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

Chester County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2021, at $55,702. Forest County had the lowest, at $20,696. The median was $30,791 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $37,725. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55,702Chester County
Lowest20,696Forest County
Median30,79167 counties
Pennsylvania37,725History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 34,674 USDAllegheny County: 42,077 USDArmstrong County: 30,445 USDBeaver County: 34,269 USDBedford County: 28,156 USDBerks County: 34,519 USDBlair County: 30,791 USDBradford County: 29,598 USDBucks County: 50,315 USDButler County: 41,955 USDCambria County: 28,860 USDCameron County: 25,238 USDCarbon County: 31,644 USDCentre County: 34,358 USDChester County: 55,702 USDClarion County: 27,182 USDClearfield County: 26,397 USDClinton County: 27,064 USDColumbia County: 28,895 USDCrawford County: 28,606 USDCumberland County: 40,002 USDDauphin County: 36,600 USDDelaware County: 43,518 USDElk County: 31,439 USDErie County: 30,715 USDFayette County: 28,874 USDForest County: 20,696 USDFranklin County: 33,394 USDFulton County: 30,255 USDGreene County: 28,932 USDHuntingdon County: 27,271 USDIndiana County: 27,780 USDJefferson County: 27,548 USDJuniata County: 28,263 USDLackawanna County: 32,265 USDLancaster County: 35,609 USDLawrence County: 29,832 USDLebanon County: 32,226 USDLehigh County: 36,301 USDLuzerne County: 31,166 USDLycoming County: 29,672 USDMcKean County: 27,818 USDMercer County: 28,977 USDMifflin County: 27,424 USDMonroe County: 32,961 USDMontgomery County: 53,343 USDMontour County: 38,709 USDNorthampton County: 39,789 USDNorthumberland County: 27,939 USDPerry County: 34,587 USDPhiladelphia County: 32,344 USDPike County: 36,713 USDPotter County: 26,890 USDSchuylkill County: 29,496 USDSnyder County: 29,285 USDSomerset County: 28,330 USDSullivan County: 31,531 USDSusquehanna County: 33,885 USDTioga County: 28,416 USDUnion County: 31,298 USDVenango County: 29,245 USDWarren County: 30,055 USDWashington County: 39,089 USDWayne County: 29,215 USDWestmoreland County: 36,840 USDWyoming County: 33,760 USDYork County: 35,623 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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Chester County: 55,702 USDChester County55,702Montgomery County: 53,343 USDMontgomery County53,343Bucks County: 50,315 USDBucks County50,315Delaware County: 43,518 USDDelaware County43,518Allegheny County: 42,077 USDAllegheny County42,077Butler County: 41,955 USDButler County41,955Cumberland County: 40,002 USDCumberland County40,002Northampton County: 39,789 USDNorthampton County39,789Washington County: 39,089 USDWashington County39,089Montour County: 38,709 USDMontour County38,709Westmoreland County: 36,840 USDWestmoreland County36,840Pike County: 36,713 USDPike County36,713Dauphin County: 36,600 USDDauphin County36,600Lehigh County: 36,301 USDLehigh County36,301York County: 35,623 USDYork County35,623Lancaster County: 35,609 USDLancaster County35,609Adams County: 34,674 USDAdams County34,674Perry County: 34,587 USDPerry County34,587Berks County: 34,519 USDBerks County34,519Centre County: 34,358 USDCentre County34,358Beaver County: 34,269 USDBeaver County34,269Susquehanna County: 33,885 USDSusquehanna County33,885Wyoming County: 33,760 USDWyoming County33,760Franklin County: 33,394 USDFranklin County33,394Monroe County: 32,961 USDMonroe County32,961Philadelphia County: 32,344 USDPhiladelphia County32,344Lackawanna County: 32,265 USDLackawanna County32,265Lebanon County: 32,226 USDLebanon County32,226Carbon County: 31,644 USDCarbon County31,644Sullivan County: 31,531 USDSullivan County31,531Elk County: 31,439 USDElk County31,439Union County: 31,298 USDUnion County31,298Luzerne County: 31,166 USDLuzerne County31,166Blair County: 30,791 USDBlair County30,791Erie County: 30,715 USDErie County30,715Armstrong County: 30,445 USDArmstrong County30,445Fulton County: 