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Counties in Massachusetts by business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census)

Suffolk County had the highest business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census) of 14 counties in 2017, at $6.27 billion. Franklin County had the lowest, at $96.11 million. The median was $1.22 billion and the figure for Massachusetts was $22.89 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,270.4Suffolk County
Lowest96.1Franklin County
Median1,21714 counties
Massachusetts22,892.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Barnstable County: 1,266.5 USD millionBerkshire County: 487.9 USD millionBristol County: 1,198.4 USD millionDukes County: 159.8 USD millionEssex County: 2,008.2 USD millionFranklin County: 96.1 USD millionHampden County: 838.3 USD millionHampshire County: 314.3 USD millionMiddlesex County: 5,085.2 USD millionNantucket County: 182.8 USD millionNorfolk County: 2,117 USD millionPlymouth County: 1,235.5 USD millionSuffolk County: 6,270.4 USD millionWorcester County: 1,632.5 USD million
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USD million, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Suffolk County: 6,270.4 USD millionSuffolk County6,270.4Middlesex County: 5,085.2 USD millionMiddlesex County5,085.2Norfolk County: 2,117 USD millionNorfolk County2,117Essex County: 2,008.2 USD millionEssex County2,008.2Worcester County: 1,632.5 USD millionWorcester County1,632.5Barnstable County: 1,266.5 USD millionBarnstable County1,266.5Plymouth County: 1,235.5 USD millionPlymouth County1,235.5Bristol County: 1,198.4 USD millionBristol County1,198.4Hampden County: 838.3 USD millionHampden County838.3Berkshire County: 487.9 USD millionBerkshire County487.9Hampshire County: 314.3 USD millionHampshire County314.3Nantucket County: 182.8 USD millionNantucket County182.8Dukes County: 159.8 USD millionDukes County159.8Franklin County: 96.1 USD millionFranklin County96.1Suffolk County: 6,270.4 USD millionSuffolk County6,270.4Middlesex County: 5,085.2 USD millionMiddlesex County5,085.2Norfolk County: 2,117 USD millionNorfolk County2,117Essex County: 2,008.2 USD millionEssex County2,008.2Worcester County: 1,632.5 USD millionWorcester County1,632.5Barnstable County: 1,266.5 USD millionBarnstable County1,266.5Plymouth County: 1,235.5 USD millionPlymouth County1,235.5Bristol County: 1,198.4 USD millionBristol County1,198.4Hampden County: 838.3 USD millionHampden County838.3Berkshire County: 487.9 USD millionBerkshire County487.9Hampshire County: 314.3 USD millionHampshire County314.3Nantucket County: 182.8 USD millionNantucket County182.8Dukes County: 159.8 USD millionDukes County159.8Franklin County: 96.1 USD millionFranklin County96.1
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
1Suffolk County6,270.4
2Middlesex County5,085.2
3Norfolk County2,117
4Essex County2,008.2
5Worcester County1,632.5
6Barnstable County1,266.5
7Plymouth County1,235.5
8Bristol County1,198.4
9Hampden County838.3
10Berkshire County487.9
11Hampshire County314.3
12Nantucket County182.8
13Dukes County159.8
14Franklin County96.1

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About this ranking

Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census.

Economic Census, taken every five years: values exist for 2017 and 2022 only, and the 2027 census publishes about 2029. Revenue of employer establishments located in the place, in millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; nonemployers (nonemployer_receipts_usd_*) are not included, and government owned establishments are generally out of scope. Manufacturing is the value of shipments and wholesale and retail trade are sales, so an establishment selling to another counts in both and sectors do not add up to output or GDP. Cells that would disclose individual companies (flag D) or that Census does not publish are missing here, not zero; counties are published for 14 of the 18 sectors. Sectors follow NAICS 2017 for 2017 and NAICS 2022 for 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments (Counties in Massachusetts by business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments, Counties in Massachusetts by business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-accommodation-food-services/massachusetts-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments. Counties in Massachusetts by business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-accommodation-food-services/massachusetts-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments, Counties in Massachusetts by business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-accommodation-food-services/massachusetts-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census)?

Suffolk County, with $6.27 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest business revenue: accommodation and food services (Economic Census)?

Franklin County, with $96.11 million in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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