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