30,255 USDFulton County30,255Warren County: 30,055 USDWarren County30,055Lawrence County: 29,832 USDLawrence County29,832Lycoming County: 29,672 USDLycoming County29,672Chester County: 55,702 USDChester County55,702Montgomery County: 53,343 USDMontgomery County53,343Bucks County: 50,315 USDBucks County50,315Delaware County: 43,518 USDDelaware County43,518Allegheny County: 42,077 USDAllegheny County42,077Butler County: 41,955 USDButler County41,955Cumberland County: 40,002 USDCumberland County40,002Northampton County: 39,789 USDNorthampton County39,789Washington County: 39,089 USDWashington County39,089Montour County: 38,709 USDMontour County38,709Westmoreland County: 36,840 USDWestmoreland County36,840Pike County: 36,713 USDPike County36,713Dauphin County: 36,600 USDDauphin County36,600Lehigh County: 36,301 USDLehigh County36,301York County: 35,623 USDYork County35,623Lancaster County: 35,609 USDLancaster County35,609Adams County: 34,674 USDAdams County34,674Perry County: 34,587 USDPerry County34,587Berks County: 34,519 USDBerks County34,519Centre County: 34,358 USDCentre County34,358Beaver County: 34,269 USDBeaver County34,269Susquehanna County: 33,885 USDSusquehanna County33,885Wyoming County: 33,760 USDWyoming County33,760Franklin County: 33,394 USDFranklin County33,394Monroe County: 32,961 USDMonroe County32,961Philadelphia County: 32,344 USDPhiladelphia County32,344Lackawanna County: 32,265 USDLackawanna County32,265Lebanon County: 32,226 USDLebanon County32,226Carbon County: 31,644 USDCarbon County31,644Sullivan County: 31,531 USDSullivan County31,531Elk County: 31,439 USDElk County31,439Union County: 31,298 USDUnion County31,298Luzerne County: 31,166 USDLuzerne County31,166Blair County: 30,791 USDBlair County30,791Erie County: 30,715 USDErie County30,715Armstrong County: 30,445 USDArmstrong County30,445Fulton County: 30,255 USDFulton County30,255Warren County: 30,055 USDWarren County30,055Lawrence County: 29,832 USDLawrence County29,832Lycoming County: 29,672 USDLycoming County29,672
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
1Chester County55,702
2Montgomery County53,343
3Bucks County50,315
4Delaware County43,518
5Allegheny County42,077
6Butler County41,955
7Cumberland County40,002
8Northampton County39,789
9Washington County39,089
10Montour County38,709
11Westmoreland County36,840
12Pike County36,713
13Dauphin County36,600
14Lehigh County36,301
15York County35,623
16Lancaster County35,609
17Adams County34,674
18Perry County34,587
19Berks County34,519
20Centre County34,358
21Beaver County34,269
22Susquehanna County33,885
23Wyoming County33,760
24Franklin County33,394
25Monroe County32,961
26Philadelphia County32,344
27Lackawanna County32,265
28Lebanon County32,226
29Carbon County31,644
30Sullivan County31,531
31Elk County31,439
32Union County31,298
33Luzerne County31,166
34Blair County30,791
35Erie County30,715
36Armstrong County30,445
37Fulton County30,255
38Warren County30,055
39Lawrence County29,832
40Lycoming County29,672
41Bradford County29,598
42Schuylkill County29,496
43Snyder County29,285
44Venango County29,245
45Wayne County29,215
46Mercer County28,977
47Greene County28,932
48Columbia County28,895
49Fayette County28,874
50Cambria County28,860
51Crawford County28,606
52Tioga County28,416
53Somerset County28,330
54Juniata County28,263
55Bedford County28,156
56Northumberland County27,939
57McKean County27,818
58Indiana County27,780
59Jefferson County27,548
60Mifflin County27,424
61Huntingdon County27,271
62Clarion County27,182
63Clinton County27,064
64Potter County26,890
65Clearfield County26,397
66Cameron County25,238
67Forest County20,696

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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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2021.

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

Chester County, with $55,702 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with $20,696 in 2021.

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