Counties in Massachusetts by GDP (US dollars)
Middlesex County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 14 counties in 2017, at $157.6 billion. Nantucket County had the lowest, at $1.25 billion. The median was $23.8 billion and the figure for Massachusetts was $530.13 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
All counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex County | 157,595.2 | +3.3% |
| 2 | Suffolk County | 126,697.8 | +6.1% |
| 3 | Norfolk County | 52,796.4 | +1.3% |
| 4 | Essex County | 44,185.3 | +3% |
| 5 | Worcester County | 42,528.1 | +1% |
| 6 | Bristol County | 25,856.4 | +2.6% |
| 7 | Plymouth County | 25,453 | +2.8% |
| 8 | Hampden County | 22,155.8 | -0.3% |
| 9 | Barnstable County | 12,764.8 | -0.4% |
| 10 | Hampshire County | 7,605.3 | +4.4% |
| 11 | Berkshire County | 7,025.4 | -1.9% |
| 12 | Franklin County | 2,798.8 | -1.8% |
| 13 | Dukes County | 1,415 | -1% |
| 14 | Nantucket County | 1,252 | +0.6% |
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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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?
Middlesex County, with $157.6 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?
Nantucket County, with $1.25 billion in 2017.
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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