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Counties in Massachusetts by per capita personal income

Nantucket County had the highest per capita personal income of 14 counties in 2015, at $81,376. Hampden County had the lowest, at $46,505. The median was $58,602 and the figure for Massachusetts was $61,549. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest81,376Nantucket County
Lowest46,505Hampden County
Median58,60214 counties
Massachusetts61,549History

Map of counties, 2015

Barnstable County: 60,365 USDBerkshire County: 49,419 USDBristol County: 47,049 USDDukes County: 65,009 USDEssex County: 58,775 USDFranklin County: 48,975 USDHampden County: 46,505 USDHampshire County: 47,207 USDMiddlesex County: 72,653 USDNantucket County: 81,376 USDNorfolk County: 78,866 USDPlymouth County: 58,428 USDSuffolk County: 66,273 USDWorcester County: 49,667 USD
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USD, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Nantucket County: 81,376 USDNantucket County81,376Norfolk County: 78,866 USDNorfolk County78,866Middlesex County: 72,653 USDMiddlesex County72,653Suffolk County: 66,273 USDSuffolk County66,273Dukes County: 65,009 USDDukes County65,009Barnstable County: 60,365 USDBarnstable County60,365Essex County: 58,775 USDEssex County58,775Plymouth County: 58,428 USDPlymouth County58,428Worcester County: 49,667 USDWorcester County49,667Berkshire County: 49,419 USDBerkshire County49,419Franklin County: 48,975 USDFranklin County48,975Hampshire County: 47,207 USDHampshire County47,207Bristol County: 47,049 USDBristol County47,049Hampden County: 46,505 USDHampden County46,505Nantucket County: 81,376 USDNantucket County81,376Norfolk County: 78,866 USDNorfolk County78,866Middlesex County: 72,653 USDMiddlesex County72,653Suffolk County: 66,273 USDSuffolk County66,273Dukes County: 65,009 USDDukes County65,009Barnstable County: 60,365 USDBarnstable County60,365Essex County: 58,775 USDEssex County58,775Plymouth County: 58,428 USDPlymouth County58,428Worcester County: 49,667 USDWorcester County49,667Berkshire County: 49,419 USDBerkshire County49,419Franklin County: 48,975 USDFranklin County48,975Hampshire County: 47,207 USDHampshire County47,207Bristol County: 47,049 USDBristol County47,049Hampden County: 46,505 USDHampden County46,505
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Nantucket County81,376+1.5%
2Norfolk County78,866+5.7%
3Middlesex County72,653+6.3%
4Suffolk County66,273+7.1%
5Dukes County65,009+4.8%
6Barnstable County60,365+4.2%
7Essex County58,775+5.8%
8Plymouth County58,428+5.8%
9Worcester County49,667+4.4%
10Berkshire County49,419+6%
11Franklin County48,975+7.1%
12Hampshire County47,207+5.8%
13Bristol County47,049+5%
14Hampden County46,505+5.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Massachusetts by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Massachusetts by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Massachusetts by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Massachusetts by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Nantucket County, with $81,376 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Hampden County, with $46,505 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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