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UNITED

STATES

DEPARTMENT

OF
So c i a l a n d

Ec o n o m i c

St a t i s t i c s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
B U R EA U

OF

EC O N O M I C A N A L Y SI S
W A SH I N G T O N , D . C .

FO R

R ELEA SE

TH U RSD AY,

C- ar r ent Ana l y s i s :
Hi s t or i c a l Da t a :

Robe r t
Lo we l l

M AY

B.
D.

8,

20230

1975

Br e t z f e l de r : 5 2 3 - O9 L8
As hby : 5 2 3 - 0 9 5 1

BEA 7 5 - 3 0

I 9 7 L STATE PERSONAL I NCOME

Pe r c a pi t a pe r s ona l i nc ome i n 1 9 7 ^ r a nge d f r om $ 7 > 0 2 3 i n Al a s k a a nd $ 6 , L7 1
I n Conne c t i c ut t o $ 3 > 7 6 L i n Mi s s i s s i ppi , c ompa r e d wi t h t he U. S. a v e r a ge of
$5, 1+3^ a c c or di ng t o t he Bu r e a u of Ec on omi c Ana l y s i s , a n a g e n c y of t he Soc i a l
a n d Ec on omi c St a t i s t i c s Ad mi ni s t r a t i o n of t he Un i t e d St a t e s De pa r t me nt of
Co mme r c e .
Pe r c a pi t a i nc ome ga i n e d t he mos t i n 197^+ i n Al a s k a ( l 8 - l / 2 pe r c e nt ) , t he
Di s t r i c t of Col umbi a ” ( A pe r c e nt ) , I da ho ( 1 2 - 1 / 2 pe r c e nt ) , Ne w Ha mps hi r e ( l l - l / 2
pe r c e nt ) , a n d We s t Vi r gi ni a , Rhode I s l a nd, a n d Ke n t u c k y ( 1 0 - 1 / 2 pe r c e nt e a c h) .
The s e ga i ns c ompa r e wi t h t he na t i ona l i nc r e a s e i n c ons ume r pr i c e s of ov e r 1 1
pe r c e nt .
Pe r c a pi t a i nc ome de c l i ne d i n Sout h Da k o t a ( l l - l / 2 pe r c e nt ) , Ne br a s k a
( 8 pe r c e nt ) ,

Nor t h Da k o t a ( 3 - l A pe r c e nt ) ,

a nd I owa ( 3 A

pe r c e nt ) .

St a t e s wi t h hi gh pe r c a pi t a i nc ome s a r e c onc e nt r a t e d i
F a r We s t .
Th o s e wi t h l ow i nc ome s a r e ge ne r a l l y l o c a t e d i n
c a pi t a i nc ome i n 1 9 7 L t o pp e d t he na t i ona l a v e r a ge b y 1 5 pe r
i n 6 St a t e s a n d t r a i l e d t he na t i ona l a v e r a ge b y 2 0 pe r c e nt
St a t e s ( see t a bl e s A a n d B a n d ma p) .

n t he Nor t he a s t a n d
t he Sout he a s t .
Pe r
c e nt t o 3 0 pe r c e nt
t o 3 0 pe r c e nt i n 6

To t a l pe r s on a l i nc ome c ha nge s i n 1 9 7 ^ r a ng e d f r om a ga i n o f mor e t h a n 2 0
pe r c e nt i n Al a s k a t o a l os s of 1 1 - 1 / 2 pe r c e nt i n Sout h Da k ot a .
T h e na t i onwi de
i nc r e a s e wa s
8 - l / 2 pe r c e nt , a l mos t 3 pe r c e nt a ge po i n t s b e l o w t he na t i ona l
a dv a nc e i n c ons ume r pr i c e s .
Ga i ns i n t ot a l i nc ome e q ua l e d or e x c e e de d t he
na t i ona l r i s e i n c ons ume r pr i c e s i n t he Di s t r i c t of Col umbi a a nd i n 1 1 St a t e s :
Al a s k a , I da ho, Ne w Ha mps hi r e , Sout h Ca r ol i na , Fl or i da , Wy omi ng, Ke nt uc k y , Ar i z ona ,
Wa s hi ngt on, Or e gon, a n d Ut a h.
I n 35 St a t e s , t he 1 9 7 3 - 7 ^ t ot a l pe r s ona l i n c o me _
ga i ns r a nge d f r om l - l / 2 pe r c e nt t o 1 0 - 3
pe r c e nt .
Tot a l pe r s ona l i nc ome de c l i ne d
i n Sout h Da k o t a ( H - l / 2 pe r c e nt ) , Ne br a s k a ( 7 - 1 A pe r c e nt ) , Nor t h Da k o t a ( 3
pe r c e nt ) , a n d I owa ( 1 pe r c e nt ) .
The s e de c l i ne s r e f l e c t e d v e r y s ha r p dr ops i n
f a r m i nc ome .

A

2

Di sposabl e per sonal i ncome — per sonal i ncome l ess per sonal t ax and nont ax pay­
ment s t o al l gover nment s — moved ver y much i n l i ne vi t h per sonal i ncome. Al aska
l ed agai n, vi t h l ^ j b gai ns of 20 per cent and 17- 3A per cent i n t ot al and per capi t a
di sposabl e per sonal i ncome, r espect i vel y.
( See t abl e bel ow. ) Sout h Dakot a had t he
shar pest dr op i n bot h cat egor i es.
The nat i onal t ot al of St at e di sposabl e i ncome gai ned near l y 8 per cent f r om 1973
t o 19Tb, compar ed wi t h a r unup of over 11 per cent i n consumer pr i ces.
I ncome changes
cannot be compar ed vi t h pr i ce changes on a St at e l evel because per sonal consumpt i on
expendi t ur e def l at or s ar e not avai l abl e f or St at es. St at e Di sposabl e Per sonal I ncome, 1973- 71»-

T o t

St at e and r egi on

a 1

M illio n s
of
d o lla r s

19731974 p

1974 p

U n it e d St a t e s .
New En g lan d ...................
C o n n e c t ic u t ...............
M ain e ...........................
M a s s a c h u s e t t s ...........
Nev H am p sh ire ...........
Rh o d e Is l a n d ............
Verm o n t ...................... .

8 .9
9 .0
1 0 .3

4 ,8 2 6
5 ,4 8 4

8 .9
8 .7
9 .4

3 ,5 7 9
4 ,3 0 6
l,8 4 o

P l a i n s ............................ .
Io w a ..............................
Kan sas ..........................
M i n n e s o t a ....................
M is s o u r i ......................
N e b r a s k a ......................
N o r t h D a k o t a ..............
So u t h D a k o t a ............ .

7 4 ,4 1 7

p = pr el i mi nar y.

1974 P •

5 8 ,6 3 3
1 6 ,9 3 6

2 0 0 ,1 2 3

F a r West ...........................
C a l i f o r n i a .................. .
N evad a ........................... .
O r e g o n ............................
W a s h in g t o n .................. .
A l à sk a ...............................
H a w a ii ; ..........

19731974 p
7 .1

G r e a t Lak e s .................. .
I l l i n o i s .................... .
I n d i a n a .................... ...
M i c h i g a n .................... .
O h i o ............................ .
W i s c o n s i n .................. .

Ro ck y M o u n t a i n ........ ....
C o lo r ad o ......................
Id ah o ............................
M o n tan a ........................
U t ah ...............................
Wyom ing ........................

ch an ge

4 ,6 2 9

2 1 6 ,4 9 0
2 ,8 5 8

So u t h w est ........................
A r iz o n a ........................
N ev M e x ic o ..................
Ok lah om a ......................
T ex as .............................

D o lla r s

7 .9

4 ,1 3 9
2 7 ,8 3 2

8 .5
I3 .O

3 ,9 5 3
4 ,7 9 9
4 ,4 3 0

5 .9
n .8

4 ,5 9 6
3 ,9 1 5

9 .0

5 ,0 7 4
4 ,9 8 8

3 .9
1 2 .2

4 ,4 3 5
1 9 ,8 4 3

7
8
8
8

4 0 ,2 5 3
9 3 ,9 4 7
5 5 ,1 5 3

.7
.0
.2
.9

8 .5
n .o
9 .4
1 0 .8

6 ,1 3 5
4 ,8 4 7

8 .6
3 -8
1 3 .8
7 .2

5 ,^9 1
5 ,1 8 7
4 ,6 6 0

7 .9
8 .9
9 -1

4 ,8 9 8

7 .6
8 .4

5 9 ,7 4 2
2 3 ,8 5 6

7 .7
7 .9
4 .4

5 ,3 6 7
4 ,4 7 6

4 5 ,5 6 9
5 0 ,9 9 8
1 9 ,9 5 8

7 .3
8 .7
8 .9

5 ,0 0 9
4 ,7 5 0
4 ,3 7 1

-

0 .3
3 .6

4 ,4 6 l

-

0 .6

-

0 .5
4 .5
b. o
1 0 .0

4 ,5 4 3
4 ,6 7 6

-

4 ,5 9 3
4 ,3 2 1
4 ,1 6 4

3 .3
0 .7
3 .8

4 .7
1 3 .7

1 2 ,9 6 9
1 0 ,6 1 3
1 7 ,9 8 9
2 0 ,6 4 4
6 ,4 2 5
3 ,1 8 3
2 ,5 9 5
1 8 7 ,4 0 2
1 2 ,7 8 9
7 ,8 5 2
3 6 ,4 6 2
1 9 ,3 2 5
1 2 ,9 2 5
1 4 ,2 4 6
7 ,6 7 4
2 1 ,2 9 2
1 0 ,1 8 3
1 6 ,1 6 2

-

-

R e g io n

_

4
__

4
37
13
26
18

—
—
__

39

—

10

1
_
_

_

__
_
_

12
2
5
17

—

_

3

4
_

23
8
1^
28

__
__
—
5

__
__

4 ,9 9 7
3 ,8 0 5

- 5 .0
- 1 3 .7

9
44

—

9 .5
9 .1
8 .6

3 ,9 8 5
3 ,5 7 5
3 ,8 0 8

7 .7
8 .1

1 1 .3
7 .9
1 1 .0

4 ,5 0 7
3 ,9 5 8
3 ,8 5 0

9 .3
5 .4
8 .8
1 1 .4

3 ,7 8 5
3 ,3 0 2

6 .5
6 .5
1 0 .0
8 .8
5 .0
7 .6
9 .0

4 9 ,9 1 3

5 .7

2 3 ,7 7 0

8 .9
7 .7
1 6 .0

1 ,9 9 3
4 ,0 0 1

S ta te

19
29
32

6 .3
1 0 .0
8 .0
5 .6

1 7 ,0 2 8

P e r c a p i t a ran k

3 .8
- 1 0 .6

7 3 ,7 4 1
9 ,1 8 2
4 ,0 0 9
1 0 ,6 3 8

2 ,9 4 7
1 0 ,1 1 1

8 .3

1

__

8 .9
9 .0
1 0 .2

1 3 7 ,9 2 3
1 0 7 ,8 3 7

3 -9
6 .9
8 .8

t

20
l6

2 1 ,7 5 5
6 ,7 3 6

1 1 ,2 7 1
3 ,5 0 7
3 ,0 0 8
4 ,4 8 6
1 ,4 9 8

c a p i

P ercen t

9 7 8 ,4 9 2

M id ea s t ............................
D elaw ar e .....................
D i s t r i c t o f Co lu m b ia
M a r y lan d ......................
Nev Je r s e y ..................
N ev Y o r k ......................
Pe n n s y l v a n i a ............ .

So u t h e a s t ........................
A lab am a ........................
A r k a n s a s ......................
F l o r i d a ........................
G e o r g ia ........................
K e n t u c k y ......................
L o u is ia n a ....................
M i s s i s s i p p i ................
N o r t h C a r o lin a ..........
So u t h C a r o lin a ..........
T en n essee ....................
V i r g i n i a ......................
West V i r g i n i a ............

P e r

P ercen t
ch an ge

2 .5
1 0 .5
1 1 .2
1 0 .3
1 0 .3
1 0 .2
1 0 .3
1 0 .5
2 0 .1
7 .5

3 ,9 7 0
3 ,6 5 8
3 ,9 1 4

7 .2

4 ,4 3 3
3 ,7 6 l

7 .9
7 .6
1 0 .0

4 ,0 8 9

b. 2

4 ,2 6 5

5 .9
5 .8
b. O
3 .8

3 ,5 7 3
3 ,9 2 7
4 ,1 4 2
4 ,2 7 4
4 ,5 1 6
4 ,3 8 9
4 ,0 9 3

7 .2
6 .5
1 2 .6

_

—

_

8
__

48
43
22

_
__

36

_

_
__
_
_
__
__
__

Ui

45
50
35
47
1*0
25
46

—

_

7

30
49

_
_

38

—

33

6
21
27

3 ,8 2 4
4 ,1 7 2

1 .7
8 .3

3^

—

9 .3

31

—

5 ,0 6 7
5 ,1 5 8
5 ,1 4 4
4 ,4 6 2

8 .8
8 .9
6 .0
8 .1

4 ,8 9 9

2b
11
1

—

9 .1
1 7 .8
5 -5

15

-

5 ,9 1 3
4 ,7 3 5

1j2

6

3

Tot al per s onal i ncome, f r om t he f our t h quar t er
1973 t o t he f our t h
quar t er 1974, r ose i n b3 St at es and f el l i n 5 St at es.
Dur i ng t he decl i ne i n
gener al ec onomi c act i vi t y, t he r i s e i n i ncome was par t i c ul ar l y shar p, 12 per ­
cent or mor e, i n Al as k a, I daho, and Wes t Vi r gi ni a, t he onl y St at es wher e i n­
come gai ns t opped or mat c hed pr i c e i ncr eases.
I n h2 St at es and t he
Di s t r i c t of Col umbi a, t he r i se i n i ncome r anged f r om 1- 3A per c ent t o 11- 1/ 2
per c ent .
Per s onal i ncome f el l s har pl y i n Sout h Dak ot a and Nebr as ka, and
moder at el y i n Nor t h Dakot a, I owa, and Kans as .
For t he Nat i on as a whol e, t ot al
per s onal i ncome r ose 7 - l / 2 per cent , but consumer pr i c es i ncr eased somewhat mor e
t han 12 per c ent f r om t he f our t h quar t er of 19 T 3 t o t he f our t h quar t er of 19 7 k.
Muc h of t he r ec ent weak nes s i n t ot al per s onal i ncome i s di r ec t l y t r ac eabl e
t o agr i cul t ur e.
The Nat i on’ s f ar m i ncome, whi c h peak ed i n t he f our t h quar t er
of 1973, f el l about kO per c ent by t he f our t h quar t er of 197 k.
I n eac h of t he
f i ve St at es wher e i ncome was of f , dev el opment s i n f ar mi ng pl ay ed t he k ey r ol e.
Far m i ncome us ual l y changes i ndependent l y of t he nat i onal bus i nes s cycl e
and t hese f r equent l y er r at i c changes obsc ur e under l y i ng c y c l i c al devel opment s.
Ef f ec t s of t he nat i onal bus i nes s cycl e can be seen mor e cl ear l y i n t he es t i ­
mat es of nonf ar m i ncome.
Nonf ar m i ncome i ncr eases r anged f r om 7- 3A per c ent i n Mi c hi gan t o near l y
25 per c ent i n Al as k a ( t abl e C) , c ompar ed t o t he nat i onal i ncr ease of 9 - 3 A Per ­
cent f r om t he f our t h quar t er of 19 73 t o t he f our t h quar t er of 197h.
I n mos t
f as t - gr owi ng St at es, near l y al l maj or i ncome c omponent s ex panded r api dl y, whi l e
i n St at es wher e i ncome gr owt h was sl uggi sh, mos t component s wer e weak er t han
t hei r nat i onal count er par t s.
The smal l est nonf ar m i ncome gai ns , al l 8- l / 2 per c ent and under , wer e r egi s ­
t er ed i n ni ne St at es:
Mi chi gan, Del awar e, I ndi ana, Geor gi a, Ver mont ,
Nor t h Car ol i na, New Jer sey, New Yor k, and Mai ne.
Thei r manuf ac t ur i ng pay r ol l s
wer e down, or l agged wel l behi nd t he nat i onal av er age gai n.
I n Mi c hi gan,
Del awar e, I ndi ana, and New Jer sey, t he weak nes s c ent er ed i n
dur abl e^ goods
manuf ac t ur i ng and, ex cept i n New Jer sey, l ar gel y r ef l ec t ed t he decl i ne i n aut o
pr oduc t i on.
I n Nor t h Car ol i na, Geor gi a, and New Yor k, t he weak nes s c ent er ed
i n nondur abl e goods manuf act ur i ng, mai nl y i n t ex t i l es and appar el .
I n mos t of
t he sl ow- gr owi ng St at es, cont r act c ons t r uc t i on pay r ol l s al so dec l i ned shar pl y.
Whi l e l ar ge i ncr eases i n unempl oy ment c ompensat i on c us hi oned t he weak nes s es i n
manuf ac t ur i ng and cons t r uct i on, most maj or l oc al ser vi ce- t ype i ndust r i es gr ew
at bel ow- av er age r at es.
The l ar ges t gai n i n nonf ar m i ncome was i n Al as k a, up 25 per c ent .
Gai ns of
12 t o 15 per c ent wer e r egi s t er ed i n 6> St at es:
I daho, Wyomi ng, Nor t h Dakot a,
Wes t Vi r gi ni a, New Mex i c o, and Sout h Dakot a.
A s har pl y hi gher demand f or domes ­
t i c al l y pr oduc ed ener gy was t he pr i nc i pal cause of t hes e l ar ge gai ns.
I n Al aska,
Wy omi ng, West Vi r gi ni a, and New Mexi co, mi ni ng pay r ol l s r ose mar kedl y. ^ I n^
A l a sl ca, cont r act c ons t r uc t i on pay r ol l s sur ged as wor k s t ar t ed on t he oi l pi pe­
l i ne.

h
I n t he seven f as t - gr owi ng St at es, cons t r uc t i on adv anc ed r api dl y and, ex­
cept i n Sout h Dakot a, so di d manuf ac t ur i ng.
As a r es ul t of t he adv anc es made
i n t hes e bas i c ( expor t ) i ndust r i es, gai ns i n mos t l oc al - s er v i c e i ndust r i es
wer e al so st r ong.

Addi t i onal dat a appear i n t he Apr i l
b y t he Bur eau of Ec onomi c Anal y s i s .

Sur v ey of Cur r ent Bus i nes s , publ i s hed

The Sur v ey i s av ai l abl e f r om t he Di s t r i c t Of f i c es of t he Depar t ment of
Commer ce or f r om t he Super i nt endent of Doc ument s , U. S. Gov er nment Pr i nt i ng
Of f i ce, Was hi ngt on, D. C.
20* +G2, at an annual subs c r i pt i on pr i c e of $1+8. 30
i nc l udi ng week l y suppl ement s; si ngl e c opy $ 3 . 0 0 .
At t ac hment s

