County ranking

Highest median household income counties

The 50 counties with the highest SAIPE 2023 median household income.

Short answer

Loudoun County, VA ranks first with $173,655, followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($154,573) and San Mateo County, CA ($151,004). The list ranks all 3,144 county-equivalents and shows the top 50.
#1 Loudoun County, VA
$173,655
  1. 01Loudoun County, VA$173,655
  2. 02Santa Clara County, CA$154,573
  3. 03San Mateo County, CA$151,004
  4. 04Los Alamos County, NM$146,208
  5. 05Falls Church city, VA$145,755
  6. 06Douglas County, CO$144,807
  7. 07Fairfax County, VA$141,353
  8. 08Nassau County, NY$140,466
  9. 09Somerset County, NJ$140,242
  10. 10Howard County, MD$140,113
  11. 11Summit County, UT$139,848
  12. 12Marin County, CA$139,197
  13. 13Arlington County, VA$138,416
  14. 14Hunterdon County, NJ$136,407
  15. 15Forsyth County, GA$136,347
  16. 16Williamson County, TN$136,007
  17. 17Morris County, NJ$134,308
  18. 18Stafford County, VA$130,751
  19. 19Teton County, WY$130,156
  20. 20Carver County, MN$129,437
  21. 21Prince William County, VA$128,758
  22. 22Delaware County, OH$128,300
  23. 23San Francisco County, CA$125,456
  24. 24Montgomery County, MD$125,076
  25. 25Calvert County, MD$124,486
  26. 26Norfolk County, MA$123,449
  27. 27Middlesex County, MA$123,288
  28. 28Suffolk County, NY$123,219
  29. 29Elbert County, CO$123,083
  30. 30Morgan County, UT$122,672
  31. 31Goochland County, VA$122,002
  32. 32Contra Costa County, CA$122,000
  33. 33Wasatch County, UT$121,397
  34. 34Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT$121,285
  35. 35Hamilton County, IN$121,231
  36. 36Putnam County, NY$120,930
  37. 37Chester County, PA$120,925
  38. 38Oldham County, KY$120,818
  39. 39King County, WA$120,672
  40. 40Collin County, TX$120,149
  41. 41Alameda County, CA$119,230
  42. 42Fairfax city, VA$119,079
  43. 43Rockwall County, TX$118,175
  44. 44Monmouth County, NJ$117,752
  45. 45Anne Arundel County, MD$116,956
  46. 46Bergen County, NJ$116,157
  47. 47New Kent County, VA$115,854
  48. 48Kendall County, IL$114,606
  49. 49Oconee County, GA$114,230
  50. 50Frederick County, MD$114,089
Median income 2023. Rank 1 at the top.
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Dots mark the location of each of the 50 rows listed.

What SAIPE measures

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) are model-based Census estimates that combine American Community Survey data with administrative records, which gives a value for nearly every county each year. Median household income is the middle value when all households are sorted by income.

Of the top 50, 9 are in VA, 6 are in CA, 5 are in NJ.

How this ranking is built

Every county-equivalent in the 50 states and DC is sorted by SAIPE 2023 median household income. Ties are broken by FIPS code. Each row links to the county page with its full profile and state rank.

Questions people ask

Which county ranks first?

Loudoun County, VA, with $173,655.

Which data does this use?

Census SAIPE 2023 median household income estimates.

Are parishes and independent cities included?

Yes. All county-equivalents are ranked, including Louisiana parishes, Alaska boroughs and census areas, independent cities, Connecticut planning regions, and DC.

Suggested citation

Online Map Tools. "Highest median household income counties." Published 2026-09-30. https://onlinemaptools.com/rankings/highest-income-counties. Data: Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates; Census SAIPE program.

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  2. 02Census SAIPE program (last verified 2026-09-30)

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