Which county has the lowest median household income?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with $9,333 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median household income?

Kalawao County, Hawaii, Buffalo County, South Dakota, Owsley County, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky, Starr County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 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, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 125 SHOWN OF 3,125

Lowest median household income, US counties · 2000

US counties with the lowest median household income in the 2000 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Flip the list · Highest median household income, US counties →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 1990

3001Teton County, WYWY23,333$54,614+73%

3002Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$54,636+22%

3003St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$54,706+47%

3004St. Croix County, WIWI98,276$54,930+50%

3005Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$54,988+52%

3006Richmond County, NYNY501,290$55,039+25%

3007Hendricks County, ININ193,510$55,208+38%

3008Oconee County, GAGA44,893$55,211+60%

3009San Francisco County, CACA826,079$55,221+65%

3010Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$55,256+28%

3011Monroe County, ILIL34,840$55,320+58%

3012Union County, NJNJ601,863$55,339+32%

3013Shelby County, ALAL238,552$55,440+50%

3014Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$55,522+38%

3015Anchorage, AKAK287,155$55,546+26%

3016James City County, VAVA83,326$55,594+40%

3017Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$55,615+36%

3018Columbia County, GAGA169,189$55,682+39%

3019Medina County, OHOH185,025$55,811+47%

3020Platte County, MOMO114,400$55,849+46%

3021Boulder County, COCO328,560$55,861+58%

3022Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$55,946+49%

3023Alexandria, VAVA160,662$56,054+35%

3024Warren County, NJNJ112,953$56,100+40%

3025Goochland County, VAVA29,187$56,307+55%

3026Hancock County, ININ90,969$56,416+51%

3027Summit County, COCO31,517$56,587+61%

3028Mercer County, NJNJ399,289$56,613+37%

3029Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$57,014+60%

3030Washington County, WIWI139,238$57,033+48%

3031Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$57,037+46%

3032Harford County, MDMD266,446$57,234+37%

3033St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$57,258+42%

3034Henry County, GAGA264,922$57,309+53%

3035Jefferson County, COCO580,451$57,339+47%

3036San Benito County, CACA70,082$57,469+58%

3037Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$57,525+39%

3038Placer County, CACA442,081$57,535+53%

3039Anoka County, MNMN381,605$57,754+44%

3040Warren County, OHOH257,181$57,952+58%

3041York County, VAVA71,374$57,956+44%

3042Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$58,150+39%

3043Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$58,216+58%

3044Cobb County, GAGA793,345$58,289+41%

3045Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$58,537+34%

3046Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$58,608+38%

3047Orange County, CACA3,149,507$58,820+28%

3048Hanover County, VAVA116,423$59,223+46%

3049Kane County, ILIL525,757$59,351+48%

3050Pitkin County, COCO16,625$59,375+48%

3051Ventura County, CACA830,851$59,666+31%

3052Bucks County, PAPA647,828$59,727+38%

3053Carroll County, MDMD176,677$60,021+42%

3054Geauga County, OHOH95,676$60,200+46%

3055Frederick County, MDMD302,883$60,276+46%

3056Manassas, VAVA44,332$60,409+29%

3057Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099$60,537+39%

3058Williamson County, TXTX752,827$60,642+80%

3059Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$60,794+56%

3060Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$60,821+39%

3061Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$60,829+39%

3062Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$60,896+56%

3063Poquoson, VAVA13,292$60,920+41%

3064Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$61,406+75%

3065Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$61,446+35%

3066Johnson County, KSKS636,906$61,455+44%

3067Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$61,768+37%

3068Dakota County, MNMN457,710$61,863+47%

3069Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337$61,907+43%

3070Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$61,999+37%

3071Juneau, AKAK31,609$62,034+29%

3072Charles County, MDMD176,593$62,199+34%

3073Will County, ILIL712,253$62,238+51%

3074Elbert County, COCO30,534$62,480+72%

3075Eagle County, COCO54,291$62,682+70%

3076Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346$62,745+47%

3077Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$62,839+41%

3078Arlington County, VAVA243,931$63,001+41%

3079North Slope, AKAK10,582$63,173+25%

3080Oldham County, KYKY70,986$63,229+65%

3081Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$63,432+37%

3082Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$63,582+31%

3083Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$63,675+41%

3084Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$63,831+49%

3085Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$64,271+40%

3086Kendall County, ILIL145,470$64,625+51%

3087McHenry County, ILIL317,751$64,826+49%

3088Summit County, UTUT43,141$64,962+77%

3089Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$65,164+54%

3090Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$65,241+32%

3091Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$65,266+34%

3092Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$65,288+33%

3093Chester County, PAPA557,116$65,295+43%

3094Carver County, MNMN114,379$65,540+67%

3095Calvert County, MDMD94,484$65,945+39%

3096Prince William County, VAVA502,966$65,960+34%

3097Washington County, MNMN286,895$66,305+50%

3098Scott County, MNMN159,017$66,612+63%

3099Stafford County, VAVA170,803$66,809+50%

3100Lake County, ILIL719,339$66,973+45%

3101Delaware County, OHOH242,032$67,258+77%

3102Livingston County, MIMI197,315$67,400+48%

3103Fairfax, VAVA26,772$67,642+33%

3104DuPage County, ILIL934,298$67,887+39%

3105Rockland County, NYNY357,397$67,971+29%

3106Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$68,890+88%

3107Williamson County, TNTN272,061$69,104+58%

3108San Mateo County, CACA743,568$70,819+53%

3109Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$70,835+54%

3110Hamilton County, ININ387,036$71,026+55%

3111Fayette County, GAGA125,156$71,227+42%

3112Marin County, CACA253,694$71,306+47%

3113Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$71,551+32%

3114Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$72,030+33%

3115Putnam County, NYNY99,028$72,279+35%

3116Howard County, MDMD339,183$74,167+36%

3117Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$74,335+54%

3118Falls Church, VAVA15,159$74,924+47%

3119Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$76,933+39%

3120Morris County, NJNJ524,251$77,340+37%

3121Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$78,993+44%

3122Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$79,888+46%

3123Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$80,648+55%

3124Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$81,050+37%

3125Douglas County, COCO399,396$82,929+60%

SHOWING 3,001–3,125 OF 3,125

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Download CSV (full list, 3,125 rows)

UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS