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There are 3,141 counties
County (United States)

In the United States, a county is a local level of government below the U.S. state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into List of parishes in Louisiana and Alaska into Borough ....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau and the data is current as of the indicated year.

10 highest-income counties by median household income (2007)
Number of counties by state in following lists: Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 6, Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 5, New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
 3, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 2, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 2, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
 1, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
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9 of the 20 counties are part of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Washington Metropolitan Area

The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington?Arlington?Alexandria, DC?VA?MD?WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....
 and 5 counties are part of the New York Metropolitan Area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
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There are 3,141 counties
County (United States)

In the United States, a county is a local level of government below the U.S. state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into List of parishes in Louisiana and Alaska into Borough ....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau and the data is current as of the indicated year.

10 highest-income counties by median household income (2007)


Number of counties by state in following lists: Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 6, Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 5, New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
 3, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 2, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 2, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
 1, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 1.

9 of the 20 counties are part of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Washington Metropolitan Area

The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington?Arlington?Alexandria, DC?VA?MD?WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget ....
 and 5 counties are part of the New York Metropolitan Area
New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area or Tri-State Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also List of metropolitan areas by population....
. By Census region
List of regions of the United States

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, 12 counties are located in the South
Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
, 5 in the Northeast
Northeastern United States

The Northeast is a region of the United States. According to the definition used by the United States Census Bureau, the Northeast region consists of nine states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania....
, and 3 in the West
Western United States

The Western United States—commonly referred to as the American West or simply The West—traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost U.S....
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Rank County Median Household Income
1 Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of July 2006, the county is estimated to be home to 268,817 people, a 58 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599....
 		 $107,207
2 Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a County in Northern Virginia Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,077,000, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $105,241
3 Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland

Howard County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. It is considered part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $101,672
4 Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $97,658
5 Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
 		 $94,684
6 Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The county, sometimes nicknamed Dougco, is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado....
 		 $92,824
7 Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree....
 		 $91,835
8 Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
 		 $89,782
9 Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia

Prince William County is a county located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The estimated population in 2007 of the county was 383,644, a 36.6% increase since 2000....
 		 $87,243
10 Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585....
 		 $84,360


Counties with populations 65,000-250,000


Rank County Median Household Income
1 Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $100,327
2 Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland

Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is on a peninsula, bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay, and on the west by the Patuxent River....
 		 $95,134
3 Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is an urban area county of about 206,800 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the west of Washington, D.C....
 		 $94,876
4 Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia

Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 92,446, however, the estimated population as of 2007 was 124,117, a 33.0% increase....
 		 $87,629
5 Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
 		 $84,888
6 Forsyth County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 98,407. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 158,914 ....
 		 $84,872
7 Putnam County, New York
Putnam County, New York

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County....
 		 $84,624
8 Marin County, California
Marin County, California

Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, California....
 		 $83,870
9 Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2000, the population was 120,546. Its county seat is La Plata, Maryland....
 		 $83,412
10 Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County, Maryland

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2000, its population was 150,897. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence....
 		 $82,492


20 highest-income counties by median household income (2008)


Source: US Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, via Forbes
Forbes

Forbes is an United States publishing and mass media company. Its flagship publication, Forbes magazine, is published bi-weekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune , which is also published bi-weekly, and Business Week....


Number of counties by state in the top 20: Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 6, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 3, Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 3, New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
 3, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 2, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
 1, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 1, Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
 1. Forty-two states do not have any counties in the top 20.

Rank County Median Household Income
1 Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a County in Northern Virginia Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,077,000, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $100,318
2 Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of July 2006, the county is estimated to be home to 268,817 people, a 58 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599....
 		 $99,371
3 Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland

Howard County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. It is considered part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $94,260
4 Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $93,297
5 Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The county, sometimes nicknamed Dougco, is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado....
 		 $92,125
6 Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey

Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population was 297,490. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $91,688
7 Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
 		 $89,587
8 Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree....
 		 $87,624
9 Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is an urban area county of about 206,800 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the west of Washington, D.C....
 		 $87,350
10 Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
 		 $85,994
11 Marin County, California
Marin County, California

Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, California....
 		 $85,892
12 Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia

Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 92,446, however, the estimated population as of 2007 was 124,117, a 33.0% increase....
 		 $85,014
13 Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland

Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is on a peninsula, bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay, and on the west by the Patuxent River....
 		 $84,891
14 Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585....
 		 $84,838
15 Forsyth County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 98,407. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 158,914 ....
 		 $83,682
16 San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, California, and north of Santa Clara County, California....
 		 $82,123
17 Putnam County, New York
Putnam County, New York

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County....
 		 $81,907
18 Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 126,638, and the United States Census Bureau estimates its population as of 2005 to be 153,595....
 		 $81,449
19 Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia

Prince William County is a county located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The estimated population in 2007 of the county was 383,644, a 36.6% increase since 2000....
 		 $80,783
20 Alexandria City, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a total population of 128,283....
 		 $80,449


50 highest-income counties by personal per capita income (2005)


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.

Rank County Personal Per
Capita Income
1 New York County, New York
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 (Manhattan)		 $93,377
2 Teton County, Wyoming
Teton County, Wyoming

Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 18,251. Its county seat is Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area....
 		 $89,028
3 Pitkin County, Colorado
Pitkin County, Colorado

Pitkin County is one of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named in honor of the late Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin....
 		 $77,970
4 Loving County, Texas
Loving County, Texas

Loving County is a County_ in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the least populous county in the entire United States. Its county seat, and only community, is Mentone, Texas....
 		 $77,787
5 Marin County, California
Marin County, California

Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, California....
 		 $75,884
6 Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
 		 $67,269
7 City and County of San Francisco, California $62,614
8 Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
 		 $62,583
9 Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
 		 $62,045
10 City of Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a total population of 128,283....
 		 $61,147
11 Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey

Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population was 297,490. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $61,039
12 Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $60,357
13 Fairfax County
Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a County in Northern Virginia Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,077,000, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
, Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia

This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax, Va. For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address, please see Fairfax County, Virginia...
, and Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia

Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population is 11,200. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $60,289
14 Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree....
 		 $59,953
15 Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is an urban area county of about 206,800 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the west of Washington, D.C....
 		 $59,389
16 San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, California, and north of Santa Clara County, California....
 		 $59,213
17 Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is the most populous county of the U.S. state of New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate....
 		 $56,725
18 Town and County of Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck Island and Muskeget, it constitutes the New England town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated....
 		 $56,092
19 Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
 		 $54,941
20 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2000, the population was 750,097. A 2005 United States Census estimate placed the population at 795,618, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania , and List of the most populous counties in the United States....
 		 $54,293
21 Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Los Alamos County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. In 2000, its population was 18,343. The Class H county/municipality was administered exclusively by the U.S....
 		 $54,134
22 Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 650,308. Its county seat is Dedham, Massachusetts....
 		 $53,278
23 Washington, D.C. (federal district)
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 		 $52,811
24 Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland

Howard County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. It is considered part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $52,580
25 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 82,317. Its county seat is Port Washington, Wisconsin....
 		 $52,490
26 Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. , the population was estimated at 1,206,089. The county seat is Pontiac, Michigan....
 		 $52,274
27 Blaine County, Idaho
Blaine County, Idaho

Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 18,991 . The county seat and largest city is Hailey, Idaho....
 		 $52,245
28 Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 16,863....
 		 $52,212
29 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the most populous county in Massachusetts. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 1,465,396....
 		 $51,869
30 Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585....
 		 $51,112
31 Talbot County, Maryland
Talbot County, Maryland

Talbot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is bordered by Queen Anne's County, Maryland to the north, Caroline County, Maryland to the east, Dorchester County, Maryland to the south, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west....
 		 $50,872
32 Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 433,501. The county seat is West Chester, Pennsylvania....
 		 $50,787
33 Summit County, Utah
Summit County, Utah

Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. In 2000 its population was 29,736; in 2005, it was estimated to have reached 35,001....
 		 $50,542
34 Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County has the largest land area located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2007, the county had an estimated population of 1,351,236 , making it the third most populous in the state of Florida and the twenty ninth most populous in the United States....
 		 $50,371
35 Martin County, Florida
Martin County, Florida

Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 126,731. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 139,728 ....
 		 $49,992
36 Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th century French explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200....
 		 $49,566
37 Collier County, Florida
Collier County, Florida

Collier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 251,377. The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 314,649 ....
 		 $49,492
38 Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat is Atlanta, Georgia, the state capital and principal city of the Atlanta metropolitan area....
 		 $49,291
39 Sully County, South Dakota
Sully County, South Dakota

Sully County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 1,556. Its county seat is Onida, South Dakota....
 		 $49,119
40 Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois

Lake County is the farthest north-east county in the U.S. state of Illinois. A 2006 census estimated the population was 713,076. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois, Illinois....
 		 $48,906
41 Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban list of California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2006, the US Census Bureau estimated it had a population of 1,024,319....
 		 $48,618
42 Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 615,301, which had grown to 642,030 as of the Bureau's 2007 estimate....
 		 $48,506
43 DuPage County, Illinois
DuPage County, Illinois

DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its county seat is the city of Wheaton, Illinois. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area....
 		 $48,472
44 King County, Washington
King County, Washington

King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1,737,034, and in 2006 was an estimated 1,835,300....
 		 $48,216
45 Clear Creek County, Colorado
Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County is one of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 9,322 at U.S. Census 2000....
 		 $48,150
46 Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas

Johnson County is a U.S. county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was 451,086 at the United States Census, 2000, and it was estimated to be in the year , making it the largest in the state....
 		 $48,123
47 Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 126,638, and the United States Census Bureau estimates its population as of 2005 to be 153,595....
 		 $47,712
48 City and County of Denver, Colorado $47,652
49 Denali Borough, Alaska
Denali Borough, Alaska

Denali Borough is a Borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska and was formed in 1990. As of 2000 the population of the borough was 1,893. The borough seat is Healy, Alaska....
 		 $47,551
50 Douglas County, Nevada
Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 52,386....
 		 $47,303


100 highest-income counties by per capita income (2000)


Usa Highest Income Counties
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, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 1, Rhode Island 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

Rank County Per Capita
Income
1 Marin County, California
Marin County, California

Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, California....
 		 $44,962
2 New York County, New York
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 (Manhattan) 		$42,922
3 City of Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia

Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population is 11,200. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $41,052
4 Pitkin County, Colorado
Pitkin County, Colorado

Pitkin County is one of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named in honor of the late Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin....
 		 $40,811
5 Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
 		 $38,350
6 Teton County, Wyoming
Teton County, Wyoming

Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 18,251. Its county seat is Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area....
 		 $38,260
7 Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey

Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population was 297,490. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $37,970
8 Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is an urban area county of about 206,800 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the west of Washington, D.C....
 		 $37,706
9 City of Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a total population of 128,283....
 		 $37,645
10 Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
 		 $36,964
11 Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a County in Northern Virginia Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,077,000, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $36,888
12 Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
 		 $36,726
13 Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $36,370
14 San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, California, and north of Santa Clara County, California....
 		 $36,045
15 Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree....
 		 $35,684
16 San Miguel County, Colorado
San Miguel County, Colorado

San Miguel County is one of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named for the San Miguel River ....
 		 $35,329
17 Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The county, sometimes nicknamed Dougco, is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado....
 		 $34,848
18 Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Los Alamos County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. In 2000, its population was 18,343. The Class H county/municipality was administered exclusively by the U.S....
 		 $34,646
19 City and County of San Francisco, California $34,556
20 Summit County, Utah
Summit County, Utah

Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. In 2000 its population was 29,736; in 2005, it was estimated to have reached 35,001....
 		 $33,767
21 Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is the most populous county of the U.S. state of New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate....
 		 $33,638
22 Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of July 2006, the county is estimated to be home to 268,817 people, a 58 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599....
 		 $33,530
23 Collin County, Texas
Collin County, Texas

Collin County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county has been experiencing explosive growth in recent years. In 2000, its population was 491,675; in 2007 the U.S....
 		 $33,345
24 Hamilton County, Indiana
Hamilton County, Indiana

