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 Indiana, a state home to seven Fortune 500 companies, the typical household earns $67,173 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 32 richest counties in Indiana. 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 $900 to $47,700 higher than what the typical Indiana 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 two of Indiana’s richest counties is below the 4.5% 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 a majority of counties on this list, the typical home is worth more than the $183,600 median home value across the state.

These are the richest counties in Indiana.

32. Wells County

• Median household income: $68,074
• Median home value: $161,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.4%
• Population: 28,167

31. DeKalb County

• Median household income: $68,110
• Median home value: $157,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 43,312

30. Clay County

• Median household income: $68,364
• Median home value: $130,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 26,396

29. Union County

• Median household income: $68,514
• Median home value: $149,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.1%
• Population: 7,041

28. Steuben County

• Median household income: $68,837
• Median home value: $187,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 7.1%
• Population: 34,507

27. Dubois County

• Median household income: $68,945
• Median home value: $187,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.8%
• Population: 43,584

26. Clark County

• Median household income: $69,005
• Median home value: $195,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.7%
• Population: 121,484

25. Ripley County

• Median household income: $70,285
• Median home value: $188,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.3%
• Population: 28,990

24. Noble County

• Median household income: $70,286
• Median home value: $168,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.4%
• Population: 47,431

23. Putnam County

• Median household income: $70,609
• Median home value: $175,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.8%
• Population: 36,942

22. Kosciusko County

• Median household income: $70,945
• Median home value: $183,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.3%
• Population: 80,442

21. Harrison County

• Median household income: $71,302
• Median home value: $202,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.8%
• Population: 39,684

20. Decatur County

• Median household income: $71,566
• Median home value: $174,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.1%
• Population: 26,432

19. Tipton County

• Median household income: $71,947
• Median home value: $150,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.8%
• Population: 15,328

18. Warren County

• Median household income: $72,833
• Median home value: $151,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.1%
• Population: 8,454

17. Whitley County

• Median household income: $73,636
• Median home value: $189,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.0%
• Population: 34,259

16. Brown County

• Median household income: $73,933
• Median home value: $227,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 15,513

15. Posey County

• Median household income: $75,594
• Median home value: $200,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.8%
• Population: 25,226

14. Floyd County

• Median household income: $75,686
• Median home value: $214,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 80,191

13. Franklin County

• Median household income: $75,985
• Median home value: $200,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.1%
• Population: 22,850

12. Bartholomew County

• Median household income: $76,912
• Median home value: $197,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.6%
• Population: 82,371

11. Jasper County

• Median household income: $77,777
• Median home value: $190,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.1%
• Population: 33,045

10. Morgan County

• Median household income: $79,134
• Median home value: $200,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.0%
• Population: 71,757

9. Dearborn County

• Median household income: $80,352
• Median home value: $210,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.1%
• Population: 50,709

8. LaGrange County

• Median household income: $81,658
• Median home value: $230,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.2%
• Population: 40,364

7. Johnson County

• Median household income: $82,730
• Median home value: $240,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.4%
• Population: 161,952

6. Porter County

• Median household income: $82,915
• Median home value: $242,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.2%
• Population: 173,355

5. Hancock County

• Median household income: $85,262
• Median home value: $235,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.7%
• Population: 80,170

4. Warrick County

• Median household income: $91,105
• Median home value: $215,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.3%
• Population: 64,065

3. Hendricks County

• Median household income: $95,261
• Median home value: $257,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.4%
• Population: 175,639

2. Boone County

• Median household income: $103,038
• Median home value: $320,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.1%
• Population: 71,235

1. Hamilton County

• Median household income: $114,866
• Median home value: $350,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.7%
• Population: 349,527

Rank	County	Median household income ($)	Median home value ($)	Unemployment rate (%)
1	Hamilton, Indiana	114,866	350,900	2.7
2	Boone, Indiana	103,038	320,000	3.1
3	Hendricks, Indiana	95,261	257,700	2.4
4	Warrick, Indiana	91,105	215,600	3.3
5	Hancock, Indiana	85,262	235,500	2.7
6	Porter, Indiana	82,915	242,300	4.2
7	Johnson, Indiana	82,730	240,700	3.4
8	LaGrange, Indiana	81,658	230,300	3.2
9	Dearborn, Indiana	80,352	210,800	2.1
10	Morgan, Indiana	79,134	200,600	4.0
11	Jasper, Indiana	77,777	190,700	4.1
12	Bartholomew, Indiana	76,912	197,500	3.6
13	Franklin, Indiana	75,985	200,700	2.1
14	Floyd, Indiana	75,686	214,800	3.9
15	Posey, Indiana	75,594	200,900	2.8
16	Brown, Indiana	73,933	227,600	3.9
17	Whitley, Indiana	73,636	189,800	4.0
18	Warren, Indiana	72,833	151,400	3.1
19	Tipton, Indiana	71,947	150,700	3.8
20	Decatur, Indiana	71,566	174,400	3.1
21	Harrison, Indiana	71,302	202,900	3.8
22	Kosciusko, Indiana	70,945	183,300	3.3
23	Putnam, Indiana	70,609	175,600	2.8
24	Noble, Indiana	70,286	168,100	3.4
25	Ripley, Indiana	70,285	188,400	3.3
26	Clark, Indiana	69,005	195,100	3.7
27	Dubois, Indiana	68,945	187,000	1.8
28	Steuben, Indiana	68,837	187,500	7.1
29	Union, Indiana	68,514	149,500	5.1
30	Clay, Indiana	68,364	130,000	4.3
31	DeKalb, Indiana	68,110	157,700	4.3
32	Wells, Indiana	68,074	161,300	2.4

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