These Are America’s Wealthiest Counties

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Many U.S. states contain multiple wealthy counties.

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To find out which U.S. counties are the wealthiest, GOBankingRates isolated the 50 counties with the highest average household income and used Zillow to find each county’s 2024 typical home value. The state of Virginia has the highest concentration of wealthy counties in it with a total of nine counties.

Ranked in order from counties with the highest to lowest average household income, these are the 50 wealthiest counties in America.

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1. San Mateo County, California

• Average household income: $216,684

• Typical home value: $1,702,429

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2. Marin County, California

• Average household income: $215,832

• Typical home value: $1,624,785

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3. Santa Clara County, California

• Average household income: $210,349

• Typical home value: $1,778,745

4. Falls Church, Virginia

• Average household income: $209,659

• Typical home value: $1,158,483

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5. Loudoun County, Virginia

• Average household income: $201,590

• Typical home value: $789,961

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6. San Francisco County, California

• Average household income: $197,408

• Typical home value: $1,422,426

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7. Summit County, Utah

• Average household income: $194,835

• Typical home value: $1,475,523

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8. Fairfax County, Virginia

• Average household income: $185,205

• Typical home value: $792,293

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9. New York County, New York

• Average household income: $184,058

• Typical home value: $1,514,301

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10. Teton County, Wyoming

• Average household income: $182,050

• Typical home value: $2,641,734

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11. Nassau County, New York

• Average household income: $180,825

• Typical home value: $747,207

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12. Westchester County, New York

• Average household income: $180,479

• Typical home value: $827,864

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13. Arlington County, Virginia

• Average household income: $180,199

• Typical home value: $1,015,431

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14. Pitkin County, Colorado

• Average household income: $180,169

• Typical home value: $4,789,848

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15. Somerset County, New Jersey

• Average household income: $180,078

• Typical home value: $673,371

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16. Morris County, New Jersey

• Average household income: $178,045

• Typical home value: $658,851

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17. Hunterdon County, New Jersey

• Average household income: $176,392

• Typical home value: $603,537

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18. Nantucket County, Massachusetts

• Average household income: $176,197

• Typical home value: $2,811,217

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19. Howard County, Maryland

• Average household income: $173,854

• Typical home value: $632,961

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20. Montgomery County, Maryland

• Average household income: $172,866

• Typical home value: $665,207

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21. Norfolk County, Massachusetts

• Average household income: $170,721

• Typical home value: $767,075

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22. Williamson County, Tennessee

• Average household income: $169,404

• Typical home value: $884,075

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23. Douglas County, Colorado

• Average household income: $169,322

• Typical home value: $732,177

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24. Contra Costa County, California

• Average household income: $165,199

• Typical home value: $868,326

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25. Los Alamos County, New Mexico

• Average household income: $165,058

• Typical home value: $575,532

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26. Alpine County, California

• Average household income: $164,883

• Typical home value: $556,211

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27. Alameda County, California

• Average household income: $164,668

• Typical home value: $1,212,997

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28. Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Average household income: $164,118

• Typical home value: $841,335

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29. Monmouth County, New Jersey

• Average household income: $162,075

• Typical home value: $734,060

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30. Bergen County, New Jersey

• Average household income: $161,998

• Typical home value: $713,238

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31. King County, Washington

• Average household income: $161,206

• Typical home value: $939,651

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32. Fairfax City, Virginia

• Average household income: $160,337

• Typical home value: $755,278

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33. Goochland County, Virginia

• Average household income: $159,778

• Typical home value: $522,080

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34. Chester County, Pennsylvania

• Average household income: $159,035

• Typical home value: $536,651

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35. Forsyth County, Georgia

• Average household income: $158,520

• Typical home value: $621,564

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36. Oconee County, Georgia

• Average household income: $156,856

• Typical home value: $525,629

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37. Alexandria City, Virginia

• Average household income: $156,781

• Typical home value: $805,083

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38. Suffolk County, New York

• Average household income: $156,189

• Typical home value: $636,905

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39. Rockwall County, Texas

• Average household income: $154,691

• Typical home value: $426,978

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40. Delaware County, Ohio

• Average household income: $154,569

• Typical home value: $513,054

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41. Dukes County, Massachusetts

• Average household income: $154,247

• Typical home value: $1,543,325

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42. Oldham County, Kentucky

• Average household income: $153,498

• Typical home value: $416,381

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43. Wasatch County, Utah

• Average household income: $152,417

• Typical home value: $896,333

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44. Kendall County, Texas

• Average household income: $152,380

• Typical home value: $588,007

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45. Hamilton County, Indiana

• Average household income: $151,722

• Typical home value: $448,802

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46. Fauquier County, Virginia

• Average household income: $151,544

• Typical home value: $597,946

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47. Elbert County, Colorado

• Average household income: $150,842

• Typical home value: $689,643

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48. District of Columbia (D.C.)

• Average household income: $150,292

• Typical home value: $731,880

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49. Prince William County, Virginia

• Average household income: $149,608

• Typical home value: $567,785

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50. Broomfield County, Colorado

• Average household income: $148,374

• Typical home value: $670,688

Photo disclaimer: Photos are for illustrative purposes only. In many cases, the closest major city outside of the city/county mentioned in the article was used.

Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates looked at all counties in the United States. GOBankingRates isolated the 50 counties with the highest average household income as sourced from the 2022 American Community Survey. GOBankingRates was then able to find the 2024 typical home value for the county as sourced from Zillow. All data was collected and is up to date as of July 10, 2024.

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