Highest-earning counties in Florida
Highest-earning counties in Florida
The 2019 median household income in the U.S. was $68,703, up 6.8% from 2018. COVID-19 in 2020 drastically altered income and poverty levels, along with consumer habits and job opportunities.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in Florida using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2019 5-year estimate median household income. Keep reading to discover which counties in your state rake in the most cash.
Data shows that annual income depends heavily on an individual’s educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five counties with the highest median household income in the country can all be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.
Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in Florida.
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#50. Okeechobee County
--- 25.0% below state median, 33.5% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 14.2%
--- #2,454 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 13.8%
--- #1,010 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#49. Gilchrist County
--- 21.6% below state median, 30.6% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 12.1%
--- #2,771 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 12.3%
--- #1,369 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#48. Citrus County
--- 20.5% below state median, 29.6% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 13.8%
--- #2,535 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 13.0%
--- #1,197 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#47. Union County
--- 20.5% below state median, 29.6% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 11.9%
--- #2,803 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 15.9%
--- #674 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#46. Marion County
--- 18.5% below state median, 27.8% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 14.9%
--- #2,333 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.8%
--- #1,512 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#45. Bradford County
--- 17.5% below state median, 26.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 15.4%
--- #2,259 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 19.0%
--- #334 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#44. Columbia County
--- 16.5% below state median, 26.0% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 17.8%
--- #1,798 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 13.4%
--- #1,112 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#43. Franklin County
--- 16.2% below state median, 25.8% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 18.9%
--- #1,579 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 16.3%
--- #609 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#42. Jefferson County
--- 15.1% below state median, 24.8% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 19.6%
--- #1,451 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 14.1%
--- #959 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#41. Gulf County
--- 14.3% below state median, 24.1% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 17.5%
--- #1,859 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 12.4%
--- #1,354 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#40. Suwannee County
--- 14.1% below state median, 23.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 13.3%
--- #2,599 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 14.7%
--- #846 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#39. Hernando County
--- 12.3% below state median, 22.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 16.7%
--- #2,003 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.7%
--- #1,537 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#38. Volusia County
--- 11.1% below state median, 21.2% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 18.3%
--- #1,686 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.8%
--- #1,512 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#37. Alachua County
--- 10.7% below state median, 20.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 22.4%
--- #1,044 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 17.0%
--- #533 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#36. Lafayette County
--- 9.9% below state median, 20.2% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 13.9%
--- #2,518 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 16.0%
--- #658 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#35. Polk County
--- 9.1% below state median, 19.5% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 18.1%
--- #1,719 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.1%
--- #1,713 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#34. Escambia County
--- 8.5% below state median, 19.0% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 19.1%
--- #1,543 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.3%
--- #1,954 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#33. Miami-Dade County
--- 7.7% below state median, 18.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 23.3%
--- #919 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 14.4%
--- #899 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#32. Charlotte County
--- 7.5% below state median, 18.1% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 19.2%
--- #1,518 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.3%
--- #2,263 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#31. Osceola County
--- 6.1% below state median, 16.8% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 18.6%
--- #1,625 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.0%
--- #2,044 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#30. St. Lucie County
--- 6.0% below state median, 16.7% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 19.1%
--- #1,532 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.7%
--- #1,834 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#29. Pasco County
--- 5.1% below state median, 15.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 21.6%
--- #1,148 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.9%
--- #1,794 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#28. Leon County
--- 4.6% below state median, 15.5% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 23.5%
--- #887 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 13.8%
--- #1,026 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#27. Pinellas County
--- 2.8% below state median, 13.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 23.9%
--- #846 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.9%
--- #1,794 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#26. Bay County
--- 2.4% below state median, 13.6% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 21.2%
--- #1,224 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.3%
--- #1,645 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#25. Lake County
--- 2.1% below state median, 13.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 20.5%
--- #1,315 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.1%
--- #2,310 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#24. Flagler County
--- 2.1% below state median, 13.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 21.1%
--- #1,238 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.6%
--- #2,439 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#23. Indian River County
--- 1.7% below state median, 12.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 24.0%
--- #829 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.7%
--- #2,126 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#22. Duval County
--- 0.3% above state median, 11.2% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 23.3%
--- #910 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.0%
--- #1,737 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#21. Brevard County
--- 2.0% above state median, 9.7% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 24.5%
--- #794 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.4%
--- #2,221 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#20. Sumter County
--- 2.8% above state median, 8.9% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 20.9%
--- #1,263 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.7%
--- #2,395 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#19. Lee County
--- 3.9% above state median, 8.0% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 24.6%
--- #783 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.4%
--- #2,221 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#18. Walton County
--- 4.4% above state median, 7.6% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 26.2%
--- #648 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.4%
--- #1,923 highest rate among all counties nationwide

#17. Orange County
--- 4.7% above state median, 7.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 26.0%
--- #660 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.0%
--- #2,044 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#16. Hillsborough County
--- 5.8% above state median, 6.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 26.7%
--- #604 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.9%
--- #1,773 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#15. Manatee County
--- 6.0% above state median, 6.1% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 26.4%
--- #631 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.4%
--- #2,479 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#14. Broward County
--- 7.0% above state median, 5.2% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 27.5%
--- #545 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.4%
--- #1,923 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#13. Martin County
--- 9.8% above state median, 2.7% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 29.5%
--- #441 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.8%
--- #2,374 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#12. Wakulla County
--- 10.3% above state median, 2.3% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 21.8%
--- #1,133 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.0%
--- #2,788 highest rate among all counties nationwide

#11. Sarasota County
--- 11.8% above state median, 1.0% below national median
- Households earning over $100k: 28.1%
--- #509 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.8%
--- #2,641 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#10. Baker County
--- 13.7% above state median, 0.7% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 24.0%
--- #829 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.0%
--- #2,044 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#9. Palm Beach County
--- 13.7% above state median, 0.7% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 31.0%
--- #368 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.6%
--- #2,175 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#8. Okaloosa County
--- 13.9% above state median, 0.9% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 27.5%
--- #545 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.5%
--- #2,693 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#7. Clay County
--- 18.1% above state median, 4.6% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 27.5%
--- #545 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.7%
--- #2,862 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#6. Seminole County
--- 20.0% above state median, 6.2% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 30.7%
--- #376 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.3%
--- #2,502 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#5. Santa Rosa County
--- 22.1% above state median, 8.1% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 28.9%
--- #461 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.2%
--- #2,757 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#4. Collier County
--- 25.1% above state median, 10.8% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 34.2%
--- #268 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.2%
--- #2,757 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#3. Nassau County
--- 25.7% above state median, 11.3% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 32.2%
--- #322 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.0%
--- #2,578 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#2. Monroe County
--- 25.8% above state median, 11.4% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 33.8%
--- #276 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.8%
--- #2,374 highest rate among all counties nationwide
#1. St. Johns County
--- 47.8% above state median, 30.9% above national median
- Households earning over $100k: 41.3%
--- #121 highest rate among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.4%
--- #2,893 highest rate among all counties nationwide



