One of the most prosperous countries in the world, the United States has built a reputation as the land of opportunity. While this may be an oversimplification, many affluent areas across the country serve as a testament to Americans’ continued ability to build wealth and financial stability.

In every state, there are counties or county equivalents where the median annual household income is well above the $62,843 national median. In over half of all states there is at least one county where the median annual household income is greater than $85,000. Using five-year estimates from the 2019 American Community Survey from the Census, 24/7 Wall St. identified the richest county in every state.

While there are several notable exceptions, many of the wealthiest counties in each state are part of, or in close proximity to, a major metropolitan area. Large metropolitan areas are often hubs of economic activity.

With a median household income of $124,055, Santa Clara County is the wealthiest county in California and one of the wealthiest in the United States. The area covers much of the Silicon Valley region, which is home to the headquarters and operations of many of the world’s largest tech companies — many of which are also among the world’s highest paying employers. These companies include Adobe, Apple, Google, and Intel.

Higher-paying jobs are often only available to workers with higher levels of education. In Santa Clara County, over half of all adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to only about one-third of adults in both California and the U.S. as a whole.

State	Poorest County	Largest Place in County	Median Household Income	State Median Household Income	Poverty Rate	State Poverty Rate	Adult Bachelor’s Attainment Rate	State Adult Bachelor’s Attainment Rate	Unemployment, Nov. 2020	State Unemployment
Alabama	Shelby County	Hoover	$77,799	$50,536	7.5%	16.7%	42.9%	25.5%	2.5%	4.0%
Alaska	Juneau City and Borough	Juneau	$88,390	$77,640	7.7%	10.7%	38.4%	29.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Arizona	Maricopa County	Phoenix	$64,468	$58,945	13.8%	15.1%	32.7%	29.5%	7.2%	7.6%
Arkansas	Benton County	Rogers	$66,362	$47,597	9.4%	17.0%	33.4%	23.0%	4.2%	5.7%
California	Santa Clara County	San Jose	$124,055	$75,235	7.5%	13.4%	52.4%	33.9%	5.1%	7.9%
Colorado	Douglas County	Highlands Ranch	$119,730	$72,331	3.1%	10.3%	58.0%	40.9%	4.6%	6.2%
Connecticut	Fairfield County	Bridgeport	$95,645	$78,444	8.9%	9.9%	47.9%	39.3%	7.7%	7.7%
Delaware	New Castle County	Wilmington	$73,892	$68,287	11.4%	11.8%	36.2%	32.0%	4.8%	4.7%
Florida	St. Johns County	Fruit Cove	$82,252	$55,660	8.2%	14.0%	44.7%	29.9%	4.0%	6.3%
Georgia	Forsyth County	Cumming	$107,218	$58,700	5.7%	15.1%	53.1%	31.3%	3.3%	5.4%
Hawaii	Honolulu County	Honolulu	$85,857	$81,275	8.3%	9.4%	35.0%	33.0%	8.8%	10.1%
Idaho	Teton County	Victor	$74,216	$55,785	4.5%	13.1%	41.0%	27.6%	5.8%	4.8%
Illinois	Kendall County	Oswego	$96,563	$65,886	4.5%	12.5%	36.2%	34.7%	5.3%	6.5%
Indiana	Hamilton County	Carmel	$98,173	$56,303	4.6%	13.4%	59.3%	26.5%	3.3%	4.9%
