Counties in New York by per capita personal income

New York County had the highest per capita personal income of 62 counties in 2021, at $196,743. Allegany County had the lowest, at $42,357. The median was $52,892 and the figure for New York was $76,446. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest196,743New York County
Lowest42,357Allegany County
Median52,89262 counties
New York76,446History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 73,579 USDAllegany County: 42,357 USDBronx County: 44,384 USDBroome County: 50,221 USDCattaraugus County: 46,587 USDCayuga County: 52,482 USDChautauqua County: 47,790 USDChemung County: 52,024 USDChenango County: 50,694 USDClinton County: 51,685 USDColumbia County: 68,386 USDCortland County: 48,593 USDDelaware County: 47,329 USDDutchess County: 66,947 USDErie County: 58,058 USDEssex County: 55,117 USDFranklin County: 49,604 USDFulton County: 51,032 USDGenesee County: 50,424 USDGreene County: 57,141 USDHamilton County: 55,975 USDHerkimer County: 51,344 USDJefferson County: 53,015 USDKings County: 62,250 USDLewis County: 54,173 USDLivingston County: 50,464 USDMadison County: 55,954 USDMonroe County: 59,921 USDMontgomery County: 48,208 USDNassau County: 97,309 USDNew York County: 196,743 USDNiagara County: 52,249 USDOneida County: 52,769 USDOnondaga County: 61,058 USDOntario County: 61,883 USDOrange County: 57,781 USDOrleans County: 46,985 USDOswego County: 48,123 USDOtsego County: 51,121 USDPutnam County: 78,006 USDQueens County: 56,362 USDRensselaer County: 56,325 USDRichmond County: 62,923 USDRockland County: 68,017 USDSt. Lawrence County: 45,679 USDSaratoga County: 74,323 USDSchenectady County: 57,702 USDSchoharie County: 50,351 USDSchuyler County: 49,960 USDSeneca County: 47,817 USDSteuben County: 54,505 USDSuffolk County: 82,215 USDSullivan County: 54,010 USDTioga County: 52,224 USDTompkins County: 50,446 USDUlster County: 61,297 USDWarren County: 61,278 USDWashington County: 48,512 USDWayne County: 54,739 USDWestchester County: 120,216 USDWyoming County: 50,532 USDYates County: 49,788 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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

New York County: 196,743 USDNew York County196,743Westchester County: 120,216 USDWestchester County120,216Nassau County: 97,309 USDNassau County97,309Suffolk County: 82,215 USDSuffolk County82,215Putnam County: 78,006 USDPutnam County78,006Saratoga County: 74,323 USDSaratoga County74,323Albany County: 73,579 USDAlbany County73,579Columbia County: 68,386 USDColumbia County68,386Rockland County: 68,017 USDRockland County68,017Dutchess County: 66,947 USDDutchess County66,947Richmond County: 62,923 USDRichmond County62,923Kings County: 62,250 USDKings County62,250Ontario County: 61,883 USDOntario County61,883Ulster County: 61,297 USDUlster County61,297Warren County: 61,278 USDWarren County61,278Onondaga County: 61,058 USDOnondaga County61,058Monroe County: 59,921 USDMonroe County59,921Erie County: 58,058 USDErie County58,058Orange County: 57,781 USDOrange County57,781Schenectady County: 57,702 USDSchenectady County57,702Greene County: 57,141 USDGreene County57,141Queens County: 56,362 USDQueens County56,362Rensselaer County: 56,325 USDRensselaer County56,325Hamilton County: 55,975 USDHamilton County55,975Madison County: 55,954 USDMadison County55,954Essex County: 55,117 USDEssex County55,117Wayne County: 54,739 USDWayne County54,739Steuben County: 54,505 USDSteuben County54,505Lewis County: 54,173 USDLewis County54,173Sullivan County: 54,010 USDSullivan County54,010Jefferson County: 53,015 USDJefferson County53,015Oneida County: 52,769 USDOneida County52,769Cayuga County: 52,482 USDCayuga County52,482Niagara County: 52,249 USDNiagara County52,249Tioga County: 52,224 USDTioga County52,224Chemung County: 52,024 USDChemung County52,024Clinton County: 51,685 USDClinton County51,685Herkimer County: 51,344 USDHerkimer County51,344Otsego County: 51,121 USDOtsego County51,121Fulton County: 51,032 USDFulton County51,032New York County: 196,743 USDNew York County196,743Westchester County: 120,216 USDWestchester County120,216Nassau County: 97,309 USDNassau County97,309Suffolk County: 82,215 USDSuffolk County82,215Putnam County: 78,006 USDPutnam County78,006Saratoga County: 74,323 USDSaratoga County74,323Albany County: 73,579 USDAlbany County73,579Columbia County: 68,386 USDColumbia County68,386Rockland County: 68,017 USDRockland County68,017Dutchess County: 66,947 USDDutchess County66,947Richmond County: 62,923 USDRichmond County62,923Kings County: 62,250 USDKings County62,250Ontario County: 61,883 USDOntario County61,883Ulster County: 61,297 USDUlster County61,297Warren County: 61,278 USDWarren County61,278Onondaga County: 61,058 USDOnondaga County61,058Monroe County: 59,921 USDMonroe County59,921Erie County: 58,058 USDErie County58,058Orange County: 57,781 USDOrange County57,781Schenectady County: 57,702 USDSchenectady County57,702Greene County: 57,141 USDGreene County57,141Queens County: 56,362 USDQueens County56,362Rensselaer County: 56,325 USDRensselaer County56,325Hamilton County: 55,975 USDHamilton County55,975Madison County: 55,954 USDMadison County55,954Essex County: 55,117 USDEssex County55,117Wayne County: 54,739 USDWayne County54,739Steuben County: 54,505 USDSteuben County54,505Lewis County: 54,173 USDLewis County54,173Sullivan County: 54,010 USDSullivan County54,010Jefferson County: 53,015 USDJefferson County53,015Oneida County: 52,769 USDOneida County52,769Cayuga County: 52,482 USDCayuga County52,482Niagara County: 52,249 USDNiagara County52,249Tioga County: 52,224 USDTioga County52,224Chemung County: 52,024 USDChemung County52,024Clinton County: 51,685 USDClinton County51,685Herkimer County: 51,344 USDHerkimer County51,344Otsego County: 51,121 USDOtsego County51,121Fulton County: 51,032 USDFulton County51,032
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
1New York County196,743+18.8%
2Westchester County120,216+9.2%
3Nassau County97,309+6%
4Suffolk County82,215+6.7%
5Putnam County78,006+5.4%
6Saratoga County74,323+6.7%
7Albany County73,579+9%
8Columbia County68,386+8%
9Rockland County68,017+5.5%
10Dutchess County66,947+6.7%
11Richmond County62,923+4.7%
12Kings County62,250+11.4%
13Ontario County61,883+5.5%
14Ulster County61,297+7.1%
15Warren County61,278+3.2%
16Onondaga County61,058+5.4%
17Monroe County59,921+4.7%
18Erie County58,058+5.3%
19Orange County57,781+4.5%
20Schenectady County57,702+6.9%
21Greene County57,141+6.2%
22Queens County56,362+5.1%
23Rensselaer County56,325+3.5%
24Hamilton County55,975+3.6%
25Madison County55,954+7.5%
26Essex County55,117+7.5%
27Wayne County54,739+6.1%
28Steuben County54,505+6.2%
29Lewis County54,173+5.5%
30Sullivan County54,010+5.7%
31Jefferson County53,015+5.1%
32Oneida County52,769+6.1%
33Cayuga County52,482+6.8%
34Niagara County52,249+3.6%
35Tioga County52,224+3.7%
36Chemung County52,024+5.6%
37Clinton County51,685+6.2%
38Herkimer County51,344+7.4%
39Otsego County51,121+1.1%
40Fulton County51,032+4.9%
41Chenango County50,694+6.9%
42Wyoming County50,532+8.9%
43Livingston County50,464+1.8%
44Tompkins County50,446-0.6%
45Genesee County50,424+4.3%
46Schoharie County50,351+2.9%
47Broome County50,221+6%
48Schuyler County49,960+5.3%
49Yates County49,788+8.9%
50Franklin County49,604+8.7%
51Cortland County48,593+5.5%
52Washington County48,512+4.6%
53Montgomery County48,208+3.7%
54Oswego County48,123+5.5%
55Seneca County47,817+7%
56Chautauqua County47,790+6.8%
57Delaware County47,329+5%
58Orleans County46,985+5.5%
59Cattaraugus County46,587+4.7%
60St. Lawrence County45,679+6.7%
61Bronx County44,384+4.2%
62Allegany County42,357+1.4%

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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.

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021.

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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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Allegany County, with $42,357 in 2021.

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