Which county has the lowest median household income?

Owsley County, Kentucky ranks #1 with $22,188 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median household income?

Owsley County, Kentucky, Randolph County, Georgia, Lake County, Tennessee, Greene County, Alabama, Wolfe County, Kentucky.

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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 143 SHOWN OF 3,143

Lowest median household income, US counties

US counties with the lowest median household income in 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

3001▼14Kane County, ILIL525,757$103,163+74%

3002▼26Union County, NJNJ601,863$103,202+86%

3003▼42Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$103,250+70%

3004Anchorage, AKAK287,155$103,284+86%

3005▼24Sarpy County, NENE208,303$103,321+92%

3006▼108Bryan County, GAGA52,062$103,408+114%

3007▼11Newport County, RIRI83,051$103,514+105%

3008▼28Clackamas County, OROR426,280$103,517+99%

3009▼42Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415$103,545+94%

3010▼102Park County, COCO18,314$103,670+100%

3011▲31New York County, NYNY1,664,862$103,931+121%

3012▲12Boulder County, COCO328,560$103,994+86%

3013▲1Eagle County, COCO54,291$104,096+66%

3014▼83Kitsap County, WAWA283,374$104,158+122%

3015▼14Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$104,392+106%

3016Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,311$104,428–

3017▼24Parker County, TXTX184,767$104,443+130%

3018▼2Sonoma County, CACA486,444$104,674+97%

3019▲7St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$104,692+83%

3020▲24McHenry County, ILIL317,751$104,802+62%

3021▲15Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638$105,115+94%

3022▲12Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$105,466+85%

3023▼12Alpine County, CACA1,043$105,521+152%

3024▼35Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$105,768+92%

3025▲10Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$106,076+69%

3026▲1Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$106,195+105%

3027▼57San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$106,268+126%

3028▲4Dakota County, MNMN457,710$106,318+72%

3029▼130Routt County, COCO25,329$106,489+99%

3030▼121Tooele County, UTUT87,461$106,587+133%

3031▼11Washington County, RIRI129,795$106,638+101%

3032▼4Wright County, MNMN157,559$107,209+99%

3033▼15Washington County, OROR611,708$107,772+107%

3034▼43Geauga County, OHOH95,676$107,860+79%

3035▲10Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$108,111+84%

3036▼31Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$108,115+78%

3037▼47El Dorado County, CACA192,323$108,845+111%

3038▲16Johnson County, KSKS636,906$109,208+78%

3039▼87Summit County, COCO31,517$109,773+94%

3040▼2Ventura County, CACA830,851$109,797+84%

3041▲32Chambers County, TXTX57,594$109,804+129%

3042▼50St. Johns County, FLFL346,328$109,839+119%

3043▲8District of Columbia, DCDC693,645$109,870+174%

3044▲17York County, VAVA71,374$109,956+90%

3045▲24Rockland County, NYNY357,397$109,959+62%

3046▲3Will County, ILIL712,253$109,984+77%

3047▲8James City County, VAVA83,326$109,985+98%

3048▼9Warren County, OHOH257,181$110,132+90%

3049▲9Lake County, ILIL719,339$110,416+65%

3050▲15Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$110,537+105%

3051▼22Jefferson County, COCO580,451$110,656+93%

3052▼27Davis County, UTUT381,227$110,884+106%

3053▼10Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$111,093+106%

3054▼17Snohomish County, WAWA870,656$111,246+110%

3055▼15Boone County, ININ80,689$111,250+124%

3056▼6Williamson County, TXTX752,827$111,340+84%

3057Napa County, CACA132,949$111,471+115%

3058▼12Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$111,498+92%

3059▼3Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$111,549+82%

3060▲17Kendall County, ILIL145,470$111,601+73%

3061▲3Fayette County, GAGA125,156$111,978+57%

3062▲8DuPage County, ILIL934,298$112,096+65%

3063▲4Harford County, MDMD266,446$112,265+96%

3064▼31Union County, OHOH73,446$112,322+117%

3065▼13Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$112,738+96%

3066▼13Hanover County, VAVA116,423$112,805+90%

3067▲8Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$112,826+98%

3068▼51Manassas, VAVA44,332$113,590+88%

3069▼7Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$113,915+87%

