Ranking of California Counties By Per Capita Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 29, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for California was $41,276. Among all California counties, Marin County had the highest per capita income ($78,995), followed by San Francisco County ($77,267), and San Mateo County ($69,919). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest per capita income: Imperial County ($19,005), Lassen County ($21,214), and Kings County ($23,483).

The chart below shows the top 9 California counties with high per capita 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 Per Capita Income in 2021
Marin County
San Francisco County
San Mateo County
Santa Clara County
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Napa County
El Dorado County
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Ranking of California Counties By Per Capita Income in 2021
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Rank County Per Capita Income ($)
1 Marin County 78995
2 San Francisco County 77267
3 San Mateo County 69919
4 Santa Clara County 65052
5 Alameda County 53815
6 Contra Costa County 53656
7 Napa County 49641
8 El Dorado County 48953
9 Placer County 48580
10 Santa Cruz County 47619
11 Sonoma County 47580
12 Orange County 46099
13 Nevada County 43777
14 San Diego County 42696
15 Ventura County 41863
16 San Luis Obispo County 41407
17 Santa Barbara County 40634
18 Solano County 39068
19 Alpine County 39055
20 Yolo County 38805
21 Los Angeles County 37924
22 Mono County 37466
23 San Benito County 37238
24 Tuolumne County 37042
25 Amador County 36589
26 Sacramento County 36152
27 Plumas County 35139
28 Calaveras County 34791
29 Sierra County 34454
30 Inyo County 34304
31 Monterey County 33786
32 Shasta County 33507
33 Butte County 33424
34 Lake County 32147
35 Riverside County 32079
36 Mariposa County 31871
37 Mendocino County 31324
38 Humboldt County 31044
39 Tehama County 30976
40 Sutter County 30932
41 San Joaquin County 30628
42 Siskiyou County 29563
43 Trinity County 29312
44 Stanislaus County 29195
45 San Bernardino County 28443
46 Colusa County 28063
47 Fresno County 27295
48 Yuba County 27163
49 Modoc County 26084
50 Kern County 25328
51 Glenn County 25100
52 Madera County 24759
53 Del Norte County 24708
54 Merced County 24521
55 Tulare County 23706
56 Kings County 23483
57 Lassen County 21214
58 Imperial County 19005