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 Virginia, a state home to 24 Fortune 500 companies, the typical household earns $87,249 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 33 richest counties and county equivalents in Virginia. Counties and independent cities 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 places on this list, median household incomes are as high as $83,200 above what the typical Virginia household earns. In many of these counties and independent cities, high incomes are underpinned by a strong job market. According to the ACS, the five-year average jobless rate in all but nine of Virginia’ richest counties and county equivalents is below the 4.3% statewide average.

Home values are often a reflection of what residents can afford, and high incomes in these places are often evidenced by the local real estate markets. In most counties and independent cities on this list, the typical home is worth more than the $339,800 median home value across the state.

These are the richest counties in Virginia.

33. Orange County

• Median household income: $87,309
• Median home value: $316,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.4%
• Population: 36,593

32. Virginia Beach (independent city)

• Median household income: $87,544
• Median home value: $343,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 457,900

31. Suffolk (independent city)

• Median household income: $87,758
• Median home value: $314,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 6.0%
• Population: 94,856

30. Fluvanna County

• Median household income: $90,766
• Median home value: $270,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.0%
• Population: 27,442

29. Manassas Park (independent city)

• Median household income: $91,673
• Median home value: $370,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.2%
• Population: 17,123

28. Isle of Wight County

• Median household income: $91,680
• Median home value: $327,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.3%
• Population: 38,898

27. Culpeper County

• Median household income: $92,359
• Median home value: $369,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.9%
• Population: 52,822

26. Frederick County

• Median household income: $92,443
• Median home value: $333,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.1%
• Population: 92,007

25. Chesapeake (independent city)

• Median household income: $92,703
• Median home value: $339,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.7%
• Population: 249,377

24. Lexington (independent city)

• Median household income: $93,651
• Median home value: $224,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.5%
• Population: 7,346

23. Chesterfield County

• Median household income: $95,757
• Median home value: $306,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.7%
• Population: 366,019

22. Albemarle County

• Median household income: $97,708
• Median home value: $450,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.1%
• Population: 112,513

21. Rappahannock County

• Median household income: $98,663
• Median home value: $509,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 6.5%
• Population: 7,422

20. James City County

• Median household income: $100,711
• Median home value: $396,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.6%
• Population: 78,818

19. King George County

• Median household income: $103,264
• Median home value: $372,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.5%
• Population: 26,985

18. Hanover County

• Median household income: $104,678
• Median home value: $347,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.9%
• Population: 110,513

17. Spotsylvania County

• Median household income: $105,068
• Median home value: $349,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.6%
• Population: 141,097

16. York County

• Median household income: $105,154
• Median home value: $387,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.7%
• Population: 70,238

15. Goochland County

• Median household income: $105,600
• Median home value: $433,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.4%
• Population: 24,906

14. Clarke County

• Median household income: $107,475
• Median home value: $496,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.5%
• Population: 14,882

13. Powhatan County

• Median household income: $108,089
• Median home value: $356,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.6%
• Population: 30,503

12. Manassas (independent city)

• Median household income: $110,559
• Median home value: $393,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.3%
• Population: 42,620

11. New Kent County

• Median household income: $113,120
• Median home value: $354,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.0%
• Population: 23,296

10. Alexandria (independent city)

• Median household income: $113,179
• Median home value: $655,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.1%
• Population: 157,594

9. Poquoson County

• Median household income: $114,503
• Median home value: $406,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 1.4%
• Population: 12,479

8. Fauquier County

• Median household income: $122,785
• Median home value: $501,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.3%
• Population: 73,290

7. Prince William County

• Median household income: $123,193
• Median home value: $472,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.6%
• Population: 481,114

6. Stafford County

• Median household income: $128,036
• Median home value: $431,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.7%
• Population: 157,606

5. Fairfax (independent city)

• Median household income: $128,708
• Median home value: $649,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.7%
• Population: 24,242

4. Arlington County

• Median household income: $137,387
• Median home value: $833,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.7%
• Population: 235,845

3. Fairfax County

• Median household income: $145,165
• Median home value: $666,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.0%
• Population: 1,145,354

2. Falls Church (independent city)

• Median household income: $164,536
• Median home value: $938,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.9%
• Population: 14,576

1. Loudoun County

• Median household income: $170,463
• Median home value: $657,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.2%
• Population: 420,773

Rank	County or independent city	Median household income ($)	Median home value ($)	Unemployment rate (%)
1	Loudoun, Virginia	170,463	657,000	3.2
2	Falls Church, Virginia	164,536	938,500	5.9
3	Fairfax, Virginia	145,165	666,900	4.0
4	Arlington, Virginia	137,387	833,300	2.7
5	Fairfax, Virginia	128,708	649,600	3.7
6	Stafford, Virginia	128,036	431,900	3.7
7	Prince William, Virginia	123,193	472,000	4.6
8	Fauquier, Virginia	122,785	501,200	2.3
9	Poquoson, Virginia	114,503	406,700	1.4
10	Alexandria, Virginia	113,179	655,700	3.1
11	New Kent, Virginia	113,120	354,200	3.0
12	Manassas, Virginia	110,559	393,900	3.3
13	Powhatan, Virginia	108,089	356,500	2.6
14	Clarke, Virginia	107,475	496,600	3.5
15	Goochland, Virginia	105,600	433,600	2.4
16	York, Virginia	105,154	387,200	3.7
17	Spotsylvania, Virginia	105,068	349,900	5.6
18	Hanover, Virginia	104,678	347,900	2.9
19	King George, Virginia	103,264	372,300	2.5
20	James City, Virginia	100,711	396,800	3.6
21	Rappahannock, Virginia	98,663	509,500	6.5
22	Albemarle, Virginia	97,708	450,200	3.1
23	Chesterfield, Virginia	95,757	306,500	4.7
24	Lexington, Virginia	93,651	224,700	2.5
25	Chesapeake, Virginia	92,703	339,500	4.7
26	Frederick, Virginia	92,443	333,600	4.1
27	Culpeper, Virginia	92,359	369,600	3.9
28	Isle of Wight, Virginia	91,680	327,600	5.3
29	Manassas Park, Virginia	91,673	370,700	3.2
30	Fluvanna, Virginia	90,766	270,900	3.0
31	Suffolk, Virginia	87,758	314,400	6.0
32	Virginia Beach, Virginia	87,544	343,700	3.9
33	Orange, Virginia	87,309	316,000	4.4

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