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Noblesville, Indiana. The center of population of Indiana is located in Hamilton County, in the town of Sheridan, Indiana....
 		 $33,109
25 Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585....
 		 $32,795
26 Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. , the population was estimated at 1,206,089. The county seat is Pontiac, Michigan....
 		 $32,534
27 Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 126,638, and the United States Census Bureau estimates its population as of 2005 to be 153,595....
 		 $32,496
28 Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 650,308. Its county seat is Dedham, Massachusetts....
 		 $32,484
29 Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland

Howard County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. It is considered part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $32,402
30 Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
 		 $32,151
31 Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois

Lake County is the farthest north-east county in the U.S. state of Illinois. A 2006 census estimated the population was 713,076. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois, Illinois....
 		 $32,102
32 Eagle County, Colorado
Eagle County, Colorado

Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado in the United States. The county is named for the Eagle River ....
 		 $32,011
33 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 82,317. Its county seat is Port Washington, Wisconsin....
 		 $31,947
34 Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 433,501. The county seat is West Chester, Pennsylvania....
 		 $31,627
35 Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County, Ohio

Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area....
 		 $31,600
36 Blaine County, Idaho
Blaine County, Idaho

Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 18,991 . The county seat and largest city is Hailey, Idaho....
 		 $31,346
37 DuPage County, Illinois
DuPage County, Illinois

DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its county seat is the city of Wheaton, Illinois. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area....
 		 $31,315
38 Town and County of Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck Island and Muskeget, it constitutes the New England town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated....
 		 $31,314
39 City of Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia

This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax, Va. For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address, please see Fairfax County, Virginia...
 		 $31,247
40 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the most populous county in Massachusetts. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 1,465,396....
 		 $31,199
41 Collier County, Florida
Collier County, Florida

Collier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 251,377. The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 314,649 ....
 		 $31,195
42 Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 615,301, which had grown to 642,030 as of the Bureau's 2007 estimate....
 		 $31,149
43 Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas

Johnson County is a U.S. county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was 451,086 at the United States Census, 2000, and it was estimated to be in the year , making it the largest in the state....
 		 $30,919
44 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2000, the population was 750,097. A 2005 United States Census estimate placed the population at 795,618, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania , and List of the most populous counties in the United States....
 		 $30,898
45 Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban list of California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2006, the US Census Bureau estimated it had a population of 1,024,319....
 		 $30,615
46 San Juan County, Washington
San Juan County, Washington

San Juan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, composed of most of the San Juan Islands. It is named after San Juan Island, which was named after St....
 		 $30,603
47 Putnam County, New York
Putnam County, New York

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County....
 		 $30,127
48 Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat is Atlanta, Georgia, the state capital and principal city of the Atlanta metropolitan area....
 		 $30,003
49 Ventura County, California
Ventura County, California

Ventura County is a Counties of the United States in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific Ocean coast, and forms the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area....
 		 $29,634
50 Martin County, Florida
Martin County, Florida

Martin County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 126,731. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 139,728 ....
 		 $29,584
51 King County, Washington
King County, Washington

King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1,737,034, and in 2006 was an estimated 1,835,300....
 		 $29,521
52 Fayette County, Georgia
Fayette County, Georgia

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 91,263. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 106,144 ....
 		 $29,464
53 James City County, Virginia
James City County, Virginia

James City County is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state of the United States....
 		 $29,256
54 Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 360,767. Its county seat is Waukesha, Wisconsin....
 		 $29,164
55 Forsyth County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 98,407. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 158,914 ....
 		 $29,114
56 Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 16,863....
 		 $29,105
57 Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County, Colorado

Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 282,304 in 2006....
 		 $28,976
58 Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia

Albemarle County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2005 population of 92,035....
 		 $28,852
59 Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County has the largest land area located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2007, the county had an estimated population of 1,351,236 , making it the third most populous in the state of Florida and the twenty ninth most populous in the United States....
 		 $28,801
60 Routt County, Colorado
Routt County, Colorado

Routt County is the 15th most extensive of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 19,690 at U.S....
 		 $28,792
61 Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th century French explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2000 the population was 1,116,200....
 		 $28,789
62 Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
 		 $28,757
63 Summit County, Colorado
Summit County, Colorado

Summit County is the 19th most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 25,399 at U.S....
 		 $28,676
64 St. Johns County, Florida
St. Johns County, Florida

St. Johns County is located in northeastern Florida. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 123,135. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population as of 2005 at 161,521....
 		 $28,674
65 Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 		 $28,659
66 Rockwall County, Texas
Rockwall County, Texas

Rockwall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is Texas's smallest county in land area. In 2000, its population was 43,080....
 		 $28,573
67 Carver County, Minnesota
Carver County, Minnesota

Carver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 70,205. Its county seat is Chaska, Minnesota. Carver County is named after the explorer Jonathan Carver....
 		 $28,486
68 Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut

Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut and is the core of Upstate Connecticut. Litchfield County also has the least population density among Connecticut's counties....
 		 $28,408
69 Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County, Florida

Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 325,957. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 366,256....
 		 $28,326
70 Middlesex County, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut

Middlesex County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000 the population was 155,071.As is the case with all eight of Connecticut's counties, there is no county government, and no county seat....
 		 $28,251
71 Talbot County, Maryland
Talbot County, Maryland

Talbot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is bordered by Queen Anne's County, Maryland to the north, Caroline County, Maryland to the east, Dorchester County, Maryland to the south, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west....
 		 $28,164
72 Clear Creek County, Colorado
Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County is one of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 9,322 at U.S. Census 2000....
 		 $28,160
73 Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota

Washington County is a county established in 1849 in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 201,130. Its county seat is Stillwater, Minnesota....
 		 $28,148
74 Arapahoe County, Colorado
Arapahoe County, Colorado

Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 537,197 in 2006, a 10.09% increase since U.S....
 		 $28,147
75 Rockland County, New York
Rockland County, New York

Rockland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, north-northwest of New York City. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $28,082
76 Livingston County, Michigan
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 		 $28,069
77 Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado

Jefferson County is the fourth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 526,994 in 2006....
 		 $28,066
78 Placer County, California
Placer County, California

Placer County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento, California to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border....
 		 $27,963
79 Geauga County, Ohio
Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County , } is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 90,895. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for a Indigenous peoples of the Americas word meaning "raccoon"....
 		 $27,944
80 Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey

Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, New Jersey. It is officially part of the New York Metropolitan Area, but due to it being close to New York City and Philadelphia, Mercer County is also its own Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is named the Trenton-Ewing MSA....
 		 $27,914
81 Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia

Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, Georgia, which is located in the center of the county....
 		 $27,863
82 St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County, Missouri

St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2000 census, the population was 1,016,315, making the county the most populous in the state of Missouri....
 		 $27,595
83 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of C?cilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore....
 		 $27,578
84 Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Bucks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat is Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The suburban county is one of the five counties in Pennsylvania that make up the Delaware Valley, or Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area....
 		 $27,430
85 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Mecklenburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2008, the population was 902,803. Its county seat is Charlotte, North Carolina....
 		 $27,352
86 Douglas County, Nevada
Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 52,386....
 		 $27,288
87 Indian River County, Florida
Indian River County, Florida

Indian River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 112,947. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 128,594 ....
 		 $27,227
88 Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama

Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana, Alabama....
 		 $27,176
89 Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 322,895....
 		 $27,173
90 Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota County is the third most populous County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota River and Upper Mississippi River on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east....
 		 $27,008
91 Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2007, the population was 832,970, making it the second most populated county in the state after Mecklenburg County, North Carolina....
 		 $27,004
92 Sussex County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey

The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 United States census, 144,166 persons resided in Sussex County of which nearly 95% were Race and ethnicity in the United States Census....
 		 $26,992
93 Union County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 522,541. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $26,992
94 Denton County, Texas
Denton County, Texas

Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2007 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 612,357....
 		 $26,895
95 Newport County, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island

Newport County is one of five County located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population of Newport County was 85,433. Newport County is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island, per ...
 		 $26,779
96 City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska $26,719
97 Alameda County, California
Alameda County, California

Alameda County is a List of California counties in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area....
 		 $26,680
98 Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of 2000, the population was 277,359. The county seat is Brentwood, New Hampshire, although Exeter, New Hampshire is the traditional county seat....
 		 $26,656
99 Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County is a Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island....
 		 $26,577
100 Middlesex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey

Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 750,162. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area and its county seat is New Brunswick, New Jersey....
 		 $26,535


100 highest-income counties by median household income (2000)


Usa Highest Income Counties Median
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

Rank County Median
Household
Income
1 Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado

Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The county, sometimes nicknamed Dougco, is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado....
 		 $82,929
2 Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a County in Northern Virginia Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,077,000, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $81,050
3 Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of July 2006, the county is estimated to be home to 268,817 people, a 58 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599....
 		 $80,648
4 Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 121,989. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $79,888
5 Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Los Alamos County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. In 2000, its population was 18,343. The Class H county/municipality was administered exclusively by the U.S....
 		 $78,993
6 Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
 		 $77,340
7 Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey

Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2000, the population was 297,490. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $76,933
8 City of Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia

Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population is 11,200. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $74,924
9 Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585....
 		 $74,335
10 Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland

Howard County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. It is considered part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area....
 		 $74,167
11 Putnam County, New York
Putnam County, New York

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County....
 		 $72,279
12 Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
 		 $72,030
13 Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree....
 		 $71,551
14 Marin County, California
Marin County, California

Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, California....
 		 $71,306
15 Fayette County, Georgia
Fayette County, Georgia

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 91,263. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 106,144 ....
 		 $71,227
16 Hamilton County, Indiana
Hamilton County, Indiana

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Noblesville, Indiana. The center of population of Indiana is located in Hamilton County, in the town of Sheridan, Indiana....
 		 $71,026
17 Collin County, Texas
Collin County, Texas

Collin County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county has been experiencing explosive growth in recent years. In 2000, its population was 491,675; in 2007 the U.S....
 		 $70,835
18 San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, California, and north of Santa Clara County, California....
 		 $70,819
19 Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas

Johnson County is a U.S. county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States United States. The county's population?the fastest growing in the state of Kansas?was 451,086 at the United States Census, 2000, and it was estimated to be in the year , making it the largest in the state....
 		 $69,817
20 Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 126,638, and the United States Census Bureau estimates its population as of 2005 to be 153,595....
 		 $69,104
21 Forsyth County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 98,407. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 158,914 ....
 		 $68,890
22 Rockland County, New York
Rockland County, New York

Rockland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, north-northwest of New York City. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area....
 		 $67,971
23 DuPage County, Illinois
DuPage County, Illinois

DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its county seat is the city of Wheaton, Illinois. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area....
 		 $67,887
24 City of Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia

This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax, Va. For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address, please see Fairfax County, Virginia...
 		 $67,642
25 Livingston County, Michigan
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 		 $67,400
26 Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County, Ohio

Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area....
 		 $67,258
27 Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois

Lake County is the farthest north-east county in the U.S. state of Illinois. A 2006 census estimated the population was 713,076. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois, Illinois....
 		 $66,973
28 Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia

Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 92,446, however, the estimated population as of 2007 was 124,117, a 33.0% increase....
 		 $66,809
29 Scott County, Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2000, the population was 89,498....
 		 $66,612
30 Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota

Washington County is a county established in 1849 in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 201,130. Its county seat is Stillwater, Minnesota....
 		 $66,305
31 Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia

Prince William County is a county located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The estimated population in 2007 of the county was 383,644, a 36.6% increase since 2000....
 		 $65,960
32 Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland

Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is on a peninsula, bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay, and on the west by the Patuxent River....
 		 $65,945
33 Carver County, Minnesota
Carver County, Minnesota

Carver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 70,205. Its county seat is Chaska, Minnesota. Carver County is named after the explorer Jonathan Carver....
 		 $65,540
34 Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 433,501. The county seat is West Chester, Pennsylvania....
 		 $65,295
35 Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County is a Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island....
 		 $65,288
36 Sussex County, New Jersey
Sussex County, New Jersey

The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 United States census, 144,166 persons resided in Sussex County of which nearly 95% were Race and ethnicity in the United States Census....
 		 $65,266
37 Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
 		 $65,249
38 Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is the most populous county of the U.S. state of New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate....
 		 $65,241
39 Rockwall County, Texas
Rockwall County, Texas

