Jim Costa
Photo: Jim Costa's Congressional Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Jim Costa Net Worth

U.S. Representative for California
DemocratHouseCaliforniaMillionaire
Estimated net worth (midpoint)
$3.9M
Range: $1.12M to $6.75M
Source: U.S. House Clerk, 2025 annual report filed August 13, 2026. Updated October 28, 2026.
How to read this: members of Congress report each asset and debt in a value band (for example, $1,001 to $15,000), not an exact amount. We add up the low ends and the high ends, then subtract debts the same way, to get the widest possible range. The midpoint is simply the middle of that range, not a measured value. The forms do not include a home the official lives in (unless it earns rent), cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so true net worth can be higher. We also leave out mortgages on homes the report does not list as assets, because the homes themselves are not counted either.

Jim Costa’s net worth over time

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M◂ Took office (Jan 2005), before the first report shown2013: $1.19M to $6.96M (Amendment to 2013 annual report, filed March 13, 2015)2014: $1.75M to $7.69M (2014 annual report, filed May 15, 2015)2015: $1.74M to $7.65M (2015 annual report, filed May 16, 2016)2016: $1.85M to $7.82M (2016 annual report, filed May 15, 2017)2017: $1.91M to $7.97M (2017 annual report, filed May 15, 2018)2018: $1.89M to $7.91M (2018 annual report, filed May 15, 2019)2019: $1.85M to $8.14M (2019 annual report, filed August 13, 2020)2020: $1.48M to $7.64M (2020 annual report, filed August 13, 2021)2021: $1.58M to $7.92M (2021 annual report, filed August 12, 2022)2022: $1.39M to $7.54M (2022 annual report, filed August 11, 2023)2023: $1.5M to $7.81M (2023 annual report, filed August 9, 2024)2024: $851K to $6.54M (2024 annual report, filed August 12, 2025)2025: $1.12M to $6.75M (2025 annual report, filed August 13, 2026)Midpoint $4.08MMidpoint $4.72MMidpoint $4.69MMidpoint $4.84MMidpoint $4.94MMidpoint $4.9MMidpoint $5MMidpoint $4.56MMidpoint $4.75MMidpoint $4.47MMidpoint $4.66MMidpoint $3.7MMidpoint $3.94M2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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Disclosed range (low to high)MidpointTook office

He took office in 2005. The House's online database has his electronic reports from 2013 on, so we can't show his wealth when he first took office. Every bar is one official report, added up the same way. Nothing is filled in between reports. Tap or hover a bar for details.

See every year as a table
YearNet worth rangeMidpointSource
2013$1.19M to $6.96M$4.08MAmendment to 2013 annual report, filed March 13, 2015
2014$1.75M to $7.69M$4.72M2014 annual report, filed May 15, 2015
2015$1.74M to $7.65M$4.69M2015 annual report, filed May 16, 2016
2016$1.85M to $7.82M$4.84M2016 annual report, filed May 15, 2017
2017$1.91M to $7.97M$4.94M2017 annual report, filed May 15, 2018
2018$1.89M to $7.91M$4.9M2018 annual report, filed May 15, 2019
2019$1.85M to $8.14M$5M2019 annual report, filed August 13, 2020
2020$1.48M to $7.64M$4.56M2020 annual report, filed August 13, 2021
2021$1.58M to $7.92M$4.75M2021 annual report, filed August 12, 2022
2022$1.39M to $7.54M$4.47M2022 annual report, filed August 11, 2023
2023$1.5M to $7.81M$4.66M2023 annual report, filed August 9, 2024
2024$851K to $6.54M$3.7M2024 annual report, filed August 12, 2025
2025$1.12M to $6.75M$3.94M2025 annual report, filed August 13, 2026

Since the earliest online report (2013)

−$77K
change in the low end ($1.19M → $1.12M)
−$205K
change in the high end ($6.96M → $6.75M)
−$141K
change in the midpoint ($4.08M → $3.94M)

Compares the 2013 report with the 2025 report, using the same method for both. He took office in 2005. The House's online database has his electronic reports from 2013 on, so we can't show his wealth when he first took office. Changes can come from a spouse’s assets, market moves, property values, new debts or how filers choose bands, and the forms do not say which. We do not guess.

