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Median Household Income in California, by County

Median Household Income for every county in California, ranked. The highest is Santa Clara County at $164,281 and the lowest is Trinity County at $53,002.

California: $99,122 · United States: $80,734 · median county in California: $81,468

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#County Median Household Income
1Santa Clara County$164,281
2San Mateo County$158,855
3Marin County$149,091
4San Francisco County$140,970
5Alameda County$129,367
6Contra Costa County$127,229
7Orange County$116,289
8Placer County$115,998
9San Benito County$114,394
10Napa County$111,471
11Santa Cruz County$111,093
12Ventura County$109,797
13El Dorado County$108,845
14San Diego County$106,268
15Alpine County$105,521
16Sonoma County$104,674
17Solano County$100,401
18Mono County$99,415
19Santa Barbara County$98,161
20San Luis Obispo County$97,446
21Monterey County$97,230
22Riverside County$93,074
23San Joaquin County$92,179
24Sacramento County$92,175
25Yolo County$91,752
26Los Angeles County$90,112
27Nevada County$89,882
28Amador County$88,044
29San Bernardino County$85,478
30Stanislaus County$81,468
31Sutter County$79,704
32Calaveras County$78,647
33Tuolumne County$77,404
34Madera County$76,627
35Yuba County$76,373
36Colusa County$75,672
37Fresno County$74,201
38Inyo County$73,991
39Shasta County$72,636
40Tulare County$71,300
41Kings County$70,995
42Kern County$70,210
43Mariposa County$68,412
44Mendocino County$68,092
45Butte County$67,928
46Lassen County$67,403
47Glenn County$67,139
48Del Norte County$67,058
49Plumas County$66,031
50Merced County$65,510
51Tehama County$63,784
52Sierra County$63,355
53Humboldt County$61,160
54Lake County$60,621
55Modoc County$59,455
56Siskiyou County$59,095
57Imperial County$57,681
58Trinity County$53,002

Half of households earn more than this and half earn less. Medians resist distortion by a few very high earners in a way averages do not.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

California ranks 6th of 52 states for median household income.

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