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Counties in Massachusetts by GDP (US dollars)

Middlesex County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 14 counties in 2016, at $152.53 billion. Nantucket County had the lowest, at $1.24 billion. The median was $23.49 billion and the figure for Massachusetts was $514.11 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest152,532.7Middlesex County
Lowest1,244.2Nantucket County
Median23,492.514 counties
Massachusetts514,108History

All counties, 2016

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Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 152,532.7 USD million152,532.7Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 119,445.5 USD million119,445.5Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 52,139.9 USD million52,139.9Essex CountyEssex County: 42,912.1 USD million42,912.1Worcester CountyWorcester County: 42,097.5 USD million42,097.5Bristol CountyBristol County: 25,204.1 USD million25,204.1Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 24,765.6 USD million24,765.6Hampden CountyHampden County: 22,219.5 USD million22,219.5Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 12,820 USD million12,820Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 7,285.2 USD million7,285.2Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 7,164.3 USD million7,164.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2,849 USD million2,849Dukes CountyDukes County: 1,428.5 USD million1,428.5Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 1,244.2 USD million1,244.2
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million		Change on 2015
1Middlesex County152,532.7+2.6%
2Suffolk County119,445.5+5.9%
3Norfolk County52,139.9+2.5%
4Essex County42,912.1+3.3%
5Worcester County42,097.5+2.4%
6Bristol County25,204.1+1.1%
7Plymouth County24,765.6+2.4%
8Hampden County22,219.5+1.8%
9Barnstable County12,820+3.3%
10Hampshire County7,285.2+3.6%
11Berkshire County7,164.3+1.8%
12Franklin County2,849+2.5%
13Dukes County1,428.5+6.1%
14Nantucket County1,244.2+7.8%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

US dollars, for the United States, its states and counties, and for every country and the World from the World Bank. For Spain and the EU in euros use gdp. Exchange rate swings move dollar values even when output does not.

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

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Middlesex County, with $152.53 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Nantucket County, with $1.24 billion in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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