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.

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

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. Rank County Per capitaincome Medianhouseholdincome Medianfamilyincome Population Number ofhouseholds* United States $27,334 $51,914 $62,982 308,745,538 116,716,292 * Pennsylvania $27,049 $50,398 $63,364 12,702,379 5,018,9041 Chester $41,251 $84,741 $94,592 498,886 307,750 2 Montgomery $40,076 $76,380 $94,592 799,874 3 Bucks $35,687 $74,828 $90,274 625,249 234,849 4 Delaware $32,067 $61,876 $77,879 558,979 208,700 5 Cumberland $30,119 $60,219 $75,000 235,406 93,943 6 Allegheny $29,549 $47,961 $65,678 1,223,348 533,960 7 Butler $28,446 $56,878 $69,464 183,862 72,835 8 Northampton $28,362 $58,762 $70,457 297,735 113,565 9 Dauphin $27,727 $52,371 $66,023 268,100 110,435 10 Pike $27,564 $56,843 $62,982 57,369 21,925 11 Lehigh $27,301 $53,541 $66,004 349,497 133,983 12 York $27,196 $57,494 $67,624 434,972 168,372 13 Montour $26,124 $45,255 $57,011 18,267 7,393 14 Washington $26,045 $49,687 $63,690 207,820 85,089 15 Lancaster $25,854 $54,765 $64,672 519,445 193,602 16 Westmoreland $25,845 $47,689 $60,987 365,169 153,650 17 Adams $25,606 $56,529 $66,222 101,407 38,013 18 Lebanon $25,525 $52,356 $62,174 133,568 52,258 19 Berks $25,518 $53,470 $63,724 411,442 154,356 20 Franklin $25,307 $51,035 $61,410 149,618 58,389 21 Monroe $24,824 $56,733 $64,763 169,842 61,091 22 Beaver $24,168 $46,190 $57,201 170,539 71,383 23 Lackawanna $24,152 $43,673 $57,846 214,437 87,226 24 Centre $23,744 $47,016 $65,121 153,990 57,573 25 Perry $23,701 $52,659 $61,221 45,969 17,903 26 Luzerne $23,245 $42,224 $54,843 320,918 131,932 27 Carbon $22,956 $47,744 $54,918 65,249 26,684 28 Wyoming $22,899 $47,403 $56,957 28,276 11,237 29 Blair $22,880 $42,363 $53,166 127,089 52,159 30 Elk $22,729 $43,745 $51,889 31,946 13,693 31 Erie $22,644 $43,595 $56,144 280,566 110,413 32 Wayne $22,525 $45,930 $53,665 52,822 20,625 33 Columbia $22,403 $42,788 $52,959 67,295 26,479 34 Susquehanna $22,173 $43,457 $51,151 43,356 17,798 35 Warren $22,170 $41,286 $52,587 41,815 17,767 36 Armstrong $21,828 $42,752 $52,085 68,941 28,713 37 Lycoming $21,802 $42,689 $52,124 116,111 46,700 38 Mercer $21,765 $42,573 $54,160 116,638 46,442 39 Fulton $21,739 $45,240 $54,946 14,845 6,014 40 Union $21,612 $45,474 $52,664 44,947 14,765 41 Lawrence $21,467 $42,570 $52,370 91,108 37,126 42 Schuylkill $21,408 $42,315 $53,083 148,289 60,192 43 Cameron $21,375 $40,733 $49,922 5,085 2,273 44 Cambria $21,278 $39,574 $50,900 143,679 58,950 45 Philadelphia $21,117 $36,251 $45,619 1,526,006 599,736 46 Snyder $21,072 $44,713 $51,715 39,702 14,750 47 McKean $21,022 $40,097 $50,000 43,450 17,183 48 Bradford $20,979 $40,543 $50,142 62,622 25,321 49 Juniata $20,682 $44,276 $52,489 24,636 9,476 50 Northumberland $20,654 $38,387 $48,708 94,528 39,242 51 Huntingdon $20,616 $41,700 $51,969 45,913 17,280 52 Potter $20,594 $39,196 $47,995 17,457 7,227 53 Indiana $20,587 $40,225 $51,227 88,880 35,005 54 Bedford $20,545 $40,249 $48,825 49,762 20,233 55 Venango $20,522 $39,812 $48,866 54,984 22,621 56 Crawford $20,383 $38,924 $48,557 88,765 35,028 57 Tioga $20,358 $40,338 $48,382 41,981 16,727 58 Jefferson $20,305 $38,406 $47,051 45,200 18,561 59 Clarion $20,259 $40,028 $50,697 39,988 16,128 60 Greene $20,258 $40,498 $49,488 38,686 14,724 61 Clearfield $20,142 $37,130 $46,735 81,642 32,288 62 Somerset $19,903 $39,194 $48,994 77,742 31,090 63 Sullivan $19,718 $36,250 $48,168 6,428 2,777 64 Clinton $19,261 $39,354 $50,055 39,238 15,151 65 Fayette $19,209 $34,796 $44,114 136,606 55,997 66 Mifflin $19,085 $37,539 $46,598 46,682 18,743 67 Forest $14,325 $35,150 $43,750 7,716 2,511

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References

Sources U.S.Gov't Census Bureau Table P82 - Per Capita Income