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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 2019, at $86,189. Forest County had the lowest, at $24,268. The median was $45,468 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $56,142. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest86,189Chester County
Lowest24,268Forest County
Median45,46867 counties
Pennsylvania56,142History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 48,890 USDAllegheny County: 62,315 USDArmstrong County: 45,468 USDBeaver County: 48,549 USDBedford County: 42,449 USDBerks County: 49,923 USDBlair County: 46,395 USDBradford County: 42,970 USDBucks County: 74,169 USDButler County: 59,053 USDCambria County: 42,789 USDCameron County: 45,884 USDCarbon County: 55,170 USDCentre County: 48,182 USDChester County: 86,189 USDClarion County: 42,448 USDClearfield County: 44,982 USDClinton County: 41,226 USDColumbia County: 43,329 USDCrawford County: 41,593 USDCumberland County: 56,063 USDDauphin County: 51,811 USDDelaware County: 68,131 USDElk County: 46,346 USDErie County: 45,267 USDFayette County: 42,629 USDForest County: 24,268 USDFranklin County: 47,430 USDFulton County: 44,615 USDGreene County: 43,906 USDHuntingdon County: 39,409 USDIndiana County: 40,963 USDJefferson County: 42,841 USDJuniata County: 46,896 USDLackawanna County: 46,711 USDLancaster County: 53,267 USDLawrence County: 43,867 USDLebanon County: 48,226 USDLehigh County: 54,338 USDLuzerne County: 44,347 USDLycoming County: 43,951 USDMcKean County: 44,181 USDMercer County: 42,112 USDMifflin County: 39,510 USDMonroe County: 44,973 USDMontgomery County: 77,877 USDMontour County: 56,642 USDNorthampton County: 55,409 USDNorthumberland County: 41,889 USDPerry County: 46,616 USDPhiladelphia County: 52,973 USDPike County: 49,249 USDPotter County: 44,249 USDSchuylkill County: 42,581 USDSnyder County: 42,987 USDSomerset County: 41,606 USDSullivan County: 48,749 USDSusquehanna County: 48,320 USDTioga County: 40,630 USDUnion County: 43,746 USDVenango County: 42,895 USDWarren County: 42,970 USDWashington County: 57,648 USDWayne County: 45,126 USDWestmoreland County: 51,706 USDWyoming County: 47,670 USDYork County: 50,682 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Chester County: 86,189 USDChester County86,189Montgomery County: 77,877 USDMontgomery County77,877Bucks County: 74,169 USDBucks County74,169Delaware County: 68,131 USDDelaware County68,131Allegheny County: 62,315 USDAllegheny County62,315Butler County: 59,053 USDButler County59,053Washington County: 57,648 USDWashington County57,648Montour County: 56,642 USDMontour County56,642Cumberland County: 56,063 USDCumberland County56,063Northampton County: 55,409 USDNorthampton County55,409Carbon County: 55,170 USDCarbon County55,170Lehigh County: 54,338 USDLehigh County54,338Lancaster County: 53,267 USDLancaster County53,267Philadelphia County: 52,973 USDPhiladelphia County52,973Dauphin County: 51,811 USDDauphin County51,811Westmoreland County: 51,706 USDWestmoreland County51,706York County: 50,682 USDYork County50,682Berks County: 49,923 USDBerks County49,923Pike County: 49,249 USDPike County49,249Adams County: 48,890 USDAdams County48,890Sullivan County: 48,749 USDSullivan County48,749Beaver County: 48,549 USDBeaver County48,549Susquehanna County: 48,320 USDSusquehanna County48,320Lebanon County: 48,226 USDLebanon County48,226Centre County: 48,182 USDCentre County48,182Wyoming County: 47,670 USDWyoming County47,670Franklin County: 47,430 USDFranklin County47,430Juniata County: 46,896 USDJuniata County46,896Lackawanna County: 46,711 USDLackawanna County46,711Perry County: 46,616 USDPerry County46,616Blair County: 46,395 USDBlair County46,395Elk County: 46,346 USDElk County46,346Cameron County: 45,884 USDCameron County45,884Armstrong County: 45,468 USDArmstrong County45,468Erie County: 45,267 USDErie County45,267Wayne County: 45,126 USDWayne County45,126Clearfield County: 44,982 USDClearfield County44,982Monroe County: 44,973 USDMonroe County44,973Fulton County: 44,615 USDFulton