Highest-earning counties in Indiana
The 2020 median household income in the U.S. was $67,521, a decrease of 2.9% from 2019. 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 Indiana using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2020 5-year estimate median household income.
Data shows that annual 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 of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can 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 Indiana.
#50. Union County
--- 5.1% below state average, 14.9% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 21.6%
--- #1,333 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 4.7%
--- #1,317 highest among all counties nationwide
#49. Martin County
--- 4.9% below state average, 14.8% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 18.3%
--- #1,902 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.5%
--- #1,305 highest among all counties nationwide
#48. Parke County
--- 4.1% below state average, 14.1% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 19.0%
--- #1,784 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.0%
--- #1,259 highest among all counties nationwide
#47. Carroll County
--- 3.6% below state average, 13.6% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.8%
--- #1,158 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 5.6%
--- #1,232 highest among all counties nationwide
#46. Howard County
--- 3.2% below state average, 13.2% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.0%
--- #1,268 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.0%
--- #1,216 highest among all counties nationwide
#45. Montgomery County
--- 3.1% below state average, 13.2% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.5%
--- #1,196 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.8%
--- #1,215 highest among all counties nationwide
#44. Wabash County
--- 2.9% below state average, 13.0% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 17.6%
--- #2,035 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.8%
--- #1,200 highest among all counties nationwide
#43. Gibson County
--- 2.7% below state average, 12.9% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.5%
--- #1,196 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.5%
--- #1,198 highest among all counties nationwide
#42. Rush County
--- 2.4% below state average, 12.6% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 19.2%
--- #1,751 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.5%
--- #1,179 highest among all counties nationwide
#41. Spencer County
--- 2.3% below state average, 12.4% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 23.8%
--- #1,020 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.2%
--- #1,169 highest among all counties nationwide
#40. LaPorte County
--- 2.1% below state average, 12.3% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.0%
--- #1,268 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.8%
--- #1,161 highest among all counties nationwide
#39. Allen County
--- 1.9% below state average, 12.1% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.5%
--- #1,196 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.0%
--- #1,151 highest among all counties nationwide
#38. Clark County
--- 1.9% below state average, 12.1% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.6%
--- #1,179 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.5%
--- #1,149 highest among all counties nationwide
#37. Lake County
--- 1.2% below state average, 11.5% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 25.1%
--- #866 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.7%
--- #1,098 highest among all counties nationwide
#36. Wells County
--- 1.2% below state average, 11.4% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.5%
--- #1,196 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.4%
--- #1,095 highest among all counties nationwide
#35. Lawrence County
--- 0.9% below state average, 11.2% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 20.1%
--- #1,587 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.7%
--- #1,085 highest among all counties nationwide
#34. Newton County
--- 0.6% below state average, 11.0% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 18.5%
--- #1,874 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.0%
--- #1,071 highest among all counties nationwide
#33. DeKalb County
--- 0.3% above state average, 10.1% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 20.7%
--- #1,505 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.4%
--- #1,035 highest among all counties nationwide
#32. Elkhart County
--- 0.5% above state average, 10.0% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 23.0%
--- #1,126 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.0%
--- #1,026 highest among all counties nationwide
#31. Steuben County
--- 1.2% above state average, 9.4% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 23.1%
--- #1,123 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.0%
--- #1,005 highest among all counties nationwide
#30. Noble County
--- 1.2% above state average, 9.3% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 20.1%
--- #1,587 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.9%
--- #997 highest among all counties nationwide
#29. Harrison County
--- 1.6% above state average, 9.0% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.0%
--- #1,268 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.7%
--- #978 highest among all counties nationwide
#28. Clay County
--- 2.0% above state average, 8.6% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 20.3%
--- #1,558 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.7%
--- #953 highest among all counties nationwide
#27. Shelby County
--- 2.5% above state average, 8.1% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 21.6%
--- #1,333 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.0%
