977$13,338
464Shelby County, TNTN910,226$13,330
465Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284$13,325
466Whitfield County, GAGA106,212$13,324
467Kosciusko County, ININ80,892$13,323
468Chatham County, NCNC85,111$13,321
469Lapeer County, MIMI89,516$13,313
470Wayne County, NYNY91,250$13,313
471Leelanau County, MIMI22,982$13,307
472York County, SCSC306,887$13,306
473King William County, VAVA19,617$13,294
474Alamance County, NCNC186,177$13,290
475Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729$13,289
476Nassau County, FLFL106,879$13,288
477Volusia County, FLFL606,573$13,288
478Sarpy County, NENE208,303$13,284
479St. Joseph County, ININ272,861$13,277
480Jefferson County, ALAL665,742$13,277
481Madison County, ILIL263,110$13,272
482Kenosha County, WIWI168,448$13,265
483Butler County, KSKS69,484$13,260
484St. Clair County, MIMI160,486$13,257
485Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$13,249
486Richland County, SCSC434,956$13,243
487Sherman County, OROR2,051$13,242
488Cass County, NDND201,794$13,240
489Jefferson County, MTMT13,329$13,233
490Marshall County, IAIA39,890$13,231
491Carteret County, NCNC70,469$13,227
492Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$13,224
493Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$13,214
494Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$13,211
495Lebanon County, PAPA146,380$13,209
496Ouray County, COCO5,265$13,208
497Floyd County, ININ82,153$13,203
498Anderson County, TNTN82,066$13,182
499Cleveland County, OKOK303,973$13,182
500Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685$13,177
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest per capita income?

Marin County, California ranks #1 with $28,381 (1990 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is per capita income measured?

Total income divided by total population. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.