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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 2021, at $105,107. Hampshire County had the lowest, at $59,064. The median was $79,139 and the figure for Massachusetts was $84,192. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest105,107Norfolk County
Lowest59,064Hampshire County
Median79,13914 counties
Massachusetts84,192History

Map of counties, 2021

Barnstable County: 84,776 USDBerkshire County: 64,337 USDBristol County: 64,387 USDDukes County: 86,895 USDEssex County: 78,835 USDFranklin County: 63,403 USDHampden County: 61,301 USDHampshire County: 59,064 USDMiddlesex County: 100,364 USDNantucket County: 103,382 USDNorfolk County: 105,107 USDPlymouth County: 79,442 USDSuffolk County: 98,693 USDWorcester County: 64,827 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Norfolk County: 105,107 USDNorfolk County105,107Nantucket County: 103,382 USDNantucket County103,382Middlesex County: 100,364 USDMiddlesex County100,364Suffolk County: 98,693 USDSuffolk County98,693Dukes County: 86,895 USDDukes County86,895Barnstable County: 84,776 USDBarnstable County84,776Plymouth County: 79,442 USDPlymouth County79,442Essex County: 78,835 USDEssex County78,835Worcester County: 64,827 USDWorcester County64,827Bristol County: 64,387 USDBristol County64,387Berkshire County: 64,337 USDBerkshire County64,337Franklin County: 63,403 USDFranklin County63,403Hampden County: 61,301 USDHampden County61,301Hampshire County: 59,064 USDHampshire County59,064Norfolk County: 105,107 USDNorfolk County105,107Nantucket County: 103,382 USDNantucket County103,382Middlesex County: 100,364 USDMiddlesex County100,364Suffolk County: 98,693 USDSuffolk County98,693Dukes County: 86,895 USDDukes County86,895Barnstable County: 84,776 USDBarnstable County84,776Plymouth County: 79,442 USDPlymouth County79,442Essex County: 78,835 USDEssex County78,835Worcester County: 64,827 USDWorcester County64,827Bristol County: 64,387 USDBristol County64,387Berkshire County: 64,337 USDBerkshire County64,337Franklin County: 63,403 USDFranklin County63,403Hampden County: 61,301 USDHampden County61,301Hampshire County: 59,064 USDHampshire County59,064
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Norfolk County105,107+9.9%
2Nantucket County103,382+10.4%
3Middlesex County100,364+10.9%
4Suffolk County98,693+12.2%
5Dukes County86,895+2.4%
6Barnstable County84,776+8%
7Plymouth County79,442+6.2%
8Essex County78,835+8.6%
9Worcester County64,827+5.2%
10Bristol County64,387+5.8%
11Berkshire County64,337+6%
12Franklin County63,403+4.6%
13Hampden County61,301+6.2%
14Hampshire County59,064-6.3%

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/massachusetts-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Norfolk County, with $105,107 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Hampshire County, with $59,064 in 2021.

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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