The median income of Sussex County residents was an inflation-adjusted $29,758 per year. Sussex County had 86,322 households in 2017, with a population of 215,551.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was New Castle County. New Castle County's median income was $33,696 per year after adjusting for inflation – $3,938 more than Sussex County. It had 202,654 households in 2017 and a population of 555,036.
Kent County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Delaware, with a median income of only $28,873 per year. That was $885 less than the median income in Sussex County at the time. Kent County had 63,381 households in 2017 and a population of 173,145.
The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle County | 33,696 |
| 2 | Sussex County | 29,758 |
| 3 | Kent County | 28,873 |
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