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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 2020, at $91,309. Forest County had the lowest, at $28,064. The median was $50,120 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $60,285. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest91,309Chester County
Lowest28,064Forest County
Median50,12067 counties
Pennsylvania60,285History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 53,029 USDAllegheny County: 65,959 USDArmstrong County: 50,120 USDBeaver County: 52,791 USDBedford County: 45,896 USDBerks County: 54,371 USDBlair County: 50,824 USDBradford County: 45,210 USDBucks County: 78,472 USDButler County: 62,900 USDCambria County: 46,216 USDCameron County: 50,711 USDCarbon County: 58,878 USDCentre County: 51,918 USDChester County: 91,309 USDClarion County: 45,953 USDClearfield County: 49,240 USDClinton County: 45,456 USDColumbia County: 47,565 USDCrawford County: 45,887 USDCumberland County: 60,851 USDDauphin County: 55,153 USDDelaware County: 71,653 USDElk County: 50,250 USDErie County: 50,044 USDFayette County: 46,715 USDForest County: 28,064 USDFranklin County: 51,147 USDFulton County: 47,654 USDGreene County: 47,095 USDHuntingdon County: 43,585 USDIndiana County: 44,455 USDJefferson County: 46,454 USDJuniata County: 52,208 USDLackawanna County: 51,510 USDLancaster County: 57,839 USDLawrence County: 48,503 USDLebanon County: 52,239 USDLehigh County: 57,981 USDLuzerne County: 48,625 USDLycoming County: 48,026 USDMcKean County: 47,613 USDMercer County: 45,777 USDMifflin County: 43,532 USDMonroe County: 48,517 USDMontgomery County: 85,893 USDMontour County: 59,992 USDNorthampton County: 59,289 USDNorthumberland County: 46,165 USDPerry County: 50,640 USDPhiladelphia County: 55,531 USDPike County: 52,362 USDPotter County: 46,893 USDSchuylkill County: 46,456 USDSnyder County: 46,831 USDSomerset County: 45,795 USDSullivan County: 52,078 USDSusquehanna County: 51,564 USDTioga County: 43,672 USDUnion County: 47,710 USDVenango County: 46,649 USDWarren County: 46,530 USDWashington County: 60,830 USDWayne County: 49,675 USDWestmoreland County: 56,085 USDWyoming County: 51,809 USDYork County: 54,386 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Chester County: 91,309 USDChester County91,309Montgomery County: 85,893 USDMontgomery County85,893Bucks County: 78,472 USDBucks County78,472Delaware County: 71,653 USDDelaware County71,653Allegheny County: 65,959 USDAllegheny County65,959Butler County: 62,900 USDButler County62,900Cumberland County: 60,851 USDCumberland County60,851Washington County: 60,830 USDWashington County60,830Montour County: 59,992 USDMontour County59,992Northampton County: 59,289 USDNorthampton County59,289Carbon County: 58,878 USDCarbon County58,878Lehigh County: 57,981 USDLehigh County57,981Lancaster County: 57,839 USDLancaster County57,839Westmoreland County: 56,085 USDWestmoreland County56,085Philadelphia County: 55,531 USDPhiladelphia County55,531Dauphin County: 55,153 USDDauphin County55,153York County: 54,386 USDYork County54,386Berks County: 54,371 USDBerks County54,371Adams County: 53,029 USDAdams County53,029Beaver County: 52,791 USDBeaver County52,791Pike County: 52,362 USDPike County52,362Lebanon County: 52,239 USDLebanon County52,239Juniata County: 52,208 USDJuniata County52,208Sullivan County: 52,078 USDSullivan County52,078Centre County: 51,918 USDCentre County51,918Wyoming County: 51,809 USDWyoming County51,809Susquehanna County: 51,564 USDSusquehanna County51,564Lackawanna County: 51,510 USDLackawanna County51,510Franklin County: 51,147 USDFranklin County51,147Blair County: 50,824 USDBlair County50,824Cameron County: 50,711 USDCameron County50,711Perry County: 50,640 USDPerry County50,640Elk County: 50,250 USDElk County50,250Armstrong County: 50,120 USDArmstrong County50,120Erie County: 50,044 USDErie County50,044Wayne County: 49,675 USDWayne County49,675Clearfield County: 49,240 USDClearfield County49,240Luzerne County: 48,625 USDLuzerne County48,625Monroe County: 48,517 USDMonroe