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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 2016, at $74,127. Forest County had the lowest, at $21,664. The median was $40,650 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $50,575. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest74,127Chester County
Lowest21,664Forest County
Median40,65067 counties
Pennsylvania50,575History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 44,749 USDAllegheny County: 53,382 USDArmstrong County: 39,133 USDBeaver County: 42,984 USDBedford County: 37,575 USDBerks County: 45,047 USDBlair County: 41,617 USDBradford County: 36,921 USDBucks County: 66,097 USDButler County: 52,817 USDCambria County: 38,039 USDCameron County: 42,918 USDCarbon County: 47,285 USDCentre County: 42,965 USDChester County: 74,127 USDClarion County: 38,211 USDClearfield County: 41,066 USDClinton County: 36,373 USDColumbia County: 38,714 USDCrawford County: 36,774 USDCumberland County: 49,959 USDDauphin County: 45,921 USDDelaware County: 59,295 USDElk County: 42,552 USDErie County: 40,437 USDFayette County: 38,171 USDForest County: 21,664 USDFranklin County: 42,101 USDFulton County: 38,478 USDGreene County: 37,542 USDHuntingdon County: 34,490 USDIndiana County: 35,820 USDJefferson County: 38,327 USDJuniata County: 39,550 USDLackawanna County: 42,566 USDLancaster County: 46,492 USDLawrence County: 39,201 USDLebanon County: 43,116 USDLehigh County: 48,646 USDLuzerne County: 40,707 USDLycoming County: 39,356 USDMcKean County: 40,679 USDMercer County: 37,858 USDMifflin County: 35,337 USDMonroe County: 39,836 USDMontgomery County: 73,347 USDMontour County: 52,903 USDNorthampton County: 49,103 USDNorthumberland County: 37,087 USDPerry County: 40,780 USDPhiladelphia County: 52,529 USDPike County: 43,256 USDPotter County: 37,038 USDSchuylkill County: 37,974 USDSnyder County: 38,320 USDSomerset County: 36,958 USDSullivan County: 42,116 USDSusquehanna County: 40,033 USDTioga County: 36,243 USDUnion County: 36,886 USDVenango County: 37,932 USDWarren County: 38,326 USDWashington County: 57,263 USDWayne County: 39,603 USDWestmoreland County: 46,571 USDWyoming County: 40,650 USDYork County: 45,481 USD
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USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Chester County: 74,127 USDChester County74,127Montgomery County: 73,347 USDMontgomery County73,347Bucks County: 66,097 USDBucks County66,097Delaware County: 59,295 USDDelaware County59,295Washington County: 57,263 USDWashington County57,263Allegheny County: 53,382 USDAllegheny County53,382Montour County: 52,903 USDMontour County52,903Butler County: 52,817 USDButler County52,817Philadelphia County: 52,529 USDPhiladelphia County52,529Cumberland County: 49,959 USDCumberland County49,959Northampton County: 49,103 USDNorthampton County49,103Lehigh County: 48,646 USDLehigh County48,646Carbon County: 47,285 USDCarbon County47,285Westmoreland County: 46,571 USDWestmoreland County46,571Lancaster County: 46,492 USDLancaster County46,492Dauphin County: 45,921 USDDauphin County45,921York County: 45,481 USDYork County45,481Berks County: 45,047 USDBerks County45,047Adams County: 44,749 USDAdams County44,749Pike County: 43,256 USDPike County43,256Lebanon County: 43,116 USDLebanon County43,116Beaver County: 42,984 USDBeaver County42,984Centre County: 42,965 USDCentre County42,965Cameron County: 42,918 USDCameron County42,918Lackawanna County: 42,566 USDLackawanna County42,566Elk County: 42,552 USDElk County42,552Sullivan County: 42,116 USDSullivan County42,116Franklin County: 42,101 USDFranklin County42,101Blair County: 41,617 USDBlair County41,617Clearfield County: 41,066 USDClearfield County41,066Perry County: 40,780 USDPerry County40,780Luzerne County: 40,707 USDLuzerne County40,707McKean County: 40,679 USDMcKean County40,679Wyoming County: 40,650 USDWyoming County40,650Erie County: 40,437 USDErie County40,437Susquehanna County: 40,033 USDSusquehanna County40,033Monroe County: 39,836 USDMonroe County39,836Wayne County: 39,603 USDWayne County39,603Juniata County: 39,550 