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Counties With the Highest Household Income in Pennsylvania (2026)

Chester has the highest household income of any county in Pennsylvania, at $127,208, followed by Bucks and Montgomery (data vintage 2020-2024). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Highest counties for household income in Pennsylvania

Top 25 of 67 counties with data.

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

Highest counties for household income in Pennsylvania
RankCountyValue
1Chester$127,208
2Bucks$114,764
3Montgomery$113,915
4Butler$89,843
5Delaware$89,546
6Northampton$89,184
7Cumberland$87,494
8Lancaster$86,959
9York$84,829
10Adams$84,092
11Monroe$83,565
12Pike$81,323
13Lehigh$80,079
14Berks$79,777
15Perry$79,444
16Washington$78,958
17Allegheny$78,548
18Lebanon$78,425
19Franklin$77,003
20Montour$76,976
21Union$76,404
22Dauphin$76,242
23Centre$74,291
24Westmoreland$74,109
25Wyoming$72,460

How this ranking works

This page ranks Pennsylvania 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.

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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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