The median income of Honolulu County residents was an inflation-adjusted $34,244 per year. Honolulu County had 311,451 households in 2017, with a population of 990,060.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Kalawao County. Kalawao County's median income was $44,375 per year after adjusting for inflation – $10,131 more than Honolulu County. It had 53 households in 2017 and a population of 86.
Hawaii County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Hawaii, with a median income of only $27,016 per year. That was $7,228 less than the median income in Honolulu County at the time. Hawaii County had 67,054 households in 2017 and a population of 196,325.
The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalawao County | 44,375 |
| 2 | Honolulu County | 34,244 |
| 3 | Maui County | 32,555 |
| 4 | Kauai County | 31,965 |
| 5 | Hawaii County | 27,016 |
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