No t e : — Per capi t a per s onal i ncome equal s t ot al per s onal i ncome di vi ded by
t ot al popul at i on.
Tot al per s onal i ncome consi st s of pr i v at e and gover nment wage and
sal ar y pay ment s i n cash and i n ki nd, ot her l abor i ncome, f ar m and nonf ar m pr o­
pr i et or s ' i ncome, i nt er est , net r ent s, di vi dends, and t r ans f er payment s, l ess
per s onal cont r i but i ons f or soci al i nsur ance.
I t i s meas ur ed bef or e t he deduc ­
t i on of per s onal i nc ane and ot her per s onal t ax es and i s r epor t ed i n cur r ent
dol l ar s ( no adj us t ment i s made f or pr i c e changes) .
Es t i mat es of t ot al and per capi t a per s onal i ncome f or each r egi on
and St at e, al ong wi t h r at es of change, ar e shown i n t abl e A.
Thi s t abl e al so
shows t he St at e compos i t i on of each r egi on.
A r ank i ng of t he St at es and
r egi ons by per capi t a i ncome f or 197* + i s shown i n t abl e B.
A r ank i ng of per ­
cent changes i n nonf ar m per s onal i ncome and t ot al i ncome f r om t he f our t h quar t er
1973 t o t he f our t h quar t er 19 7 *+ i s shown i n t abl e C.
The map shows per capi t a
i ncome i n t he St at es and r egi ons i n 197* +.

Table A.— Per Capita and Total Personal Income, by States and Regions, 1973-7t

T o t a l p er s o n al incom e

Pe r c a p i t a p er s o n al incom e

»
St a t e and r e g i o n

Un i t ed St a t e s ..........

D o llar s

Pe r c e n t
change
1973- 7t

Pe r c e n t o f
n at io n al
i n 197t

M i l l i o n s 0] d o l l a r s

19 73

19 7 t

100

1 , 0 57,8 25

l,lt 8 ,7 2 0

9 .2
9 .1
9- 9
8 .8
il. b
10 . t
9 .6

10 5
119
82
10 5
95
99
8t

6 3 , 3t o
18 ,26 5
t ,1 9 6
30,551
3,6 65
t ,7 1 0
l,9 t 9

1973

197t

5 ,0 t l

5 ,t 3 t

7 .8

5 ,216
5,9 31
t ,o t o
5,26 8
t ,6 is

Pe r c e n t
ch arg e
1973- i7t

M illio n s o f d o llars
s e a s o n a l l y ad j u st ed
a t an n u al r a t e s
I V 1973

I V 19 7 t

Pe r c e n t
change
I V 1973IV 197t

8 .6

1 ,1 0 2 ,2 2 8

1 ,1 8 5 ,0 5 1

6 9 ,220
19,981
t ,6 t 8
3 3 ,2 t 2
t , l 56
5,038
2,1 5 7

9- 3
9 .t
1 0 .7
8 .8
1 3 .t
6 .9
1 0 .7

65,307
18 ,931
t ,3 7 t
31,377
3 ,8 3 t
t ,7 5 5
2,0 35

71 ,1 96
20 ,6 0 6
t ,7 t 8
3 t ,l6 8
t ,2 7 2
5 ,l8 t
2,218

9 .0
8 .8
8 .6
8 .9
11. h
9 .0
9 .0

7 .5

Verm ont .........................

>*,185

5,697
6 ,t 7 1
t ,t 3 9
5,731
5 ,lt 3
5,3 76
t ,5 8 8

Pe n n s y l v an i a ................

5,5 3 9
5,813
6,5 6 6
5 ,t t 6
5,8 7 t5,7 2 0
5,0 10

6 ,o t 5
6,2 27
7 ,t 7 9
5,8 8 1
6 , 38 t
6 ,2 t t
5 ,t 9 0

9 .1
7 .1
13 .9
8 .0
8 .7
9 .2
9 .6

111
115
138
108
117
115
101

236 ,9 70
3,328
t ,8 l8
22,18 5
t 3 ,0 2 6
l o t , 18 8
5 9 ,t 2 7

25 7,92 0
3,568
5 ,t 0 7
2 t ,0 7 7
t 6 ,7 9 8
113 , 09 t
6t , 976

8 .8
7 .2
1 2 .2
8 .5
8 .8
8 .5
9- 3

2 t t ,8 7 1
3 ,t 9 9
5,0 37
22 ,9 57
t t ,2 9 7
1 0 7 ,5 1 t
6 1,56 7

26 5,8 0 6
3,7 0 9
5,6 19
2 t ,9 9 t
t 7 ,9 t t
116 , t 2 t
67 ,1 16

8 .5
6 .0
1 1 .6
8 .9
8 .2
8 .3
9 .0

Ill i n o i s

.......................

5,333
5,8 0 1

W i s c o n s i n ......................

