2000 vs. 2015 Total Personal Income Growth and Change
Massachusetts Real Personal Income Growth by County
2000 vs. 2015, Net Percent Change
Massachusetts Real Personal Income Growth by County
Nantucket County 2000 vs. 2015
Net Percent Change = 76.91%
Rank = #1
Berkshire County 2000 vs. 2015
Net Percent Change = 19.49%
Rank = #14
Dukes County 2000 vs. 2015
Net Percent Change = 74.12%
Rank = #2
With a spotlight on Dukes County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) personal income across Massachusetts' 14 counties over the period 2000-2015.
Those counties whose real personal income growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of real personal income. Likewise, those counties whose real personal income growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of real personal income statewide.
Statewide Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2015 real personal income grew in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
  • Real personal income growth in six counties outpaced the statewide average (31.31%), while growth in eight counties trailed.
  • At the extremes of the distribution, Nantucket County posted the highest growth of real personal income (76.91%), while Berkshire County placed last by logging a 19.49% gain.
  • The spread in real personal income growth between the highest (Nantucket County, 76.91%) and lowest (Berkshire County, 19.49%) over 2000-2015 equated to 57.42% ( = 76.91%19.49%).
  • Real personal income growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of real personal income statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Massachusetts, Middlesex County's net real personal income growth over 2000-2015 of $25,914,722K made up 25.03% of the total net growth statewide ($103,552,977K):

Middlesex County: Percent Share of Massachusetts'
Real Personal Income Growth, 2000-2015:

25.03% = ($25,914,722K / $103,552,977K) x 100
Dukes County Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2015, Dukes County posted a 74.12% net gain in real personal income.
  • Dukes County was joined by five other counties whose real personal income growth over 2000-2015 registered above the statewide average (31.31%).
  • Ranked #2 among Massachusetts' 14 counties, Dukes County's real personal income growth (74.12%) outperformed the statewide average of 31.31% by a 42.81% margin.
  • Dukes County's net real personal income growth (74.12%, #2) over 2000-2015 registered just above that of Suffolk County (42.61%, #3) and just below that of Nantucket County (76.91%, #1).
  • Dukes County's share of real personal income statewide rose from 0.22% in 2000 to 0.29% in 2015, resulting in a share-shift of 0.07%.
Real Personal Income Growth by County
2000 vs. 2015, Net Percent Change
Real Personal Income Growth by County
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County Distribution of Real Personal Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2015
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Real Personal Income by County, 2015
Real Personal Income by County, 2015
Middlesex County 2015
Real Personal Income = $119,260M
Percent of State = 27.46%
Rank = #1
Nantucket County 2015
Real Personal Income = $1,042M
Percent of State = 0.24%
Rank = #14
Dukes County 2015
Real Personal Income = $1,265M
Percent of State = 0.29%
Rank = #13
Again highlighting Dukes County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2015 real personal income statewide ($434,277M).

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Statewide Snippets:
  • Ranked #1, Middlesex County's 2015 personal income totaled $119,260M, equating to 27.46% of the statewide total.
  • Ranked last (#14), Nantucket County's real personal income of $1,042M in 2015 comprised just 0.24% of the total statewide. Nantucket County's real personal income in 2015 equates to just 0.9% to that of Middlesex County's.
  • Middlesex County's 2015 personal income ($119,260M) exceeded the combined personal income ($114,655M) of Massachusetts' nine smallest counties.
Dukes County Snippets:
  • Dukes County's personal income in 2015 ranked #13, amounting to 0.29% of the statewide total.
  • Dukes County's personal income of $1,265M placed below that of Franklin County's ($3,588M, #12), and just above that of Nantucket County's ($1,042M, #14).
Real Personal Income by County, 2015
Real Personal Income by County, 2015
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County Distribution of Real Personal Income, 2015
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Massachusetts Real* Personal Income by County:
2000 vs. 2015
 
2000
 
2015
 
2000 - 2015
 
 
 