County48,517Lawrence County: 48,503 USDLawrence County48,503Chester County: 91,309 USDChester County91,309Montgomery County: 85,893 USDMontgomery County85,893Bucks County: 78,472 USDBucks County78,472Delaware County: 71,653 USDDelaware County71,653Allegheny County: 65,959 USDAllegheny County65,959Butler County: 62,900 USDButler County62,900Cumberland County: 60,851 USDCumberland County60,851Washington County: 60,830 USDWashington County60,830Montour County: 59,992 USDMontour County59,992Northampton County: 59,289 USDNorthampton County59,289Carbon County: 58,878 USDCarbon County58,878Lehigh County: 57,981 USDLehigh County57,981Lancaster County: 57,839 USDLancaster County57,839Westmoreland County: 56,085 USDWestmoreland County56,085Philadelphia County: 55,531 USDPhiladelphia County55,531Dauphin County: 55,153 USDDauphin County55,153York County: 54,386 USDYork County54,386Berks County: 54,371 USDBerks County54,371Adams County: 53,029 USDAdams County53,029Beaver County: 52,791 USDBeaver County52,791Pike County: 52,362 USDPike County52,362Lebanon County: 52,239 USDLebanon County52,239Juniata County: 52,208 USDJuniata County52,208Sullivan County: 52,078 USDSullivan County52,078Centre County: 51,918 USDCentre County51,918Wyoming County: 51,809 USDWyoming County51,809Susquehanna County: 51,564 USDSusquehanna County51,564Lackawanna County: 51,510 USDLackawanna County51,510Franklin County: 51,147 USDFranklin County51,147Blair County: 50,824 USDBlair County50,824Cameron County: 50,711 USDCameron County50,711Perry County: 50,640 USDPerry County50,640Elk County: 50,250 USDElk County50,250Armstrong County: 50,120 USDArmstrong County50,120Erie County: 50,044 USDErie County50,044Wayne County: 49,675 USDWayne County49,675Clearfield County: 49,240 USDClearfield County49,240Luzerne County: 48,625 USDLuzerne County48,625Monroe County: 48,517 USDMonroe County48,517Lawrence County: 48,503 USDLawrence County48,503
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Chester County91,309+5.9%
2Montgomery County85,893+10.3%
3Bucks County78,472+5.8%
4Delaware County71,653+5.2%
5Allegheny County65,959+5.8%
6Butler County62,900+6.5%
7Cumberland County60,851+8.5%
8Washington County60,830+5.5%
9Montour County59,992+5.9%
10Northampton County59,289+7%
11Carbon County58,878+6.7%
12Lehigh County57,981+6.7%
13Lancaster County57,839+8.6%
14Westmoreland County56,085+8.5%
15Philadelphia County55,531+4.8%
16Dauphin County55,153+6.5%
17York County54,386+7.3%
18Berks County54,371+8.9%
19Adams County53,029+8.5%
20Beaver County52,791+8.7%
21Pike County52,362+6.3%
22Lebanon County52,239+8.3%
23Juniata County52,208+11.3%
24Sullivan County52,078+6.8%
25Centre County51,918+7.8%
26Wyoming County51,809+8.7%
27Susquehanna County51,564+6.7%
28Lackawanna County51,510+10.3%
29Franklin County51,147+7.8%
30Blair County50,824+9.5%
31Cameron County50,711+10.5%
32Perry County50,640+8.6%
33Elk County50,250+8.4%
34Armstrong County50,120+10.2%
35Erie County50,044+10.6%
36Wayne County49,675+10.1%
37Clearfield County49,240+9.5%
38Luzerne County48,625+9.6%
39Monroe County48,517+7.9%
40Lawrence County48,503+10.6%
41Lycoming County48,026+9.3%
42Union County47,710+9.1%
43Fulton County47,654+6.8%
44McKean County47,613+7.8%
45Columbia County47,565+9.8%
46Greene County47,095+7.3%
47Potter County46,893+6%
48Snyder County46,831+8.9%
49Fayette County46,715+9.6%
50Venango County46,649+8.8%
51Warren County46,530+8.3%
52Schuylkill County46,456+9.1%
53Jefferson County46,454+8.4%
54Cambria County46,216+8%
55Northumberland County46,165+10.2%
56Clarion County45,953+8.3%
57Bedford County45,896+8.1%
58Crawford County45,887+10.3%
59Somerset County45,795+10.1%
60Mercer County45,777+8.7%
61Clinton County45,456+10.3%
62Bradford County45,210+5.2%
63Indiana County44,455+8.5%
64Tioga County43,672+7.5%
65Huntingdon County43,585+10.6%
66Mifflin County43,532+10.2%
67Forest County28,064+15.6%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Chester County, with $91,309 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $28,064 in 2020.

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