5 ,5 t O
5 ,0 7 0
t ,7 8 l

5,77 3
6,33 7
5,263
5,928
5 ,5 t 9
5,2 1 0

8 .3
9 .2
5.3
7 .0
9- t
9 .0

10 6
117
97
IO 9
102
96

217,720
6t ,8 32
26 ,5 10
5 0 ,20 1
5 t ,t 7 t
21 ,703

235,8 8 6
7 0 ,5 3 t
28 ,0 53
53 ,9 30
59,580
23 ,7 90

8 .3
8 .8
5 .8
7.t
9- t
9- 6

22 7,372
6 7 ,t 8 6
2 7 , 90 t
5 2 ,t 2 7
56 ,6 70
22,8 8 5

2 t t ,0 32
72 ,7 13
28 ,9 78
56 , l t 6
61 ,5 70
2 t ,6 2 5

7 .3
7 .7
3.8
7 .1
8 .6
7.6

5,20 6
5,30 2
5 ,t o 6
5 ,t 5 0
5,0 56
t ,8 7 7
5 ,5 t 7
t ,2 l8

1 .3
.8
1 .3
5 .9
t .7
- 8 .0
- 3 .2
- 11. 6

96
98
99
100
93
90
102
78

8 5 ,t 5 5
15 ,308
12,0 8 8
20 ,0 10
23 ,0 3 2
8 , 12 1
3 ,6 t 2
3 ,2 5 t

8 6 ,8 t 3
15 ,1 37
12 ,2 72
2 1 ,3 t 6
2 t ,1 5 2
7 ,5 2 6
3 ,5 3 t
2 ,8 7 7

1 .6
- 1. 1
1. 5
6 .7
t .9
- 7 .3
- 2 .9
- 1 1 .6

8 9,6 6 9
16 ,15 8
12,985
21 ,055
23,6 6 8
8 ,6 9 9
3 ,5 8 9
3,517

8 8 ,t 8 l
15,502
12 ,577
21,8 0 8
2 t ,7 t 9
7,7 2 3
3,312
2 ,8 0 9

- 1. 3
- k. l
- 3 .1
3.6

So u t h D a k o t a ............ . .

5,1 37
5 ,3 t 7
5,3 38
5 ,lt t
t ,8 3 1
5,2 99
5,7 3 0
t ,7 7 1

West V i r g i n i a ..............

t ,2 7 1
3 , 86 t
3,95 6
t ,8 8 0
t ,3 t 3
t ,0 5 0
3,9 5 0
3 ,5 t 6
t ,258
3,885
t ,1 2 t
t ,8 6 8
3 ,9 7 t

t ,6 30
t ,19 8
t ,2 8 o
5,235
t ,6 6 2
t ,t 7 0
t ,3 io
3 ,7 6 t
t ,6 l2
t ,2 5 8
t ,t 8 t
5,26 5
t ,3 9 0

8 .t
8 .6
8 .2
7 .3
7 .3
1 0 .t
9 .1
6 .1
8 .3
9 .6
8 .7
8 .2
1 0 .5

85
77
79
96
86
82
79
69
85
78
83
97
81

19 7,70 0
1 3 ,7 00
8 ,0 50
3 7 ,7 9 9
20 ,9 28
1 3 ,t 7 8
I t , 795
8 ,216
22 ,5 77
10 ,582
16 ,8 8 8
23 ,5 79
7,1 07

2 1 7 ,7 t l
15 ,0 16
8 ,8 2 6
t 2 ,3 5 t
22,76 0
15,007
16 ,223
8 ,7 t 7
2 t ,7 3 6
11,855
18 ,5 16
25 , 8 t 2
7 ,8 6 2

1 0 .1
9 .6
9 .6
1 2 .0
8 .8
1 1 .3
9- 6
6 .5
9 .6
1 2 .0
9 .6
9 .6
10 .6

20 6 ,9 58
I t , 385
8 ,3 3 t
3 9 ,7 t 8
21 ,9 67
1 3 ,8 t l
1 5 ,t 8 9
8 ,6 9 t
23 ,9 75
11 ,227
1 7 ,5 t 5
2 t ,t t 5
7,3 0 8

22 3 ,6 5 6
1 5 ,t 9 6
8 ,7 1 6
t 3,6 6 0
23 ,511
1 5 ,t 2 5
16 ,78 8
8 ,9 20
2 5 ,1 3 9
12 ,1 33
1 9 ,0 t 9
26 ,6 15
8 ,2 0 t

Tex as .............................

t ,t 9 3
t ,6 5 7
3,8 77
t ,3 3 1
t ,5 5 8

t ,7 3 9
t ,9 8 9
t ,1 3 7
t ,56 6
t ,7 9 0

5- 5
7 .1
6 .7
5- t
5 .1

87
92
76
8t
88

79 ,3 88
9,6 5 5
t ,26 2
11 ,5 58
53,912

8 5 ,t 6 9
1 0 ,7 t 2
t ,6 t 2
12 ,3 71
57,715

7 .7
1 1 .2
8 .9
7 .0
7 .1

83 ,0 55
10 ,0 8 9
t ,3 9 9
11 ,8 99
56,668

8 8 ,39 2
11 ,162
t , S3 0
12 ,755
5 9 ,6 t 5

6 .t
1 0 .6
9 .8
7 .2
5 .3

Ut ah ...............................
Wyoming .........................

t ,6 3 7
U,966
t ,3 8 l
t ,6 26
t ,096
^ ,6 9 6

5 ,0 1 0
5 ,3 t 3
t ,9 3 t
t ,7 7 6
t , t 52
5 ,1 5 6

8 .0
7 .6
1 2 .6
3 .2
8 .7
9 .8

92
98
91
88
82
95

25,395
12 ,255
3,398
3,375
t ,7 1 1
1,6 57

2 7 , 86 t
13 ,337
3 ,9 t 3
3 ,5 U
5,22 2
1,8 5 1

9 .7
8 .8
16 .0
1^.0
10 .9
1 1 .8

26 ,568
12 , 92t
3 ,t l8
3,5 35
t ,9 5 1
l,7 t 0

2 8 ,6 t 5
1 3 ,7 t 5
3,97 2
3,59 5
5 ,t l9
1,9 1 5

16 .2
1 .7
9 .5
10 . 1

Wash in g t o n ....................

5 ,t l2
5,50 8
5,71 2
t ,8 t 5
5,15 1

5 ,8 9 t
5,9 97
6,0 7 3
5,27 0
5,65 1

8 .9
8 .9
6 .3
8 .8
9- 7

10 8
110
112
97
lo t

l t 5,320
1 1 3 ,7 t 6
3 ,l t 8
10 ,7 53
1 7 ,6 7 t

16 0 , t t 2
12 5,37 9
3 , t 8o
ll,9 t l
1 9 ,6 t 2

1 0 .t
1 0 .2
1 0 .5
1 1 .0
1 1 .1

15 1,61 0
11 8,53 0
3,325
11,2 2 8
18 ,527

16 7 ,12 2
13 0,779
3,6 51
12 ,3 07
20 ,38 5

1 0 .2
I O .3
9 .8
9 .6
1 0 .0

5,9 26
5,525

7,0 2 3
5,88 2

18 .5
6 .5

129
10 8

1,958
t ,5 8 2

2,36 7
^ ,9 7 0

2 1 .0
8 .5

2,0 3 1
t ,7 9 1

2 ,5 2 9
5 ,1 9 t

2 t .5
8 .U

k, 869

H avaii
So u r ce:

...............................

k .998

-

Bu r eau o f Econ om ic A n a l y s i s , U . S. Dep art m en t o f Commerce.

K. 6

- 1 1 .2
- 7 .7
- 2 0 .1

8 .1
T .7

k. 6

9 .8
7 .0
11. k

8. k

2 .6
M
8 .1
8 .6
8 .9
12 . 3

7.8

6. k

Table B.— Per Capita Income Ranking of the States and Regions, 1974

Rank

St at es and r egi ons

Uni t ed St at es . . . . . .

Amount
( dol l ar s)

Per cent of
nat i onal
aver age

5, 434

10 0

Dol l ar di f f er ence
f r om
nat i onal aver age
—

St at es

__
1
2
3
4

Di s t r i c t of Col umbi a . . . .
Al as k a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect i cut . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nev J er s ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I l l i noi s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7, 479
7, 023
6, 471
6, 384
6, 337

13 8
12 9
119
117
117

2, 045
1, 589
1, 037
950
903

5
6
7
8
9

New Yor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Del awar e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nev ada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cal i f or ni a . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mi c hi gan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6, 244
6 ,2 2 7
6, 073
5, 997
5, 928

115
115
112
no
I O9

8 10
793
639
563
494

10
11
12
13
14

Hawai i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mar y l and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mas s ac hus et t s . . . . . . . . . .
Was hi ngt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohi o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5, 882
5 ,8 8 1
5, 731
5, 651
5, 549

10 8
10 8
10 5
104
10 2

448
447
297
2 17
115

15
16
17
18
19

Nor t h Dak ot a . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsy l v ani a . . . . . . . . . . .
Mi nnes ot a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kans as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode I s l and . . . . . . . . . . .

5, 547
5, 490
5, 450
5, 406
5, 376

10 2
10 1
10 0
99
99

113
56
16
- 28
- 58

20
21
22
23
2k

Col or ado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I owa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Or egon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vi r gi ni a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I ndi ana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5, 343
5, 302
5, 270
5, 265
5, 263

98
98
97
97
97

-

- 91
132
164
16 9
171

25
26
27
28
29

Fl or i da . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wi s c ons i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wy omi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshi r e . . . . . . .
Mi s s our i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5, 235
5 ,2 10
5, 156
5, 143
5 ,0 56

96
96
95
95
93

-

199
224
278
291
378

30
31
32
33
34

Ar i z ona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I daho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebr as k a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tex as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mont ana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 ,9 8 9
4, 934
4 ,8 77
4, 790
4, 776

92
91
90
88
88

-

445
500
557
644
658

35
36
37
38
39

Geor gi a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nor t h Car ol i na . . . . . . . . .
Ver mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ok l a h o ma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennes s ee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4, 662
4, 612
4, 588
4, 566
4, 484

86
85
84
84
83

-

772
822
846
868
950

Uo
4l

Kent uc k y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ut ah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mai ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wes t Vi r gi ni a . . . . . . . . . .
Loui s i ana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4, 470
4, 452
4, 439
4, 390
4, 310