Rockwall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is Texas's smallest county in land area. In 2000, its population was 43,080....
 		 $65,164
40 Summit County, Utah
Summit County, Utah

Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. In 2000 its population was 29,736; in 2005, it was estimated to have reached 35,001....
 		 $64,962
41 McHenry County, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois

McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 260,077. As of 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population to be 315,943....
 		 $64,826
42 Kendall County, Illinois
Kendall County, Illinois

Kendall County is a County located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 54,544. According to Census Bureau statistics released in March 2008, Kendall County's estimated population of 96,818 in 2007 made it the fastest growing county in the United States between the years 2000 and 2007, as well as the county experie...
 		 $64,625
43 Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 615,301, which had grown to 642,030 as of the Bureau's 2007 estimate....
 		 $64,231
44 City and County of Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado

The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city-county which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Colorado#Law_and_government....
 		 $63,903
45 Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County is a Counties of the United States located along the Gulf Coast of the United States region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Greater Houston metropolitan area....
 		 $63,831
46 Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban list of California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2006, the US Census Bureau estimated it had a population of 1,024,319....
 		 $63,675
47 Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
 		 $63,582
48 Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 650,308. Its county seat is Dedham, Massachusetts....
 		 $63,432
49 Oldham County, Kentucky
Oldham County, Kentucky

Oldham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2007, the population was 55,935. Its county seat is La Grange, Kentucky....
 		 $63,229
50 North Slope Borough, Alaska
North Slope Borough, Alaska

North Slope Borough is a Borough located largely in the Alaska North Slope region of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 7,385....
 		 $63,173
51 Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is an urban area county of about 206,800 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the west of Washington, D.C....
 		 $63,001
52 Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 360,767. Its county seat is Waukesha, Wisconsin....
 		 $62,839
53 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 82,317. Its county seat is Port Washington, Wisconsin....
 		 $62,745
54 Eagle County, Colorado
Eagle County, Colorado

Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado in the United States. The county is named for the Eagle River ....
 		 $62,682
55 Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County, Colorado

Elbert County is the 21st most populous of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 19,872 at U.S....
 		 $62,480
56 Will County, Illinois
Will County, Illinois

Will County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 502,266....
 		 $62,238
57 Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2000, the population was 120,546. Its county seat is La Plata, Maryland....
 		 $62,199
58 City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska $62,034
59 Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
 		 $61,999
60 Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. , the population was estimated at 1,206,089. The county seat is Pontiac, Michigan....
 		 $61,907
61 Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota County is the third most populous County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota River and Upper Mississippi River on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east....
 		 $61,863
62 Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of C?cilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore....
 		 $61,768
63 Middlesex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey

Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 750,162. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area and its county seat is New Brunswick, New Jersey....
 		 $61,446
64 Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska $61,406
65 City of Poquoson, Virginia
Poquoson, Virginia

Poquoson is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the United States Census 2000, the city population was 11,566....
 		 $60,920
66 Cherokee County, Georgia
Cherokee County, Georgia

Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 141,903. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 204,363 ....
 		 $60,896
67 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2000, the population was 750,097. A 2005 United States Census estimate placed the population at 795,618, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania , and List of the most populous counties in the United States....
 		 $60,829
68 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the most populous county in Massachusetts. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 1,465,396....
 		 $60,821
69 City of Manassas Park, Virginia
Manassas Park, Virginia

Manassas Park is a city in Virginia. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county; it is bordered by the city of Manassas, Virginia and Prince William County, Virginia....
 		 $60,794
70 Williamson County, Texas
Williamson County, Texas

Williamson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In 2000, the population was 249,967 and by the 2007 Census estimated it had grown to 373,363, a 49.4% increase ....
 		 $60,642
71 Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gwinnett County, Georgia

Gwinnett County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created on December 15, 1818. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 588,448....
 		 $60,537
72 City of Manassas, Virginia
Manassas, Virginia

