Highest counties for household income in the United States
Top 25 of 3144 counties with data.
Ranked by median household income (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), highest first.
Highest counties for household income in the United States
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Loudoun, VA$181,765 County page | |
| 02 | Santa Clara, CA$164,281 County page | |
| 03 | San Mateo, CA$158,855 County page | |
| 04 | Fairfax, VA$153,637 County page | |
| 05 | Howard, MD$149,763 County page | |
| 06 | Douglas, CO$149,594 County page | |
| 07 | Marin, CA$149,091 County page | |
| 08 | Los Alamos, NM$147,139 County page | |
| 09 | Nassau, NY$146,202 County page | |
| 10 | Forsyth, GA$143,784 County page | |
| 11 | Falls Church, VA$143,262 County page | |
| 12 | Arlington, VA$142,114 County page | |
| 13 | Hunterdon, NJ$141,715 County page | |
| 14 | San Francisco, CA$140,970 County page | |
| 15 | Somerset, NJ$140,374 County page | |
| 16 | Nantucket, MA$139,688 County page | |
| 17 | Summit, UT$138,114 County page | |
| 18 | Stafford, VA$137,807 County page | |
| 19 | Morris, NJ$137,326 County page | |
| 20 | Williamson, TN$135,594 County page | |
| 21 | Aleutians West, AK$135,500 County page | |
| 22 | Calvert, MD$133,922 County page | |
| 23 | Delaware, OH$133,540 County page | |
| 24 | Elbert, CO$132,685 County page | |
| 25 | Montgomery, MD$132,450 County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks every US county by median household income, sorted so the highest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For household income, a higher value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the highest. Want to weigh household income against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of median household income.
Frequently asked questions
- Which US county has the highest household income?
- Loudoun, VA has the highest household income in the United States, at $181,765.
- What is the household income in Loudoun, VA?
- Loudoun, VA is ranked #1 in the United States for household income, at $181,765.
- How is this household income ranking calculated?
- Counties in the United States are ranked by median household income (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), highest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
Related
Counties With the Highest Household Income, state by state
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- Alaska
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
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- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
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- Mississippi
- Missouri
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- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
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- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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