82
82
82
81
79

- 964
- 982
- 995
- 1, 044
- 1, 124

Ar k ans as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sout h Car ol i na . . . . . . . . .
Sout h Dak ot a . . . . . . . . . . .
Al abama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mex i c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mi s s i s s i ppi . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4, 280
4 ,2 58
4, 218
4, 198
4, 137
3, 764

79
78
78
77
76
69

-

5

Mi deas t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Far West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gr eat Lak es . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Engl and . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pl ai ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 ,0 4 5
5, 894
5, 773
5, 697
5 ,2 0 6

111
10 8
10 6
105
96

6n
460
339
263
- 228

6
7
8

Roc k y Mount ai n . . . . . . . . .
Sout hwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sout heast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 ,0 10
4, 739
4, 630

92
87
85

- 424
- 695
- 804

k2
k3
kk

45
k6
k7
k8
k9

50

1, 154
1, 176
1,2 16
1, 236
1, 297
1,6 7 0

Regi ons

1
2
3
b

Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

■

TABLE C.

—

NONFARM I NCOME AND TOTAL PERSONAL
NONFARM

SANK

I NCOME.
TOTAL

I V 1973 -

NONFARM

PERCENT CHANGE
UNI TED STATES . . . . . .

I V 1974

U. S.

TOTAL

CHANGE = 100

9. 7

7. 5

100

100

STATES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

ALASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I DAHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WYOMI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NORTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WEST VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW MEXI CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24. 6
14. 8
13. 8
13. 1
12. 8
12. 0
12. 0

24. 5
16. 2
10. 1- 7. 7
12. 3
9. 8
- 20. 1

254
153
142
135
132
124
124

327
216
133
...
164
131
—

8
9
10
-11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

TEXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OKL AHOMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WASHI NGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DI STRI CT OF COLUMBI A . . . . .
NEW HAMPSHI RE . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UTAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEVADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CALI FORNI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I OWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI NNESOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MONTANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEBRASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARKANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KENTUCKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OREGON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FLORI DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LOUI SI ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARI ZONA . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I LLI NOI S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WI SCONSI N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TENNESSEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTH CAROLI NA . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALABAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MARYLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENNSYLVANI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COL ORADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RHODE I SLAND . . . . . . . . .
MASSACHUSETTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONNECTI CUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSI SSI PPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSOURI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OHI O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HAWAI I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11. 8
11. 7
11. 6
11. 6
11. 6
11. 3
11. 0
11. 0
11. 0
10. 9
10. 8
10. 8
10. 7
10. 6
10. 5
10. 4
10. 4
10. 3
10. 1
10. 1
10. 0

5. 3
7. 2
10. 0
11. 6
11. 4
9. 5
9. 8
10. 3
- 4. 1
3. 6
1. 7
- 11. 2
4. 6
11. 4
- 3. 1
9. 6
9. 8
8•4
10. 6

122
121
120
120
120
116
113
113
113
112
111
111
110
109
108
107
107
106
104
104
103
102
102
102
100
100
98
95
94
93
93
92
92
92
91

71
96
133
155
152
125
131
137

61
152
—
128
131
112
141
103
101
119
115
108
103
119
120
84
120
119
117
35
61
115
112

MAI NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. 5
8. 4
8. 4
8. 3
8. 0
7. 9
7. 9
7. 9

6. 0
7. 1

88
87
87
86
82
81
81
81
79

113
111
109
65
120
93
52
80
95

6. 4
10. 2
7. 8
- 1. 3
8. 1
9. 0
7. 3
8. 5

120
114
1 10
107
101
94
92
91

85
136
104
—
108
120
97
113

33

34
35
36
37
38
39

40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

NEW j e r s e y

................

NORTH CAROLI NA . . . . . . . . . . . .
VERMONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GEORGI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NDI ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DELAWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI CHI GAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 .7

7. 6

9 .9

8 .9

9 .9

8. 6
8. 1

9 .9

9. 7
9. 7
9. 5
9. 2
9. 1
9. 0
9. 0
8. 9
8. 9
8. 9
8. 8

7 .7

7 .7

8. 9
9. 0
6. ^
9 .0

8. 9
8. 8
2. 6
4. 6
8. 6
8. 4
8* 6
8. 3
8. 2
4. 9
9. 0
7. 0
3 .8

48
23

REGI ONS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

SOUTHWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FAR WEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROCKY MOUNTAI N . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLAI NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTHEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW ENGL AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GREAT LAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI DEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOURCE:

U. S.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

11. 6
11. 1
10. 7
10. 4
9. 8
9. 1
8. 9
8. 8

BUREAU OF ECONOMI C ANAL YSI S

Per Ca pit a Pe r son a l I ncom e, 1974

$ 5 ,2 0 0 -$ 6 ,0 9 9
$ 4 ,3 0 0 -$ 5 ,1 9 9
U n d e r $ 4 ,3 0 0

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic .Analysis