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Counties in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Norfolk County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 14 counties in 2021, at $60,406. Hampden County had the lowest, at $33,375. The median was $47,090 and the figure for Massachusetts was $48,617. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60,406Norfolk County
Lowest33,375Hampden County
Median47,09014 counties
Massachusetts48,617History

Map of counties, 2021

Barnstable County: 49,973 USDBerkshire County: 39,952 USDBristol County: 38,632 USDDukes County: 51,354 USDEssex County: 46,263 USDFranklin County: 37,740 USDHampden County: 33,375 USDHampshire County: 38,695 USDMiddlesex County: 58,399 USDNantucket County: 52,324 USDNorfolk County: 60,406 USDPlymouth County: 48,785 USDSuffolk County: 47,916 USDWorcester County: 41,528 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Norfolk County: 60,406 USDNorfolk County60,406Middlesex County: 58,399 USDMiddlesex County58,399Nantucket County: 52,324 USDNantucket County52,324Dukes County: 51,354 USDDukes County51,354Barnstable County: 49,973 USDBarnstable County49,973Plymouth County: 48,785 USDPlymouth County48,785Suffolk County: 47,916 USDSuffolk County47,916Essex County: 46,263 USDEssex County46,263Worcester County: 41,528 USDWorcester County41,528Berkshire County: 39,952 USDBerkshire County39,952Hampshire County: 38,695 USDHampshire County38,695Bristol County: 38,632 USDBristol County38,632Franklin County: 37,740 USDFranklin County37,740Hampden County: 33,375 USDHampden County33,375Norfolk County: 60,406 USDNorfolk County60,406Middlesex County: 58,399 USDMiddlesex County58,399Nantucket County: 52,324 USDNantucket County52,324Dukes County: 51,354 USDDukes County51,354Barnstable County: 49,973 USDBarnstable County49,973Plymouth County: 48,785 USDPlymouth County48,785Suffolk County: 47,916 USDSuffolk County47,916Essex County: 46,263 USDEssex County46,263Worcester County: 41,528 USDWorcester County41,528Berkshire County: 39,952 USDBerkshire County39,952Hampshire County: 38,695 USDHampshire County38,695Bristol County: 38,632 USDBristol County38,632Franklin County: 37,740 USDFranklin County37,740Hampden County: 33,375 USDHampden County33,375
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Norfolk County60,406
2Middlesex County58,399
3Nantucket County52,324
4Dukes County51,354
5Barnstable County49,973
6Plymouth County48,785
7Suffolk County47,916
8Essex County46,263
9Worcester County41,528
10Berkshire County39,952
11Hampshire County38,695
12Bristol County38,632
13Franklin County37,740
14Hampden County33,375

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/massachusetts-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Counties in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/massachusetts-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/massachusetts-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Norfolk County, with $60,406 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hampden County, with $33,375 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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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