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Counties in Massachusetts by per capita personal income

Norfolk County had the highest per capita personal income of 14 counties in 2018, at $88,500. Hampden County had the lowest, at $50,805. The median was $65,305 and the figure for Massachusetts was $69,202. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest88,500Norfolk County
Lowest50,805Hampden County
Median65,30514 counties
Massachusetts69,202History

Map of counties, 2018

Barnstable County: 67,040 USDBerkshire County: 54,239 USDBristol County: 51,922 USDDukes County: 74,292 USDEssex County: 65,319 USDFranklin County: 53,472 USDHampden County: 50,805 USDHampshire County: 51,637 USDMiddlesex County: 81,524 USDNantucket County: 87,928 USDNorfolk County: 88,500 USDPlymouth County: 65,290 USDSuffolk County: 80,281 USDWorcester County: 53,966 USD
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  • 81K and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Norfolk County: 88,500 USDNorfolk County88,500Nantucket County: 87,928 USDNantucket County87,928Middlesex County: 81,524 USDMiddlesex County81,524Suffolk County: 80,281 USDSuffolk County80,281Dukes County: 74,292 USDDukes County74,292Barnstable County: 67,040 USDBarnstable County67,040Essex County: 65,319 USDEssex County65,319Plymouth County: 65,290 USDPlymouth County65,290Berkshire County: 54,239 USDBerkshire County54,239Worcester County: 53,966 USDWorcester County53,966Franklin County: 53,472 USDFranklin County53,472Bristol County: 51,922 USDBristol County51,922Hampshire County: 51,637 USDHampshire County51,637Hampden County: 50,805 USDHampden County50,805Norfolk County: 88,500 USDNorfolk County88,500Nantucket County: 87,928 USDNantucket County87,928Middlesex County: 81,524 USDMiddlesex County81,524Suffolk County: 80,281 USDSuffolk County80,281Dukes County: 74,292 USDDukes County74,292Barnstable County: 67,040 USDBarnstable County67,040Essex County: 65,319 USDEssex County65,319Plymouth County: 65,290 USDPlymouth County65,290Berkshire County: 54,239 USDBerkshire County54,239Worcester County: 53,966 USDWorcester County53,966Franklin County: 53,472 USDFranklin County53,472Bristol County: 51,922 USDBristol County51,922Hampshire County: 51,637 USDHampshire County51,637Hampden County: 50,805 USDHampden County50,805
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Norfolk County88,500+5.1%
2Nantucket County87,928+5.5%
3Middlesex County81,524+5.4%
4Suffolk County80,281+5.7%
5Dukes County74,292+6.6%
6Barnstable County67,040+4.5%
7Essex County65,319+4.1%
8Plymouth County65,290+4.6%
9Berkshire County54,239+4%
10Worcester County53,966+3.4%
11Franklin County53,472+4.1%
12Bristol County51,922+3.6%
13Hampshire County51,637+3.6%
14Hampden County50,805+4.3%

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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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Norfolk County, with $88,500 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Hampden County, with $50,805 in 2018.

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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