Counties in Massachusetts by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Suffolk County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 14 counties in 2017, at $158,881. Franklin County had the lowest, at $39,311. The median was $54,775 and the figure for Massachusetts was $76,178. Source: BEA.

Highest158,881Suffolk County
Lowest39,311Franklin County
Median54,77514 counties
Massachusetts76,178History

All counties, 2017

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Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 158,881 USD158,881Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 97,279 USD97,279Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 94,437 USD94,437Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 74,034 USD74,034Dukes CountyDukes County: 71,883 USD71,883Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 56,674 USD56,674Essex CountyEssex County: 55,333 USD55,333Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 54,218 USD54,218Worcester CountyWorcester County: 50,082 USD50,082Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 48,827 USD48,827Hampden CountyHampden County: 47,306 USD47,306Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 47,052 USD47,052Bristol CountyBristol County: 45,317 USD45,317Franklin CountyFranklin County: 39,311 USD39,311
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Suffolk County158,881+5%
2Middlesex County97,279+2.6%
3Nantucket County94,437-2.2%
4Norfolk County74,034+0.5%
5Dukes County71,883-2.9%
6Barnstable County56,674-1.1%
7Essex County55,333+2.1%
8Berkshire County54,218-1.8%
9Worcester County50,0820%
10Plymouth County48,827+2%
11Hampden County47,306-0.2%
12Hampshire County47,052+4.7%
13Bristol County45,317+1.8%
14Franklin County39,311-1.8%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

How to cite

Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Suffolk County, with $158,881 in 2017, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Franklin County, with $39,311 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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