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 Texas, a state home to 55 Fortune 500 companies, the typical household earns $73,035 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 40 richest counties in Texas. 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 as high as $48,300 above what the typical Texas 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 five of Texas’ richest counties is below the 5.2% 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 $238,000 median home value across the state.

These are the richest counties in Texas.

40. Medina County

• Median household income: $73,060
• Median home value: $186,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.3%
• Population: 51,432

39. Lampasas County

• Median household income: $73,269
• Median home value: $217,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.2%
• Population: 21,829

38. Gaines County

• Median household income: $73,299
• Median home value: $181,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.4%
• Population: 21,523

37. Austin County

• Median household income: $73,556
• Median home value: $240,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.8%
• Population: 30,406

36. Clay County

• Median household income: $75,227
• Median home value: $139,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.8%
• Population: 10,290

35. Johnson County

• Median household income: $77,058
• Median home value: $225,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.5%
• Population: 182,690

34. Mason County

• Median household income: $77,583
• Median home value: $254,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.8%
• Population: 3,959

33. Randall County

• Median household income: $78,038
• Median home value: $209,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.8%
• Population: 141,489

32. Hartley County

• Median household income: $78,065
• Median home value: $226,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.5%
• Population: 5,369

31. Tarrant County

• Median household income: $78,872
• Median home value: $269,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.9%
• Population: 2,113,854

30. Blanco County

• Median household income: $79,717
• Median home value: $309,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 11,608

29. Hays County

• Median household income: $79,990
• Median home value: $335,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.1%
• Population: 245,351

28. Hood County

• Median household income: $80,013
• Median home value: $249,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.8%
• Population: 62,459

27. Bastrop County

• Median household income: $80,151
• Median home value: $235,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 98,435

26. Yoakum County

• Median household income: $80,317
• Median home value: $167,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 7,630

25. Borden County

• Median household income: $80,625
• Median home value: $104,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.8%
• Population: 686

24. Carson County

• Median household income: $83,199
• Median home value: $129,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.9%
• Population: 5,801

23. Galveston County

• Median household income: $83,913
• Median home value: $260,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.9%
• Population: 350,801

22. Kaufman County

• Median household income: $84,075
• Median home value: $256,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.9%
• Population: 149,773

21. Wise County

• Median household income: $85,385
• Median home value: $248,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 70,062

20. Andrews County

• Median household income: $86,458
• Median home value: $179,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.7%
• Population: 18,362

19. Somervell County

• Median household income: $87,899
• Median home value: $246,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 9,337

18. Guadalupe County

• Median household income: $88,111
• Median home value: $258,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.2%
• Population: 173,828

17. Winkler County

• Median household income: $89,155
• Median home value: $109,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.3%
• Population: 7,582

16. Wilson County

• Median household income: $89,708
• Median home value: $266,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.3%
• Population: 50,381

15. Midland County

• Median household income: $90,123
• Median home value: $272,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.4%
• Population: 169,393

14. Brazoria County

• Median household income: $91,972
• Median home value: $256,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.6%
• Population: 374,600

13. Travis County

• Median household income: $92,731
• Median home value: $444,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.2%
• Population: 1,289,054

12. Ellis County

• Median household income: $93,248
• Median home value: $275,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 195,509

11. Comal County

• Median household income: $93,744
• Median home value: $369,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.6%
• Population: 165,201

10. Parker County

• Median household income: $95,721
• Median home value: $311,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 151,188

9. Montgomery County

• Median household income: $95,946
• Median home value: $293,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 629,989

8. Williamson County

• Median household income: $102,851
• Median home value: $370,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 617,396

7. Denton County

• Median household income: $104,180
• Median home value: $377,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.0%
• Population: 914,870

6. Kendall County

• Median household income: $104,196
• Median home value: $464,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.8%
• Population: 45,376

5. Chambers County

• Median household income: $106,103
• Median home value: $279,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 7.5%
• Population: 47,037

4. Fort Bend County

• Median household income: $109,987
• Median home value: $329,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.2%
• Population: 832,607

3. Glasscock County

• Median household income: $112,188
• Median home value: $258,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.3%
• Population: 1,068

2. Collin County

• Median household income: $113,255
• Median home value: $411,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.2%
• Population: 1,079,153

1. Rockwall County

• Median household income: $121,303
• Median home value: $363,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 110,631

Rank	County	Median household income ($)	Median home value ($)	Unemployment rate (%)
1	Rockwall, Texas	121,303	363,500	3.9
2	Collin, Texas	113,255	411,100	4.2
3	Glasscock, Texas	112,188	258,300	1.3
4	Fort Bend, Texas	109,987	329,600	5.2
5	Chambers, Texas	106,103	279,200	7.5
6	Kendall, Texas	104,196	464,100	4.8
7	Denton, Texas	104,180	377,000	4.0
8	Williamson, Texas	102,851	370,100	4.3
9	Montgomery, Texas	95,946	293,500	4.3
10	Parker, Texas	95,721	311,000	3.9
11	Comal, Texas	93,744	369,400	3.6
12	Ellis, Texas	93,248	275,800	3.9
13	Travis, Texas	92,731	444,800	4.2
14	Brazoria, Texas	91,972	256,900	4.6
15	Midland, Texas	90,123	272,900	3.4
16	Wilson, Texas	89,708	266,600	3.3
17	Winkler, Texas	89,155	109,100	2.3
18	Guadalupe, Texas	88,111	258,600	4.2
19	Somervell, Texas	87,899	246,600	3.9
20	Andrews, Texas	86,458	179,300	2.7
21	Wise, Texas	85,385	248,400	4.3
22	Kaufman, Texas	84,075	256,900	4.9
23	Galveston, Texas	83,913	260,600	5.9
24	Carson, Texas	83,199	129,700	1.9
25	Borden, Texas	80,625	104,200	1.8
26	Yoakum, Texas	80,317	167,900	3.9
27	Bastrop, Texas	80,151	235,900	4.3
28	Hood, Texas	80,013	249,400	5.8
29	Hays, Texas	79,990	335,700	5.1
30	Blanco, Texas	79,717	309,800	3.9
31	Tarrant, Texas	78,872	269,400	4.9
32	Hartley, Texas	78,065	226,500	1.5
33	Randall, Texas	78,038	209,200	2.8
34	Mason, Texas	77,583	254,500	2.8
35	Johnson, Texas	77,058	225,000	3.5
36	Clay, Texas	75,227	139,700	1.8
37	Austin, Texas	73,556	240,000	3.8
38	Gaines, Texas	73,299	181,100	3.4
39	Lampasas, Texas	73,269	217,100	5.2
40	Medina, Texas	73,060	186,200	2.3

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