Battle of Honey Springs

There are 3,144 counties and county-equivalents in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau and the data is current as of the indicated year. Independent cities are considered county-equivalent by the Census Bureau.

Summary

Before the American Civil War, the wealthiest counties were primarily located in Louisiana and Mississippi, because of the high number of enslaved people, who were not included in the population.[1]

Loudoun County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., is the highest-income county by median household income. Another Washington, D.C. suburb, Arlington County, Virginia, ranked as the highest-income county by median family income as of 2013.[2]

Median household income

2020 census

The chart below depicts the 100 highest income counties in the United States by median household income according to the 2020 United States census.[3] Virginia has the most counties in the top 100 with 18. It is followed by California with 11; Maryland with 10; New Jersey with nine; New York and Texas with six each; Illinois with five; Colorado, Massachusetts, and Minnesota with four each; Ohio and Pennsylvania with three each; Georgia, Indiana, Utah, and Washington with two each; and Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin with one each.

Rank County or
Equivalent
State Median
Household
Income
1 Loudoun County Virginia Virginia $147,111
2 Falls Church Virginia Virginia $146,922
3 Santa Clara County California California $130,890
4 San Mateo County California California $128,091
5 Fairfax County Virginia Virginia $127,866
6 Howard County Maryland Maryland $124,042
7 Arlington County Virginia Virginia $122,604
8 Marin County California California $121,671
9 Douglas County Colorado Colorado $121,393
10 Nassau County New York (state) New York $120,036
11 Los Alamos County New Mexico New Mexico $119,266
12 San Francisco County California California $119,136
13 Hunterdon County New Jersey New Jersey $117,858
14 Morris County New Jersey New Jersey $117,298
15 Somerset County New Jersey New Jersey $116,510
16 Forsyth County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $112,834
17 Calvert County Maryland Maryland $112,696
18 Nantucket County Massachusetts Massachusetts $112,306
19 Stafford County Virginia Virginia $112,247
20 Montgomery County Maryland Maryland $111,812
21 Delaware County Ohio Ohio $111,411
22 Williamson County Tennessee Tennessee $111,196
23 Fairfax Virginia Virginia $109,708
24 Prince William County Virginia Virginia $107,707
25 Putnam County New York (state) New York $107,246
26 Summit County Utah Utah $106,973
27 Middlesex County Massachusetts Massachusetts $106,202
28 Rockwall County Texas Texas $105,956
29 Fauquier County Virginia Virginia $105,665
30 Suffolk County New York (state) New York $105,362
31 Norfolk County Massachusetts Massachusetts $105,320
32 Alameda County California California $104,888
33 Bergen County New Jersey New Jersey $104,623
34 Elbert County Colorado Colorado $104,231
35 Chester County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $104,161
36 Carver County Minnesota Minnesota $104,011
37 Contra Costa County California California $103,997
38 Oldham County Kentucky Kentucky $103,761
39 Charles County Maryland Maryland $103,678
40 Monmouth County New Jersey New Jersey $103,523
41 Scott County Minnesota Minnesota $103,261
42 Anne Arundel County Maryland Maryland $103,225
43 Alexandria Virginia Virginia $102,227
44 Broomfield County Colorado Colorado $101,206
45 Poquoson Virginia Virginia $100,696
46 Frederick County Maryland Maryland $100,685
47 Collin County Texas Texas $100,541
48 Morgan County Utah Utah $100,408
49 Fort Bend County Texas Texas $100,189
50 Carroll County Maryland Maryland $99,569
51 Westchester County New York (state) New York $99,489
52 King County Washington (state) Washington $99,158
53 Hamilton County Indiana Indiana $98,880
54 Kendall County Texas Texas $98,692
55 New Kent County Virginia Virginia $97,688
56 Washington County Minnesota Minnesota $97,584
57 Fairfield County Connecticut Connecticut $97,539
58 Goochland County Virginia Virginia $97,146
59 Kendall County Illinois Illinois $96,854
60 King George County Virginia Virginia $96,711
61 Queen Anne's County Maryland Maryland $96,467
62 Sussex County New Jersey New Jersey $96,222
63 St. Mary's County Maryland Maryland $95,864
64 DuPage County Illinois Illinois $94,930
65 Rockland County New York (state) New York $94,840
66 Orange County California California $94,441
67 Harford County Maryland Maryland $94,003
68 Rockingham County New Hampshire New Hampshire $93,962
69 Powhatan County Virginia Virginia $93,833
70 Fayette County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $93,777
71 Placer County California California $93,677
72 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $93,518
73 York County Virginia Virginia $93,356
74 Bucks County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $93,181
75 Plymouth County Massachusetts Massachusetts $92,906
76 Lake County Illinois Illinois $92,654
77 Napa County California California $92,219
78 Middlesex County New Jersey New Jersey $91,731
79 James City County Virginia Virginia $91,675
80 Johnson County Kansas Kansas $91,650
81 Hanover County Virginia Virginia $91,444
82 Spotsylvania County Virginia Virginia $90,913
83 Washington Washington, D.C. District of Columbia $90,842
84 Williamson County Texas Texas $90,834
85 Will County Illinois Illinois $90,800
86 Gilpin County Colorado Colorado $90,547
87 Denton County Texas Texas $90,354
88 Burlington County New Jersey New Jersey $90,329
89 McHenry County Illinois Illinois $90,014
90 Santa Cruz County California California $89,986
91 New York County New York (state) New York $89,812
92 Boone County Indiana Indiana $89,444
93 Warren County Ohio Ohio $89,410
94 Ventura County California California $89,295
95 Snohomish County Washington (state) Washington $89,273
96 Gloucester County New Jersey New Jersey $89,056
97 Waukesha County Wisconsin Wisconsin $88,985
98 Union County Ohio Ohio $88,565
99 Dakota County Minnesota Minnesota $88,468
100 Dallas County Iowa Iowa $88,368

Per capita income

2020 Census

Rank County or
Equivalent
State Per
Capita
Inc
1 New York County New York (state) New York $83,008
2 Marin County California California $78,995
3 Arlington County Virginia Virginia $77,535
4 San Francisco County California California $77,267
5 Falls Church Virginia Virginia $76,354
6 San Mateo County California California $69,919
7 Alexandria Virginia Virginia $68,640
8 Gilpin County Colorado Colorado $66,627
9 Teton County Wyoming Wyoming $66,296
10 Santa Clara County California California $65,052
11 Los Alamos County New Mexico New Mexico $64,521
12 Washington Washington, D.C. District of Columbia $63,793
13 Fairfax County Virginia Virginia $61,957
14 Morris County New Jersey New Jersey $61,915
15 Westchester County New York (state) New York $61,830
16 Somerset County New Jersey New Jersey $61,805
17 Hunterdon County New Jersey New Jersey $61,328
18 Loudoun County Virginia Virginia $61,045
19 Summit County Utah Utah $60,768
20 Norfolk County Massachusetts Massachusetts $60,406
21 King County Washington (state) Washington $59,843
22 Montgomery County Maryland Maryland $59,384
23 Howard County Maryland Maryland $58,560
24 Middlesex County Massachusetts Massachusetts $58,399
25 Monmouth County New Jersey New Jersey $57,836
26 Douglas County Colorado Colorado $57,481
27 Fairfax Virginia Virginia $57,091
28 Williamson County Tennessee Tennessee $56,545
29 Nassau County New York (state) New York $55,763
30 Bergen County New Jersey New Jersey $55,710
31 Chester County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $55,702
32 Broomfield County Colorado Colorado $55,176
33 Alameda County California California $53,815
34 Contra Costa County California California $53,656
35 Loving County Texas Texas $53,358
36 Montgomery County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $53,343
37 San Juan County Washington (state) Washington $52,881
38 Fulton County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $52,842
39 Hamilton County Indiana Indiana $52,437
40 Boulder County Colorado Colorado $52,401
41 Delaware County Ohio Ohio $52,397
42 Nantucket County Massachusetts Massachusetts $52,324
43 Newport County Rhode Island Rhode Island $52,030
44 Bristol County Rhode Island Rhode Island $51,917
45 Johnson County Kansas Kansas $51,663
46 Rockingham County New Hampshire New Hampshire $51,627
47 Dukes County Massachusetts Massachusetts $51,354
48 Collier County Florida Florida $51,296
49 Talbot County Maryland Maryland $51,234
50 Anne Arundel County Maryland Maryland $51,113
51 Ozaukee County Wisconsin Wisconsin $51,032
52 Waukesha County Wisconsin Wisconsin $50,837
53 Calvert County Maryland Maryland $50,496
54 Carver County Minnesota Minnesota $50,492
55 Hennepin County Minnesota Minnesota $50,478
56 DuPage County Illinois Illinois $50,344
57 Bucks County Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $50,315
58 Elbert County Colorado Colorado $50,147
59 Barnstable County Massachusetts Massachusetts $49,973
60 Albemarle County Virginia Virginia $49,942
61 Putnam County New York (state) New York $49,808
62 Kalawao County Hawaii Hawaii $49,700
63 Boone County Indiana Indiana $49,666
64 Napa County California California $49,641
65 Forsyth County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $49,506
66 Fauquier County Virginia Virginia $49,440
Lake County Illinois Illinois $49,440
68 Suffolk County New York (state) New York $49,404
69 Travis County Texas Texas $49,191
70 Queen Anne's County Maryland Maryland $49,178
71 Oakland County Michigan Michigan $49,012
72 Eagle County Colorado Colorado $49,010
73 Plymouth County Massachusetts Massachusetts $48,785
74 Placer County California California $48,580
75 Collin County Texas Texas $48,438
76 Suffolk County Massachusetts Massachusetts $47,916
77 Rockwall County Texas Texas $47,802
78 Santa Cruz County California California $47,619
79 North Slope Borough Alaska Alaska $47,585
80 Sonoma County California California $47,580
81 Dallas County Iowa Iowa $47,488
82 Dunn County North Dakota North Dakota $47,472
83 Scott County Minnesota Minnesota $47,334
84 James City County Virginia Virginia $47,223
85 Burlington County New Jersey New Jersey $47,065
86 Oldham County Kentucky Kentucky $46,833
87 Frederick County Maryland Maryland $46,615
88 Fayette County Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia $46,522
89 Essex County Massachusetts Massachusetts $46,263
90 Orange County California California $46,099
91 Charleston County South Carolina South Carolina $46,066
92 Washington County Rhode Island Rhode Island $45,956
93 Carroll County Maryland Maryland $45,800
94 Denton County Texas Texas $45,782
95 Cumberland County Maine Maine $45,704
96 Cape May County New Jersey New Jersey $45,689
97 Orange County North Carolina North Carolina $45,681
98 Stafford County Virginia Virginia $45,618
99 Juneau Borough Alaska Alaska $45,607
100 Washtenaw County Michigan Michigan $45,500

Highest-income counties and places by state

For more detailed lists of rankings of counties and places in the individual states, see the following pages:

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Frasier, Steve (2005). Ruling America. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674017474.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia region boasts four richest counties in U.S." American City Business Journals.
  3. ^ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2022.