Which county has the lowest median household income?

Owsley County, Kentucky ranks #1 with $19,351 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median household income?

Owsley County, Kentucky, Breathitt County, Kentucky, Brooks County, Texas, Allendale County, South Carolina, Clay County, Kentucky.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).

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Lowest median household income, US counties · 2010

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

3001Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975$68,223+47%

3002Monroe County, ILIL34,840$68,253+23%

3003Sarpy County, NENE208,303$68,280+27%

3004Bristol County, RIRI50,001$68,333+35%

3005Shelby County, ALAL238,552$68,380+23%

3006Solano County, CACA455,376$68,409+26%

3007Union County, OHOH73,446$68,452+32%

3008North Slope, AKAK10,582$68,517+8%

3009Boone County, ININ80,689$68,594+38%

3010Summit County, COCO31,517$68,750+21%

3011Williamson County, TXTX752,827$68,780+13%

3012Anoka County, MNMN381,605$69,028+20%

3013Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415$69,321+30%

3014Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$69,384+24%

3015Orange County, NYNY417,669$69,523+34%

3016Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267$69,828+50%

3017Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$69,838+32%

3018El Dorado County, CACA192,323$70,000+36%

3019Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$70,093+35%

3020Sublette County, WYWY8,929$70,147+80%

3021Morgan County, UTUT13,383$70,152+40%

3022Teton County, WYWY23,333$70,271+29%

3023Washington County, RIRI129,795$70,285+32%

3024Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$70,299+16%

3025St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$70,331+23%

3026New Kent County, VAVA28,022$70,590+32%

3027Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$70,622+21%

3028Richmond County, NYNY501,290$71,084+29%

3029Mercer County, NJNJ399,289$71,217+26%

3030Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$71,260+29%

3031Warren County, OHOH257,181$71,274+23%

3032San Francisco County, CACA826,079$71,304+29%

3033Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$71,321+22%

3034Eagle County, COCO54,291$71,337+14%

3035Warren County, NJNJ112,953$71,364+27%

3036Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$71,704+26%

3037Livingston County, MIMI197,315$72,129+7%

3038Denali, AKAK1,616$72,500+35%

3039Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638$72,664+34%

3040Dakota County, MNMN457,710$72,850+18%

3041Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$72,917+19%

3042Anchorage, AKAK287,155$73,004+31%

3043Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$73,131+31%

3044Clarke County, VAVA15,609$73,244+42%

3045Skagway, AKAK1,104$73,500–

3046Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$73,593+36%

3047Johnson County, KSKS636,906$73,733+20%

3048James City County, VAVA83,326$73,903+33%

3049Orange County, CACA3,149,507$74,344+26%

3050Oconee County, GAGA44,893$74,352+35%

3051Placer County, CACA442,081$74,447+29%

3052Hinsdale County, COCO753$74,659+100%

3053Bucks County, PAPA647,828$74,828+25%

3054Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346$74,996+20%

3055Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$75,064+19%

3056Manassas, VAVA44,332$75,173+24%

3057Ventura County, CACA830,851$75,348+26%

3058Juneau, AKAK31,609$75,517+22%

3059Broomfield County, COCO79,174$75,590–

3060Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$75,825+30%

3061Will County, ILIL712,253$75,906+22%

3062King George County, VAVA29,646$76,241+53%

3063Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$76,258+30%

3064Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$76,380+26%

3065Hanover County, VAVA116,423$76,425+29%

3066McHenry County, ILIL317,751$76,482+18%

3067Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$76,574+33%

3068Campbell County, WYWY48,145$76,576+55%

3069DuPage County, ILIL934,298$76,581+13%

3070Harford County, MDMD266,446$77,010+35%

3071Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$77,377+27%

3072Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$77,615+26%

3073Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$78,032+20%

3074Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$78,385+23%

3075Lake County, ILIL719,339$78,948+18%

3076Elbert County, COCO30,534$78,958+26%

3077Washington County, MNMN286,895$79,109+19%

3078Oldham County, KYKY70,986$79,417+26%

3079Summit County, UTUT43,141$79,461+22%

3080Goochland County, VAVA29,187$79,574+41%

3081Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$79,619+25%

3082Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$79,845+25%

3083Kendall County, ILIL145,470$79,897+24%

3084St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$80,053+46%

3085Carver County, MNMN114,379$80,280+22%

3086Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$80,504+14%

3087Alexandria, VAVA160,662$80,847+44%

3088Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$81,027+28%

3089York County, VAVA71,374$81,055+40%

3090Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$81,096+42%

3091Carroll County, MDMD176,677$81,621+36%

3092Frederick County, MDMD302,883$81,686+36%

3093Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$81,708+25%

3094Hamilton County, ININ387,036$81,947+15%

3095Scott County, MNMN159,017$82,190+23%

3096Fayette County, GAGA125,156$82,216+15%

3097Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$82,265+28%

3098Rockland County, NYNY357,397$82,534+21%

3099Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$83,089+27%

3100Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$83,347+50%

3101Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$83,456+35%

3102Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$83,877+35%

3103Loving County, TXTX52$83,889+110%

3104Bristol Bay, AKAK847$84,000+61%

3105Poquoson, VAVA13,292$84,315+38%

3106Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$84,506+29%

3107Chester County, PAPA557,116$84,741+30%

3108San Mateo County, CACA743,568$85,648+21%

3109Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$86,850+17%

3110Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$87,605+27%

3111Williamson County, TNTN272,061$87,832+27%

3112Delaware County, OHOH242,032$87,908+31%

3113Charles County, MDMD176,593$88,825+43%

3114Putnam County, NYNY99,028$89,218+23%

3115Marin County, CACA253,694$89,268+25%

3116Calvert County, MDMD94,484$90,838+38%

3117Prince William County, VAVA502,966$91,098+38%

3118Stafford County, VAVA170,803$93,065+39%

3119Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$93,373+30%

3120Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$93,613+30%

3121Arlington County, VAVA243,931$94,880+51%

3122Morris County, NJNJ524,251$96,747+25%

3123Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$97,440+27%

3124Fairfax, VAVA26,772$97,900+45%

3125Douglas County, COCO399,396$99,198+20%

3126Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$100,980+26%

3127Howard County, MDMD339,183$103,273+39%

3128Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$103,643+31%

3129Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$105,416+30%

3130Falls Church, VAVA15,159$114,409+53%

3131Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$115,574+43%

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