Which county has the lowest median household income?

Wolfe County, Kentucky ranks #1 with $22,292 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median household income?

Wolfe County, Kentucky, Presidio County, Texas, Perry County, Alabama, Holmes County, Mississippi, Todd County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,134 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

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Lowest median household income, US counties · 2020

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

3001Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$84,643+67%

3002Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$84,645+45%

3003Hendricks County, ININ193,510$84,754+54%

3004Anchorage, AKAK287,155$84,813+53%

3005Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$84,817+39%

3006St. Croix County, WIWI98,276$84,985+55%

3007Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$85,224+72%

3008Richmond County, NYNY501,290$85,381+55%

3009Bristol County, RIRI50,001$85,413+68%

3010Spencer County, KYKY20,998$85,488+82%

3011Alpine County, CACA1,043$85,750+105%

3012Wasatch County, UTUT38,514$85,807+73%

3013San Benito County, CACA70,082$85,808+49%

3014Eagle County, COCO54,291$85,877+37%

3015Clarke County, VAVA15,609$86,154+67%

3016Sonoma County, CACA486,444$86,173+62%

3017Manassas, VAVA44,332$86,227+43%

3018Washington County, OROR611,708$86,626+66%

3019Chisago County, MNMN59,142$86,900+67%

3020Washington County, RIRI129,795$86,970+64%

3021Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$86,994+57%

3022Teton County, WYWY23,333$87,053+59%

3023Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$87,443+42%

3024Boulder County, COCO328,560$87,476+57%

3025Davis County, UTUT381,227$87,570+63%

3026St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$87,644+53%

3027Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$87,722+69%

3028Wright County, MNMN157,559$87,772+63%

3029Jefferson County, COCO580,451$87,793+53%

3030Juneau, AKAK31,609$88,077+42%

3031Dallas County, IAIA118,457$88,368+82%

3032Dakota County, MNMN457,710$88,468+43%

3033Union County, OHOH73,446$88,565+71%

3034Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$88,671+56%

3035Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$88,985+42%

3036Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638$89,056+64%

3037Snohomish County, WAWA870,656$89,273+68%

3038Ventura County, CACA830,851$89,295+50%

3039Warren County, OHOH257,181$89,410+54%

3040Boone County, ININ80,689$89,444+80%

3041Monroe County, ILIL34,840$89,648+62%

3042New York County, NYNY1,664,862$89,812+91%

3043Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$89,986+67%

3044McHenry County, ILIL317,751$90,014+39%

3045Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$90,329+54%

3046Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$90,354+55%

3047Gilpin County, COCO6,073$90,547+74%

3048Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553$90,776–

3049Will County, ILIL712,253$90,800+46%

3050Williamson County, TXTX752,827$90,834+50%

3051District of Columbia, DCDC693,645$90,842+126%

3052Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$90,913+58%

3053Hanover County, VAVA116,423$91,444+54%

3054Johnson County, KSKS636,906$91,650+49%

3055James City County, VAVA83,326$91,675+65%

3056Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$91,731+49%

3057Napa County, CACA132,949$92,219+78%

3058Lake County, ILIL719,339$92,654+38%

3059Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$92,906+67%

3060Bucks County, PAPA647,828$93,181+56%

3061York County, VAVA71,374$93,356+61%

3062Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$93,518+54%

3063Placer County, CACA442,081$93,677+63%

3064Fayette County, GAGA125,156$93,777+32%

3065Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$93,833+74%

3066Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$93,962+62%

3067Harford County, MDMD266,446$94,003+64%

3068Orange County, CACA3,149,507$94,441+61%

3069Rockland County, NYNY357,397$94,840+40%

3070DuPage County, ILIL934,298$94,930+40%

3071Oconee County, GAGA44,893$95,064+72%

3072St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$95,864+75%

3073Chambers County, TXTX57,594$95,989+100%

3074Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$96,222+47%

3075Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$96,467+69%

3076King George County, VAVA29,646$96,711+94%

3077Kendall County, ILIL145,470$96,854+50%

3078Goochland County, VAVA29,187$97,146+73%

3079Washington County, MNMN286,895$97,584+47%

3080New Kent County, VAVA28,022$97,688+82%

3081Kendall County, TXTX53,289$98,692+99%

3082Hamilton County, ININ387,036$98,880+39%

3083King County, WAWA2,344,939$99,158+87%

3084Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$99,489+56%

3085Carroll County, MDMD176,677$99,569+66%

3086Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$100,189+57%

3087Morgan County, UTUT13,383$100,408+100%

3088Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$100,541+42%

3089Frederick County, MDMD302,883$100,685+67%

3090Poquoson, VAVA13,292$100,696+65%

3091Broomfield County, COCO79,174$101,206–

3092Alexandria, VAVA160,662$102,227+82%

3093Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$103,225+67%

3094Scott County, MNMN159,017$103,261+55%

3095Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$103,523+61%

3096Charles County, MDMD176,593$103,678+67%

3097Oldham County, KYKY70,986$103,761+64%

3098Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$103,997+63%

3099Carver County, MNMN114,379$104,011+59%

3100Chester County, PAPA557,116$104,161+60%

3101Elbert County, COCO30,534$104,231+67%

3102Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$104,623+60%

3103Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$104,888+87%

3104Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$105,320+66%

3105Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$105,362+61%

3106Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$105,665+70%

3107Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$105,956+63%

3108Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$106,202+75%

3109Summit County, UTUT43,141$106,973+65%

3110Putnam County, NYNY99,028$107,246+48%

3111Prince William County, VAVA502,966$107,707+63%

3112Fairfax, VAVA26,772$109,708+62%

3113Williamson County, TNTN272,061$111,196+61%

3114Delaware County, OHOH242,032$111,411+66%

3115Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$111,812+56%

3116Stafford County, VAVA170,803$112,247+68%

3117Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$112,306+102%

3118Calvert County, MDMD94,484$112,696+71%

3119Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$112,834+64%

3120Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$116,510+51%

3121Morris County, NJNJ524,251$117,298+52%

3122Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$117,858+48%

3123San Francisco County, CACA826,079$119,136+116%

3124Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$119,266+51%

3125Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$120,036+67%

3126Douglas County, COCO399,396$121,393+46%

3127Marin County, CACA253,694$121,671+71%

3128Arlington County, VAVA243,931$122,604+95%

3129Howard County, MDMD339,183$124,042+67%

3130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$127,866+58%

3131San Mateo County, CACA743,568$128,091+81%

3132Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$130,890+76%

3133Falls Church, VAVA15,159$146,922+96%

3134Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$147,111+82%

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