USDJuniata County39,550Lycoming County: 39,356 USDLycoming County39,356Chester County: 74,127 USDChester County74,127Montgomery County: 73,347 USDMontgomery County73,347Bucks County: 66,097 USDBucks County66,097Delaware County: 59,295 USDDelaware County59,295Washington County: 57,263 USDWashington County57,263Allegheny County: 53,382 USDAllegheny County53,382Montour County: 52,903 USDMontour County52,903Butler County: 52,817 USDButler County52,817Philadelphia County: 52,529 USDPhiladelphia County52,529Cumberland County: 49,959 USDCumberland County49,959Northampton County: 49,103 USDNorthampton County49,103Lehigh County: 48,646 USDLehigh County48,646Carbon County: 47,285 USDCarbon County47,285Westmoreland County: 46,571 USDWestmoreland County46,571Lancaster County: 46,492 USDLancaster County46,492Dauphin County: 45,921 USDDauphin County45,921York County: 45,481 USDYork County45,481Berks County: 45,047 USDBerks County45,047Adams County: 44,749 USDAdams County44,749Pike County: 43,256 USDPike County43,256Lebanon County: 43,116 USDLebanon County43,116Beaver County: 42,984 USDBeaver County42,984Centre County: 42,965 USDCentre County42,965Cameron County: 42,918 USDCameron County42,918Lackawanna County: 42,566 USDLackawanna County42,566Elk County: 42,552 USDElk County42,552Sullivan County: 42,116 USDSullivan County42,116Franklin County: 42,101 USDFranklin County42,101Blair County: 41,617 USDBlair County41,617Clearfield County: 41,066 USDClearfield County41,066Perry County: 40,780 USDPerry County40,780Luzerne County: 40,707 USDLuzerne County40,707McKean County: 40,679 USDMcKean County40,679Wyoming County: 40,650 USDWyoming County40,650Erie County: 40,437 USDErie County40,437Susquehanna County: 40,033 USDSusquehanna County40,033Monroe County: 39,836 USDMonroe County39,836Wayne County: 39,603 USDWayne County39,603Juniata County: 39,550 USDJuniata County39,550Lycoming County: 39,356 USDLycoming County39,356
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

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Chester County74,127-0.7%
2Montgomery County73,347+3.6%
3Bucks County66,097+3.3%
4Delaware County59,295+3.1%
5Washington County57,263+5%
6Allegheny County53,382+0.7%
7Montour County52,903+3.6%
8Butler County52,817+2.1%
9Philadelphia County52,529+6.7%
10Cumberland County49,959+0.2%
11Northampton County49,103+3.7%
12Lehigh County48,646+1.7%
13Carbon County47,285+4.5%
14Westmoreland County46,571+1.5%
15Lancaster County46,492+2.2%
16Dauphin County45,921+1.1%
17York County45,481+3%
18Berks County45,047+1.8%
19Adams County44,749+1.2%
20Pike County43,256+4.6%
21Lebanon County43,116+3.1%
22Beaver County42,984+2%
23Centre County42,965+3.1%
24Cameron County42,9180%
25Lackawanna County42,566+2.6%
26Elk County42,552+2.1%
27Sullivan County42,116+0.9%
28Franklin County42,101+1.1%
29Blair County41,617+1.6%
30Clearfield County41,066+2.4%
31Perry County40,780+1.6%
32Luzerne County40,707+3.1%
33McKean County40,679+1.6%
34Wyoming County40,650-0.7%
35Erie County40,437+1.7%
36Susquehanna County40,033-0.4%
37Monroe County39,836+2.8%
38Wayne County39,603+3.6%
39Juniata County39,550+2%
40Lycoming County39,356-1.1%
41Lawrence County39,201+0.6%
42Armstrong County39,133+0.7%
43Columbia County38,714+3.6%
44Fulton County38,478+0.6%
45Jefferson County38,327-0%
46Warren County38,326+0.2%
47Snyder County38,320+1%
48Clarion County38,211+0.7%
49Fayette County38,171+1%
50Cambria County38,039+0.9%
51Schuylkill County37,974+1.3%
52Venango County37,932+1.1%
53Mercer County37,858+0.9%
54Bedford County37,575+0.3%
55Greene County37,542-3.1%
56Northumberland County37,087-0.1%
57Potter County37,038+4.8%
58Somerset County36,958-0.2%
59Bradford County36,921-0.6%
60Union County36,886+3.3%
61Crawford County36,774+0.1%
62Clinton County36,373+0.2%
63Tioga County36,243-0.6%
64Indiana County35,820+1.8%
65Mifflin County35,337+2.1%
66Huntingdon County34,490+2.1%
67Forest County21,664+3.5%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Chester County, with $74,127 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $21,664 in 2016.

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