--- #915 highest among all counties nationwide
#26. Ripley County
--- 3.1% above state average, 7.6% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 25.0%
--- #882 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.4%
--- #889 highest among all counties nationwide
#25. Decatur County
--- 4.4% above state average, 6.5% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 22.6%
--- #1,179 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.6%
--- #833 highest among all counties nationwide
#24. Putnam County
--- 5.6% above state average, 5.4% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 21.7%
--- #1,315 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.8%
--- #786 highest among all counties nationwide
#23. Jennings County
--- 5.8% above state average, 5.2% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 21.3%
--- #1,391 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.6%
--- #782 highest among all counties nationwide
#22. Jasper County
--- 6.3% above state average, 4.8% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 23.4%
--- #1,074 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.3%
--- #756 highest among all counties nationwide
#21. Kosciusko County
--- 7.8% above state average, 3.4% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 24.2%
--- #968 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.5%
--- #703 highest among all counties nationwide
#20. Dubois County
--- 7.9% above state average, 3.3% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 25.5%
--- #822 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.1%
--- #698 highest among all counties nationwide
#19. Ohio County
--- 9.3% above state average, 2.1% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 26.0%
--- #774 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.2%
--- #657 highest among all counties nationwide
#18. Posey County
--- 11.6% above state average, 0.0% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 30.5%
--- #454 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.0%
--- #581 highest among all counties nationwide
#17. Whitley County
--- 11.6% above state average, 0.0% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 23.6%
--- #1,039 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 5.7%
--- #580 highest among all counties nationwide
#16. Warren County
--- 12.7% above state average, 1.0% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 26.8%
--- #709 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.2%
--- #539 highest among all counties nationwide
#15. Brown County
--- 14.8% above state average, 2.8% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 30.9%
--- #437 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.1%
--- #500 highest among all counties nationwide
#14. Bartholomew County
--- 15.0% above state average, 3.1% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 28.3%
--- #596 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.0%
--- #492 highest among all counties nationwide
#13. Floyd County
--- 16.1% above state average, 4.0% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 29.2%
--- #529 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.5%
--- #463 highest among all counties nationwide
#12. Morgan County
--- 16.2% above state average, 4.1% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 28.9%
--- #554 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.4%
--- #457 highest among all counties nationwide
#11. Franklin County
--- 17.1% above state average, 4.9% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 27.1%
--- #688 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.3%
--- #438 highest among all counties nationwide
#10. Tipton County
--- 18.0% above state average, 5.7% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 27.5%
--- #659 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.8%
--- #416 highest among all counties nationwide
#9. LaGrange County
--- 19.1% above state average, 6.7% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 23.8%
--- #1,020 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.1%
--- #397 highest among all counties nationwide
#8. Dearborn County
--- 21.5% above state average, 8.9% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 30.1%
--- #480 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 9.4%
--- #354 highest among all counties nationwide
#7. Porter County
--- 24.1% above state average, 11.2% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 33.6%
--- #330 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.4%
--- #316 highest among all counties nationwide
#6. Johnson County
--- 25.2% above state average, 12.2% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 32.8%
--- #362 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.2%
--- #296 highest among all counties nationwide
#5. Hancock County
--- 29.9% above state average, 16.4% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 33.7%
--- #325 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 4.6%
--- #254 highest among all counties nationwide
#4. Warrick County
--- 35.8% above state average, 21.7% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 34.6%
--- #291 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 5.1%
--- #206 highest among all counties nationwide
#3. Hendricks County
--- 45.5% above state average, 30.4% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 39.8%
--- #175 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 4.0%
--- #135 highest among all counties nationwide
#2. Boone County
--- 53.6% above state average, 37.6% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 44.4%
--- #98 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 6.9%
--- #96 highest among all counties nationwide
#1. Hamilton County
--- 69.8% above state average, 52.1% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 49.4%
--- #53 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 3.4%
--- #53 highest among all counties nationwide