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 Florida, a state home to 23 Fortune 500 companies, the typical household earns $67,917 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 21 richest counties in Florida. 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 $1,300 to $32,100 higher than what the typical Florida 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 six of Florida’s richest counties is below the 5.0% 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 all but five counties on this list, the typical home is worth more than the $292,200 median home value across the state.

These are the richest counties in Florida.

21. Flagler County

• Median household income: $69,251
• Median home value: $293,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.8%
• Population: 117,515

20. Lee County

• Median household income: $69,368
• Median home value: $290,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.5%
• Population: 772,902

19. Sumter County

• Median household income: $70,105
• Median home value: $324,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.1%
• Population: 131,832

18. Broward County

• Median household income: $70,331
• Median home value: $348,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.7%
• Population: 1,940,907

17. Hillsborough County

• Median household income: $70,612
• Median home value: $294,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.8%
• Population: 1,468,560

16. Brevard County

• Median household income: $71,308
• Median home value: $278,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.8%
• Population: 610,723

15. Manatee County

• Median household income: $71,385
• Median home value: $323,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.2%
• Population: 405,069

14. Wakulla County

• Median household income: $72,035
• Median home value: $198,600
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.6%
• Population: 33,732

13. Orange County

• Median household income: $72,629
• Median home value: $329,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.5%
• Population: 1,427,403

12. Okaloosa County

• Median household income: $73,988
• Median home value: $295,400
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 2.9%
• Population: 212,021

11. Walton County

• Median household income: $74,832
• Median home value: $327,000
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.2%
• Population: 76,618

10. Palm Beach County

• Median household income: $76,066
• Median home value: $368,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 5.8%
• Population: 1,494,805

9. Sarasota County

• Median household income: $77,213
• Median home value: $338,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.4%
• Population: 439,392

8. Martin County

• Median household income: $77,894
• Median home value: $359,200
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.4%
• Population: 159,399

7. Seminole County

• Median household income: $79,490
• Median home value: $329,300
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 471,321

6. Monroe County

• Median household income: $80,111
• Median home value: $696,900
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 3.3%
• Population: 82,044

5. Collier County

• Median household income: $82,011
• Median home value: $443,700
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.3%
• Population: 380,221

4. Clay County

• Median household income: $82,242
• Median home value: $254,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.2%
• Population: 219,650

3. Nassau County

• Median household income: $84,085
• Median home value: $306,800
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.0%
• Population: 91,538

2. Santa Rosa County

• Median household income: $84,715
• Median home value: $272,500
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.4%
• Population: 188,994

1. St. Johns County

• Median household income: $100,020
• Median home value: $416,100
• 5-yr. avg. unemployment rate: 4.4%
• Population: 278,722

Rank	County	Median household income ($)	Median home value ($)	Unemployment rate (%)
1	St. Johns, Florida	100,020	416,100	4.4
2	Santa Rosa, Florida	84,715	272,500	4.4
3	Nassau, Florida	84,085	306,800	4.0
4	Clay, Florida	82,242	254,500	4.2
5	Collier, Florida	82,011	443,700	4.3
6	Monroe, Florida	80,111	696,900	3.3
7	Seminole, Florida	79,490	329,300	4.3
8	Martin, Florida	77,894	359,200	4.4
9	Sarasota, Florida	77,213	338,500	3.4
10	Palm Beach, Florida	76,066	368,300	5.8
11	Walton, Florida	74,832	327,000	5.2
12	Okaloosa, Florida	73,988	295,400	2.9
13	Orange, Florida	72,629	329,000	5.5
14	Wakulla, Florida	72,035	198,600	3.6
15	Manatee, Florida	71,385	323,900	5.2
16	Brevard, Florida	71,308	278,000	4.8
17	Hillsborough, Florida	70,612	294,900	4.8
18	Broward, Florida	70,331	348,600	5.7
19	Sumter, Florida	70,105	324,400	5.1
20	Lee, Florida	69,368	290,900	4.5
21	Flagler, Florida	69,251	293,700	3.8

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