No economy has generated as much wealth for as many people as that of the United States. According to the 2023 Global Wealth Report from the Swiss investment bank UBS, most adults worldwide have less than $10,000 in total wealth. Meanwhile, the typical American adult is worth nearly $108,000. The same report found that the U.S. is home to 38% of the world’s millionaires, many times more than any other country — and incomes in the U.S. are currently rising at a historic pace.

The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that the typical American household earned nearly $75,000 in 2022, up from about $69,700 in 2021. The 7.2% increase was the largest recorded year-over-year since at least the mid-1990s.

In New York, a state home to 50 Fortune 500 companies, the typical household earns $81,386 annually. And in some parts of the state, household incomes exceed that amount by tens of thousands of dollars.

Using five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 13 richest counties in New York. Counties in the state are ranked on median household income. Supplemental data on population, unemployment, and median home values are also five-year estimates from the 2022 ACS.

Among the counties on this list, median household incomes are anywhere from about $400 to $56,300 above what the typical New York household earns. In many of these counties, high incomes are underpinned by a strong job market. According to the ACS, the five-year average jobless rate in all but three of New York’s richest counties is below the 6.2% statewide average.

Home values are often a reflection of what residents can afford, and high incomes in these counties are often evidenced by the local real estate markets. In most counties on this list, the typical home is worth more than the $384,100 median home value across the state.

These are the richest counties in New York.

13. Columbia County

• Median household income: $81,741
• Median home value: $283,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.9%
• Population: 61,469

12. Queens County

• Median household income: $82,431
• Median home value: $677,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 7.0%
• Population: 2,360,826

11. Rensselaer County

• Median household income: $83,734
• Median home value: $230,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.6%
• Population: 160,943

10. Orange County

• Median household income: $91,806
• Median home value: $337,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.3%
• Population: 401,237

9. Dutchess County

• Median household income: $94,578
• Median home value: $348,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.0%
• Population: 296,467

8. Richmond County

• Median household income: $96,185
• Median home value: $637,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.4%
• Population: 492,925

7. Saratoga County

• Median household income: $97,038
• Median home value: $306,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.5%
• Population: 236,328

6. New York County

• Median household income: $99,880
• Median home value: $1,104,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 6.8%
• Population: 1,645,867

5. Rockland County

• Median household income: $106,173
• Median home value: $528,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 6.2%
• Population: 337,326

4. Westchester County

• Median household income: $114,651
• Median home value: $619,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 6.0%
• Population: 997,904

3. Putnam County

• Median household income: $120,970
• Median home value: $421,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.4%
• Population: 97,942

2. Suffolk County

• Median household income: $122,498
• Median home value: $490,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.8%
• Population: 1,524,486

1. Nassau County

• Median household income: $137,709
• Median home value: $633,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.6%
• Population: 1,389,160

Rank	County	Median household income ($)	Median home value ($)	Unemployment rate (%)
1	Nassau, New York	137,709	633,800	4.6
2	Suffolk, New York	122,498	490,800	4.8
3	Putnam, New York	120,970	421,800	4.4
4	Westchester, New York	114,651	619,000	6.0
5	Rockland, New York	106,173	528,900	6.2
6	New York, New York	99,880	1,104,000	6.8
7	Saratoga, New York	97,038	306,000	3.5
8	Richmond, New York	96,185	637,100	5.4
9	Dutchess, New York	94,578	348,700	5.0
10	Orange, New York	91,806	337,800	5.3
11	Rensselaer, New York	83,734	230,800	5.6
12	Queens, New York	82,431	677,700	7.0
13	Columbia, New York	81,741	283,700	5.9

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