Ranking of California Counties By Median Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 30, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Median Household Income for California was $84,097. Among all California counties, Santa Clara County had the highest median household income ($140,258), followed by San Mateo County ($136,837), and Marin County ($131,008). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest median household income: Trinity County ($42,206), Imperial County ($49,078), and Siskiyou County ($49,857).

The chart below shows the top 10 California counties with high median household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of California Counties By Median Household Income in 2021
Santa Clara County
San Mateo County
Marin County
San Francisco County
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Orange County
Placer County
Napa County
Santa Cruz County
Ranking of California Counties By Median Household Income in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank County Median HH Income ($)
1 Santa Clara County 140258
2 San Mateo County 136837
3 Marin County 131008
4 San Francisco County 126187
5 Alameda County 112017
6 Contra Costa County 110455
7 Orange County 100485
8 Placer County 99734
9 Napa County 97498
10 Santa Cruz County 96093
11 Alpine County 96000
12 San Benito County 95606
13 Ventura County 94150
14 Sonoma County 91607
15 Solano County 89648
16 El Dorado County 88770
17 San Diego County 88240
18 Santa Barbara County 84356
19 San Luis Obispo County 82514
20 Monterey County 82013
21 Yolo County 78386
22 Sacramento County 76422
23 Los Angeles County 76367
24 Riverside County 76066
25 San Joaquin County 74962
26 Nevada County 74617
27 Mono County 71138
28 San Bernardino County 70287
29 Calaveras County 70119
30 Amador County 69955
31 Stanislaus County 68368
32 Sutter County 67003
33 Tuolumne County 66846
34 Madera County 66709
35 Kings County 63267
36 Yuba County 62666
37 Shasta County 61937
38 Colusa County 61861
39 Fresno County 61276
40 Inyo County 60925
41 Butte County 59863
42 Lassen County 59292
43 Merced County 58861
44 Kern County 58824
45 Plumas County 57885
46 Tulare County 57394
47 Mendocino County 56378
48 Glenn County 56332
49 Sierra County 56152
50 Lake County 53399
51 Humboldt County 53350
52 Mariposa County 53304
53 Del Norte County 53280
54 Tehama County 52901
55 Modoc County 51090
56 Siskiyou County 49857
57 Imperial County 49078
58 Trinity County 42206