Highest-income counties in the United States

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There are 3,142 counties in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau, and the data is current as of the 2000 Census.

Contents 1 100 highest-income counties by per capita income 2 50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income 3 100 highest-income counties by median household income 4 Highest-income counties and places by state 5 See also 5.1 US related topics 6 Note

[edit] 100 highest-income counties by per capita income

Number of counties by state in the top 100: Colorado 10, Virginia 10, New Jersey 9, California 7, Florida 6, New York 6, Georgia 4, Maryland 4, Minnesota 4, Connecticut 3, Massachusetts 3, Michigan 3, Pennsylvania 3, Texas 3, Illinois 2, North Carolina 2, Ohio 2, Rhode Island 2, Washington 2, Wisconsin 2, Alaska 1, Alabama 1, District of Columbia 1, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Missouri 1, Nevada 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1, Wyoming 1. Nineteen states do not have any counties in the top 100.

United States of America per capita average: $21,587

Rank	County	Per Capita Income
1	Marin County, California	$44,962
2	New York County, New York (Manhattan)	$42,922
3	City of Falls Church, Virginia[1]	$41,052
4	Pitkin County, Colorado	$40,811
5	Fairfield County, Connecticut	$38,790
6	Nassau County, New York	$38,762
7	Somerset County, New Jersey	$37,970
8	Arlington County, Virginia	$37,706
9	City of Alexandria, Virginia[2]	$37,645
10	Morris County, New Jersey	$36,964
11	Fairfax County, Virginia	$36,888
12	Westchester County, New York	$36,726
13	Hunterdon County, New Jersey	$36,370
14	San Mateo County, California	$36,045
15	Montgomery County, Maryland	$35,684
16	San Miguel County, Colorado	$35,329
17	Douglas County, Colorado	$34,848
18	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$34,646
19	San Francisco County, California	$34,556
20	Summit County, Utah	$33,767
21	Bergen County, New Jersey	$33,638
22	Loudoun County, Virginia	$33,530
23	Collin County, Texas	$33,345
24	Hamilton County, Indiana	$33,109
25	Santa Clara County, California	$32,795
26	Oakland County, Michigan	$32,534
27	Williamson County, Tennessee	$32,496
28	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	$32,484
29	Howard County, Maryland	$32,402
30	Teton County, Wyoming	$32,151
31	Lake County, Illinois	$32,102
32	Eagle County, Colorado	$32,011
33	Ozaukee County, Wisconsin	$31,947
34	Rockland County, New York	$31,680
35	Chester County, Pennsylvania	$31,627
36	Delaware County, Ohio	$31,600
37	Blaine County, Idaho	$31,346
38	DuPage County, Illinois	$31,315
39	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	$31,314
40	Fairfax, Virginia	$31,247
41	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	$31,199
42	Collier County, Florida	$31,195
43	Monmouth County, New Jersey	$31,149
44	Johnson County, Kansas	$30,919
45	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	$30,898
46	Contra Costa County, California	$30,615
47	San Juan County, Washington	$30,603
48	Putnam County, New York	$30,127
49	Fulton County, Georgia	$30,003
50	Martin County, Florida	$29,584
51	King County, Washington	$29,521
52	Fayette County, Georgia	$29,464
53	James City County, Virginia	$29,256
54	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	$29,164
55	Forsyth County, Georgia	$29,114
56	Goochland County, Virginia	$29,105
57	Boulder County, Colorado	$28,976
58	Albemarle County, Virginia	$28,852
59	Palm Beach County, Florida	$28,801
60	Routt County, Colorado	$28,792
61	Hennepin County, Minnesota	$28,789
62	Fauquier County, Virginia	$28,757
63	Summit County, Colorado	$28,676
64	St. Johns County, Florida	$28,674
65	Washington, District of Columbia	$28,659
66	Rockwall County, Texas	$28,573
67	Carver County, Minnesota	$28,486
68	Litchfield County, Connecticut	$28,408
69	Sarasota County, Florida	$28,326
70	Middlesex County, Connecticut	$28,251
71	Talbot County, Maryland	$28,164
72	Clear Creek County, Colorado	$28,160
73	Washington County, Minnesota	$28,148
74	Arapahoe County, Colorado	$28,147
76	Livingston County, Michigan	$28,069
77	Jefferson County, Colorado	$28,066
78	Placer County, California	$27,963
79	Geauga County, Ohio	$27,944
80	Mercer County, New Jersey	$27,914
81	Cobb County, Georgia	$27,863
82	St. Louis County, Missouri	$27,595
83	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	$27,578
84	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	$27,430
85	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	$27,352
86	Douglas County, Nevada	$27,288
87	Indian River County, Florida	$27,227
88	Shelby County, Alabama	$27,176
89	Washtenaw County, Michigan	$27,173
90	Dakota County, Minnesota	$27,008
91	Wake County, North Carolina	$27,004
92	Sussex County, New Jersey	$26,992
93	Union County, New Jersey	$26,992
94	Denton County, Texas	$26,895
95	Newport County, Rhode Island	$26,779
96	Juneau, Alaska	$26,719
97	Alameda County, California	$26,680
98	Rockingham County, New Hampshire	$26,656
99	Suffolk County, New York	$26,577
100	Middlesex County, New Jersey	$26,535

[edit] 50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income

Rank	County	Personal Per Capita Income
1	Rockland County, New York (Rockland)	$85,789
2	New York County, New York (Manhattan)	$71,723
3	Marin County, California	$67,710
4	Pitkin County, Colorado	$66,623
5	Teton County, Wyoming	$62,852
6	Fairfield County, Connecticut	$58,998
7	San Mateo County, California	$58,913
8	Nassau County, New York	$57,262
9	Morris County, New Jersey	$56,175
10	San Francisco County, California	$55,735
11	Westchester County, New York	$55,072
12	Santa Clara County, California	$54,188
13	Hunterdon County, New Jersey	$52,846
14	Bergen County, New Jersey	$51,234
15	Fairfax County, Fairfax, and Falls Church, Virginia	$50,027
16	Montgomery County, Maryland	$49,642
17	Arlington County, Virginia	$49,536
18	Alexandria, Virginia	$48,100
19	Somerset County, New Jersey	$47,449
20	Oakland County, Michigan	$47,079
21	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	$46,824
22	Chester County, Pennsylvania	$46,461
23	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	$46,339
24	DuPage County, Illinois	$46,238
25	Lake County, Illinois	$46,217
26	Ozaukee County, Wisconsin	$46,091
27	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	$45,990
28	Fulton County, Georgia	$45,894
29	Collin County, Texas	$45,410
30	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	$44,899
31	Summit County, Utah	$44,546
32	Contra Costa County, California	$44,484
33	King County, Washington	$44,437
34	Johnson County, Kansas	$44,176
35	Howard County, Maryland	$43,648
36	Sherman County, Texas	$43,494
37	Douglas County, Colorado	$43,478
38	Hamilton County, Indiana	$43,260
39	Palm Beach County, Florida	$43,107
40	Hennepin County, Minnesota	$43,074
41	Blaine County, Idaho	$42,952
42	Arapahoe County, Colorado	$42,832
43	Monmouth County, New Jersey	$42,646
44	Martin County, Florida	$42,071
45	Delaware County, Ohio	$41,940
46	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$41,669
47	Westchester County, New York	$41,150
48	Loudoun County, Virginia	$41,129
49	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	$41,041
50	Williamson County, Tennessee	$40,668

[edit] 100 highest-income counties by median household income

Source: US Census Bureau: 2000 Census

Number of counties by state in the top 100: Virginia 15, Maryland 9, California 8, New Jersey 8, Colorado 6, Georgia 6, Illinois 6, Minnesota 5, New York 5, Texas 5, Alaska 3, Connecticut 3, Ohio 3, Pennsylvania 3, Wisconsin 3, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 2, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1. Twenty-five states do not have any counties in the top 100.

United States of America: $41,994

Rank	County	Median Household Income
1	Douglas County, Colorado	$82,929
2	Fairfax County, Virginia	$81,050
3	Loudoun County, Virginia	$80,648
4	Hunterdon County, New Jersey	$79,888
5	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$78,993
6	Morris County, New Jersey	$77,340
7	Somerset County, New Jersey	$76,933
8	Falls Church, Virginia	$74,924
9	Santa Clara County, California	$74,335
10	Howard County, Maryland	$74,167
11	Putnam County, New York	$72,279
12	Nassau County, New York	$72,030
13	Montgomery County, Maryland	$71,551
14	Marin County, California	$71,306
15	Fayette County, Georgia	$71,227
16	Hamilton County, Indiana	$71,026
17	Collin County, Texas	$70,835
18	San Mateo County, California	$70,819
19	Williamson County, Tennessee	$69,104
20	Forsyth County, Georgia	$68,890
21	Rockland County, New York	$67,971
22	DuPage County, Illinois	$67,887
23	Fairfax, Virginia	$67,642
24	Livingston County, Michigan	$67,400
25	Delaware County, Ohio	$67,258
26	Lake County, Illinois	$66,973
27	Stafford County, Virginia	$66,809
28	Scott County, Minnesota	$66,612
29	Washington County, Minnesota	$66,305
30	Prince William County, Virginia	$65,960
31	Calvert County, Maryland	$65,945
32	Carver County, Minnesota	$65,540
33	Chester County, Pennsylvania	$65,295
34	Suffolk County, New York	$65,288
35	Sussex County, New Jersey	$65,266
36	Fairfield County, Connecticut	$65,249
37	Bergen County, New Jersey	$65,241
38	Rockwall County, Texas	$65,164
39	Summit County, Utah	$64,962
40	McHenry County, Illinois	$64,826
41	Kendall County, Illinois	$64,625
42	Monmouth County, New Jersey	$64,231
43	Broomfield County, Colorado	$63,903
44	Fort Bend County, Texas	$63,831
45	Contra Costa County, California	$63,675
46	Westchester County, New York	$63,582
47	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	$63,432
48	Oldham County, Kentucky	$63,229
49	North Slope Borough, Alaska	$63,173
50	Arlington County, Virginia	$63,001
51	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	$62,839
52	Ozaukee County, Wisconsin	$62,745
53	Eagle County, Colorado	$62,682
54	Elbert County, Colorado	$62,480
55	Will County, Illinois	$62,238
56	Charles County, Maryland	$62,199
57	Juneau, Alaska	$62,034
58	Fauquier County, Virginia	$61,999
59	Oakland County, Michigan	$61,907
60	Dakota County, Minnesota	$61,863
61	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	$61,768
62	Johnson County, Kansas	$61,455
63	Middlesex County, New Jersey	$61,446
64	Aleutians West, Alaska	$61,406
65	Poquoson, Virginia	$60,920
66	Cherokee County, Georgia	$60,896
67	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	$60,829
68	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	$60,821
69	Manassas Park, Virginia	$60,794
70	Williamson County, Texas	$60,642
71	Gwinnett County, Georgia	$60,537
72	Manassas, Virginia	$60,409
73	Frederick County, Maryland	$60,276
74	Geauga County, Ohio	$60,200
75	Carroll County, Maryland	$60,021
76	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	$59,727
77	Ventura County, California	$59,666
78	Pitkin County, Colorado	$59,375
79	Kane County, Illinois	$59,351
80	Hanover County, Virginia	$59,223
81	Middlesex County, Connecticut	$59,175
82	Tolland County, Connecticut	$59,044
83	Orange County, California	$58,820
84	Burlington County, New Jersey	$58,608
85	Chesterfield County, Virginia	$58,537
86	Cobb County, Georgia	$58,289
87	Denton County, Texas	$58,216
88	Rockingham County, New Hampshire	$58,150
89	York County, Virginia	$57,956
90	Warren County, Ohio	$57,952
91	Anoka County, Minnesota	$57,754
92	Placer County, California	$57,535
93	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	$57,525
94	San Benito County, California	$57,469
95	Jefferson County, Colorado	$57,339
96	Henry County, Georgia	$57,309
97	St. Charles County, Missouri	$57,258
98	Harford County, Maryland	$57,234
99	Queen Anne's County, Maryland	$57,037
100	Washington County, Wisconsin	$57,033

[edit] Highest-income counties and places by state

For the most updated version of this ranking, see [3].

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

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Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota

Oklahoma Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

[edit] See also

Demographics of the United States

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• Highest-income places in the United States
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• Per capita income
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↑ Cities in Virginia are entirely emancipated from counties and therefore are treated as counties for the purposes of this record.