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Kent County ranked third in state for resident earnings in 2017

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

The median income of Kent County residents was an inflation-adjusted $28,873 per year. Kent County had 63,381 households in 2017, with a population of 173,145.

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 – $4,823 more than Kent County. It had 202,654 households in 2017 and a population of 555,036.

The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Delaware counties ranked by earnings per resident (2017)
RankCountyEarnings per resident ($$$)
1New Castle County33,696
2Sussex County29,758
3Kent County28,873
* All values are inflation-adjusted

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