Manassas is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 35,135 at the United States Census 2000. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Manassas with Prince William County, Virginia for statistical purposes....
 		 $60,409
73 Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland

Frederick County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia....
 		 $60,276
74 Geauga County, Ohio
Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County , } is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 90,895. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for a Indigenous peoples of the Americas word meaning "raccoon"....
 		 $60,200
75 Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County, Maryland

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2000, its population was 150,897. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence....
 		 $60,021
76 Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Bucks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat is Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The suburban county is one of the five counties in Pennsylvania that make up the Delaware Valley, or Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area....
 		 $59,727
77 Ventura County, California
Ventura County, California

Ventura County is a Counties of the United States in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific Ocean coast, and forms the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area....
 		 $59,666
78 Pitkin County, Colorado
Pitkin County, Colorado

Pitkin County is one of the Colorado counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is named in honor of the late Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin....
 		 $59,375
79 Kane County, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois

Kane County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000, the population of the county was 404,119. In 2007, its population was estimated at 501,021....
 		 $59,351
80 Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia

Hanover County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 86,320. A 2007 estimate shows the county's population has grown to 100,721....
 		 $59,223
81 Middlesex County, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut

Middlesex County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000 the population was 155,071.As is the case with all eight of Connecticut's counties, there is no county government, and no county seat....
 		 $59,175
82 Tolland County, Connecticut
Tolland County, Connecticut

Tolland County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000, the population was 136,364. The 2004 population estimate was 146,667....
 		 $59,044
83 Orange County, California
Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in Southern California California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana, California. The state of California estimates its population as of 2008 to be 3,121,251, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County, California and San Diego County, California....
 		 $58,820
84 Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County, New Jersey

Burlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county seat is Mount Holly, New Jersey. The county seat had been in Burlington, New Jersey, but as population moved away from the Delaware River a more central location was needed....
 		 $58,608
85 Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County, Virginia

Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state of the United States. In 2006, its population was estimated to be 306,000, an increase of over 35,000 since 2000....
 		 $58,537
86 Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia

Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, Georgia, which is located in the center of the county....
 		 $58,289
87 Denton County, Texas
Denton County, Texas

Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2007 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 612,357....
 		 $58,216
88 Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of 2000, the population was 277,359. The county seat is Brentwood, New Hampshire, although Exeter, New Hampshire is the traditional county seat....
 		 $58,150
89 York County, Virginia
York County, Virginia

York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S....
 		 $57,956
90 Warren County, Ohio
Warren County, Ohio

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. The population was 158,383 at the 2000 United States Census. The Census estimate for July 1, 2006, was 201,861 making Warren County the second fastest growing county in Ohio and 80th in the United States....
 		 $57,952
91 Anoka County, Minnesota
Anoka County, Minnesota

Anoka County is the List of Minnesota counties County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti County, Minnesota on the north, Chisago County, Minnesota and Washington County, Minnesota on the east, Hennepin County, Minnesota and Ramsey County, Minnesota on the south, Sherburne County, Minnesotea on th...
 		 $57,754
92 Placer County, California
Placer County, California

Placer County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento, California to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border....
 		 $57,535
93 Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Spotsylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 90,395. The Census Bureau predicted it to be 119,529 in 2006, a 32.2% increase, making it the fourth fastest growing in the nation....
 		 $57,525
94 San Benito County, California
San Benito County, California

San Benito County is a county located in the California Coast Ranges Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose, California. As of 2000 the population was 53,234....
 		 $57,469
95 Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado

Jefferson County is the fourth most populous of the Colorado counties of the Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 526,994 in 2006....
 		 $57,339
96 Henry County, Georgia
Henry County, Georgia

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 119,341. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 186,037 ....
 		 $57,309
97 St. Charles County, Missouri $57,258
98 Harford County, Maryland
Harford County, Maryland

Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 233,340. Its county seat is Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland....
 		 $57,234
99 Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Queen Anne's County is a county located on the Maryland Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2000, the population was 40,563. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville, Maryland....
 		 $57,037
100 Washington County, Wisconsin
Washington County, Wisconsin

Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 117,493. Its county seat is West Bend, Wisconsin....
 		 $57,033


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