Which county has the lowest median household income?

Owsley County, Kentucky ranks #1 with $8,595 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median household income?

Owsley County, Kentucky, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, Holmes County, Mississippi, Kalawao County, Hawaii, Starr County, Texas.

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 median household income measured?

Median income of all households, as reported each year (nominal dollars, not inflation adjusted). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

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Lowest median household income, US counties · 1990

US counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 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 –

3001Passaic County, NJNJ531,624$37,596–

3002Placer County, CACA442,081$37,601–

3003Delaware County, OHOH242,032$37,896–

3004Essex County, MAMA826,653$37,913–

3005Medina County, OHOH185,025$38,083–

3006St. Louis County, MOMO990,911$38,127–

3007Platte County, MOMO114,400$38,173–

3008New Kent County, VAVA28,022$38,403–

3009Oldham County, KYKY70,986$38,416–

3010Washington County, WIWI139,238$38,431–

3011New Castle County, DEDE588,026$38,617–

3012Maui County, HIHI160,592$38,771–

3013Baltimore County, MDMD847,650$38,837–

3014Macomb County, MIMI886,221$38,931–

3015Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$39,052–

3016Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$39,076–

3017Jefferson County, COCO580,451$39,084–

3018Solano County, CACA455,376$39,113–

3019Carver County, MNMN114,379$39,188–

3020Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$39,190–

3021Orange County, NYNY417,669$39,198–

3022Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638$39,387–

3023Rockdale County, GAGA98,416$39,389–

3024James City County, VAVA83,326$39,785–

3025Hendricks County, ININ193,510$39,892–

3026Warren County, NJNJ112,953$39,929–

3027Pitkin County, COCO16,625$39,991–

3028Anoka County, MNMN381,605$40,076–

3029Kane County, ILIL525,757$40,080–

3030Columbia County, GAGA169,189$40,122–

3031St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$40,307–

3032Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$40,331–

3033York County, VAVA71,374$40,363–

3034Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415$40,404–

3035Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$40,581–

3036Hanover County, VAVA116,423$40,683–

3037Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$40,745–

3038Scott County, MNMN159,017$40,798–

3039Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$40,905–

3040Geauga County, OHOH95,676$41,113–

3041Will County, ILIL712,253$41,195–

3042Mercer County, NJNJ399,289$41,227–

3043Cobb County, GAGA793,345$41,297–

3044Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$41,342–

3045Frederick County, MDMD302,883$41,382–

3046Alexandria, VAVA160,662$41,472–

3047Harford County, MDMD266,446$41,680–

3048Union County, NJNJ601,863$41,791–

3049Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$41,881–

3050Dakota County, MNMN457,710$42,218–

3051Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$42,250–

3052Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$42,373–

3053Carroll County, MDMD176,677$42,378–

3054Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$42,384–

3055Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$42,403–

3056Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$42,417–

3057Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346$42,695–

3058Johnson County, KSKS636,906$42,741–

3059Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$42,809–

3060Kendall County, ILIL145,470$42,834–

3061Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$43,127–

3062Poquoson, VAVA13,292$43,236–

3063Sitka, AKAK8,319$43,337–

3064Bucks County, PAPA647,828$43,347–

3065Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337$43,407–

3066McHenry County, ILIL317,751$43,471–

3067Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099$43,518–

3068Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$43,604–

3069Williamson County, TNTN272,061$43,615–

3070Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$43,720–

3071Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$43,847–

3072Richmond County, NYNY501,290$43,861–

3073Anchorage, AKAK287,155$43,946–

3074Washington County, MNMN286,895$44,122–

3075Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$44,565–

3076Arlington County, VAVA243,931$44,600–

3077Stafford County, VAVA170,803$44,661–

3078Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$44,815–

3079Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$45,087–

3080Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$45,147–

3081Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$45,172–

3082Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$45,222–

3083Livingston County, MIMI197,315$45,439–

3084Ventura County, CACA830,851$45,612–

3085Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$45,623–

3086Chester County, PAPA557,116$45,642–

3087Hamilton County, ININ387,036$45,748–

3088Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$45,912–

3089Orange County, CACA3,149,507$45,922–

3090Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$46,020–

3091Lake County, ILIL719,339$46,047–

3092Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$46,215–

3093Charles County, MDMD176,593$46,415–

3094San Mateo County, CACA743,568$46,437–

3095Manassas, VAVA44,332$46,674–

3096Calvert County, MDMD94,484$47,608–

3097Juneau, AKAK31,609$47,924–

3098Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$48,115–

3099Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$48,405–

3100Marin County, CACA253,694$48,544–

3101Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$48,823–

3102DuPage County, ILIL934,298$48,876–

3103Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$49,128–

3104Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$49,249–

3105Prince William County, VAVA502,966$49,370–

3106Fayette County, GAGA125,156$50,167–

3107North Slope, AKAK10,582$50,473–

3108Fairfax, VAVA26,772$50,913–

3109Falls Church, VAVA15,159$51,011–

3110Bristol Bay, AKAK847$51,112–

3111Douglas County, COCO399,396$51,718–

3112Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$52,064–

3113Rockland County, NYNY357,397$52,731–

3114Putnam County, NYNY99,028$53,634–

3115Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$54,089–

3116Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$54,283–

3117Howard County, MDMD339,183$54,348–

3118Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$54,628–

3119Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$54,801–

3120Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$55,519–

3121Morris County, NJNJ524,251$56,273–

3122Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$59,284–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS