List of Pennsylvania counties by per capita income

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Pennsylvania has the 19th-highest per capita income in the nation at $35,804 annually and the 21st-highest median household income at $68,957 as of 2021.

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Wealthiest counties

The wealthiest regions of Pennsylvania are the suburban counties bordering Philadelphia, the state's most populous city. As of 2020, the wealthiest county in Pennsylvania is Chester County with a $104,161 median household income followed by Montgomery County ($93,518) and Bucks County ($93,181).

While there are wealthy locations in the suburbs of other cities, they tend to be more condensend into small locations.

Philadelphia Main Line

One area known for its historic wealth is the Philadelphia Main Line, which includes Lower Merion, Radnor, Tredyffrin, Easttown, and Willistown townships. Some of Pennsylvania's most affluent neighborhoods and priciest real estate are located in communities located in these townships, including Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Gladwyne, Haverford, and Villanova. Chestnut Hill is another wealthy area, however no census data exists for it (except for zip code data), because it is part of Philadelphia. The Northeast wealth corridor also runs through Montgomery County, highest in the area of Whitpain, Lower Gwynedd, Plymouth, Upper Dublin and Whitemarsh townships; and into areas of Bucks County especially the area around New Hope, such as Solebury, Lower Makefield, and Upper Makefield townships.

Other Pennsylvania locations

Map of average income by location in Pennsylvania from the 2014 American Community Survey five-year estimate Geo Map of Income by Location in Pennsylvania.png
Map of average income by location in Pennsylvania from the 2014 American Community Survey five-year estimate

Outside of the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg metropolitan areas, Pennsylvania is a relatively poorer state, especially in the northern areas and the Appalachian Mountains; only 22% of Pennsylvania places have per capita incomes higher than the national per capita income, and 11.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.

Among Pennsylvania households, 1.9% have annual incomes exceeding $200,000 annually, and 10.3% have incomes of $100,000 or more annually. In the state, 9.7% have incomes less than $10,000, and 43.8% have incomes less than $34,999.

Pennsylvania counties ranked by per capita income

Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [1] [2]

RankCountyPer capita
income
Median
household
income
Median
family
income
PopulationNumber of
households
1 Chester $41,251$84,741$94,592498,886307,750
2 Montgomery $40,076$76,380$94,592799,874
3 Bucks $35,687$74,828$90,274625,249234,849
4 Delaware $32,067$61,876$77,879558,979208,700
5 Cumberland $30,119$60,219$75,000235,40693,943
6 Allegheny $29,549$47,961$65,6781,223,348533,960
7 Butler $28,446$56,878$69,464183,86272,835
8 Northampton $28,362$58,762$70,457297,735113,565
9 Dauphin $27,727$52,371$66,023268,100110,435
10 Pike $27,564$56,843$62,98257,36921,925
United States $27,334$51,914$62,982308,745,538116,716,292
11 Lehigh $27,301$53,541$66,004349,497133,983
12 York $27,196$57,494$67,624434,972168,372
Pennsylvania $27,049$50,398$63,36412,702,3795,018,904
13 Montour $26,124$45,255$57,01118,2677,393
14 Washington $26,045$49,687$63,690207,82085,089
15 Lancaster $25,854$54,765$64,672519,445193,602
16 Westmoreland $25,845$47,689$60,987365,169153,650
17 Adams $25,606$56,529$66,222101,40738,013
18 Lebanon $25,525$52,356$62,174133,56852,258
19 Berks $25,518$53,470$63,724411,442154,356
20 Franklin $25,307$51,035$61,410149,61858,389
21 Monroe $24,824$56,733$64,763169,84261,091
22 Beaver $24,168$46,190$57,201170,53971,383
23 Lackawanna $24,152$43,673$57,846214,43787,226
24 Centre $23,744$47,016$65,121153,99057,573
25 Perry $23,701$52,659$61,22145,96917,903
26 Luzerne $23,245$42,224$54,843320,918131,932
27 Carbon $22,956$47,744$54,91865,24926,684
28 Wyoming $22,899$47,403$56,95728,27611,237
29 Blair $22,880$42,363$53,166127,08952,159
30 Elk $22,729$43,745$51,88931,94613,693
31 Erie $22,644$43,595$56,144280,566110,413
32 Wayne $22,525$45,930$53,66552,82220,625
33 Columbia $22,403$42,788$52,95967,29526,479
34 Susquehanna $22,173$43,457$51,15143,35617,798
35 Warren $22,170$41,286$52,58741,81517,767
36 Armstrong $21,828$42,752$52,08568,94128,713
37 Lycoming $21,802$42,689$52,124116,11146,700
38 Mercer $21,765$42,573$54,160116,63846,442
39 Fulton $21,739$45,240$54,94614,8456,014
40 Union $21,612$45,474$52,66444,94714,765
41 Lawrence $21,467$42,570$52,37091,10837,126
42 Schuylkill $21,408$42,315$53,083148,28960,192
43 Cameron $21,375$40,733$49,9225,0852,273
44 Cambria $21,278$39,574$50,900143,67958,950
45 Philadelphia $21,117$36,251$45,6191,526,006599,736
46 Snyder $21,072$44,713$51,71539,70214,750
47 McKean $21,022$40,097$50,00043,45017,183
48 Bradford $20,979$40,543$50,14262,62225,321
49 Juniata $20,682$44,276$52,48924,6369,476
50 Northumberland $20,654$38,387$48,70894,52839,242
51 Huntingdon $20,616$41,700$51,96945,91317,280
52 Potter $20,594$39,196$47,99517,4577,227
53 Indiana $20,587$40,225$51,22788,88035,005
54 Bedford $20,545$40,249$48,82549,76220,233
55 Venango $20,522$39,812$48,86654,98422,621
56 Crawford $20,383$38,924$48,55788,76535,028
57 Tioga $20,358$40,338$48,38241,98116,727
58 Jefferson $20,305$38,406$47,05145,20018,561
59 Clarion $20,259$40,028$50,69739,98816,128
60 Greene $20,258$40,498$49,48838,68614,724
61 Clearfield $20,142$37,130$46,73581,64232,288
62 Somerset $19,903$39,194$48,99477,74231,090
63 Sullivan $19,718$36,250$48,1686,4282,777
64 Clinton $19,261$39,354$50,05539,23815,151
65 Fayette $19,209$34,796$44,114136,60655,997
66 Mifflin $19,085$37,539$46,59846,68218,743
67 Forest $14,325$35,150$43,7507,7162,511

See also

References

  1. "SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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