The median income of Elko County residents was an inflation-adjusted $36,519 per year. Elko County had 17,882 households in 2017, with a population of 52,377.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Eureka County. Eureka County's median income was $41,021 per year after adjusting for inflation – $4,502 more than Elko County. It had 765 households in 2017 and a population of 1,728.
Nye County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Nevada, with a median income of only $22,444 per year. That was $14,075 less than the median income in Elko County at the time. Nye County had 18,077 households in 2017 and a population of 43,296.
The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eureka County | 41,021 |
| 2 | Lander County | 38,068 |
| 3 | Elko County | 36,519 |
| 4 | Humboldt County | 31,846 |
| 5 | Douglas County | 30,983 |
| 6 | White Pine County | 30,707 |
| 7 | Washoe County | 30,281 |
| 8 | Storey County | 28,854 |
| 9 | Clark County | 28,788 |
| 10 | Mineral County | 26,673 |
| 11 | Pershing County | 26,548 |
| 12 | Lyon County | 26,325 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 26,094 |
| 14 | Churchill County | 25,668 |
| 15 | Esmeralda County | 24,000 |
| 16 | Nye County | 22,444 |
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