Per Capita Personal Income
Total median per capita personal income
What does this mean?
Per Capita Personal Income is the total personal income of all individuals in the state divided by the population, which allows for comparisons across states.
Why does this matter?
Per capita income is one indicator of a state’s relative prosperity and standard of living.
North Carolina Ranking
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* Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Region Comparison
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Per Capita Personal Income
Per Capita Personal Income
State | 1999-01 | 2000-01 | 2001-01 | 2002-01 | 2003-01 | 2004-01 | 2005-01 | 2006-01 | 2007-01 | 2008-01 | 2009-01 | 2010-01 | 2011-01 | 2012-01 | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 | 2019-01 | 2020-01 |
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Alabama | 15,633.11 | 16,771.14 | 17,539.90 | 18,210.08 | 19,471.29 | 21,325.50 | 23,060.73 | 24,864.46 | 26,518.59 | 27,873.89 | 27,525.96 | 28,868.55 | 30,186.86 | 31,672.96 | 32,632.20 | 34,019.44 | 35,837.68 | 36,758.25 | 38,820.80 | 41,058.16 | 43,556.04 | 46,479 |
Alaska | 20,067.17 | 22,110.36 | 23,538.20 | 24,676.76 | 26,277.08 | 27,762.00 | 30,087.75 | 32,514.03 | 35,563.86 | 39,731.27 | 39,696.72 | 42,205.90 | 45,219.66 | 47,281.52 | 47,558.70 | 50,878.10 | 53,018.68 | 52,397.13 | 54,484.40 | 58,074.87 | 61,124.58 | 63,502 |
Arizona | 16,723.20 | 18,207.72 | 18,905.60 | 19,420.63 | 20,726.89 | 22,665.75 | 24,891.79 | 27,415.37 | 29,056.32 | 29,670.84 | 28,160.16 | 28,770.80 | 30,250.50 | 31,919.36 | 33,065.10 | 34,772.01 | 36,464.20 | 37,774.74 | 40,153.65 | 42,748.87 | 45,349.92 | 49,648 |
Arkansas | 14,653.57 | 15,718.89 | 16,711.10 | 17,257.26 | 18,684.35 | 20,294.25 | 21,734.79 | 23,397.43 | 25,355.43 | 26,813.98 | 26,436.48 | 27,511.95 | 29,457.58 | 32,149.04 | 32,944.50 | 35,171.50 | 36,654.64 | 37,869.60 | 39,779.35 | 42,142.62 | 44,340.12 | 47,235 |
California | 20,617.91 | 23,052.90 | 23,832.20 | 24,233.01 | 25,748.56 | 27,802.50 | 29,977.64 | 32,979.34 | 35,141.85 | 36,160.61 | 35,018.76 | 36,761.65 | 39,193.64 | 42,375.52 | 43,694.10 | 46,712.12 | 50,261.44 | 52,700.31 | 55,994.90 | 59,813.11 | 63,867.87 | 70,192 |
Colorado | 20,974.35 | 23,480.01 | 24,427.90 | 24,450.98 | 25,444.88 | 26,864.25 | 29,103.69 | 31,708.23 | 34,079.94 | 35,650.99 | 33,678.12 | 34,667.25 | 37,526.10 | 40,115.68 | 42,605.10 | 46,142.46 | 48,044.24 | 48,593.43 | 52,368.75 | 56,518.99 | 60,239.52 | 63,776 |
Connecticut | 26,599.00 | 29,718.30 | 31,607.10 | 31,734.87 | 32,847.81 | 35,428.50 | 38,298.26 | 42,419.84 | 46,724.04 | 50,605.10 | 50,134.56 | 52,497.70 | 54,376.94 | 56,584.00 | 56,610.00 | 59,918.04 | 62,340.12 | 64,369.95 | 67,257.15 | 71,711.13 | 75,036.06 | 78,609 |
Delaware | 20,891.27 | 23,379.96 | 25,845.40 | 26,737.18 | 27,787.45 | 29,230.50 | 30,314.90 | 32,431.87 | 33,803.73 | 33,942.02 | 34,319.04 | 34,804.95 | 37,831.40 | 38,826.48 | 40,030.20 | 41,964.65 | 44,157.24 | 45,467.70 | 48,167.85 | 51,470.14 | 53,255.07 | 56,097 |
District of Columbia | 26,664.66 | 30,031.56 | 31,409.70 | 32,054.37 | 33,588.03 | 37,566.00 | 40,769.19 | 44,085.95 | 48,457.44 | 50,536.21 | 50,520.12 | 53,819.45 | 57,392.10 | 59,536.40 | 60,359.40 | 64,149.54 | 68,403.84 | 71,259.39 | 74,210.20 | 77,931.74 | 80,010.81 | 86,567 |
Florida | 18,551.63 | 20,331.54 | 21,292.60 | 21,875.10 | 23,203.05 | 25,333.50 | 27,719.23 | 30,324.94 | 32,071.14 | 32,702.83 | 30,927.12 | 33,035.25 | 34,814.52 | 36,498.00 | 36,962.10 | 39,483.08 | 41,853.56 | 43,015.29 | 46,335.30 | 49,615.50 | 52,503.66 | 55,675 |
Georgia | 18,260.18 | 19,907.19 | 20,833.40 | 21,394.43 | 22,554.08 | 24,025.50 | 25,752.65 | 27,484.89 | 28,900.80 | 29,413.54 | 28,790.16 | 29,605.50 | 31,690.14 | 33,006.16 | 34,031.70 | 36,394.54 | 38,616.08 | 40,058.82 | 42,792.75 | 45,475.54 | 48,277.35 | 51,780 |
Hawaii | 18,604.56 | 20,230.11 | 21,160.30 | 22,192.47 | 23,700.91 | 25,707.75 | 28,008.75 | 30,399.20 | 32,796.90 | 34,834.27 | 34,508.88 | 35,365.10 | 36,959.36 | 38,826.48 | 39,940.20 | 42,458.78 | 44,680.72 | 46,582.77 | 49,610.90 | 51,927.98 | 54,909.36 | 58,655 |
Idaho | 15,870.96 | 17,376.27 | 18,059.30 | 18,625.43 | 19,511.44 | 21,237.75 | 22,631.84 | 24,866.04 | 26,492.67 | 27,258.03 | 26,276.04 | 27,290.10 | 28,919.22 | 30,976.88 | 32,606.10 | 34,455.33 | 36,452.24 | 37,558.05 | 39,809.75 | 42,453.02 | 45,283.59 | 48,759 |
Illinois | 20,815.56 | 22,916.28 | 24,009.30 | 24,561.74 | 25,704.76 | 27,389.25 | 29,240.75 | 31,888.35 | 34,435.53 | 36,071.80 | 34,591.20 | 35,949.90 | 38,079.94 | 40,647.20 | 42,556.50 | 45,103.24 | 47,714.88 | 48,864.99 | 51,539.40 | 55,522.80 | 58,523.85 | 62,930 |
Indiana | 17,822.00 | 19,425.57 | 20,047.30 | 20,531.78 | 21,550.33 | 23,093.25 | 24,305.82 | 26,167.17 | 27,584.55 | 29,388.64 | 28,784.28 | 30,344.15 | 32,526.92 | 34,739.76 | 35,846.10 | 37,559.34 | 39,355.76 | 40,715.40 | 43,014.10 | 45,873.24 | 48,490.20 | 51,926 |
Iowa | 17,245.80 | 18,899.10 | 19,713.40 | 20,428.12 | 21,449.59 | 23,778.00 | 25,118.17 | 27,213.92 | 29,710.80 | 32,123.49 | 31,320.24 | 32,572.00 | 35,327.08 | 37,798.64 | 39,199.50 | 40,818.96 | 42,599.68 | 43,273.83 | 45,191.50 | 48,061.56 | 50,027.67 | 53,478 |
Kansas | 18,041.09 | 19,494.57 | 20,378.40 | 20,766.08 | 21,954.02 | 23,132.25 | 25,059.65 | 28,195.10 | 30,826.17 | 34,243.31 | 33,122.04 | 33,972.80 | 37,029.02 | 39,928.24 | 41,661.90 | 42,923.79 | 43,724.84 | 44,228.01 | 46,581.35 | 49,604.83 | 52,670.97 | 56,099 |
Kentucky | 15,560.08 | 17,158.92 | 17,917.20 | 18,500.47 | 19,481.51 | 21,065.25 | 22,515.57 | 24,221.40 | 25,699.68 | 27,391.66 | 27,213.48 | 28,401.90 | 29,950.36 | 31,614.00 | 32,517.90 | 34,347.04 | 36,211.20 | 37,111.65 | 38,906.30 | 40,927.21 | 43,442.19 | 47,339 |
Louisiana | 15,239.82 | 16,557.93 | 17,964.10 | 18,665.19 | 19,726.06 | 21,048.75 | 23,207.03 | 26,741.50 | 29,509.92 | 31,973.26 | 31,021.20 | 32,506.55 | 33,652.66 | 36,094.96 | 37,256.40 | 39,231.92 | 39,694.32 | 39,769.59 | 41,914.00 | 44,733.49 | 47,193.30 | 50,874 |
Maine | 17,271.93 | 18,968.79 | 20,176.80 | 20,996.12 | 22,487.65 | 24,158.25 | 25,352.25 | 27,216.29 | 28,905.66 | 30,845.29 | 31,211.88 | 32,397.75 | 34,173.82 | 35,636.48 | 36,406.80 | 38,187.24 | 40,376.96 | 41,852.79 | 44,400.15 | 47,136.18 | 49,916.79 | 54,211 |
Maryland | 22,134.12 | 24,557.79 | 25,953.20 | 27,004.85 | 28,757.62 | 31,230.75 | 33,506.55 | 36,005.04 | 38,334.87 | 40,824.38 | 40,696.32 | 42,237.35 | 44,694.20 | 46,654.08 | 47,318.40 | 49,231.00 | 51,880.64 | 54,245.97 | 57,013.30 | 59,752.00 | 62,359.11 | 66,799 |
Massachusetts | 23,427.89 | 26,629.86 | 27,910.40 | 28,073.40 | 29,394.91 | 31,805.25 | 34,165.67 | 37,722.50 | 40,568.85 | 43,002.30 | 42,648.48 | 44,981.15 | 47,250.12 | 50,081.68 | 51,279.30 | 54,054.00 | 57,958.16 | 60,505.80 | 64,167.75 | 68,491.70 | 72,742.23 | 78,458 |
Michigan | 19,181.43 | 20,937.36 | 21,524.30 | 21,727.42 | 22,833.67 | 24,126.00 | 25,368.42 | 26,711.48 | 28,292.49 | 29,854.27 | 28,817.88 | 30,403.65 | 32,532.94 | 34,632.40 | 35,726.40 | 37,658.53 | 40,162.60 | 41,672.37 | 43,683.85 | 46,276.76 | 48,784.23 | 53,259 |
Minnesota | 20,303.01 | 22,389.12 | 23,443.00 | 24,108.05 | 25,763.89 | 27,908.25 | 29,310.05 | 31,336.93 | 33,740.55 | 35,823.63 | 34,506.36 | 36,323.90 | 39,020.78 | 42,083.36 | 43,179.30 | 45,642.87 | 48,050.68 | 49,187.70 | 51,936.50 | 55,276.42 | 57,841.74 | 62,005 |
Mississippi | 13,875.03 | 14,959.89 | 15,991.50 | 16,485.49 | 17,566.72 | 18,979.50 | 20,662.95 | 22,104.99 | 23,938.74 | 25,551.55 | 25,331.88 | 26,591.40 | 27,977.52 | 29,596.16 | 30,799.80 | 31,709.86 | 32,632.40 | 33,429.78 | 34,976.15 | 36,687.34 | 38,671.38 | 42,129 |
Missouri | 17,649.14 | 19,279.29 | 20,083.00 | 20,709.28 | 21,962.05 | 23,632.50 | 24,999.59 | 26,954.01 | 28,756.62 | 30,968.96 | 30,563.40 | 31,550.30 | 33,140.96 | 35,483.36 | 36,518.40 | 38,195.43 | 39,867.28 | 41,314.32 | 43,123.35 | 45,832.50 | 48,455.55 | 51,697 |
Montana | 14,601.98 | 15,925.89 | 16,797.20 | 17,433.34 | 19,071.25 | 21,098.25 | 23,156.98 | 25,432.47 | 27,688.23 | 29,707.36 | 29,138.76 | 30,938.30 | 33,182.24 | 35,860.00 | 36,671.40 | 38,757.81 | 40,540.72 | 41,116.23 | 43,967.90 | 46,580.37 | 49,598.01 | 53,361 |
Nebraska | 18,455.15 | 20,036.91 | 21,192.50 | 21,725.29 | 23,614.04 | 25,220.25 | 26,692.82 | 28,455.01 | 31,210.11 | 33,644.05 | 33,209.40 | 35,071.00 | 39,339.84 | 41,184.88 | 42,157.80 | 44,786.56 | 46,816.04 | 46,262.85 | 48,125.10 | 50,983.20 | 53,496.63 | 57,570 |
Nevada | 20,371.35 | 22,070.34 | 22,722.70 | 22,812.30 | 24,178.33 | 26,424.00 | 29,343.93 | 31,415.93 | 32,571.72 | 32,233.88 | 30,434.04 | 31,863.95 | 33,316.40 | 35,059.20 | 35,608.50 | 37,889.67 | 40,768.88 | 42,065.76 | 44,915.05 | 47,941.28 | 50,904.81 | 53,720 |
New Hampshire | 21,340.84 | 24,381.15 | 25,722.90 | 26,251.54 | 27,280.83 | 29,575.50 | 31,276.63 | 34,090.87 | 36,202.95 | 38,085.38 | 37,884.84 | 40,041.80 | 42,298.24 | 45,077.12 | 45,909.00 | 48,083.49 | 50,540.20 | 52,664.97 | 55,851.45 | 59,529.87 | 63,147.15 | 67,097 |
New Jersey | 24,096.55 | 27,059.04 | 28,171.50 | 28,736.54 | 30,074.54 | 32,157.00 | 34,239.59 | 37,679.05 | 40,883.13 | 42,976.57 | 41,877.36 | 43,461.35 | 45,783.82 | 48,501.20 | 50,039.10 | 52,904.67 | 55,706.92 | 57,858.09 | 61,189.50 | 65,127.74 | 68,929.74 | 73,460 |
New Mexico | 14,463.29 | 15,940.38 | 17,220.70 | 17,931.05 | 19,050.81 | 20,549.25 | 22,220.66 | 24,171.63 | 25,879.50 | 27,928.67 | 27,645.24 | 28,656.90 | 30,159.34 | 31,497.84 | 31,634.10 | 33,946.64 | 35,154.12 | 36,183.51 | 37,612.40 | 40,089.13 | 42,689.79 | 46,338 |
New York | 22,605.80 | 24,902.10 | 26,098.10 | 26,332.48 | 27,430.48 | 29,496.75 | 31,480.68 | 34,861.12 | 38,416.68 | 39,992.72 | 39,502.68 | 41,495.30 | 44,003.62 | 47,167.12 | 48,705.30 | 51,205.70 | 54,043.56 | 56,574.69 | 61,715.80 | 65,336.29 | 69,251.49 | 74,472 |
North Carolina | 17,580.13 | 18,981.90 | 19,486.60 | 19,774.92 | 20,961.95 | 22,976.25 | 24,905.65 | 27,164.15 | 29,330.91 | 31,403.05 | 30,183.72 | 30,481.00 | 31,681.54 | 34,305.92 | 34,402.50 | 36,455.51 | 38,435.76 | 39,593.82 | 41,889.30 | 44,385.26 | 47,183.40 | 50,305 |
North Dakota | 15,882.35 | 17,865.48 | 18,578.70 | 19,324.78 | 21,664.94 | 22,580.25 | 24,614.59 | 26,352.03 | 29,734.29 | 34,092.25 | 33,778.08 | 37,641.40 | 42,234.60 | 49,870.48 | 49,699.80 | 52,746.33 | 50,142.76 | 48,910.56 | 50,484.90 | 54,649.80 | 57,581.37 | 61,530 |
Ohio | 18,224.00 | 19,732.62 | 20,526.10 | 21,082.03 | 22,271.57 | 23,745.00 | 25,107.39 | 27,029.06 | 28,859.49 | 30,566.41 | 30,034.20 | 31,332.70 | 33,786.82 | 35,936.56 | 37,235.70 | 39,115.44 | 41,069.72 | 42,270.36 | 44,649.05 | 47,314.66 | 49,698.99 | 53,641 |
Oklahoma | 15,016.04 | 16,682.82 | 17,925.60 | 18,476.33 | 19,854.54 | 21,948.00 | 24,529.12 | 27,534.66 | 28,925.91 | 32,639.75 | 30,170.28 | 31,680.35 | 34,208.22 | 37,125.44 | 39,555.90 | 42,335.02 | 41,202.20 | 39,431.07 | 42,080.25 | 44,909.06 | 47,833.83 | 49,878 |
Oregon | 17,833.39 | 19,586.34 | 20,180.30 | 20,411.79 | 21,553.98 | 23,247.00 | 24,867.92 | 27,425.64 | 29,061.99 | 30,703.36 | 29,662.92 | 30,630.60 | 32,332.56 | 34,645.60 | 35,808.30 | 38,341.03 | 41,117.56 | 42,778.14 | 45,582.90 | 49,018.95 | 51,937.38 | 56,312 |
Pennsylvania | 19,087.63 | 21,005.67 | 22,143.80 | 22,814.43 | 24,214.10 | 26,238.00 | 28,035.70 | 30,106.11 | 32,672.97 | 34,634.24 | 34,045.20 | 35,927.80 | 38,098.00 | 40,499.36 | 41,810.40 | 44,038.54 | 46,323.84 | 48,081.00 | 50,461.15 | 54,246.28 | 57,020.04 | 61,700 |
Rhode Island | 19,092.32 | 20,987.73 | 22,270.50 | 23,292.97 | 25,039.73 | 26,945.25 | 28,477.68 | 30,832.12 | 33,124.14 | 34,559.54 | 34,112.40 | 36,384.25 | 38,186.58 | 40,460.64 | 41,391.00 | 43,622.67 | 45,655.00 | 46,797.60 | 49,723.95 | 52,533.26 | 56,049.84 | 60,825 |
South Carolina | 15,921.88 | 17,341.77 | 18,015.90 | 18,589.22 | 19,587.36 | 20,989.50 | 22,549.45 | 24,477.36 | 26,245.62 | 27,584.22 | 26,888.40 | 27,912.30 | 29,589.16 | 31,549.76 | 32,404.50 | 34,468.98 | 36,522.16 | 37,891.92 | 40,181.20 | 42,399.67 | 45,000.45 | 48,021 |
South Dakota | 16,955.02 | 18,509.25 | 19,351.50 | 19,576.12 | 21,879.56 | 24,018.75 | 26,016.76 | 27,886.21 | 31,385.88 | 34,169.44 | 33,195.12 | 35,204.45 | 38,464.36 | 39,937.92 | 40,972.50 | 43,110.34 | 45,116.80 | 45,586.74 | 47,637.75 | 50,775.62 | 54,177.75 | 59,281 |
Tennessee | 17,290.69 | 18,675.54 | 19,278.70 | 19,960.23 | 21,241.54 | 22,854.00 | 24,291.96 | 26,121.35 | 27,672.84 | 29,098.97 | 28,934.64 | 30,477.60 | 32,465.86 | 34,687.84 | 35,567.10 | 37,165.31 | 39,236.16 | 40,582.41 | 42,877.30 | 45,786.91 | 48,518.91 | 51,046 |
Texas | 17,775.10 | 19,584.27 | 20,750.80 | 20,962.04 | 22,063.52 | 23,396.25 | 25,622.52 | 28,147.70 | 30,038.85 | 33,155.18 | 31,305.96 | 33,174.65 | 36,129.46 | 38,889.84 | 40,270.50 | 43,018.43 | 43,557.40 | 43,193.85 | 46,602.25 | 50,258.61 | 52,733.34 | 55,129 |
Utah | 15,464.27 | 16,739.40 | 17,447.50 | 17,884.90 | 18,828.16 | 20,263.50 | 22,273.79 | 24,748.33 | 26,863.65 | 28,171.03 | 26,760.72 | 27,392.10 | 29,439.52 | 31,754.80 | 32,965.20 | 34,878.48 | 37,414.56 | 39,067.44 | 41,525.45 | 44,985.69 | 48,623.85 | 52,204 |
Vermont | 18,065.21 | 20,019.66 | 21,501.20 | 22,164.07 | 23,606.74 | 25,565.25 | 26,856.06 | 29,236.32 | 31,544.64 | 34,048.26 | 34,002.36 | 35,500.25 | 37,969.00 | 40,117.44 | 41,601.60 | 43,916.60 | 45,689.04 | 47,031.96 | 49,247.05 | 51,910.52 | 54,842.04 | 59,187 |
Virginia | 20,526.79 | 22,573.35 | 23,800.70 | 24,493.58 | 26,417.24 | 28,604.25 | 30,928.59 | 33,484.15 | 35,840.88 | 37,776.62 | 37,033.08 | 38,691.15 | 40,968.68 | 43,442.08 | 43,788.60 | 45,889.48 | 48,188.68 | 49,698.27 | 52,421.95 | 55,268.66 | 58,150.62 | 61,958 |
Washington | 20,741.86 | 22,578.87 | 23,158.80 | 23,580.52 | 25,004.69 | 27,283.50 | 28,785.68 | 31,621.33 | 34,683.39 | 36,720.03 | 34,936.44 | 35,999.20 | 38,049.84 | 41,674.16 | 43,120.80 | 46,379.06 | 48,925.60 | 51,185.34 | 54,519.55 | 58,541.44 | 62,390.79 | 67,126 |
West Virginia | 14,094.79 | 15,398.73 | 16,627.80 | 17,407.07 | 18,120.79 | 19,265.25 | 20,775.37 | 22,676.16 | 24,065.91 | 26,233.81 | 26,643.12 | 27,849.40 | 29,750.84 | 31,220.64 | 31,818.60 | 33,322.38 | 34,526.68 | 34,831.29 | 37,295.10 | 40,163.82 | 42,075.00 | 44,994 |
Wisconsin | 18,715.11 | 20,393.64 | 21,588.70 | 22,311.75 | 23,468.04 | 25,068.00 | 26,524.19 | 28,707.02 | 30,630.96 | 32,415.65 | 32,072.88 | 33,307.25 | 35,485.32 | 37,877.84 | 38,874.60 | 40,863.55 | 43,056.00 | 44,183.37 | 46,649.75 | 49,712.50 | 52,388.82 | 55,593 |
Wyoming | 18,437.06 | 20,428.83 | 21,942.90 | 22,616.34 | 24,590.78 | 27,048.75 | 30,326.45 | 35,148.68 | 37,485.18 | 41,289.18 | 37,433.76 | 39,642.30 | 43,624.36 | 47,611.52 | 48,258.00 | 52,352.30 | 52,969.92 | 50,705.46 | 53,919.15 | 58,112.70 | 60,454.35 | 61,855 |
U.S. Average | 18,535.63 | 20,390.04 | 21,426.99 | 21,987.57 | 23,318.59 | 25,159.78 | 27,040.47 | 29,454.41 | 31,691.90 | 33,668.35 | 32,876.60 | 34,395.97 | 36,661.23 | 39,033.61 | 40,070.14 | 42,368.17 | 44,308.52 | 45,394.59 | 47,987.42 | 51,091.74 | 53,951.99 | 57,740 |