The Wealthiest and Poorest County in Every U.S. State

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According to the U.S. Census, the wealthier parts of the United States: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and counties in Nevada, Texas, Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming, Utah.

The poorest counties of the United States: Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Montana, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Sumter County (Alabama) and McCreary County (Kentucky) have income levels below $20,000.

The infographic below created by TitleMax shows the poorest and wealthiest county in every State based on median household income.

Loudoun in Virginia is the richest county in the United States in terms of median income. It is more than $100,000 higher than Buchanan County, VA, the state’s poorest county at $31,800.

Top ten wealthiest U.S. counties by median household income

1. Loudon County, Virginia
2. Howard County, Maryland
3. Fairfax County, Virginia
4. Hunterdon County, New Jersey
5. Santa Clara County, California
6. Arlington County, Virginia
7. Douglas County, Colorado
8. San Massachusettsteo County, California
9. Morris County, New Jersey
10. WilliaMississippion County, Tennessee

Top ten poorest U.S. counties by median household income

1. Holmes County, Mississippi
2. Buffalo County, South Dakota
3. Owsley County, Kentucky
4. Wilcox County, Alabama
5. McDowell County, WV
6. Clay County, Kentucky
7. Stewart County, Georgia
8. McCreary County, Kentucky
9. Perry County, Alabama
10. Harlan County, Kentucky

Top ten U.S. states with the greatest disparity between counties

1. Virginia: Loudon county ($134,600) vs Buchanan county ($21,800)
2. New Mexico: Los Alamos county ($114,700) vs Luna county ($28,200)
3. Colorado: Douglas county ($112,400) vs Costilla county ($27,200)
4. Maryland: Howard county ($119,400) vs Somerset county ($38,500)
5. Tennessee: Williamson county ($107,900) vs Hancock county ($28,200)
6. Georgia: Forsyth county ($101,800) vs Stewart county ($24,200)
7. California: Santa Clara county ($110,800) vs Trinity county ($38,700)
8. Texas: Rockwall county ($97,500) vs Zavala county ($25,500)
9. Kentucky: Oldham county ($92,500) vs Owsley ($23,100)
10. New York: Nassau county ($105,500) vs Bronx county ($37,400)