Highest-income counties in the US
Compare median household income, a measure of income rather than accumulated wealth.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:20:49+00:00
Median household income: ACS B19013_001E, in the release year’s inflation-adjusted dollars. This is not net worth or individual earnings. All US counties and county equivalents with usable estimates. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401 | Noble County | Ohio | $56,098 ±$8,300 | 14,282 |
| 2402 | Butler County | Kentucky | $56,092 ±$5,519 | 12,393 |
| 2403 | Washington County | Missouri | $56,043 ±$6,053 | 23,470 |
| 2404 | Washington County | Maine | $56,024 ±$2,346 | 31,331 |
| 2405 | Athens County | Ohio | $56,001 ±$2,207 | 61,737 |
| 2406 | Perry County | Tennessee | $55,972 ±$10,067 | 8,697 |
| 2407 | St. Martin Parish | Louisiana | $55,960 ±$5,042 | 51,353 |
| 2408 | Iron County | Michigan | $55,940 ±$3,026 | 11,667 |
| 2409 | Yell County | Arkansas | $55,934 ±$8,149 | 20,134 |
| 2410 | Franklin County | Arkansas | $55,886 ±$7,278 | 17,326 |
| 2411 | Langlade County | Wisconsin | $55,878 ±$3,624 | 19,490 |
| 2412 | Otero County | New Mexico | $55,876 ±$2,502 | 68,816 |
| 2413 | San Juan County | New Mexico | $55,872 ±$1,667 | 120,942 |
| 2414 | Gentry County | Missouri | $55,848 ±$4,994 | 6,245 |
| 2415 | Breckinridge County | Kentucky | $55,843 ±$4,183 | 20,881 |
| 2416 | Cabell County | West Virginia | $55,832 ±$2,843 | 92,739 |
| 2417 | San Saba County | Texas | $55,819 ±$7,549 | 5,696 |
| 2418 | Jackson County | North Carolina | $55,815 ±$5,024 | 43,771 |
| 2419 | Cleburne County | Arkansas | $55,798 ±$2,882 | 25,226 |
| 2419 | McCormick County | South Carolina | $55,798 ±$7,160 | 9,760 |
| 2421 | Perry County | Arkansas | $55,764 ±$8,217 | 10,101 |
| 2422 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Alaska | $55,741 ±$6,244 | 5,195 |
| 2423 | Union County | Illinois | $55,728 ±$5,408 | 16,997 |
| 2424 | Vermilion Parish | Louisiana | $55,707 ±$3,692 | 57,123 |
| 2425 | Montgomery County | Kansas | $55,697 ±$4,353 | 30,940 |
| 2426 | Wayne County | Indiana | $55,692 ±$3,150 | 66,397 |
| 2427 | Surry County | North Carolina | $55,656 ±$3,280 | 71,425 |
| 2428 | Richmond County | Georgia | $55,637 ±$2,844 | 206,069 |
| 2429 | Daniels County | Montana | $55,625 ±$13,820 | 1,494 |
| 2430 | Ferry County | Washington | $55,614 ±$6,024 | 7,387 |
| 2431 | Coshocton County | Ohio | $55,577 ±$3,620 | 36,744 |
| 2432 | Itawamba County | Mississippi | $55,546 ±$7,632 | 24,036 |
| 2433 | Shoshone County | Idaho | $55,527 ±$5,264 | 13,785 |
| 2434 | Wayne County | Illinois | $55,521 ±$3,923 | 15,973 |
| 2435 | Treutlen County | Georgia | $55,518 ±$13,343 | 6,376 |
| 2436 | Union County | Mississippi | $55,505 ±$4,529 | 28,122 |
| 2437 | Christian County | Kentucky | $55,494 ±$2,726 | 72,069 |
| 2438 | Warren County | Tennessee | $55,487 ±$3,018 | 42,166 |
| 2439 | Hamblen County | Tennessee | $55,454 ±$4,745 | 65,669 |
| 2440 | Upson County | Georgia | $55,429 ±$8,777 | 28,029 |
| 2440 | Cheyenne County | Kansas | $55,429 ±$4,259 | 2,628 |
| 2442 | Whitman County | Washington | $55,406 ±$4,182 | 47,003 |
| 2443 | Hot Spring County | Arkansas | $55,405 ±$3,337 | 33,180 |
| 2444 | Alamosa County | Colorado | $55,397 ±$4,512 | 16,581 |
| 2445 | Tyler County | Texas | $55,396 ±$6,988 | 20,238 |
| 2446 | Roanoke city | Virginia | $55,378 ±$2,433 | 98,355 |
| 2447 | Crittenden County | Arkansas | $55,358 ±$3,602 | 47,266 |
| 2448 | Caddo County | Oklahoma | $55,353 ±$2,462 | 26,447 |
| 2449 | Gladwin County | Michigan | $55,349 ±$2,210 | 25,693 |
| 2450 | Cleburne County | Alabama | $55,345 ±$6,656 | 15,426 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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