What the latest report lists

James M. Costa Farms (Sole Proprietorship)$1M–$5M
Rental Home (Washington, DC)$500K–$1M
Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k): MFS SER TR 1 VALUE FD$50K–$100K
Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k): NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (MLAIX)$50K–$100K
Debt: Mortgage on Washington D.C. property, The National Capital Bank$250K–$500K
Debt: Line of Credit, Premier Valley Bank$100K–$250K
Mortgage on a home not listed as an asset (left out of our totals)$250K–$500K

From the 2025 report filed August 13, 2026. Highlights only. The full report is linked in the sources below.

Where the money comes from

Congressional salaryMutual funds and ETFsBank and cash accountsFarmlandLife insurance

Main sources named in the disclosures and the reporting we cite. The forms don’t split the total into exact amounts, so we don’t show percentages.

Jim Costa reported household assets minus debts of $1.12M to $6.75M, a midpoint of about $3.94M, on his latest financial disclosure (2025 annual report, filed August 13, 2026).

Jim Costa has represented the Fresno area in the U.S. House since 2005. His district was numbered the 20th until 2013, the 16th from 2013 to 2023, and the 21st since then. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Before Congress, Costa spent more than two decades in the California Legislature, in the State Assembly from 1978 to 1994 and the State Senate from 1994 to 2002. In the House he chaired the Blue Dog Coalition during the 116th Congress and the agriculture subcommittee on livestock and foreign agriculture during the 117th.

What his 2025 disclosure shows

The report he filed on August 13, 2026 covers 2025. It lists 26 assets with a value, adding up to $1.9 million to $7.1 million. The largest are James M. Costa Farms (Sole Proprietorship) ($1M–$5M); Rental Home (Washington, DC) ($500K–$1M) and Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k): MFS SER TR 1 VALUE FD ($50K–$100K). Another two items are listed with no value or an undetermined value, such as a pension, so they are not counted.

On the debt side, the report lists two debts adding up to $350,000 to $750,000. The largest is a mortgage on Washington D.C. property with The National Capital Bank, in the $250K–$500K band. Subtracting debts the same way gives a range of $1.1 million to $6.8 million, with a midpoint of about $3.9 million. It also lists a mortgage on a home the report does not list as an asset. As on all our House profiles, we leave that debt out because the home's value is not counted either.

How the range has changed

Using the same method for every year, the midpoint of his disclosed range went from about $4.1 million on his 2013 report to about $3.9 million on his 2025 report. The highest midpoint was about $5 million, on the 2019 report. The lowest was about $3.7 million, in 2024. The chart shows 13 reports from 2013 to 2025, each added up the same way, and nothing is filled in between them.

These are ranges built from the value bands on each form, not exact values. They move with market prices, property values, new or paid-off debts and the bands a filer picks, and the forms do not say which of these caused a change. Like every member of Congress, Costa does not have to report a home he lives in, cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so his real net worth could be higher than these forms show.

Career and money timeline

  1. 2005

    Takes office in the U.S. House.

  2. 2013

    Earliest report in the House's online database: range of $1.2 million to $7 million (midpoint $4.1 million).

  3. 2019

    Highest midpoint in the online reports: $5 million (range $1.9 million to $8.1 million).

  4. 2023

    Begins representing California's 21st district after redistricting.

  5. 2025

    Latest report: range of $1.1 million to $6.8 million (midpoint $3.9 million).

Jim Costa net worth FAQ

What is Jim Costa's net worth?

Jim Costa's 2025 financial disclosure puts household assets minus debts at $1.12M to $6.75M, a midpoint of about $3.94M. Officials report values in ranges, so this is an estimate, not an exact figure.

Where does this number come from?

From Jim Costa's official annual financial disclosure, filed with the Clerk of the House on August 13, 2026. We add up every asset and debt band on the form. The same method is used for every year on the chart.

Has Jim Costa's net worth changed since taking office?

Compared with the earliest online report (2013), the low end of the range went from $1.19M to $1.12M and the high end from $6.96M to $6.75M. He took office in 2005. The House's online database has his electronic reports from 2013 on, so we can't show his wealth when he first took office.

What are Jim Costa's largest assets?

On his 2025 report, the largest holdings are James M. Costa Farms (Sole Proprietorship) ($1M–$5M); Rental Home (Washington, DC) ($500K–$1M); Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k): MFS SER TR 1 VALUE FD ($50K–$100K). Values are reported in bands, not exact amounts.

Sources

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House, Financial Disclosure Reports database (accessed October 28, 2026). Filings used for the chart:
  2. House Committee on Ethics, Financial Disclosure Instruction Guide (calendar year 2025). What is and isn’t reported.
  3. Background facts: Wikipedia, Jim Costa (accessed October 28, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: Jim Costa's Congressional Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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