Highest-income counties in the United States

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.

100 highest-income counties by per capita income^[1]

Number of counties ranked in the top 100 nationally, by state

100 Highest ranked counties by per capita income

Caution: This is raw data that is not adjusted for cost of living or compared by population size category. It also does not take into account the IRS average adjusted gross 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

50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income ^[2]

100 highest-income counties by median household income^[1]

Number of counties by state in the top 100

100 highest counties by per capita 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

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:

See also

Demographics of the United States

Demography of the United States · Demographic history Economic · Social Affluence · Educational attainment · Household income · Homeownership · Immigration · Income inequality · Language · Middle classes · Personal income · Poverty · Religion · Social class  · Unemployment by state · Wealth Race · Ethnicity · Ancestry Race and ethnicity in the United States Census · Maps of American ancestries · 2000 Census · Race/ethnicity by EEOC  · Racism Alaska Natives · Asian Americans · African Americans · Africans in the United States · Hispanics in the United States · Native Americans · Pacific Islander Americans · White Americans · European Americans

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