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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 2019, at $92,079. Hampden County had the lowest, at $52,885. The median was $68,578 and the figure for Massachusetts was $72,392. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest92,079Norfolk County
Lowest52,885Hampden County
Median68,57814 counties
Massachusetts72,392History

Map of counties, 2019

Barnstable County: 72,787 USDBerkshire County: 56,190 USDBristol County: 54,853 USDDukes County: 78,578 USDEssex County: 67,979 USDFranklin County: 55,766 USDHampden County: 52,885 USDHampshire County: 54,304 USDMiddlesex County: 86,160 USDNantucket County: 91,342 USDNorfolk County: 92,079 USDPlymouth County: 69,176 USDSuffolk County: 81,383 USDWorcester County: 56,394 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Norfolk County: 92,079 USDNorfolk County92,079Nantucket County: 91,342 USDNantucket County91,342Middlesex County: 86,160 USDMiddlesex County86,160Suffolk County: 81,383 USDSuffolk County81,383Dukes County: 78,578 USDDukes County78,578Barnstable County: 72,787 USDBarnstable County72,787Plymouth County: 69,176 USDPlymouth County69,176Essex County: 67,979 USDEssex County67,979Worcester County: 56,394 USDWorcester County56,394Berkshire County: 56,190 USDBerkshire County56,190Franklin County: 55,766 USDFranklin County55,766Bristol County: 54,853 USDBristol County54,853Hampshire County: 54,304 USDHampshire County54,304Hampden County: 52,885 USDHampden County52,885Norfolk County: 92,079 USDNorfolk County92,079Nantucket County: 91,342 USDNantucket County91,342Middlesex County: 86,160 USDMiddlesex County86,160Suffolk County: 81,383 USDSuffolk County81,383Dukes County: 78,578 USDDukes County78,578Barnstable County: 72,787 USDBarnstable County72,787Plymouth County: 69,176 USDPlymouth County69,176Essex County: 67,979 USDEssex County67,979Worcester County: 56,394 USDWorcester County56,394Berkshire County: 56,190 USDBerkshire County56,190Franklin County: 55,766 USDFranklin County55,766Bristol County: 54,853 USDBristol County54,853Hampshire County: 54,304 USDHampshire County54,304Hampden County: 52,885 USDHampden County52,885
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Norfolk County92,079+4%
2Nantucket County91,342+3.9%
3Middlesex County86,160+5.7%
4Suffolk County81,383+1.4%
5Dukes County78,578+5.8%
6Barnstable County72,787+8.6%
7Plymouth County69,176+6%
8Essex County67,979+4.1%
9Worcester County56,394+4.5%
10Berkshire County56,190+3.6%
11Franklin County55,766+4.3%
12Bristol County54,853+5.6%
13Hampshire County54,304+5.2%
14Hampden County52,885+4.1%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Norfolk County, with $92,079 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Hampden County, with $52,885 in 2019.

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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