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Counties in Massachusetts by median household income

Nantucket County had the highest median household income of 14 counties in 2022, at $135,590. Hampden County had the lowest, at $66,619. The median was $89,486 and the figure for Massachusetts was $96,505. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest135,590Nantucket County
Lowest66,619Hampden County
Median89,48614 counties
Massachusetts96,505History

All counties, 2022

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Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 135,590 USD135,590Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 121,304 USD121,304Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 120,621 USD120,621Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 105,387 USD105,387Essex CountyEssex County: 94,378 USD94,378Dukes CountyDukes County: 93,225 USD93,225Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 90,447 USD90,447Worcester CountyWorcester County: 88,524 USD88,524Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 87,669 USD87,669Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 84,025 USD84,025Bristol CountyBristol County: 80,628 USD80,628Franklin CountyFranklin County: 70,383 USD70,383Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 69,744 USD69,744Hampden CountyHampden County: 66,619 USD66,619
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Nantucket County135,590+16.3%
2Middlesex County121,304+8.5%
3Norfolk County120,621+7.6%
4Plymouth County105,387+7.3%
5Essex County94,378+8.9%
6Dukes County93,225+20.5%
7Barnstable County90,447+9.5%
8Worcester County88,524+8.4%
9Suffolk County87,669+9.2%
10Hampshire County84,025+9.2%
11Bristol County80,628+8.5%
12Franklin County70,383+8.4%
13Berkshire County69,744+10.4%
14Hampden County66,619+8.7%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Nantucket County, with $135,590 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hampden County, with $66,619 in 2022.

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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