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 2023 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3118Fairfax, VAVA26,772$132,348+96%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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