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California Counties by Median Household Income

Median household income is the single most-used indicator of economic well-being — the midpoint of all household incomes in an area.

All 58 counties ranked by Median Household Income, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Median Household Income
1 San Diego County, California $180,172
2 Tulare County, California $167,659
3 Contra Costa County, California $158,357
4 Alameda County, California $151,033
5 Santa Clara County, California $144,808
6 Lake County, California $144,394
7 Marin County, California $142,785
8 San Francisco County, California $141,446
9 Siskiyou County, California $133,857
10 Shasta County, California $132,794
11 Fresno County, California $128,725
12 Plumas County, California $126,432
13 Kern County, California $125,216
14 Mariposa County, California $124,861
15 Riverside County, California $119,401
16 Tuolumne County, California $118,523
17 Nevada County, California $117,224
18 San Bernardino County, California $115,833
19 Glenn County, California $114,904
20 Placer County, California $114,678
21 Inyo County, California $114,563
22 Humboldt County, California $111,042
23 Alpine County, California $110,781
24 Los Angeles County, California $110,443
25 Lassen County, California $109,922
26 Santa Cruz County, California $109,266
27 Napa County, California $108,970
28 Solano County, California $107,548
29 San Benito County, California $106,761
30 El Dorado County, California $106,190
31 San Mateo County, California $103,125
32 Sonoma County, California $102,840
33 Sacramento County, California $100,122
34 Orange County, California $99,250
35 Kings County, California $99,219
36 Madera County, California $98,882
37 Ventura County, California $98,585
38 Santa Barbara County, California $95,977
39 San Luis Obispo County, California $93,398
40 Yolo County, California $88,818
41 San Joaquin County, California $88,531
42 Amador County, California $81,526
43 Calaveras County, California $79,877
44 Stanislaus County, California $79,661
45 Tehama County, California $79,476
46 Sutter County, California $75,450
47 Colusa County, California $75,149
48 Yuba County, California $73,313
49 Butte County, California $68,574
50 Del Norte County, California $66,780
51 Sierra County, California $65,962
52 Merced County, California $65,044
53 Mendocino County, California $64,688
54 Monterey County, California $61,498
55 Modoc County, California $56,648
56 Imperial County, California $56,393
57 Mono County, California $48,682
58 Trinity County, California $41,235