Iowa	Dallas County	Waukee	$88,479	$60,523	5.2%	11.5%	50.4%	28.6%	2.2%	3.1%
Kansas	Johnson County	Overland Park	$89,087	$59,597	5.4%	12.0%	56.0%	33.4%	4.8%	5.3%
Kentucky	Oldham County	La Grange	$99,128	$50,589	5.9%	17.3%	42.4%	24.2%	3.5%	5.1%
Louisiana	Ascension Parish	Gonzales	$80,527	$49,469	10.6%	19.2%	26.4%	24.1%	6.2%	8.1%
Maine	Cumberland County	Portland	$73,072	$57,918	9.0%	11.8%	47.6%	31.8%	4.3%	4.7%
Maryland	Howard County	Columbia	$121,160	$84,805	5.0%	9.2%	62.6%	40.2%	4.9%	6.6%
Massachusetts	Nantucket County	Nantucket	$107,717	$81,215	8.7%	10.3%	52.8%	43.7%	6.6%	6.2%
Michigan	Livingston County	Howell	$84,221	$57,144	5.2%	14.4%	35.4%	29.1%	5.9%	6.3%
Minnesota	Scott County	Shakopee	$102,152	$71,306	5.5%	9.7%	39.9%	36.1%	3.4%	3.9%
Mississippi	Madison County	Madison	$71,824	$45,081	9.6%	20.3%	48.4%	22.0%	4.4%	6.0%
Missouri	St. Charles County	St. Charles	$84,978	$55,461	5.2%	13.7%	38.9%	29.2%	3.1%	3.9%
Montana	Jefferson County	Montana City	$69,646	$54,970	7.8%	13.1%	35.0%	32.0%	3.7%	4.3%
Nebraska	Sarpy County	Bellevue	$82,032	$61,439	5.9%	11.1%	39.8%	31.9%	2.4%	2.7%
Nevada	Elko County	Elko	$81,232	$60,365	11.7%	13.1%	16.6%	24.7%	3.8%	9.9%
New Hampshire	Rockingham County	Derry	$93,756	$76,768	4.6%	7.6%	41.4%	37.0%	3.6%	3.5%
New Jersey	Morris County	Morristown	$115,527	$82,545	4.8%	10.0%	54.1%	39.7%	8.1%	9.9%
New Mexico	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	$121,324	$49,754	4.4%	19.1%	67.4%	27.3%	3.2%	7.3%
New York	Nassau County	Hempstead	$116,100	$68,486	5.6%	14.1%	46.0%	36.6%	5.5%	8.1%
North Carolina	Wake County	Raleigh	$80,591	$54,602	9.1%	14.7%	52.8%	31.3%	5.2%	6.1%
North Dakota	Williams County	Williston	$87,161	$64,894	6.1%	10.7%	23.6%	30.0%	10.7%	4.1%
Ohio	Delaware County	Delaware	$106,908	$56,602	4.8%	14.0%	54.3%	28.3%	3.6%	5.2%
Oklahoma	Canadian County	Oklahoma City	$72,056	$52,919	8.2%	15.7%	27.4%	25.5%	5.1%	5.8%
Oregon	Washington County	Hillsboro	$82,215	$62,818	8.9%	13.2%	44.4%	33.7%	4.8%	5.5%
Pennsylvania	Chester County	West Chester	$100,214	$61,744	6.4%	12.4%	53.0%	31.4%	4.1%	6.1%
Rhode Island	Washington County	Westerly	$85,531	$67,167	8.6%	12.4%	46.1%	34.2%	5.8%	7.0%
South Carolina	Beaufort County	Hilton Head Island	$68,377	$53,199	10.2%	15.2%	41.2%	28.1%	3.3%	4.1%
South Dakota	Lincoln County	Sioux Falls	$82,473	$58,275	4.1%	13.1%	37.6%	28.8%	2.6%	3.3%
Tennessee	Williamson County	Franklin	$112,962	$53,320	4.4%	15.2%	59.8%	27.3%	3.3%	5.0%
Texas	Rockwall County	Rowlett	$100,920	$61,874	4.7%	14.7%	40.7%	29.9%	6.0%	8.0%
Utah	Summit County	Park City	$102,958	$71,621	5.6%	9.8%	55.0%	34.0%	5.6%	3.9%
Vermont	Chittenden County	Burlington	$73,647	$61,973	12.1%	10.9%	51.3%	38.0%	2.5%	2.8%
Virginia	Loudoun County	Leesburg	$142,299	$74,222	3.4%	10.6%	61.3%	38.8%	3.9%	4.6%
Washington	King County	Seattle	$94,974	$73,775	8.9%	10.8%	52.5%	36.0%	4.3%	5.9%
West Virginia	Jefferson County	Corporation of Ranson	$80,430	$46,711	9.7%	17.6%	31.8%	20.6%	4.0%	5.7%
Wisconsin	Waukesha County	Waukesha	$87,277	$61,747	4.8%	11.3%	44.5%	30.1%	4.0%	4.5%
Wyoming	Teton County	Jackson	$84,678	$64,049	6.1%	11.0%	57.0%	27.4%	5.8%	4.9%