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Counties in Massachusetts by median household income, 2024

Nantucket County had the highest median household income of 14 counties in 2024, at $139,688. Hampden County had the lowest, at $71,306. The median was $95,785 and the figure for Massachusetts was $103,960. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest139,688Nantucket County
Lowest71,306Hampden County
Median95,78514 counties
Massachusetts103,960History

All counties, 2024

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Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 139,688 USD139,688Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 130,847 USD130,847Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 130,739 USD130,739Dukes CountyDukes County: 125,786 USD125,786Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 114,201 USD114,201Essex CountyEssex County: 101,883 USD101,883Worcester CountyWorcester County: 95,939 USD95,939Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 95,631 USD95,631Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 95,241 USD95,241Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 87,001 USD87,001Bristol CountyBristol County: 85,625 USD85,625Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 76,013 USD76,013Franklin CountyFranklin County: 74,907 USD74,907Hampden CountyHampden County: 71,306 USD71,306
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Nantucket County139,688+16.6%
2Middlesex County130,847+3.2%
3Norfolk County130,739+3.4%
4Dukes County125,786+22.9%
5Plymouth County114,201+4.1%
6Essex County101,883+2.5%
7Worcester County95,939+2.5%
8Suffolk County95,631+3%
9Barnstable County95,241+0.8%
10Hampshire County87,001+0.7%
11Bristol County85,625+1.7%
12Berkshire County76,013+4.8%
13Franklin County74,907+3.2%
14Hampden County71,306+1.1%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Nantucket County, with $139,688 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hampden County, with $71,306 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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