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St. Louis County ranked third in state for resident earnings in 2017

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St. Louis County ranked third among counties in Missouri by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of St. Louis County residents was an inflation-adjusted $32,484 per year. St. Louis County had 402,307 households in 2017, with a population of 999,539.

The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Platte County. Platte County's median income was $38,008 per year after adjusting for inflation – $5,524 more than St. Louis County. It had 38,147 households in 2017 and a population of 96,899.

Mississippi County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Missouri, with a median income of only $15,072 per year. That was $17,412 less than the median income in St. Louis County at the time. Mississippi County had 5,128 households in 2017 and a population of 13,916.

The table below shows the top 100 counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Top 100 counties by earnings per resident (2017)
RankCountyEarnings per resident ($$$)
1Platte County38,008
2St. Charles County36,528
3St. Louis County32,484
4Clay County32,291
5Cass County32,104
6Cole County31,426
7Jefferson County30,392
8Jackson County29,506
9Clinton County29,423
10Osage County29,405
11Andrew County29,298
12Perry County28,662
13Christian County28,623
14Lincoln County28,153
15Warren County27,983
16Callaway County27,585
17Franklin County27,401
18Ray County27,226
19Lafayette County27,039
20Caldwell County26,901
21Moniteau County26,208
22Ralls County26,130
23Ste. Genevieve County26,103
24Boone County26,066
25Cooper County26,007
26DeKalb County25,719
27Atchison County25,485
28Daviess County25,480
29Monroe County25,462
30Bates County25,223
31Cape Girardeau County25,157
32Clark County25,116
33Livingston County25,039
34Scotland County24,920
35Newton County24,910
36Holt County24,784
37Buchanan County24,776
38Howard County24,762
39Montgomery County24,496
40Jasper County24,486
41Greene County24,389
42Mercer County23,784
43Worth County23,666
44Saline County23,649
45Linn County23,646
46Webster County23,633
47Shelby County23,617
48Gasconade County23,598
49McDonald County23,544
50Maries County23,314
51Lewis County23,220
52Randolph County23,168
53Gentry County23,165
54Audrain County23,161
55Sullivan County22,935
56Johnson County22,910
57Henry County22,900
58Lawrence County22,858
59Pettis County22,843
60Barton County22,775
61Harrison County22,548
62Marion County22,411
63Macon County22,393
64Miller County22,386
65Scott County22,379
66Pike County22,201
67Vernon County22,155
68Camden County22,124
69Chariton County22,110
70Phelps County22,019
71Stone County21,951
72Pulaski County21,928
73Polk County21,880
74Laclede County21,799
75Knox County21,712
76Bollinger County21,652
77Carroll County21,643
78Stoddard County21,534
79St. Francois County21,499
80Taney County21,486
81Reynolds County21,393
82Barry County21,286
83Grundy County21,193
84Putnam County21,019
85Butler County20,729
86Oregon County20,555
87New Madrid County20,478
88Dallas County20,340
89Madison County20,338
90Schuyler County20,233
91Howell County20,138
92Dent County20,106
93Morgan County20,067
94Dade County20,049
95Texas County19,715
96Crawford County19,660
97Nodaway County19,507
98Pemiscot County19,454
99Washington County19,334
100Iron County19,200
* All values are inflation-adjusted

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