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Counties in Massachusetts by median household income

Nantucket County had the highest median household income of 14 counties in 2021, at $116,571. Hampden County had the lowest, at $61,310. The median was $80,960 and the figure for Massachusetts was $89,026. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest116,571Nantucket County
Lowest61,310Hampden County
Median80,96014 counties
Massachusetts89,026History

All counties, 2021

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Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 116,571 USD116,571Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 112,089 USD112,089Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 111,790 USD111,790Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 98,190 USD98,190Essex CountyEssex County: 86,684 USD86,684Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 82,619 USD82,619Worcester CountyWorcester County: 81,660 USD81,660Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 80,260 USD80,260Dukes CountyDukes County: 77,392 USD77,392Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 76,959 USD76,959Bristol CountyBristol County: 74,290 USD74,290Franklin CountyFranklin County: 64,949 USD64,949Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 63,159 USD63,159Hampden CountyHampden County: 61,310 USD61,310
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Nantucket County116,571
2Norfolk County112,089
3Middlesex County111,790
4Plymouth County98,190
5Essex County86,684
6Barnstable County82,619
7Worcester County81,660
8Suffolk County80,260
9Dukes County77,392
10Hampshire County76,959
11Bristol County74,290
12Franklin County64,949
13Berkshire County63,159
14Hampden County61,310

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Nantucket County, with $116,571 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hampden County, with $61,310 in 2021.

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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