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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 2017, at $77,631. Forest County had the lowest, at $21,206. The median was $42,024 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $51,887. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest77,631Chester County
Lowest21,206Forest County
Median42,02467 counties
Pennsylvania51,887History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 45,899 USDAllegheny County: 56,332 USDArmstrong County: 40,806 USDBeaver County: 44,189 USDBedford County: 39,430 USDBerks County: 46,267 USDBlair County: 42,768 USDBradford County: 38,797 USDBucks County: 67,980 USDButler County: 54,399 USDCambria County: 38,943 USDCameron County: 43,520 USDCarbon County: 48,120 USDCentre County: 44,973 USDChester County: 77,631 USDClarion County: 38,842 USDClearfield County: 42,072 USDClinton County: 37,937 USDColumbia County: 40,135 USDCrawford County: 37,571 USDCumberland County: 51,658 USDDauphin County: 47,462 USDDelaware County: 61,477 USDElk County: 43,599 USDErie County: 41,388 USDFayette County: 39,414 USDForest County: 21,206 USDFranklin County: 43,655 USDFulton County: 41,135 USDGreene County: 40,733 USDHuntingdon County: 35,884 USDIndiana County: 36,859 USDJefferson County: 39,562 USDJuniata County: 43,762 USDLackawanna County: 43,473 USDLancaster County: 48,601 USDLawrence County: 40,453 USDLebanon County: 44,766 USDLehigh County: 49,514 USDLuzerne County: 41,306 USDLycoming County: 40,677 USDMcKean County: 41,603 USDMercer County: 39,134 USDMifflin County: 36,916 USDMonroe County: 40,965 USDMontgomery County: 72,932 USDMontour County: 54,370 USDNorthampton County: 50,811 USDNorthumberland County: 38,567 USDPerry County: 42,979 USDPhiladelphia County: 51,378 USDPike County: 44,199 USDPotter County: 39,718 USDSchuylkill County: 39,190 USDSnyder County: 40,001 USDSomerset County: 38,541 USDSullivan County: 43,495 USDSusquehanna County: 42,752 USDTioga County: 37,432 USDUnion County: 39,636 USDVenango County: 38,810 USDWarren County: 39,487 USDWashington County: 60,407 USDWayne County: 41,197 USDWestmoreland County: 47,889 USDWyoming County: 42,024 USDYork County: 47,123 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Chester County: 77,631 USDChester County77,631Montgomery County: 72,932 USDMontgomery County72,932Bucks County: 67,980 USDBucks County67,980Delaware County: 61,477 USDDelaware County61,477Washington County: 60,407 USDWashington County60,407Allegheny County: 56,332 USDAllegheny County56,332Butler County: 54,399 USDButler County54,399Montour County: 54,370 USDMontour County54,370Cumberland County: 51,658 USDCumberland County51,658Philadelphia County: 51,378 USDPhiladelphia County51,378Northampton County: 50,811 USDNorthampton County50,811Lehigh County: 49,514 USDLehigh County49,514Lancaster County: 48,601 USDLancaster County48,601Carbon County: 48,120 USDCarbon County48,120Westmoreland County: 47,889 USDWestmoreland County47,889Dauphin County: 47,462 USDDauphin County47,462York County: 47,123 USDYork County47,123Berks County: 46,267 USDBerks County46,267Adams County: 45,899 USDAdams County45,899Centre County: 44,973 USDCentre County44,973Lebanon County: 44,766 USDLebanon County44,766Pike County: 44,199 USDPike County44,199Beaver County: 44,189 USDBeaver County44,189Juniata County: 43,762 USDJuniata County43,762Franklin County: 43,655 USDFranklin County43,655Elk County: 43,599 USDElk County43,599Cameron County: 43,520 USDCameron County43,520Sullivan County: 43,495 USDSullivan County43,495Lackawanna County: 43,473 USDLackawanna County43,473Perry County: 42,979 USDPerry County42,979Blair County: 42,768 USDBlair County42,768Susquehanna County: 42,752 USDSusquehanna County42,752Clearfield County: 42,072 USDClearfield County42,072Wyoming County: 42,024 USDWyoming County42,024McKean County: 41,603 USDMcKean County41,603Erie County: 41,388 USDErie County41,388Luzerne County: 41,306 USDLuzerne County41,306Wayne County: 41,197 USDWayne County41,197Fulton County: 41,135 USDFulton County41,135Monroe County: 