Counties in Pennsylvania by personal income

Philadelphia County had the highest personal income of 67 counties in 2016, at $83.56 billion. Forest County had the lowest, at $158.76 million. The median was $3.34 billion and the figure for Pennsylvania was $653.36 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest83,561Philadelphia County
Lowest158.8Forest County
Median3,338.467 counties
Pennsylvania653,357.9History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 4,590.6 USD millionAllegheny County: 66,742.1 USD millionArmstrong County: 2,630.6 USD millionBeaver County: 7,314.4 USD millionBedford County: 1,818.6 USD millionBerks County: 18,952.7 USD millionBlair County: 5,190.6 USD millionBradford County: 2,247.6 USD millionBucks County: 42,147 USD millionButler County: 10,003.2 USD millionCambria County: 5,220.9 USD millionCameron County: 206.7 USD millionCarbon County: 3,023.7 USD millionCentre County: 6,876.6 USD millionChester County: 38,666.4 USD millionClarion County: 1,447.9 USD millionClearfield County: 3,338.4 USD millionClinton County: 1,405 USD millionColumbia County: 2,556.7 USD millionCrawford County: 3,175.6 USD millionCumberland County: 12,502.2 USD millionDauphin County: 12,788 USD millionDelaware County: 33,797.1 USD millionElk County: 1,332.8 USD millionErie County: 11,238 USD millionFayette County: 5,059.9 USD millionForest County: 158.8 USD millionFranklin County: 6,487.8 USD millionFulton County: 559.1 USD millionGreene County: 1,402.3 USD millionHuntingdon County: 1,552.9 USD millionIndiana County: 3,040.9 USD millionJefferson County: 1,719.8 USD millionJuniata County: 942.4 USD millionLackawanna County: 9,161.5 USD millionLancaster County: 25,221.2 USD millionLawrence County: 3,445.5 USD millionLebanon County: 6,014 USD millionLehigh County: 17,746.5 USD millionLuzerne County: 13,124.5 USD millionLycoming County: 4,544.9 USD millionMcKean County: 1,696.9 USD millionMercer County: 4,309.5 USD millionMifflin County: 1,637 USD millionMonroe County: 6,578.5 USD millionMontgomery County: 61,208.8 USD millionMontour County: 966.1 USD millionNorthampton County: 15,025.3 USD millionNorthumberland County: 3,453.4 USD millionPerry County: 1,862.8 USD millionPhiladelphia County: 83,561 USD millionPike County: 2,448.5 USD millionPotter County: 625.8 USD millionSchuylkill County: 5,501.1 USD millionSnyder County: 1,536.1 USD millionSomerset County: 2,792.1 USD millionSullivan County: 255.6 USD millionSusquehanna County: 1,611.2 USD millionTioga County: 1,509.9 USD millionUnion County: 1,640.4 USD millionVenango County: 1,990.5 USD millionWarren County: 1,524.9 USD millionWashington County: 11,968.4 USD millionWayne County: 2,032.5 USD millionWestmoreland County: 16,724.4 USD millionWyoming County: 1,106.2 USD millionYork County: 20,366.8 USD million
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  • 1,900 to 3,300
  • 3,300 to 6,500
  • 6,500 to 15K
  • 15K and over
USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Philadelphia County: 83,561 USD millionPhiladelphia County83,561Allegheny County: 66,742.1 USD millionAllegheny County66,742.1Montgomery County: 61,208.8 USD millionMontgomery County61,208.8Bucks County: 42,147 USD millionBucks County42,147Chester County: 38,666.4 USD millionChester County38,666.4Delaware County: 33,797.1 USD millionDelaware County33,797.1Lancaster County: 25,221.2 USD millionLancaster County25,221.2York County: 20,366.8 USD millionYork County20,366.8Berks County: 18,952.7 USD millionBerks County18,952.7Lehigh County: 17,746.5 USD millionLehigh County17,746.5Westmoreland County: 16,724.4 USD millionWestmoreland County16,724.4Northampton County: 15,025.3 USD millionNorthampton County15,025.3Luzerne County: 13,124.5 USD millionLuzerne County13,124.5Dauphin County: 12,788 USD millionDauphin County12,788Cumberland County: 12,502.2 USD millionCumberland County12,502.2Washington County: 11,968.4 USD millionWashington County11,968.4Erie County: 11,238 USD millionErie County11,238Butler County: 10,003.2 USD millionButler County10,003.2Lackawanna County: 9,161.5 USD millionLackawanna County9,161.5Beaver County: 7,314.4 USD millionBeaver County7,314.4Centre County: 6,876.6 USD millionCentre County6,876.6Monroe County: 6,578.5 USD millionMonroe County6,578.5Franklin County: 6,487.8 USD millionFranklin County6,487.8Lebanon County: 6,014 USD millionLebanon County6,014Schuylkill County: 5,501.1 USD millionSchuylkill County5,501.1Cambria County: 5,220.9 USD millionCambria County5,220.9Blair County: 5,190.6 USD millionBlair County5,190.6Fayette County: 5,059.9 USD millionFayette County5,059.9Adams County: 4,590.6 USD millionAdams County4,590.6Lycoming County: 4,544.9 USD millionLycoming County4,544.9Mercer County: 4,309.5 USD millionMercer County4,309.5Northumberland County: 3,453.4 USD millionNorthumberland County3,453.4Lawrence County: 3,445.5 USD millionLawrence County3,445.5Clearfield County: 3,338.4 USD millionClearfield County3,338.4Crawford County: 3,175.6 USD millionCrawford County3,175.6Indiana County: 3,040.9 USD millionIndiana County3,040.9Carbon County: 3,023.7 USD millionCarbon County3,023.7Somerset County: 2,792.1 USD millionSomerset County2,792.1Armstrong County: 2,630.6 USD millionArmstrong County2,630.6Columbia County: 2,556.7 USD millionColumbia County2,556.7Philadelphia County: 83,561 USD millionPhiladelphia County83,561Allegheny County: 66,742.1 USD millionAllegheny County66,742.1Montgomery County: 61,208.8 USD millionMontgomery County61,208.8Bucks County: 42,147 USD millionBucks County42,147Chester County: 38,666.4 USD millionChester County38,666.4Delaware County: 33,797.1 USD millionDelaware County33,797.1Lancaster County: 25,221.2 USD millionLancaster County25,221.2York County: 20,366.8 USD millionYork County20,366.8Berks County: 18,952.7 USD millionBerks County18,952.7Lehigh County: 17,746.5 USD millionLehigh County17,746.5Westmoreland County: 16,724.4 USD millionWestmoreland County16,724.4Northampton County: 15,025.3 USD millionNorthampton County15,025.3Luzerne County: 13,124.5 USD millionLuzerne County13,124.5Dauphin County: 12,788 USD millionDauphin County12,788Cumberland County: 12,502.2 USD millionCumberland County12,502.2Washington County: 11,968.4 USD millionWashington County11,968.4Erie County: 11,238 USD millionErie County11,238Butler County: 10,003.2 USD millionButler County10,003.2Lackawanna County: 9,161.5 USD millionLackawanna County9,161.5Beaver County: 7,314.4 USD millionBeaver County7,314.4Centre County: 6,876.6 USD millionCentre County6,876.6Monroe County: 6,578.5 USD millionMonroe County6,578.5Franklin County: 6,487.8 USD millionFranklin County6,487.8Lebanon County: 6,014 USD millionLebanon County6,014Schuylkill County: 5,501.1 USD millionSchuylkill County5,501.1Cambria County: 5,220.9 USD millionCambria County5,220.9Blair County: 5,190.6 USD millionBlair County5,190.6Fayette County: 5,059.9 USD millionFayette County5,059.9Adams County: 4,590.6 USD millionAdams County4,590.6Lycoming County: 4,544.9 USD millionLycoming County4,544.9Mercer County: 4,309.5 USD millionMercer County4,309.5Northumberland County: 3,453.4 USD millionNorthumberland County3,453.4Lawrence County: 3,445.5 USD millionLawrence County3,445.5Clearfield County: 3,338.4 USD millionClearfield County3,338.4Crawford County: 3,175.6 USD millionCrawford County3,175.6Indiana County: 3,040.9 USD millionIndiana County3,040.9Carbon County: 3,023.7 USD millionCarbon County3,023.7Somerset County: 2,792.1 USD millionSomerset County2,792.1Armstrong County: 2,630.6 USD millionArmstrong County2,630.6Columbia County: 2,556.7 USD millionColumbia County2,556.7
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Philadelphia County83,561+7.2%
2Allegheny County66,742.1+0.8%
3Montgomery County61,208.8+4.2%
4Bucks County42,147+3.7%
5Chester County38,666.4-0.3%
6Delaware County33,797.1+3.4%
7Lancaster County25,221.2+2.8%
8York County20,366.8+3.6%
9Berks County18,952.7+2.2%
10Lehigh County17,746.5+2.5%
11Westmoreland County16,724.4+1%
12Northampton County15,025.3+4.4%
13Luzerne County13,124.5+3%
14Dauphin County12,788+1.8%
15Cumberland County12,502.2+1.1%
16Washington County11,968.4+4.9%
17Erie County11,238+1.1%
18Butler County10,003.2+2.5%
19Lackawanna County9,161.5+2.5%
20Beaver County7,314.4+1.5%
21Centre County6,876.6+4%
22Monroe County6,578.5+2.5%
23Franklin County6,487.8+1.7%
24Lebanon County6,014+3.9%
25Schuylkill County5,501.1+1%
26Cambria County5,220.9+0.1%
27Blair County5,190.6+1%
28Fayette County5,059.9+0.4%
29Adams County4,590.6+1.4%
30Lycoming County4,544.9-1.6%
31Mercer County4,309.5+0.2%
32Northumberland County3,453.4-0.6%
33Lawrence County3,445.5-0.2%
34Clearfield County3,338.4+2%
35Crawford County3,175.6-0.1%
36Indiana County3,040.9-0.1%
37Carbon County3,023.7+4.3%
38Somerset County2,792.1-0.7%
39Armstrong County2,630.6+0.2%
40Columbia County2,556.7+2.8%
41Pike County2,448.5+4.4%
42Bradford County2,247.6-1.5%
43Wayne County2,032.5+2.6%
44Venango County1,990.5+0.2%
45Perry County1,862.8+1.7%
46Bedford County1,818.6-0.1%
47Jefferson County1,719.8-0.4%
48McKean County1,696.9-0.2%
49Union County1,640.4+2.8%
50Mifflin County1,637+1.8%
51Susquehanna County1,611.2-2.1%
52Huntingdon County1,552.9+1.7%
53Snyder County1,536.1+0.7%
54Warren County1,524.9-0.6%
55Tioga County1,509.9-1.1%
56Clarion County1,447.9-0.4%
57Clinton County1,405-1%
58Greene County1,402.3-3.6%
59Elk County1,332.8+1.3%
60Wyoming County1,106.2-1.9%
61Montour County966.1+3.3%
62Juniata County942.4+2%
63Potter County625.8+3.9%
64Fulton County559.1+0.6%
65Sullivan County255.6-1.6%
66Cameron County206.7-1%
67Forest County158.8+2.8%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Pennsylvania by personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Pennsylvania by personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Pennsylvania by personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Pennsylvania by personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/pennsylvania-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Philadelphia County, with $83.56 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Forest County, with $158.76 million in 2016.

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