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Counties in Pennsylvania by per capita personal income

Chester County had the highest per capita personal income of 67 counties in 2015, at $74,669. Forest County had the lowest, at $20,927. The median was $40,053 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $49,294. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest74,669Chester County
Lowest20,927Forest County
Median40,05367 counties
Pennsylvania49,294History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 44,203 USDAllegheny County: 53,010 USDArmstrong County: 38,874 USDBeaver County: 42,133 USDBedford County: 37,480 USDBerks County: 44,251 USDBlair County: 40,957 USDBradford County: 37,136 USDBucks County: 63,971 USDButler County: 51,752 USDCambria County: 37,685 USDCameron County: 42,900 USDCarbon County: 45,233 USDCentre County: 41,662 USDChester County: 74,669 USDClarion County: 37,949 USDClearfield County: 40,097 USDClinton County: 36,305 USDColumbia County: 37,361 USDCrawford County: 36,732 USDCumberland County: 49,849 USDDauphin County: 45,417 USDDelaware County: 57,501 USDElk County: 41,689 USDErie County: 39,769 USDFayette County: 37,783 USDForest County: 20,927 USDFranklin County: 41,623 USDFulton County: 38,233 USDGreene County: 38,763 USDHuntingdon County: 33,779 USDIndiana County: 35,171 USDJefferson County: 38,339 USDJuniata County: 38,784 USDLackawanna County: 41,492 USDLancaster County: 45,490 USDLawrence County: 38,966 USDLebanon County: 41,824 USDLehigh County: 47,841 USDLuzerne County: 39,495 USDLycoming County: 39,776 USDMcKean County: 40,053 USDMercer County: 37,509 USDMifflin County: 34,600 USDMonroe County: 38,736 USDMontgomery County: 70,780 USDMontour County: 51,078 USDNorthampton County: 47,351 USDNorthumberland County: 37,142 USDPerry County: 40,143 USDPhiladelphia County: 49,211 USDPike County: 41,360 USDPotter County: 35,355 USDSchuylkill County: 37,482 USDSnyder County: 37,926 USDSomerset County: 37,036 USDSullivan County: 41,746 USDSusquehanna County: 40,205 USDTioga County: 36,460 USDUnion County: 35,697 USDVenango County: 37,506 USDWarren County: 38,236 USDWashington County: 54,547 USDWayne County: 38,240 USDWestmoreland County: 45,894 USDWyoming County: 40,957 USDYork County: 44,170 USD
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USD, 2015. 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, 2015

Chester County: 74,669 USDChester County74,669Montgomery County: 70,780 USDMontgomery County70,780Bucks County: 63,971 USDBucks County63,971Delaware County: 57,501 USDDelaware County57,501Washington County: 54,547 USDWashington County54,547Allegheny County: 53,010 USDAllegheny County53,010Butler County: 51,752 USDButler County51,752Montour County: 51,078 USDMontour County51,078Cumberland County: 49,849 USDCumberland County49,849Philadelphia County: 49,211 USDPhiladelphia County49,211Lehigh County: 47,841 USDLehigh County47,841Northampton County: 47,351 USDNorthampton County47,351Westmoreland County: 45,894 USDWestmoreland County45,894Lancaster County: 45,490 USDLancaster County45,490Dauphin County: 45,417 USDDauphin County45,417Carbon County: 45,233 USDCarbon County45,233Berks County: 44,251 USDBerks County44,251Adams County: 44,203 USDAdams County44,203York County: 44,170 USDYork County44,170Cameron County: 42,900 USDCameron County42,900Beaver County: 42,133 USDBeaver County42,133Lebanon County: 41,824 USDLebanon County41,824Sullivan County: 41,746 USDSullivan County41,746Elk County: 41,689 USDElk County41,689Centre County: 41,662 USDCentre County41,662Franklin County: 41,623 USDFranklin County41,623Lackawanna County: 41,492 USDLackawanna County41,492Pike County: 41,360 USDPike County41,360Blair County: 40,957 USDBlair County40,957Wyoming County: 40,957 USDWyoming County40,957Susquehanna County: 40,205 USDSusquehanna County40,205Perry County: 40,143 USDPerry County40,143Clearfield County: 40,097 USDClearfield County40,097McKean County: 40,053 USDMcKean County40,053Lycoming County: 39,776 USDLycoming County39,776Erie County: 39,769 USDErie County39,769Luzerne County: 39,495 USDLuzerne County39,495Lawrence County: 38,966 USDLawrence County38,966Armstrong County: 38,874 USDArmstrong County38,874Juniata County: 38,784 USDJuniata County38,784Chester County: 74,669 USDChester County74,669Montgomery County: 70,780 USDMontgomery County70,780Bucks County: 63,971 USDBucks County63,971Delaware County: 57,501 USDDelaware County57,501Washington County: 54,547 USDWashington County54,547Allegheny County: 53,010 USDAllegheny County53,010Butler County: 51,752 USDButler County51,752Montour County: 51,078 USDMontour County51,078Cumberland County: 49,849 USDCumberland County49,849Philadelphia County: 49,211 USDPhiladelphia County49,211Lehigh County: 47,841 USDLehigh County47,841Northampton County: 47,351 USDNorthampton County47,351Westmoreland County: 45,894 USDWestmoreland County45,894Lancaster County: 45,490 USDLancaster County45,490Dauphin County: 45,417 USDDauphin County45,417Carbon County: 45,233 USDCarbon County45,233Berks County: 44,251 USDBerks County44,251Adams County: 44,203 USDAdams County44,203York County: 44,170 USDYork County44,170Cameron County: 42,900 USDCameron County42,900Beaver County: 42,133 USDBeaver County42,133Lebanon County: 41,824 USDLebanon County41,824Sullivan County: 41,746 USDSullivan County41,746Elk County: 41,689 USDElk County41,689Centre County: 41,662 USDCentre County41,662Franklin County: 41,623 USDFranklin County41,623Lackawanna County: 41,492 USDLackawanna County41,492Pike County: 41,360 USDPike County41,360Blair County: 40,957 USDBlair County40,957Wyoming County: 40,957 USDWyoming County40,957Susquehanna County: 40,205 USDSusquehanna County40,205Perry County: 40,143 USDPerry County40,143Clearfield County: 40,097 USDClearfield County40,097McKean County: 40,053 USDMcKean County40,053Lycoming County: 39,776 USDLycoming County39,776Erie County: 39,769 USDErie County39,769Luzerne County: 39,495 USDLuzerne County39,495Lawrence County: 38,966 USDLawrence County38,966Armstrong County: 38,874 USDArmstrong County38,874Juniata County: 38,784 USDJuniata County38,784
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

