Lowest-income counties in the US
Explore places with the lowest median household income, with uncertainty shown.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:20:49+00:00
Ascending median household income: ACS B19013_001E. Low median income is not the same measure as the share of residents in poverty. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3051 | Jefferson County | Colorado | $110,656 ±$1,614 | 579,377 |
| 3052 | Davis County | Utah | $110,884 ±$2,880 | 370,924 |
| 3053 | Santa Cruz County | California | $111,093 ±$2,734 | 264,926 |
| 3054 | Snohomish County | Washington | $111,246 ±$1,305 | 844,430 |
| 3055 | Boone County | Indiana | $111,250 ±$3,743 | 74,718 |
| 3056 | Williamson County | Texas | $111,340 ±$1,581 | 672,688 |
| 3057 | Napa County | California | $111,471 ±$4,025 | 134,869 |
| 3058 | Denton County | Texas | $111,498 ±$1,485 | 979,561 |
| 3059 | Middlesex County | New Jersey | $111,549 ±$1,881 | 871,290 |
| 3060 | Kendall County | Illinois | $111,601 ±$3,257 | 137,675 |
| 3061 | Fayette County | Georgia | $111,978 ±$4,052 | 122,244 |
| 3062 | DuPage County | Illinois | $112,096 ±$1,607 | 930,024 |
| 3063 | Harford County | Maryland | $112,265 ±$2,167 | 263,757 |
| 3064 | Union County | Ohio | $112,322 ±$3,644 | 67,324 |
| 3065 | Spotsylvania County | Virginia | $112,738 ±$4,298 | 146,603 |
| 3066 | Hanover County | Virginia | $112,805 ±$4,144 | 112,879 |
| 3067 | Queen Anne's County | Maryland | $112,826 ±$6,672 | 51,825 |
| 3068 | Manassas city | Virginia | $113,590 ±$8,224 | 42,976 |
| 3069 | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | $113,915 ±$1,905 | 867,573 |
| 3070 | Fort Bend County | Texas | $114,041 ±$1,899 | 893,767 |
| 3071 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | $114,201 ±$1,841 | 535,075 |
| 3072 | San Benito County | California | $114,394 ±$5,136 | 67,290 |
| 3073 | Bristol County | Rhode Island | $114,490 ±$5,860 | 50,490 |
| 3074 | Bucks County | Pennsylvania | $114,764 ±$2,067 | 647,461 |
| 3075 | Kendall County | Texas | $114,962 ±$8,014 | 48,567 |
| 3076 | Washington County | Minnesota | $115,345 ±$2,183 | 276,238 |
| 3077 | Placer County | California | $115,998 ±$2,483 | 419,156 |
| 3078 | Sussex County | New Jersey | $116,186 ±$2,466 | 145,807 |
| 3079 | Orange County | California | $116,289 ±$871 | 3,165,820 |
| 3080 | King George County | Virginia | $116,884 ±$7,078 | 27,896 |
| 3081 | Clarke County | Virginia | $117,111 ±$12,127 | 15,216 |
| 3082 | Wasatch County | Utah | $117,608 ±$8,505 | 36,642 |
| 3083 | Carroll County | Maryland | $118,211 ±$3,883 | 175,321 |
| 3084 | Rockingham County | New Hampshire | $118,331 ±$2,820 | 319,082 |
| 3085 | Goochland County | Virginia | $118,931 ±$7,243 | 26,410 |
| 3086 | Westchester County | New York | $118,976 ±$2,567 | 999,677 |
| 3087 | Scott County | Minnesota | $119,314 ±$3,959 | 154,557 |
| 3088 | St. Mary's County | Maryland | $119,446 ±$4,480 | 115,126 |
| 3089 | Alexandria city | Virginia | $119,681 ±$2,819 | 156,976 |
| 3090 | Poquoson city | Virginia | $120,972 ±$13,412 | 12,639 |
| 3091 | Oconee County | Georgia | $121,217 ±$9,495 | 43,551 |
| 3092 | Hamilton County | Indiana | $121,530 ±$2,737 | 365,056 |
| 3093 | Collin County | Texas | $121,600 ±$1,883 | 1,163,337 |
| 3094 | Frederick County | Maryland | $122,002 ±$2,489 | 287,048 |
| 3095 | Oldham County | Kentucky | $122,497 ±$5,474 | 69,257 |
| 3096 | Charles County | Maryland | $122,816 ±$3,121 | 170,527 |
| 3097 | New Kent County | Virginia | $123,314 ±$7,122 | 25,105 |
| 3098 | Broomfield County | Colorado | $123,874 ±$3,714 | 76,304 |
| 3099 | Teton County | Wyoming | $124,172 ±$24,638 | 23,396 |
| 3100 | King County | Washington | $124,746 ±$968 | 2,287,171 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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