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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 2018, at $82,735. Forest County had the lowest, at $22,711. The median was $44,394 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $54,468. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest82,735Chester County
Lowest22,711Forest County
Median44,39467 counties
Pennsylvania54,468History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 47,838 USDAllegheny County: 60,340 USDArmstrong County: 43,502 USDBeaver County: 46,707 USDBedford County: 40,944 USDBerks County: 48,187 USDBlair County: 44,994 USDBradford County: 40,214 USDBucks County: 71,251 USDButler County: 56,614 USDCambria County: 41,400 USDCameron County: 45,702 USDCarbon County: 50,788 USDCentre County: 46,224 USDChester County: 82,735 USDClarion County: 41,046 USDClearfield County: 44,394 USDClinton County: 39,489 USDColumbia County: 41,811 USDCrawford County: 39,986 USDCumberland County: 53,679 USDDauphin County: 49,867 USDDelaware County: 65,313 USDElk County: 45,933 USDErie County: 43,848 USDFayette County: 41,442 USDForest County: 22,711 USDFranklin County: 45,854 USDFulton County: 43,749 USDGreene County: 42,232 USDHuntingdon County: 37,712 USDIndiana County: 39,328 USDJefferson County: 42,274 USDJuniata County: 45,335 USDLackawanna County: 45,280 USDLancaster County: 51,101 USDLawrence County: 42,610 USDLebanon County: 46,482 USDLehigh County: 51,143 USDLuzerne County: 43,061 USDLycoming County: 42,349 USDMcKean County: 42,921 USDMercer County: 40,849 USDMifflin County: 38,476 USDMonroe County: 42,569 USDMontgomery County: 76,428 USDMontour County: 56,133 USDNorthampton County: 53,211 USDNorthumberland County: 40,215 USDPerry County: 44,818 USDPhiladelphia County: 53,304 USDPike County: 46,095 USDPotter County: 43,405 USDSchuylkill County: 40,910 USDSnyder County: 41,732 USDSomerset County: 40,037 USDSullivan County: 45,815 USDSusquehanna County: 45,093 USDTioga County: 38,752 USDUnion County: 40,718 USDVenango County: 41,099 USDWarren County: 41,406 USDWashington County: 61,006 USDWayne County: 43,224 USDWestmoreland County: 50,313 USDWyoming County: 45,032 USDYork County: 49,015 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Chester County: 82,735 USDChester County82,735Montgomery County: 76,428 USDMontgomery County76,428Bucks County: 71,251 USDBucks County71,251Delaware County: 65,313 USDDelaware County65,313Washington County: 61,006 USDWashington County61,006Allegheny County: 60,340 USDAllegheny County60,340Butler County: 56,614 USDButler County56,614Montour County: 56,133 USDMontour County56,133Cumberland County: 53,679 USDCumberland County53,679Philadelphia County: 53,304 USDPhiladelphia County53,304Northampton County: 53,211 USDNorthampton County53,211Lehigh County: 51,143 USDLehigh County51,143Lancaster County: 51,101 USDLancaster County51,101Carbon County: 50,788 USDCarbon County50,788Westmoreland County: 50,313 USDWestmoreland County50,313Dauphin County: 49,867 USDDauphin County49,867York County: 49,015 USDYork County49,015Berks County: 48,187 USDBerks County48,187Adams County: 47,838 USDAdams County47,838Beaver County: 46,707 USDBeaver County46,707Lebanon County: 46,482 USDLebanon County46,482Centre County: 46,224 USDCentre County46,224Pike County: 46,095 USDPike County46,095Elk County: 45,933 USDElk County45,933Franklin County: 45,854 USDFranklin County45,854Sullivan County: 45,815 USDSullivan County45,815Cameron County: 45,702 USDCameron County45,702Juniata County: 45,335 USDJuniata County45,335Lackawanna County: 45,280 USDLackawanna County45,280Susquehanna County: 45,093 USDSusquehanna County45,093Wyoming County: 45,032 USDWyoming County45,032Blair County: 44,994 USDBlair County44,994Perry County: 44,818 USDPerry County44,818Clearfield County: 44,394 USDClearfield County44,394Erie County: 43,848 USDErie County43,848Fulton County: 43,749 USDFulton County43,749Armstrong County: 43,502 USDArmstrong County43,502Potter County: 43,405 USDPotter County43,405Wayne County: 43,224 USDWayne