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Highest median household income, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties ranked by median household income from the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is $24,816.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Chester County, PAPA557,116$45,642–

02Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$43,720–

03Bucks County, PAPA647,828$43,347–

04Delaware County, PAPA580,937$37,337–

05Cumberland County, PAPA277,270$34,493–

06Lancaster County, PAPA563,159$33,255–

07Northampton County, PAPA324,411$32,890–

08York County, PAPA473,197$32,605–

09Monroe County, PAPA167,179$32,465–

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,383$32,455–

11Berks County, PAPA440,072$32,048–

12Dauphin County, PAPA293,351$30,985–

13Pike County, PAPA62,808$30,314–

14Adams County, PAPA107,594$30,304–

15Perry County, PAPA46,806$29,539–

16Lebanon County, PAPA146,380$29,469–

17Butler County, PAPA200,169$29,358–

18Franklin County, PAPA160,652$28,806–

19Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035$28,136–

20Union County, PAPA42,313$27,622–

21Montour County, PAPA17,868$27,260–

22Wyoming County, PAPA25,790$27,207–

23Erie County, PAPA265,832$26,581–

24Warren County, PAPA37,038$26,351–

25Centre County, PAPA157,393$26,060–

26Snyder County, PAPA39,655$25,864–

27Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324$25,736–

28Lycoming County, PAPA112,587$25,552–

29Carbon County, PAPA65,868$25,501–

30Washington County, PAPA210,802$25,469–

31Juniata County, PAPA23,403$25,359–

32Wayne County, PAPA51,703$24,912–

33Elk County, PAPA29,926$24,866–

34Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502$24,816–

35Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237$24,736–

36Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281$24,603–

37Mercer County, PAPA107,860$24,599–

38Beaver County, PAPA166,032$24,276–

39Columbia County, PAPA66,193$24,211–

40Bradford County, PAPA59,600$23,970–

41Fulton County, PAPA14,483$23,736–

42Luzerne County, PAPA332,126$23,600–

43Blair County, PAPA119,541$23,271–

44McKean County, PAPA38,984$23,106–

45Crawford County, PAPA81,792$23,083–

46Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001$23,067–

47Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085$23,028–

48Indiana County, PAPA82,878$22,966–

49Mifflin County, PAPA46,127$22,778–

50Venango County, PAPA49,346$22,593–

51Tioga County, PAPA40,502$22,571–

52Armstrong County, PAPA63,698$22,554–

53Lawrence County, PAPA83,911$22,317–

54Clinton County, PAPA37,870$22,128–

55Northumberland County, PAPA89,920$22,124–

56Jefferson County, PAPA43,255$22,063–

57Clearfield County, PAPA78,100$21,773–

58Somerset County, PAPA72,004$21,674–

59Bedford County, PAPA47,480$21,622–

60Clarion County, PAPA36,680$21,602–

61Cambria County, PAPA128,968$21,462–

62Potter County, PAPA15,897$21,377–

63Cameron County, PAPA4,211$20,839–

64Sullivan County, PAPA5,856$20,107–

65Greene County, PAPA33,885$19,903–

66Fayette County, PAPA123,021$19,195–

67Forest County, PAPA6,614$19,170–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS