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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 2020, at $95,599. Hampden County had the lowest, at $57,708. The median was $73,680 and the figure for Massachusetts was $77,608. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest95,599Norfolk County
Lowest57,708Hampden County
Median73,68014 counties
Massachusetts77,608History

Map of counties, 2020

Barnstable County: 78,487 USDBerkshire County: 60,698 USDBristol County: 60,870 USDDukes County: 84,897 USDEssex County: 72,565 USDFranklin County: 60,594 USDHampden County: 57,708 USDHampshire County: 63,021 USDMiddlesex County: 90,536 USDNantucket County: 93,629 USDNorfolk County: 95,599 USDPlymouth County: 74,794 USDSuffolk County: 87,987 USDWorcester County: 61,617 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Norfolk County: 95,599 USDNorfolk County95,599Nantucket County: 93,629 USDNantucket County93,629Middlesex County: 90,536 USDMiddlesex County90,536Suffolk County: 87,987 USDSuffolk County87,987Dukes County: 84,897 USDDukes County84,897Barnstable County: 78,487 USDBarnstable County78,487Plymouth County: 74,794 USDPlymouth County74,794Essex County: 72,565 USDEssex County72,565Hampshire County: 63,021 USDHampshire County63,021Worcester County: 61,617 USDWorcester County61,617Bristol County: 60,870 USDBristol County60,870Berkshire County: 60,698 USDBerkshire County60,698Franklin County: 60,594 USDFranklin County60,594Hampden County: 57,708 USDHampden County57,708Norfolk County: 95,599 USDNorfolk County95,599Nantucket County: 93,629 USDNantucket County93,629Middlesex County: 90,536 USDMiddlesex County90,536Suffolk County: 87,987 USDSuffolk County87,987Dukes County: 84,897 USDDukes County84,897Barnstable County: 78,487 USDBarnstable County78,487Plymouth County: 74,794 USDPlymouth County74,794Essex County: 72,565 USDEssex County72,565Hampshire County: 63,021 USDHampshire County63,021Worcester County: 61,617 USDWorcester County61,617Bristol County: 60,870 USDBristol County60,870Berkshire County: 60,698 USDBerkshire County60,698Franklin County: 60,594 USDFranklin County60,594Hampden County: 57,708 USDHampden County57,708
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Norfolk County95,599+3.8%
2Nantucket County93,629+2.5%
3Middlesex County90,536+5.1%
4Suffolk County87,987+8.1%
5Dukes County84,897+8%
6Barnstable County78,487+7.8%
7Plymouth County74,794+8.1%
8Essex County72,565+6.7%
9Hampshire County63,021+16.1%
10Worcester County61,617+9.3%
11Bristol County60,870+11%
12Berkshire County60,698+8%
13Franklin County60,594+8.7%
14Hampden County57,708+9.1%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Norfolk County, with $95,599 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Hampden County, with $57,708 in 2020.

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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