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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 2016, at $82,888. Hampden County had the lowest, at $47,599. The median was $60,174 and the figure for Massachusetts was $63,487. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest82,888Nantucket County
Lowest47,599Hampden County
Median60,17414 counties
Massachusetts63,487History

Map of counties, 2016

Barnstable County: 62,353 USDBerkshire County: 50,723 USDBristol County: 48,141 USDDukes County: 67,675 USDEssex County: 60,269 USDFranklin County: 49,808 USDHampden County: 47,599 USDHampshire County: 48,176 USDMiddlesex County: 74,158 USDNantucket County: 82,888 USDNorfolk County: 81,411 USDPlymouth County: 60,078 USDSuffolk County: 71,155 USDWorcester County: 50,991 USD
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USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Nantucket County: 82,888 USDNantucket County82,888Norfolk County: 81,411 USDNorfolk County81,411Middlesex County: 74,158 USDMiddlesex County74,158Suffolk County: 71,155 USDSuffolk County71,155Dukes County: 67,675 USDDukes County67,675Barnstable County: 62,353 USDBarnstable County62,353Essex County: 60,269 USDEssex County60,269Plymouth County: 60,078 USDPlymouth County60,078Worcester County: 50,991 USDWorcester County50,991Berkshire County: 50,723 USDBerkshire County50,723Franklin County: 49,808 USDFranklin County49,808Hampshire County: 48,176 USDHampshire County48,176Bristol County: 48,141 USDBristol County48,141Hampden County: 47,599 USDHampden County47,599Nantucket County: 82,888 USDNantucket County82,888Norfolk County: 81,411 USDNorfolk County81,411Middlesex County: 74,158 USDMiddlesex County74,158Suffolk County: 71,155 USDSuffolk County71,155Dukes County: 67,675 USDDukes County67,675Barnstable County: 62,353 USDBarnstable County62,353Essex County: 60,269 USDEssex County60,269Plymouth County: 60,078 USDPlymouth County60,078Worcester County: 50,991 USDWorcester County50,991Berkshire County: 50,723 USDBerkshire County50,723Franklin County: 49,808 USDFranklin County49,808Hampshire County: 48,176 USDHampshire County48,176Bristol County: 48,141 USDBristol County48,141Hampden County: 47,599 USDHampden County47,599
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

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Nantucket County82,888+1.9%
2Norfolk County81,411+3.2%
3Middlesex County74,158+2.1%
4Suffolk County71,155+7.4%
5Dukes County67,675+4.1%
6Barnstable County62,353+3.3%
7Essex County60,269+2.5%
8Plymouth County60,078+2.8%
9Worcester County50,991+2.7%
10Berkshire County50,723+2.6%
11Franklin County49,808+1.7%
12Hampshire County48,176+2.1%
13Bristol County48,141+2.3%
14Hampden County47,599+2.4%

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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

MLA 9

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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Nantucket County, with $82,888 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Hampden County, with $47,599 in 2016.

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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