40,965 USDMonroe County40,965Chester County: 77,631 USDChester County77,631Montgomery County: 72,932 USDMontgomery County72,932Bucks County: 67,980 USDBucks County67,980Delaware County: 61,477 USDDelaware County61,477Washington County: 60,407 USDWashington County60,407Allegheny County: 56,332 USDAllegheny County56,332Butler County: 54,399 USDButler County54,399Montour County: 54,370 USDMontour County54,370Cumberland County: 51,658 USDCumberland County51,658Philadelphia County: 51,378 USDPhiladelphia County51,378Northampton County: 50,811 USDNorthampton County50,811Lehigh County: 49,514 USDLehigh County49,514Lancaster County: 48,601 USDLancaster County48,601Carbon County: 48,120 USDCarbon County48,120Westmoreland County: 47,889 USDWestmoreland County47,889Dauphin County: 47,462 USDDauphin County47,462York County: 47,123 USDYork County47,123Berks County: 46,267 USDBerks County46,267Adams County: 45,899 USDAdams County45,899Centre County: 44,973 USDCentre County44,973Lebanon County: 44,766 USDLebanon County44,766Pike County: 44,199 USDPike County44,199Beaver County: 44,189 USDBeaver County44,189Juniata County: 43,762 USDJuniata County43,762Franklin County: 43,655 USDFranklin County43,655Elk County: 43,599 USDElk County43,599Cameron County: 43,520 USDCameron County43,520Sullivan County: 43,495 USDSullivan County43,495Lackawanna County: 43,473 USDLackawanna County43,473Perry County: 42,979 USDPerry County42,979Blair County: 42,768 USDBlair County42,768Susquehanna County: 42,752 USDSusquehanna County42,752Clearfield County: 42,072 USDClearfield County42,072Wyoming County: 42,024 USDWyoming County42,024McKean County: 41,603 USDMcKean County41,603Erie County: 41,388 USDErie County41,388Luzerne County: 41,306 USDLuzerne County41,306Wayne County: 41,197 USDWayne County41,197Fulton County: 41,135 USDFulton County41,135Monroe County: 40,965 USDMonroe County40,965
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

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Chester County77,631+4.7%
2Montgomery County72,932-0.6%
3Bucks County67,980+2.8%
4Delaware County61,477+3.7%
5Washington County60,407+5.5%
6Allegheny County56,332+5.5%
7Butler County54,399+3%
8Montour County54,370+2.8%
9Cumberland County51,658+3.4%
10Philadelphia County51,378-2.2%
11Northampton County50,811+3.5%
12Lehigh County49,514+1.8%
13Lancaster County48,601+4.5%
14Carbon County48,120+1.8%
15Westmoreland County47,889+2.8%
16Dauphin County47,462+3.4%
17York County47,123+3.6%
18Berks County46,267+2.7%
19Adams County45,899+2.6%
20Centre County44,973+4.7%
21Lebanon County44,766+3.8%
22Pike County44,199+2.2%
23Beaver County44,189+2.8%
24Juniata County43,762+10.6%
25Franklin County43,655+3.7%
26Elk County43,599+2.5%
27Cameron County43,520+1.4%
28Sullivan County43,495+3.3%
29Lackawanna County43,473+2.1%
30Perry County42,979+5.4%
31Blair County42,768+2.8%
32Susquehanna County42,752+6.8%
33Clearfield County42,072+2.4%
34Wyoming County42,024+3.4%
35McKean County41,603+2.3%
36Erie County41,388+2.4%
37Luzerne County41,306+1.5%
38Wayne County41,197+4%
39Fulton County41,135+6.9%
40Monroe County40,965+2.8%
41Armstrong County40,806+4.3%
42Greene County40,733+8.5%
43Lycoming County40,677+3.4%
44Lawrence County40,453+3.2%
45Columbia County40,135+3.7%
46Snyder County40,001+4.4%
47Potter County39,718+7.2%
48Union County39,636+7.5%
49Jefferson County39,562+3.2%
50Warren County39,487+3%
51Bedford County39,430+4.9%
52Fayette County39,414+3.3%
53Schuylkill County39,190+3.2%
54Mercer County39,134+3.4%
55Cambria County38,943+2.4%
56Clarion County38,842+1.7%
57Venango County38,810+2.3%
58Bradford County38,797+5.1%
59Northumberland County38,567+4%
60Somerset County38,541+4.3%
61Clinton County37,937+4.3%
62Crawford County37,571+2.2%
63Tioga County37,432+3.3%
64Mifflin County36,916+4.5%
65Indiana County36,859+2.9%
66Huntingdon County35,884+4%
67Forest County21,206-2.1%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Chester County, with $77,631 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $21,206 in 2017.

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