Counties in Pennsylvania by median household income

Chester County had the highest median household income of 67 counties in 2022, at $118,574. Cameron County had the lowest, at $46,186. The median was $63,153 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $73,170. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest118,574Chester County
Lowest46,186Cameron County
Median63,15367 counties
Pennsylvania73,170History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Chester CountyChester County: 118,574 USD118,574Bucks CountyBucks County: 107,826 USD107,826Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 107,441 USD107,441Delaware CountyDelaware County: 86,390 USD86,390Butler CountyButler County: 82,932 USD82,932Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 82,849 USD82,849Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 82,201 USD82,201Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 81,458 USD81,458Monroe CountyMonroe County: 80,656 USD80,656York CountyYork County: 79,183 USD79,183Adams CountyAdams County: 78,975 USD78,975Pike CountyPike County: 76,416 USD76,416Perry CountyPerry County: 76,103 USD76,103Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 74,973 USD74,973Berks CountyBerks County: 74,617 USD74,617Washington CountyWashington County: 74,403 USD74,403Montour CountyMontour County: 72,626 USD72,626Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 72,537 USD72,537Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 72,532 USD72,532Franklin CountyFranklin County: 71,808 USD71,808Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 71,046 USD71,046Centre CountyCentre County: 70,087 USD70,087Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 69,454 USD69,454Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 67,968 USD67,968Beaver CountyBeaver County: 67,194 USD67,194Greene CountyGreene County: 66,283 USD66,283Snyder CountySnyder County: 65,914 USD65,914Union CountyUnion County: 64,914 USD64,914Carbon CountyCarbon County: 64,538 USD64,538Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 63,968 USD63,968Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 63,739 USD63,739Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 63,574 USD63,574Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 63,437 USD63,437Fulton CountyFulton County: 63,153 USD63,153Sullivan CountySullivan County: 62,910 USD62,910Juniata CountyJuniata County: 61,915 USD61,915Elk CountyElk County: 61,672 USD61,672Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 61,300 USD61,300Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 61,011 USD61,011Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 60,836 USD60,836
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Chester County118,574+7.8%
2Bucks County107,826+8.6%
3Montgomery County107,441+8.1%
4Delaware County86,390+7.5%
5Butler County82,932+7.6%
6Cumberland County82,849+7.6%
7Northampton County82,201+6.6%
8Lancaster County81,458+10.5%
9Monroe County80,656+11%
10York County79,183+9.2%
11Adams County78,975+8.9%
12Pike County76,416+7.1%
13Perry County76,103+4.4%
14Lehigh County74,973+8%
15Berks County74,617+7.7%
16Washington County74,403+8.2%
17Montour County72,626+12%
18Allegheny County72,537+8.8%
19Lebanon County72,532+9.6%
20Franklin County71,808+8.3%
21Dauphin County71,046+6.9%
22Centre County70,087+7.8%
23Westmoreland County69,454+7.3%
24Wyoming County67,968+8.2%
25Beaver County67,194+8.1%
26Greene County66,283+15.3%
27Snyder County65,914+4.7%
28Union County64,914+5%
29Carbon County64,538+8.9%
30Susquehanna County63,968+7.7%
31Lackawanna County63,739+9.2%
32Schuylkill County63,574+10%
33Lycoming County63,437+9%
34Fulton County63,153+8.2%
35Sullivan County62,910+16.3%
36Juniata County61,915+9.8%
37Elk County61,672+7.2%
38Huntingdon County61,300+7.4%
39Armstrong County61,011+7.3%
40Luzerne County60,836+7.6%
41Bradford County60,650+11.5%
42Tioga County59,707+9.2%
43Columbia County59,457+7%
44Erie County59,396+6.2%
45Blair County59,386+9.2%
46Venango County59,278+6%
47Wayne County59,240+4.4%
48Clinton County59,011+9.7%
49Crawford County58,734+6.7%
50Clarion County58,690+10.5%
51Bedford County58,337+6.9%
52Mifflin County58,012+6%
53Warren County57,925+3.8%
54McKean County57,861+10.5%
55Lawrence County57,585+8.4%
56Philadelphia County57,537+9.3%
57Somerset County57,357+5.6%
58Mercer County57,353+8.6%
59Indiana County57,170+8.8%
60Clearfield County56,982+7.9%
61Jefferson County56,607+7.2%
62Potter County56,491+10.9%
63Northumberland County55,952+9.7%
64Fayette County55,579+8.3%
65Cambria County54,221+6.3%
66Forest County46,188+5.1%
67Cameron County46,186+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/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?

Chester County, with $118,574 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Cameron County, with $46,186 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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