3070▲16Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$114,041+79%

3071▼12Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$114,201+105%

3072▼59San Benito County, CACA70,082$114,394+99%

3073▼64Bristol County, RIRI50,001$114,490+126%

3074▼14Bucks County, PAPA647,828$114,764+92%

3075▲6Kendall County, TXTX53,289$114,962+132%

3076▲3Washington County, MNMN286,895$115,345+74%

3077▼14Placer County, CACA442,081$115,998+102%

3078▼4Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$116,186+78%

3079▼11Orange County, CACA3,149,507$116,289+98%

3080▼4King George County, VAVA29,646$116,884+134%

3081▼66Clarke County, VAVA15,609$117,111+127%

3082▼70Wasatch County, UTUT38,514$117,608+137%

3083▲2Carroll County, MDMD176,677$118,211+97%

3084▼18Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$118,331+103%

3085▼7Goochland County, VAVA29,187$118,931+111%

3086▼2Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$118,976+87%

3087▲7Scott County, MNMN159,017$119,314+79%

3088▼16St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$119,446+118%

3089▲3Alexandria, VAVA160,662$119,681+114%

3090Poquoson, VAVA13,292$120,972+99%

3091▼20Oconee County, GAGA44,893$121,217+120%

3092▼10Hamilton County, ININ387,036$121,530+71%

3093▼5Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$121,600+72%

3094▼5Frederick County, MDMD302,883$122,002+102%

3095▲2Oldham County, KYKY70,986$122,497+94%

3096Charles County, MDMD176,593$122,816+97%

3097▼17New Kent County, VAVA28,022$123,314+130%

3098▼7Broomfield County, COCO79,174$123,874–

3099▼77Teton County, WYWY23,333$124,172+127%

3100▼17King County, WAWA2,344,939$124,746+135%

3101▼6Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$124,845+94%

3102Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$124,884+91%

3103▼10Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$124,911+102%

3104▼186Dukes County, MAMA21,219$125,786+176%

3105▼6Carver County, MNMN114,379$125,946+92%

3106▲4Putnam County, NYNY99,028$126,257+75%

3107▼7Chester County, PAPA557,116$127,208+95%

3108▼10Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$127,229+100%

3109▼2Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$127,981+96%

3110Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,482$128,188–

3111▼8Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$129,367+131%

3112▼6Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$130,189+110%

3113▼8Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$130,686+100%

3114▼10Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$130,739+106%

3115▼7Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$130,847+115%

3116▼29Morgan County, UTUT13,383$130,929+160%

3117▼6Prince William County, VAVA502,966$131,402+99%

3118▼6Fairfax, VAVA26,772$132,348+96%

3119▼4Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$132,450+85%

3120▼19Elbert County, COCO30,534$132,685+112%

3121▼7Delaware County, OHOH242,032$133,540+99%

3122▼4Calvert County, MDMD94,484$133,922+103%

3123▼100Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$135,500+121%

3124▼11Williamson County, TNTN272,061$135,594+96%

3125▼4Morris County, NJNJ524,251$137,326+78%

3126▼10Stafford County, VAVA170,803$137,807+106%

3127▼18Summit County, UTUT43,141$138,114+113%

3128▼11Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$139,688+152%

3129▼9Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$140,374+82%

3130▼7San Francisco County, CACA826,079$140,970+155%

3131▼9Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$141,715+77%

3132▼4Arlington County, VAVA243,931$142,114+126%

3133Falls Church, VAVA15,159$143,262+91%

3134▼15Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$143,784+109%

3135▼10Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$146,202+103%

3136▼12Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$147,139+86%

3137▼10Marin County, CACA253,694$149,091+109%

3138▼12Douglas County, COCO399,396$149,594+80%

3139▼10Howard County, MDMD339,183$149,763+102%

3140▼10Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$153,637+90%

3141▼10San Mateo County, CACA743,568$158,855+124%

3142▼10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$164,281+121%

3143▼9Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$181,765+125%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES