Highest-income counties in the United States 1979455 223831175 2008-07-06T01:12:59Z Heegoop 77999 {{Articleissues |update = May 2008 |cleanup = April 2007}} {{Geography & Economics}} There are 3,142 [[County (United States)|counties]] in the [[United States]]. The source of the data is the [http://factfinder.census.gov/ U.S. Census Bureau], and the data is current as of the 2000 Census. == 100 highest-income counties by per capita income<ref name="Cen2kProfs">[http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml Census 2000 Demographic Profiles]</ref> == [[Image:USA highest income counties.PNG|thumb|Number of counties ranked in the top 100 nationally, by state]] [[Image:Highest per capita income counties.PNG|thumb|100 highest counties by per capita income|100 Highest ranked counties by per capita income]] '''Number of counties by state in the top 100''': Colorado 10, Virginia 10, New Jersey 9, California 8, 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, Washington 2, Wisconsin 2, Idaho 1, Alaska 1, Alabama 1, District of Columbia 1, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Missouri 1, Nevada 1, Rhode Island 1, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1, Wyoming 1. Eighteen states do not have any counties in the top 100. ''United States of America per capita average: $21,587'' {| clear="both" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Rank ! County ! Per Capita<br>Income |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''1''' || [[Marin County, California]] || $44,962 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''2''' || [[New York County, New York]] (Manhattan) || $42,922 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''3''' || [[City of Falls Church, Virginia]] || $41,052 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''4''' || [[Pitkin County, Colorado]] || $40,811 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''5''' || [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]] || $38,350 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''6''' || [[Teton County, Wyoming]] || $38,260 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''7''' || [[Somerset County, New Jersey]] || $37,970 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''8''' || [[Arlington County, Virginia]] || $37,706 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''9''' || [[Alexandria, Virginia|City of Alexandria, Virginia]]{{ref}} || $37,645 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''10''' || [[Morris County, New Jersey]] || $36,964 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''11''' || [[Fairfax County, Virginia]] || $36,888 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''12''' || [[Westchester County, New York]] || $36,726 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''13''' || [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] || $36,370 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''14''' || [[San Mateo County, California]] || $36,045 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''15''' || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] || $35,684 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''16''' || [[San Miguel County, Colorado]] || $35,329 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''17''' || [[Douglas County, Colorado]] || $34,848 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''18''' || [[Los Alamos County, New Mexico]] || $34,646 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''19''' || [[San Francisco County, California]] || $34,556 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''20''' || [[Summit County, Utah]] || $33,767 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''21''' || [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] || $33,638 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''22''' || [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] || $33,530 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''23''' || [[Collin County, Texas]] || $33,345 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''24''' || [[Hamilton County, Indiana]] || $33,109 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''25''' || [[Santa Clara County, California]] || $32,795 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''26''' || [[Oakland County, Michigan]] || $32,534 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''27''' || [[Williamson County, Tennessee]] || $32,496 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''28''' || [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] || $32,484 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''29''' || [[Howard County, Maryland]] || $32,402 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''30''' || [[Nassau County, New York]] || $32,151 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''31''' || [[Lake County, Illinois]] || $32,102 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''32''' || [[Eagle County, Colorado]] || $32,011 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''33''' || [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin]] || $31,947 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''34''' || [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]] || $31,627 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''35''' || [[Delaware County, Ohio]] || $31,600 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''36''' || [[Blaine County, Idaho]] || $31,346 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''37''' || [[DuPage County, Illinois]] || $31,315 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''38''' || [[Nantucket County, Massachusetts]] || $31,314 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''39''' || [[Fairfax, Virginia]] || $31,247 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''40''' || [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] || $31,199 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''41''' || [[Collier County, Florida]] || $31,195 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''42''' || [[ Monmouth County, New Jersey]] || $31,149 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''43''' || [[Johnson County, Kansas]] || $30,919 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''44''' || [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]] || $30,898 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''45''' || [[Contra Costa County, California]] || $30,615 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''46''' || [[San Juan County, Washington]] || $30,603 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''47''' || [[Putnam County, New York]] || $30,127 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''48''' || [[Fulton County, Georgia]] || $30,003 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''49''' || [[Ventura County, California]] || $29,634 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''50''' || [[Martin County, Florida]] || $29,584 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''51''' || [[King County, Washington]] || $29,521 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''52''' || [[Fayette County, Georgia]] || $29,464 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''53''' || [[James City County, Virginia]] || $29,256 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''54''' || [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin]] || $29,164 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''55''' || [[Forsyth County, Georgia]] || $29,114 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''56''' || [[Goochland County, Virginia]] || $29,105 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''57''' || [[Boulder County, Colorado]] || $28,976 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''58''' || [[Albemarle County, Virginia]] || $28,852 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''59''' || [[Palm Beach County, Florida]] || $28,801 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''60''' || [[Routt County, Colorado]] || $28,792 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''61''' || [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]] || $28,789 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''62''' || [[Fauquier County, Virginia]] || $28,757 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''63''' || [[Summit County, Colorado]] || $28,676 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''64''' || [[St. Johns County, Florida]] || $28,674 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''65''' || [[Washington, District of Columbia]] || $28,659 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''66''' || [[Rockwall County, Texas]] || $28,573 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''67''' || [[Carver County, Minnesota]] || $28,486 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''68''' || [[Litchfield County, Connecticut]] || $28,408 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''69''' || [[Sarasota County, Florida]] || $28,326 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''70''' || [[Middlesex County, Connecticut]] || $28,251 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''71''' || [[Talbot County, Maryland]] || $28,164 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''72''' || [[Clear Creek County, Colorado]] || $28,160 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''73''' || [[Washington County, Minnesota]] || $28,148 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''74''' || [[Arapahoe County, Colorado]] || $28,147 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''75''' || [[Rockland County, New York]] || $28,082 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''76''' || [[Livingston County, Michigan]] || $28,069 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''77''' || [[Jefferson County, Colorado]] || $28,066 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''78''' || [[Placer County, California]] || $27,963 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''79''' || [[Geauga County, Ohio]] || $27,944 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''80''' || [[Mercer County, New Jersey]] || $27,914 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''81''' || [[Cobb County, Georgia]] || $27,863 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''82''' || [[St. Louis County, Missouri]] || $27,595 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''83''' || [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland]] || $27,578 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''84''' || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]] || $27,430 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''85''' || [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]] || $27,352 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''86''' || [[Douglas County, Nevada]] || $27,288 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''87''' || [[Indian River County, Florida]] || $27,227 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''88''' || [[Shelby County, Alabama]] || $27,176 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''89''' || [[Washtenaw County, Michigan]] || $27,173 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''90''' || [[Dakota County, Minnesota]] || $27,008 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''91''' || [[Wake County, North Carolina]] || $27,004 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''92''' || [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] || $26,992 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''93''' || [[Union County, New Jersey]] || $26,992 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''94''' || [[Denton County, Texas]] || $26,895 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''95''' || [[Newport County, Rhode Island]] || $26,779 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''96''' || [[Juneau, Alaska]] || $26,719 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''97''' || [[Alameda County, California]] || $26,680 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''98''' || [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire]] || $26,656 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''99''' || [[Suffolk County, New York]] || $26,577 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''100''' || [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]] || $26,535 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" |} == 50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income <ref>[http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/drill.cfm?table=CA1-3&catable=CA1-3&lc=30&years=2005&rformat=display&areatype=LOCAL&sort=1 Per capita personal income, 2005] </ref> == '''Number of counties by state in the top 50''': Virginia 6, California 5, New Jersey 5, Colorado 3, Florida 3, Maryland 3, Massachusetts 3, New York 3, Illinois 2, Pennsylvania 2, Alaska 1, Connecticut 1, ''District of Columbia'' 1, Georgia 1, Idaho 1, Kansas 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Nevada 1, New Mexico 1, South Dakota 1, Tennessee 1, Texas 1, Utah 1, Washington 1, Wisconsin 1, Wyoming 1. Twenty-four states do not have any counties in the top 50. {| clear="both" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Rank ! County ! Personal Per<br>Capita Income |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''1''' || [[New York County, New York]] || $93,377 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''2''' || [[Teton County, Wyoming]] || $89,028 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''3''' || [[Pitkin County, Colorado]] || $77,970 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''4''' || [[Loving County, Texas]] || $77,787 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''5''' || [[Marin County, California]] || $75,884 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''6''' || [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]] || $67,269 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''7''' || [[San Francisco County, California]] || $62,614 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''8''' || [[Morris County, New Jersey]] || $62,583 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''9''' || [[Westchester County, New York]] || $62,045 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''10''' || [[Alexandria, Virginia]] || $61,147 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''11''' || [[Somerset County, New Jersey]] || $61,039 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''12''' || [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] || $60,357 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''13''' || [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]], and [[Falls Church, Virginia]] || $60,289 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''14''' || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] || $59,953 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''15''' || [[Arlington County, Virginia]] || $59,389 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''16''' || [[San Mateo County, California]] || $59,213 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''17''' || [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] || $56,725 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''18''' || [[Nantucket County, Massachusetts]] || $56,092 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''19''' || [[Nassau County, New York]] || $54,941 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''20''' || [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]] || $54,293 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''21''' || [[Los Alamos County, New Mexico]] || $54,134 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''22''' || [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] || $53,278 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''23''' || [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C. (federal district)]] || $52,811 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''24''' || [[Howard County, Maryland]] || $52,580 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''25''' || [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin]] || $52,490 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''26''' || [[Oakland County, Michigan]] || $52,274 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''27''' || [[Blaine County, Idaho]] || $52,245 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''28''' || [[Goochland County, Virginia]] || $52,212 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''29''' || [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] || $51,869 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''30''' || [[Santa Clara County, California]] || $51,112 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''31''' || [[Talbot County, Maryland]] || $50,872 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''32''' || [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]] || $50,787 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''33''' || [[Summit County, Utah]] || $50,542 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''34''' || [[Palm Beach County, Florida]] || $50,371 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''35''' || [[Martin County, Florida]] || $49,992 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''36''' || [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]] || $49,566 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''37''' || [[Collier County, Florida]] || $49,492 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''38''' || [[Fulton County, Georgia]] || $49,291 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''39''' || [[Sully County, South Dakota]] || $49,119 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''40''' || [[Lake County, Illinois]] || $48,906 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''41''' || [[Contra Costa County, California]] || $48,618 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''42''' || [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] || $48,506 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''43''' || [[DuPage County, Illinois]] || $48,472 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''44''' || [[King County, Washington]] || $48,216 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''45''' || [[Clear Creek County, Colorado]] || $48,150 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''46''' || [[Johnson County, Kansas]] || $48,123 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''47''' || [[Williamson County, Tennessee]] || $47,712 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''48''' || [[Denver County, Colorado]] || $47,652 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''49''' || [[Denali Borough, Alaska]] || $47,551 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''50''' || [[Douglas County, Nevada]] || $47,303 |} == 100 highest-income counties by median household income (2000) <ref name="Cen2kProfs" /> == [[Image:USA highest income counties median.PNG|thumb|Number of counties by state in the top 100]] [[Image:Highest median household income counties.PNG|thumb|100 highest 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'' {| clear="both" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Rank ! County ! Median<br>Household<br>Income <!-- [THIS IS OUT OF DATE, UPDATE WITH CENSUS 2003] --> |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''1''' || [[Douglas County, Colorado]] || $82,929 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''2''' || [[Fairfax County, Virginia]] || $81,050 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''3''' || [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] || $80,648 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''4''' || [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] || $79,888 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''5''' || [[Los Alamos County, New Mexico]] || $78,993 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''6''' || [[Morris County, New Jersey]] || $77,340 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''7''' || [[Somerset County, New Jersey]] || $76,933 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''8''' || [[Falls Church, Virginia]] || $74,924 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''9''' || [[Santa Clara County, California]] || $74,335 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''10''' || [[Howard County, Maryland]] || $74,167 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''11''' || [[Putnam County, New York]] || $72,279 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''12''' || [[Nassau County, New York]] || $72,030 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''13''' || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] || $71,551 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''14''' || [[Marin County, California]] || $71,306 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''15''' || [[Fayette County, Georgia]] || $71,227 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''16''' || [[Hamilton County, Indiana]] || $71,026 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''17''' || [[Collin County, Texas]] || $70,835 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''18''' || [[San Mateo County, California]] || $70,819 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''19''' || [[Williamson County, Tennessee]] || $69,104 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''20''' || [[Forsyth County, Georgia]] || $68,890 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''21''' || [[Rockland County, New York]] || $67,971 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''22''' || [[DuPage County, Illinois]] || $67,887 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''23''' || [[Fairfax, Virginia]] || $67,642 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''24''' || [[Livingston County, Michigan]] || $67,400 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''25''' || [[Delaware County, Ohio]] || $67,258 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''26''' || [[Lake County, Illinois]] || $66,973 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''27''' || [[Stafford County, Virginia]] || $66,809 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''28''' || [[Scott County, Minnesota]] || $66,612 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''29''' || [[Washington County, Minnesota]] || $66,305 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''30''' || [[Prince William County, Virginia]] || $65,960 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''31''' || [[Calvert County, Maryland]] || $65,945 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''32''' || [[Carver County, Minnesota]] || $65,540 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''33''' || [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]] || $65,295 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''34''' || [[Suffolk County, New York]] || $65,288 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''35''' || [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] || $65,266 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''36''' || [[Fairfield County, Connecticut]] || $65,249 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''37''' || [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] || $65,241 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''38''' || [[Rockwall County, Texas]] || $65,164 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''39''' || [[Summit County, Utah]] || $64,962 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''40''' || [[McHenry County, Illinois]] || $64,826 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''41''' || [[Kendall County, Illinois]] || $64,625 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''42''' || [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] || $64,231 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''43''' || [[Broomfield County, Colorado]] || $63,903 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''44''' || [[Fort Bend County, Texas]] || $63,831 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''45''' || [[Contra Costa County, California]] || $63,675 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''46''' || [[Westchester County, New York]] || $63,582 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''47''' || [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] || $63,432 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''48''' || [[Oldham County, Kentucky]] || $63,229 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''49''' || [[North Slope Borough, Alaska]] || $63,173 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''50''' || [[Arlington County, Virginia]] || $63,001 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''51''' || [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin]] || $62,839 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''52''' || [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin]] || $62,745 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''53''' || [[Eagle County, Colorado]] || $62,682 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''54''' || [[Elbert County, Colorado]] || $62,480 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''55''' || [[Will County, Illinois]] || $62,238 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''56''' || [[Charles County, Maryland]] || $62,199 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''57''' || [[Juneau, Alaska]] || $62,034 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''58''' || [[Fauquier County, Virginia]] || $61,999 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''59''' || [[Oakland County, Michigan]] || $61,907 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''60''' || [[Dakota County, Minnesota]] || $61,863 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''61''' || [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland]] || $61,768 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''62''' || [[Johnson County, Kansas]] || $61,455 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''63''' || [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]] || $61,446 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''64''' || [[Aleutians West Census Area|Aleutians West, Alaska]] || $61,406 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''65''' || [[Poquoson, Virginia]] || $60,920 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''66''' || [[Cherokee County, Georgia]] || $60,896 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''67''' || [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]] || $60,829 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''68''' || [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] || $60,821 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''69''' || [[Manassas Park, Virginia]] || $60,794 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''70''' || [[Williamson County, Texas]] || $60,642 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''71''' || [[Gwinnett County, Georgia]] || $60,537 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''72''' || [[Manassas, Virginia]] || $60,409 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''73''' || [[Frederick County, Maryland]] || $60,276 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''74''' || [[Geauga County, Ohio]] || $60,200 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''75''' || [[Carroll County, Maryland]] || $60,021 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''76''' || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]] || $59,727 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''77''' || [[Ventura County, California]] || $59,666 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''78''' || [[Pitkin County, Colorado]] || $59,375 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''79''' || [[Kane County, Illinois]] || $59,351 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''80''' || [[Hanover County, Virginia]] || $59,223 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''81''' || [[Middlesex County, Connecticut]] || $59,175 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''82''' || [[Tolland County, Connecticut]] || $59,044 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''83''' || [[Orange County, California]] || $58,820 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''84''' || [[Burlington County, New Jersey]] || $58,608 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''85''' || [[Chesterfield County, Virginia]] || $58,537 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''86''' || [[Cobb County, Georgia]] || $58,289 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''87''' || [[Denton County, Texas]] || $58,216 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''88''' || [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire]] || $58,150 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''89''' || [[York County, Virginia]] || $57,956 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''90''' || [[Warren County, Ohio]] || $57,952 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''91''' || [[Anoka County, Minnesota]] || $57,754 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''92''' || [[Placer County, California]] || $57,535 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''93''' || [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia]] || $57,525 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''94''' || [[San Benito County, California]] || $57,469 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''95''' || [[Jefferson County, Colorado]] || $57,339 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''96''' || [[Henry County, Georgia]] || $57,309 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''97''' || [[St. Charles County, Missouri]] || $57,258 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''98''' || [[Harford County, Maryland]] || $57,234 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''99''' || [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland]] || $57,037 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''100''' || [[Washington County, Wisconsin]] || $57,033 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" |} == 20 highest-income counties by median household income (2006) <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/22/counties-rich-income-forbeslife-cx_mw_0122realestate.html Matt Woolsey, America's Richest Counties, Forbes.com, 01.22.08, 6:00 PM ET] Forbes.com Web site. Retrieved on [[2008#Feb|2008-02-08]].</ref> == '''Source: US Census Bureau: 2006 Census '''Number of counties by state in the top 20''': Virginia 6, Maryland 3, New Jersey 3, California 3, New York 2, Colorado 1, Georgia 1, Tennessee 1. Forty-two states do not have any counties in the top 20. {| clear="both" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Rank ! County ! Median<br>Household<br>Income |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''1''' || [[Fairfax County, Virginia]] || $100,318 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''2''' || [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] || $99,371 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''3''' || [[Howard County, Maryland]] || $94,260 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''4''' || [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] || $93,297 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''5''' || [[Douglas County, Colorado]] || $92,125 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''6''' || [[Somerset County, New Jersey]] || $91,688 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''7''' || [[Morris County, New Jersey]] || $89,587 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''8''' || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] || $87,624 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''9''' || [[Arlington County, Virginia]] || $87,350 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''10''' || [[Nassau County, New York]] || $85,994 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''11''' || [[Marin County, California]] || $85,892 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''12''' || [[Stafford County, Virginia]] || $85,014 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''13''' || [[Calvert County, Maryland]] || $84,891 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''14''' || [[Santa Clara County, California]] || $84,838 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''15''' || [[Forsyth County, Georgia]] || $83,682 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''16''' || [[San Mateo County, California]] || $82,123 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''17''' || [[Putnam County, New York]] || $81,907 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''18''' || [[Williamson County, Tennessee]] || $81,449 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''19''' || [[Prince William County, Virginia]] || $80,783 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | '''20''' || [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria City, Virginia]] || $80,449 |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" |} == Highest-income counties and places by state == To see more detailed lists of rankings of counties and places in individual states, see the following pages: {| border="0" width="50%" | valign="top" | *[[Alabama locations by per capita income|Alabama]] *[[Alaska locations by per capita income|Alaska]] *[[Arizona locations by per capita income|Arizona]] *[[Arkansas locations by per capita income|Arkansas]] *[[California locations by per capita income|California]] *[[Colorado locations by per capita income|Colorado]] *[[Connecticut locations by per capita income|Connecticut]] *[[Delaware locations by per capita income|Delaware]] *[[Florida locations by per capita income|Florida]] *[[Georgia locations by per capita income|Georgia]] *[[Hawaii locations by per capita income|Hawaii]] *[[Idaho locations by per capita income|Idaho]] *[[Illinois locations by per capita income|Illinois]] *[[Indiana locations by per capita income|Indiana]] *[[Iowa locations by per captia income|Iowa]] *[[Kansas locations by per capita income|Kansas]] *[[Kentucky locations by per capita income|Kentucky]] | valign="top" | *[[Louisiana locations by per capita income|Louisiana]] *[[Maine locations by per capita income|Maine]] *[[Maryland locations by per capita income|Maryland]] *[[Massachusetts locations by per capita income|Massachusetts]] *[[Michigan locations by per capita income|Michigan]] *[[Minnesota locations by per capita income|Minnesota]] *[[Mississippi locations by per capita income|Mississippi]] *[[Missouri locations by per capita income|Missouri]] *[[Montana locations by per capita income|Montana]] *[[Nebraska locations by per capita income|Nebraska]] *[[Nevada locations by per capita income|Nevada]] *[[New Hampshire locations by per capita income|New Hampshire]] *[[New Jersey locations by per capita income|New Jersey]] *[[New Mexico locations by per capita income|New Mexico]] *[[New York locations by per capita income|New York]] *[[North Carolina locations by per capita income|North Carolina]] *[[North Dakota locations by per capita income|North Dakota]] | valign="top" | *[[Oklahoma locations by per capita income|Oklahoma]] *[[Ohio locations by per capita income|Ohio]] *[[Oregon locations by per capita income|Oregon]] *[[Pennsylvania locations by per capita income|Pennsylvania]] *[[Rhode Island locations by per capita income|Rhode Island]] *[[South Carolina locations by per capita income|South Carolina]] *[[South Dakota locations by per capita income|South Dakota]] *[[Tennessee locations by per capita income|Tennessee]] *[[Texas locations by per capita income|Texas]] *[[Utah locations by per capita income|Utah]] *[[Vermont locations by per capita income|Vermont]] *[[Virginia locations by per capita income|Virginia]] *[[Washington locations by per capita income|Washington]] *[[West Virginia locations by per capita income|West Virginia]] *[[Wisconsin locations by per capita income|Wisconsin]] *[[Wyoming locations by per capita income|Wyoming]] |} == See also == {{Life in the United States}} {{Demographics of the United States}} *[[Highest-income places in the United States]] *[[Highest-income states in the United States]] *[[Lowest-income counties in the United States]] *[[Household income in the United States]] *[[Per capita income]] *[[Personal per capita income]] *[[Personal income in the United States]] *[[List of the poorest places in the United States]] ===US related topics=== {{United States topics}} ==Notes and References== {{reflist}} {{Note|1}}[[independent city|Independent cities]] are counted as county equivalents for the purposes of census comparisons. 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