County43,224Luzerne County: 43,061 USDLuzerne County43,061Chester County: 82,735 USDChester County82,735Montgomery County: 76,428 USDMontgomery County76,428Bucks County: 71,251 USDBucks County71,251Delaware County: 65,313 USDDelaware County65,313Washington County: 61,006 USDWashington County61,006Allegheny County: 60,340 USDAllegheny County60,340Butler County: 56,614 USDButler County56,614Montour County: 56,133 USDMontour County56,133Cumberland County: 53,679 USDCumberland County53,679Philadelphia County: 53,304 USDPhiladelphia County53,304Northampton County: 53,211 USDNorthampton County53,211Lehigh County: 51,143 USDLehigh County51,143Lancaster County: 51,101 USDLancaster County51,101Carbon County: 50,788 USDCarbon County50,788Westmoreland County: 50,313 USDWestmoreland County50,313Dauphin County: 49,867 USDDauphin County49,867York County: 49,015 USDYork County49,015Berks County: 48,187 USDBerks County48,187Adams County: 47,838 USDAdams County47,838Beaver County: 46,707 USDBeaver County46,707Lebanon County: 46,482 USDLebanon County46,482Centre County: 46,224 USDCentre County46,224Pike County: 46,095 USDPike County46,095Elk County: 45,933 USDElk County45,933Franklin County: 45,854 USDFranklin County45,854Sullivan County: 45,815 USDSullivan County45,815Cameron County: 45,702 USDCameron County45,702Juniata County: 45,335 USDJuniata County45,335Lackawanna County: 45,280 USDLackawanna County45,280Susquehanna County: 45,093 USDSusquehanna County45,093Wyoming County: 45,032 USDWyoming County45,032Blair County: 44,994 USDBlair County44,994Perry County: 44,818 USDPerry County44,818Clearfield County: 44,394 USDClearfield County44,394Erie County: 43,848 USDErie County43,848Fulton County: 43,749 USDFulton County43,749Armstrong County: 43,502 USDArmstrong County43,502Potter County: 43,405 USDPotter County43,405Wayne County: 43,224 USDWayne County43,224Luzerne County: 43,061 USDLuzerne County43,061
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Chester County82,735+6.6%
2Montgomery County76,428+4.8%
3Bucks County71,251+4.8%
4Delaware County65,313+6.2%
5Washington County61,006+1%
6Allegheny County60,340+7.1%
7Butler County56,614+4.1%
8Montour County56,133+3.2%
9Cumberland County53,679+3.9%
10Philadelphia County53,304+3.7%
11Northampton County53,211+4.7%
12Lehigh County51,143+3.3%
13Lancaster County51,101+5.1%
14Carbon County50,788+5.5%
15Westmoreland County50,313+5.1%
16Dauphin County49,867+5.1%
17York County49,015+4%
18Berks County48,187+4.1%
19Adams County47,838+4.2%
20Beaver County46,707+5.7%
21Lebanon County46,482+3.8%
22Centre County46,224+2.8%
23Pike County46,095+4.3%
24Elk County45,933+5.4%
25Franklin County45,854+5%
26Sullivan County45,815+5.3%
27Cameron County45,702+5%
28Juniata County45,335+3.6%
29Lackawanna County45,280+4.2%
30Susquehanna County45,093+5.5%
31Wyoming County45,032+7.2%
32Blair County44,994+5.2%
33Perry County44,818+4.3%
34Clearfield County44,394+5.5%
35Erie County43,848+5.9%
36Fulton County43,749+6.4%
37Armstrong County43,502+6.6%
38Potter County43,405+9.3%
39Wayne County43,224+4.9%
40Luzerne County43,061+4.2%
41McKean County42,921+3.2%
42Lawrence County42,610+5.3%
43Monroe County42,569+3.9%
44Lycoming County42,349+4.1%
45Jefferson County42,274+6.9%
46Greene County42,232+3.7%
47Columbia County41,811+4.2%
48Snyder County41,732+4.3%
49Fayette County41,442+5.1%
50Warren County41,406+4.9%
51Cambria County41,400+6.3%
52Venango County41,099+5.9%
53Clarion County41,046+5.7%
54Bedford County40,944+3.8%
55Schuylkill County40,910+4.4%
56Mercer County40,849+4.4%
57Union County40,718+2.7%
58Northumberland County40,215+4.3%
59Bradford County40,214+3.7%
60Somerset County40,037+3.9%
61Crawford County39,986+6.4%
62Clinton County39,489+4.1%
63Indiana County39,328+6.7%
64Tioga County38,752+3.5%
65Mifflin County38,476+4.2%
66Huntingdon County37,712+5.1%
67Forest County22,711+7.1%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Chester County, with $82,735 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $22,711 in 2018.

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