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Counties in Massachusetts by median household income

Middlesex County had the highest median household income of 14 counties in 2023, at $126,779. Hampden County had the lowest, at $70,535. The median was $94,007 and the figure for Massachusetts was $101,341. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest126,779Middlesex County
Lowest70,535Hampden County
Median94,00714 counties
Massachusetts101,341History

All counties, 2023

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Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 126,779 USD126,779Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 126,497 USD126,497Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 119,750 USD119,750Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 109,698 USD109,698Dukes CountyDukes County: 102,348 USD102,348Essex CountyEssex County: 99,431 USD99,431Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 94,452 USD94,452Worcester CountyWorcester County: 93,561 USD93,561Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 92,859 USD92,859Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 86,391 USD86,391Bristol CountyBristol County: 84,198 USD84,198Franklin CountyFranklin County: 72,584 USD72,584Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 72,565 USD72,565Hampden CountyHampden County: 70,535 USD70,535
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Middlesex County126,779+4.5%
2Norfolk County126,497+4.9%
3Nantucket County119,750-11.7%
4Plymouth County109,698+4.1%
5Dukes County102,348+9.8%
6Essex County99,431+5.4%
7Barnstable County94,452+4.4%
8Worcester County93,561+5.7%
9Suffolk County92,859+5.9%
10Hampshire County86,391+2.8%
11Bristol County84,198+4.4%
12Franklin County72,584+3.1%
13Berkshire County72,565+4%
14Hampden County70,535+5.9%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Middlesex County, with $126,779 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hampden County, with $70,535 in 2023.

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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