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Counties With the Highest Household Income in Massachusetts (2026)

Nantucket has the highest household income of any county in Massachusetts, at $139,688, followed by Middlesex and Norfolk (data vintage 2020-2024). The full ranking of the top 14 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Highest counties for household income in Massachusetts

Top 14 of 14 counties with data.

Ranked by median household income (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), highest first.

Highest counties for household income in Massachusetts
RankCountyValue
1Nantucket$139,688
2Middlesex$130,847
3Norfolk$130,739
4Dukes$125,786
5Plymouth$114,201
6Essex$101,883
7Worcester$95,939
8Suffolk$95,631
9Barnstable$95,241
10Hampshire$87,001
11Bristol$85,625
12Berkshire$76,013
13Franklin$74,907
14Hampden$71,306

How this ranking works

This page ranks Massachusetts counties by median household income, sorted so the highest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For household income, a higher value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the highest. Want to weigh household income against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of median household income.

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