Upscale Enclaves
Americans’ incomes are on the rise though geographic disparities remain, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show. Overall, the nation’s median household income was $80,610 in 2023, up from $77,540 the year prior, a report from the bureau says.
Some communities in the U.S. have comfortably exceeded those numbers in recent years, other census data indicates. The latest five-year American Community Survey estimates – which are “period” estimates reflecting data collected from 2019-2023 – show a total of 149 counties or county equivalents in the U.S. had median household incomes that were above $100,000.
Of the 15 counties with the highest incomes, five are located near the nation’s capital in Virginia or Maryland. Four of the richest counties are in California – all in the San Francisco Bay Area – while the rest are scattered across a handful of states.
These are the 15 richest counties or county equivalents in the U.S. by median household income, according to American Community Survey estimates for 2019-2023.
15. Summit County, Utah
Median Household Income: $137,058
State Median Household Income: $91,750
Median household income in Summit County was the highest within Utah, which had the 10th-highest median household income among U.S. states, according to the 2019-2023 ACS estimates.
14. Forsyth County, Georgia
Median Household Income: $138,000
State Median Household Income: $74,664
Forsyth County had the highest median household income of any county in Georgia, where the overall median household income ranked 28th among U.S. states.
13. Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Median Household Income: $139,453
State Median Household Income: $101,050
Hunterdon County had the highest median household income of any county in New Jersey, where the broader median household income ranked third-highest among U.S. states.
12. Arlington County, Virginia
Median Household Income: $140,160
State Median Household Income: $90,974
Median household income in Arlington County was the fourth-highest within Virginia, which ranked 11th for median household income among U.S. states.
11. San Francisco County, California
Median Household Income: $141,446
State Median Household Income: $96,334
San Francisco County is one of four counties in California to be among the 15 richest by median household income. As a whole, California’s median household income ranked fifth-highest among U.S. states.
10. Marin County, California
Median Household Income: $142,785
State Median Household Income: $96,334
Marin County, just north of San Francisco, had the third-highest median household income among counties in California. The state’s median household income ranked fifth-highest in the U.S.
9. Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Median Household Income: $143,188
State Median Household Income: $62,125
Los Alamos County had the highest median household income within the state of New Mexico, where overall median household income ranked 45th in the U.S.
8. Nassau County, New York
Median Household Income: $143,408
State Median Household Income: $84,578
Median household income in Nassau County was the highest within New York, which ranked 15th in the U.S. among states for median household income.
7. Douglas County, Colorado
Median Household Income: $145,737
State Median Household Income: $92,470
Douglas County had the highest median household income in Colorado, where total median household income ranked ninth-highest among U.S. states.
6. Howard County, Maryland
Median Household Income: $146,982
State Median Household Income: $101,652
Howard County had the highest median household income in Maryland, which had the highest median household income in the U.S. among states.
5. Fairfax County, Virginia
Median Household Income: $150,113
State Median Household Income: $90,974
Fairfax County had the third-highest median household income in Virginia, which had the 11th-highest median household income among states.
Source : https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/richest-counties-in-america?slide=12
