Counties in Pennsylvania by median household income

Chester County had the highest median household income of 67 counties in 2023, at $123,041. Cameron County had the lowest, at $47,681. The median was $64,758 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $76,081. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest123,041Chester County
Lowest47,681Cameron County
Median64,75867 counties
Pennsylvania76,081History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Chester CountyChester County: 123,041 USD123,041Bucks CountyBucks County: 111,951 USD111,951Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 111,521 USD111,521Delaware CountyDelaware County: 88,576 USD88,576Butler CountyButler County: 86,775 USD86,775Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 86,687 USD86,687Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 85,634 USD85,634Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 83,703 USD83,703Monroe CountyMonroe County: 82,374 USD82,374York CountyYork County: 82,238 USD82,238Adams CountyAdams County: 81,071 USD81,071Pike CountyPike County: 79,318 USD79,318Perry CountyPerry County: 78,824 USD78,824Berks CountyBerks County: 77,684 USD77,684Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 77,493 USD77,493Washington CountyWashington County: 77,487 USD77,487Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 76,393 USD76,393Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 76,350 USD76,350Franklin CountyFranklin County: 74,946 USD74,946Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 74,159 USD74,159Montour CountyMontour County: 72,926 USD72,926Union CountyUnion County: 72,894 USD72,894Centre CountyCentre County: 72,748 USD72,748Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 72,468 USD72,468Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 70,268 USD70,268Beaver CountyBeaver County: 70,156 USD70,156Snyder CountySnyder County: 68,435 USD68,435Carbon CountyCarbon County: 67,877 USD67,877Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 66,930 USD66,930Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 66,901 USD66,901Greene CountyGreene County: 66,870 USD66,870Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 65,429 USD65,429Fulton CountyFulton County: 64,798 USD64,798Sullivan CountySullivan County: 64,758 USD64,758Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 64,691 USD64,691Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 64,412 USD64,412Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 64,295 USD64,295Elk CountyElk County: 64,103 USD64,103Juniata CountyJuniata County: 63,923 USD63,923Tioga CountyTioga County: 62,932 USD62,932
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Chester County123,041+3.8%
2Bucks County111,951+3.8%
3Montgomery County111,521+3.8%
4Delaware County88,576+2.5%
5Butler County86,775+4.6%
6Northampton County86,687+5.5%
7Cumberland County85,634+3.4%
8Lancaster County83,703+2.8%
9Monroe County82,374+2.1%
10York County82,238+3.9%
11Adams County81,071+2.7%
12Pike County79,318+3.8%
13Perry County78,824+3.6%
14Berks County77,684+4.1%
15Lehigh County77,493+3.4%
16Washington County77,487+4.1%
17Allegheny County76,393+5.3%
18Lebanon County76,350+5.3%
19Franklin County74,946+4.4%
20Dauphin County74,159+4.4%
21Montour County72,926+0.4%
22Union County72,894+12.3%
23Centre County72,748+3.8%
24Westmoreland County72,468+4.3%
25Wyoming County70,268+3.4%
26Beaver County70,156+4.4%
27Snyder County68,435+3.8%
28Carbon County67,877+5.2%
29Susquehanna County66,930+4.6%
30Schuylkill County66,901+5.2%
31Greene County66,870+0.9%
32Huntingdon County65,429+6.7%
33Fulton County64,798+2.6%
34Sullivan County64,758+2.9%
35Lackawanna County64,691+1.5%
36Lycoming County64,412+1.5%
37Armstrong County64,295+5.4%
38Elk County64,103+3.9%
39Juniata County63,923+3.2%
40Tioga County62,932+5.4%
41Bradford County62,482+3%
42Luzerne County62,321+2.4%
43Wayne County62,182+5%
44Columbia County61,992+4.3%
45McKean County61,705+6.6%
46Venango County61,626+4%
47Erie County61,476+3.5%
48Mifflin County61,415+5.9%
49Lawrence County60,779+5.5%
50Philadelphia County60,698+5.5%
51Clarion County60,668+3.4%
52Mercer County60,614+5.7%
53Blair County60,594+2%
54Bedford County60,302+3.4%
55Crawford County60,254+2.6%
56Clearfield County60,181+5.6%
57Potter County59,840+5.9%
58Somerset County59,378+3.5%
59Warren County59,013+1.9%
60Clinton County58,842-0.3%
61Indiana County58,739+2.7%
62Northumberland County57,948+3.6%
63Jefferson County56,898+0.5%
64Cambria County56,292+3.8%
65Fayette County56,093+0.9%
66Forest County50,061+8.4%
67Cameron County47,681+3.2%

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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Which county has the highest median household income?

Chester County, with $123,041 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Cameron County, with $47,681 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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