 
10,931,107
3.31
 
13,788,684
3.18
 
26.14
2,857,577
2.76
 
5,532,763
1.67
 
6,611,193
1.52
 
19.49
1,078,431
1.04
 
20,843,139
6.30
 
27,257,530
6.28
 
30.77
6,414,391
6.19
 
726,320
0.22
 
1,264,646
0.29
 
74.12
538,326
0.52
 
37,276,132
11.27
 
47,534,429
10.95
 
27.52
10,258,297
9.91
 
2,785,023
0.84
 
3,588,328
0.83
 
28.84
803,304
0.78
 
17,222,932
5.21
 
22,456,292
5.17
 
30.39
5,233,360
5.05
 
5,767,437
1.74
 
7,825,654
1.80
 
35.69
2,058,217
1.99
 
93,345,477
28.22
 
119,260,199
27.46
 
27.76
25,914,722
25.03
 
588,755
0.18
 
1,041,592
0.24
 
76.91
452,837
0.44
 
42,572,478
12.87
 
57,024,868
13.13
 
33.95
14,452,389
13.96
 
22,336,715
6.75
 
30,820,686
7.10
 
37.98
8,483,970
8.19
 
37,274,673
11.27
 
53,155,718
12.24
 
42.61
15,881,045
15.34
 
33,521,454
10.14
 
42,647,564
9.82
 
27.22
9,126,109
8.81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
330,724,406
100.00
 
434,277,383
100.00
 
31.31
103,552,977
100.00
 
329,409,331
99.60
 
431,971,145
99.47
 
31.14
102,561,814
99.04
 
1,315,075
0.40
 
2,306,239
0.53
 
75.37
991,163
0.96
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,677,052,911
 
15,896,476,839
 
36.13
4,219,423,928
 
10,325,098,869
 
14,131,493,002
 
36.87
3,806,394,133
 
1,351,954,042
 
1,764,983,837
 
30.55
413,029,795
Source: Calculations by the Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Massachusetts Personal Income by County:
2000 vs. 2015
 
2000
 
2015
 
2000 - 2015
 
 
 
 
8,069,562
3.31
 
13,416,252
3.18
 
66.26
5,346,690
3.00
 
4,084,396
1.67
 
6,432,625
1.52
 
57.49
2,348,229
1.32
 
15,386,822
6.30
 
26,521,304
6.28
 
72.36
11,134,482
6.24
 
536,184
0.22
 
1,230,488
0.29
 
129.49
694,304
0.39
 
27,517,986
11.27
 
46,250,524
10.95
 
68.07
18,732,538
10.50
 
2,055,960
0.84
 
3,491,407
0.83
 
69.82
1,435,447
0.80
 
12,714,313
5.21
 
21,849,748
5.17
 
71.85
9,135,435
5.12
 
4,257,637
1.74
 
7,614,283
1.80
 
78.84
3,356,646
1.88
 
68,909,498
28.22
 
116,038,981
27.46
 
68.39
47,129,483
26.42
 
434,631
0.18
 
1,013,459
0.24
 
133.18
578,828
0.32
 
31,427,855
12.87
 
55,484,626
13.13
 
76.55
24,056,771
13.48
 
16,489,410
6.75
 
29,988,219
7.10
 
81.86
13,498,809
7.57
 
27,516,909
11.27
 
51,719,982
12.24
 
87.96
24,203,073
13.57
 
24,746,208
10.14
 
41,495,653
9.82
 
67.68
16,749,445
9.39
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
244,147,371
100.00
 
422,547,551
100.00
 
73.07
178,400,180
100.00
 
243,176,556
99.60
 
420,303,604
99.47
 
72.84
177,127,048
99.29
 
970,815
0.40
 
2,243,947
0.53
 
131.14
1,273,132
0.71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,620,234,000
 
15,467,113,000
 
79.43
6,846,879,000
 
7,622,194,487
 
13,749,801,376
 
80.39
6,127,606,889
 
998,039,513
 
1,717,311,624
 
72.07
719,272,111
Source: Calculations by the Massachusetts Regional Economic Analysis Project (MA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_300A
 
   
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