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Chester County74,669+4.3%
2Montgomery County70,780+4.1%
3Bucks County63,971+4.1%
4Delaware County57,501+4.8%
5Washington County54,547+8.6%
6Allegheny County53,010+4%
7Butler County51,752+4.7%
8Montour County51,078+3.6%
9Cumberland County49,849+3.5%
10Philadelphia County49,211+3.3%
11Lehigh County47,841+4.3%
12Northampton County47,351+3.8%
13Westmoreland County45,894+2.8%
14Lancaster County45,490+4.8%
15Dauphin County45,417+4%
16Carbon County45,233+5.6%
17Berks County44,251+4.2%
18Adams County44,203+3.9%
19York County44,170+3.7%
20Cameron County42,900+1.9%
21Beaver County42,133+2.6%
22Lebanon County41,824+3.9%
23Sullivan County41,746-1.1%
24Elk County41,689+1.7%
25Centre County41,662+0.9%
26Franklin County41,623+2.5%
27Lackawanna County41,492+4.5%
28Pike County41,360+5.3%
29Blair County40,957+5%
29Wyoming County40,957+4%
31Susquehanna County40,205+2.6%
32Perry County40,143+4.8%
33Clearfield County40,097+4.1%
34McKean County40,053-0.6%
35Lycoming County39,776+2.1%
36Erie County39,769+3%
37Luzerne County39,495+3.5%
38Lawrence County38,966+2.7%
39Armstrong County38,874-1.9%
40Juniata County38,784+6.9%
41Greene County38,763-4.6%
42Monroe County38,736+3.8%
43Jefferson County38,339+2.4%
44Wayne County38,240+4.2%
45Warren County38,236-5.9%
46Fulton County38,233+2.5%
47Clarion County37,949+3%
48Snyder County37,926+2.7%
49Fayette County37,783+3%
50Cambria County37,685+2.5%
51Mercer County37,509+3.5%
52Venango County37,506+2.2%
53Schuylkill County37,482+4.9%
54Bedford County37,480+5.4%
55Columbia County37,361+3.9%
56Northumberland County37,142+4.2%
57Bradford County37,136-0.3%
58Somerset County37,036+2.7%
59Crawford County36,732+2.4%
60Tioga County36,460+1.7%
61Clinton County36,305+3.4%
62Union County35,697+1.2%
63Potter County35,355+1.8%
64Indiana County35,171+1.6%
65Mifflin County34,600+2.5%
66Huntingdon County33,779+4.6%
67Forest County20,927-1.5%

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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 Pennsylvania by per capita personal income, 2015) [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 Pennsylvania by per capita personal income, 2015. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015. 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 Pennsylvania by per capita personal income, 2015. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015.

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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 Pennsylvania by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Chester County, with $74,669 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Forest County, with $20,927 in 2015.

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