Where Does Nishinomiya Rank in Hyogo for Average Annual Income? [Nishinomiya Quiz]

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The correct answer is b, “2nd.”

The source is a website called Annual Income Guide, which compiles income data from across Japan. The data is from 2017.

According to that site, Nishinomiya City’s average annual income was 4,296,188 yen, making it 2nd in Hyogo Prefecture. You can probably guess the city in 1st place: Ashiya City, far ahead with 6,107,779 yen. Apparently, it’s even No. 1 in the Kansai region.

The No. 1 municipality out of 1,741 cities, wards, towns, and villages nationwide appears to be Minato Ward in Tokyo, at 11,150,755 yen. Ashiya City ranks 6th nationwide. Nishinomiya ranked 24th nationwide.

Hyogo Prefecture Annual Income Ranking!

Now, here is the annual income ranking for Hyogo Prefecture!
(Data from 2017)

Ashiya, Nishinomiya, and Takarazuka took the top three spots. Kobe City came in 4th, though it was unclear how its neighboring Kita Ward compares.

Itami City ranked 8th, and Amagasaki City ranked 12th.

In terms of population, Ashiya City has about 95,000 people, while Nishinomiya City has about 487,000. Considering Nishinomiya ranked 2nd with that population size, it feels like the city is doing quite well.

Overall, areas with larger population concentrations may tend to have higher annual incomes. After all, they also tend to have more major companies.