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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 2021, at $96,761. Forest County had the lowest, at $28,696. The median was $53,156 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $64,033. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest96,761Chester County
Lowest28,696Forest County
Median53,15667 counties
Pennsylvania64,033History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 55,566 USDAllegheny County: 69,701 USDArmstrong County: 53,500 USDBeaver County: 55,131 USDBedford County: 49,860 USDBerks County: 58,084 USDBlair County: 55,022 USDBradford County: 47,883 USDBucks County: 83,905 USDButler County: 67,910 USDCambria County: 48,829 USDCameron County: 52,366 USDCarbon County: 60,468 USDCentre County: 54,927 USDChester County: 96,761 USDClarion County: 47,443 USDClearfield County: 53,745 USDClinton County: 46,703 USDColumbia County: 50,270 USDCrawford County: 48,349 USDCumberland County: 64,258 USDDauphin County: 58,247 USDDelaware County: 76,037 USDElk County: 50,728 USDErie County: 52,897 USDFayette County: 49,464 USDForest County: 28,696 USDFranklin County: 54,921 USDFulton County: 49,514 USDGreene County: 48,946 USDHuntingdon County: 45,687 USDIndiana County: 46,638 USDJefferson County: 48,361 USDJuniata County: 56,658 USDLackawanna County: 54,600 USDLancaster County: 61,484 USDLawrence County: 51,525 USDLebanon County: 56,214 USDLehigh County: 62,147 USDLuzerne County: 51,443 USDLycoming County: 50,570 USDMcKean County: 50,167 USDMercer County: 48,636 USDMifflin County: 46,329 USDMonroe County: 51,769 USDMontgomery County: 93,143 USDMontour County: 64,600 USDNorthampton County: 62,145 USDNorthumberland County: 48,398 USDPerry County: 54,451 USDPhiladelphia County: 57,748 USDPike County: 55,448 USDPotter County: 52,246 USDSchuylkill County: 49,324 USDSnyder County: 51,255 USDSomerset County: 48,702 USDSullivan County: 55,603 USDSusquehanna County: 56,347 USDTioga County: 46,387 USDUnion County: 50,321 USDVenango County: 49,569 USDWarren County: 49,070 USDWashington County: 65,681 USDWayne County: 53,156 USDWestmoreland County: 59,642 USDWyoming County: 54,090 USDYork County: 57,467 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Chester County: 96,761 USDChester County96,761Montgomery County: 93,143 USDMontgomery County93,143Bucks County: 83,905 USDBucks County83,905Delaware County: 76,037 USDDelaware County76,037Allegheny County: 69,701 USDAllegheny County69,701Butler County: 67,910 USDButler County67,910Washington County: 65,681 USDWashington County65,681Montour County: 64,600 USDMontour County64,600Cumberland County: 64,258 USDCumberland County64,258Lehigh County: 62,147 USDLehigh County62,147Northampton County: 62,145 USDNorthampton County62,145Lancaster County: 61,484 USDLancaster County61,484Carbon County: 60,468 USDCarbon County60,468Westmoreland County: 59,642 USDWestmoreland County59,642Dauphin County: 58,247 USDDauphin County58,247Berks County: 58,084 USDBerks County58,084Philadelphia County: 57,748 USDPhiladelphia County57,748York County: 57,467 USDYork County57,467Juniata County: 56,658 USDJuniata County56,658Susquehanna County: 56,347 USDSusquehanna County56,347Lebanon County: 56,214 USDLebanon County56,214Sullivan County: 55,603 USDSullivan County55,603Adams County: 55,566 USDAdams County55,566Pike County: 55,448 USDPike County55,448Beaver County: 55,131 USDBeaver County55,131Blair County: 55,022 USDBlair County55,022Centre County: 54,927 USDCentre County54,927Franklin County: 54,921 USDFranklin County54,921Lackawanna County: 54,600 USDLackawanna County54,600Perry County: 54,451 USDPerry County54,451Wyoming County: 54,090 USDWyoming County54,090Clearfield County: 53,745 USDClearfield County53,745Armstrong County: 53,500 USDArmstrong County53,500Wayne County: 53,156 USDWayne County53,156Erie County: 52,897 USDErie County52,897Cameron County: 52,366 USDCameron County52,366Potter County: 52,246 USDPotter County52,246Monroe County: 51,769 USDMonroe County51,769Lawrence County: 51,525 USDLawrence