County44,615Luzerne County: 44,347 USDLuzerne County44,347Chester County: 86,189 USDChester County86,189Montgomery County: 77,877 USDMontgomery County77,877Bucks County: 74,169 USDBucks County74,169Delaware County: 68,131 USDDelaware County68,131Allegheny County: 62,315 USDAllegheny County62,315Butler County: 59,053 USDButler County59,053Washington County: 57,648 USDWashington County57,648Montour County: 56,642 USDMontour County56,642Cumberland County: 56,063 USDCumberland County56,063Northampton County: 55,409 USDNorthampton County55,409Carbon County: 55,170 USDCarbon County55,170Lehigh County: 54,338 USDLehigh County54,338Lancaster County: 53,267 USDLancaster County53,267Philadelphia County: 52,973 USDPhiladelphia County52,973Dauphin County: 51,811 USDDauphin County51,811Westmoreland County: 51,706 USDWestmoreland County51,706York County: 50,682 USDYork County50,682Berks County: 49,923 USDBerks County49,923Pike County: 49,249 USDPike County49,249Adams County: 48,890 USDAdams County48,890Sullivan County: 48,749 USDSullivan County48,749Beaver County: 48,549 USDBeaver County48,549Susquehanna County: 48,320 USDSusquehanna County48,320Lebanon County: 48,226 USDLebanon County48,226Centre County: 48,182 USDCentre County48,182Wyoming County: 47,670 USDWyoming County47,670Franklin County: 47,430 USDFranklin County47,430Juniata County: 46,896 USDJuniata County46,896Lackawanna County: 46,711 USDLackawanna County46,711Perry County: 46,616 USDPerry County46,616Blair County: 46,395 USDBlair County46,395Elk County: 46,346 USDElk County46,346Cameron County: 45,884 USDCameron County45,884Armstrong County: 45,468 USDArmstrong County45,468Erie County: 45,267 USDErie County45,267Wayne County: 45,126 USDWayne County45,126Clearfield County: 44,982 USDClearfield County44,982Monroe County: 44,973 USDMonroe County44,973Fulton County: 44,615 USDFulton County44,615Luzerne County: 44,347 USDLuzerne County44,347
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Chester County86,189+4.2%
2Montgomery County77,877+1.9%
3Bucks County74,169+4.1%
4Delaware County68,131+4.3%
5Allegheny County62,315+3.3%
6Butler County59,053+4.3%
7Washington County57,648-5.5%
8Montour County56,642+0.9%
9Cumberland County56,063+4.4%
10Northampton County55,409+4.1%
11Carbon County55,170+8.6%
12Lehigh County54,338+6.2%
13Lancaster County53,267+4.2%
14Philadelphia County52,973-0.6%
15Dauphin County51,811+3.9%
16Westmoreland County51,706+2.8%
17York County50,682+3.4%
18Berks County49,923+3.6%
19Pike County49,249+6.8%
20Adams County48,890+2.2%
21Sullivan County48,749+6.4%
22Beaver County48,549+3.9%
23Susquehanna County48,320+7.2%
24Lebanon County48,226+3.8%
25Centre County48,182+4.2%
26Wyoming County47,670+5.9%
27Franklin County47,430+3.4%
28Juniata County46,896+3.4%
29Lackawanna County46,711+3.2%
30Perry County46,616+4%
31Blair County46,395+3.1%
32Elk County46,346+0.9%
33Cameron County45,884+0.4%
34Armstrong County45,468+4.5%
35Erie County45,267+3.2%
36Wayne County45,126+4.4%
37Clearfield County44,982+1.3%
38Monroe County44,973+5.6%
39Fulton County44,615+2%
40Luzerne County44,347+3%
41Potter County44,249+1.9%
42McKean County44,181+2.9%
43Lycoming County43,951+3.8%
44Greene County43,906+4%
45Lawrence County43,867+3%
46Union County43,746+7.4%
47Columbia County43,329+3.6%
48Snyder County42,987+3%
49Bradford County42,970+6.9%
49Warren County42,970+3.8%
51Venango County42,895+4.4%
52Jefferson County42,841+1.3%
53Cambria County42,789+3.4%
54Fayette County42,629+2.9%
55Schuylkill County42,581+4.1%
56Bedford County42,449+3.7%
57Clarion County42,448+3.4%
58Mercer County42,112+3.1%
59Northumberland County41,889+4.2%
60Somerset County41,606+3.9%
61Crawford County41,593+4%
62Clinton County41,226+4.4%
63Indiana County40,963+4.2%
64Tioga County40,630+4.8%
65Mifflin County39,510+2.7%
66Huntingdon County39,409+4.5%
67Forest County24,268+6.9%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Chester County, with $86,189 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $24,268 in 2019.

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