County51,525Luzerne County: 51,443 USDLuzerne County51,443Chester County: 96,761 USDChester County96,761Montgomery County: 93,143 USDMontgomery County93,143Bucks County: 83,905 USDBucks County83,905Delaware County: 76,037 USDDelaware County76,037Allegheny County: 69,701 USDAllegheny County69,701Butler County: 67,910 USDButler County67,910Washington County: 65,681 USDWashington County65,681Montour County: 64,600 USDMontour County64,600Cumberland County: 64,258 USDCumberland County64,258Lehigh County: 62,147 USDLehigh County62,147Northampton County: 62,145 USDNorthampton County62,145Lancaster County: 61,484 USDLancaster County61,484Carbon County: 60,468 USDCarbon County60,468Westmoreland County: 59,642 USDWestmoreland County59,642Dauphin County: 58,247 USDDauphin County58,247Berks County: 58,084 USDBerks County58,084Philadelphia County: 57,748 USDPhiladelphia County57,748York County: 57,467 USDYork County57,467Juniata County: 56,658 USDJuniata County56,658Susquehanna County: 56,347 USDSusquehanna County56,347Lebanon County: 56,214 USDLebanon County56,214Sullivan County: 55,603 USDSullivan County55,603Adams County: 55,566 USDAdams County55,566Pike County: 55,448 USDPike County55,448Beaver County: 55,131 USDBeaver County55,131Blair County: 55,022 USDBlair County55,022Centre County: 54,927 USDCentre County54,927Franklin County: 54,921 USDFranklin County54,921Lackawanna County: 54,600 USDLackawanna County54,600Perry County: 54,451 USDPerry County54,451Wyoming County: 54,090 USDWyoming County54,090Clearfield County: 53,745 USDClearfield County53,745Armstrong County: 53,500 USDArmstrong County53,500Wayne County: 53,156 USDWayne County53,156Erie County: 52,897 USDErie County52,897Cameron County: 52,366 USDCameron County52,366Potter County: 52,246 USDPotter County52,246Monroe County: 51,769 USDMonroe County51,769Lawrence County: 51,525 USDLawrence County51,525Luzerne County: 51,443 USDLuzerne County51,443
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Chester County96,761+6%
2Montgomery County93,143+8.4%
3Bucks County83,905+6.9%
4Delaware County76,037+6.1%
5Allegheny County69,701+5.7%
6Butler County67,910+8%
7Washington County65,681+8%
8Montour County64,600+7.7%
9Cumberland County64,258+5.6%
10Lehigh County62,147+7.2%
11Northampton County62,145+4.8%
12Lancaster County61,484+6.3%
13Carbon County60,468+2.7%
14Westmoreland County59,642+6.3%
15Dauphin County58,247+5.6%
16Berks County58,084+6.8%
17Philadelphia County57,748+4%
18York County57,467+5.7%
19Juniata County56,658+8.5%
20Susquehanna County56,347+9.3%
21Lebanon County56,214+7.6%
22Sullivan County55,603+6.8%
23Adams County55,566+4.8%
24Pike County55,448+5.9%
25Beaver County55,131+4.4%
26Blair County55,022+8.3%
27Centre County54,927+5.8%
28Franklin County54,921+7.4%
29Lackawanna County54,600+6%
30Perry County54,451+7.5%
31Wyoming County54,090+4.4%
32Clearfield County53,745+9.1%
33Armstrong County53,500+6.7%
34Wayne County53,156+7%
35Erie County52,897+5.7%
36Cameron County52,366+3.3%
37Potter County52,246+11.4%
38Monroe County51,769+6.7%
39Lawrence County51,525+6.2%
40Luzerne County51,443+5.8%
41Snyder County51,255+9.4%
42Elk County50,728+1%
43Lycoming County50,570+5.3%
44Union County50,321+5.5%
45Columbia County50,270+5.7%
46McKean County50,167+5.4%
47Bedford County49,860+8.6%
48Venango County49,569+6.3%
49Fulton County49,514+3.9%
50Fayette County49,464+5.9%
51Schuylkill County49,324+6.2%
52Warren County49,070+5.5%
53Greene County48,946+3.9%
54Cambria County48,829+5.7%
55Somerset County48,702+6.3%
56Mercer County48,636+6.2%
57Northumberland County48,398+4.8%
58Jefferson County48,361+4.1%
59Crawford County48,349+5.4%
60Bradford County47,883+5.9%
61Clarion County47,443+3.2%
62Clinton County46,703+2.7%
63Indiana County46,638+4.9%
64Tioga County46,387+6.2%
65Mifflin County46,329+6.4%
66Huntingdon County45,687+4.8%
67Forest County28,696+2.3%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Chester County, with $96,761 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $28,696 in 2021.

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