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Thursday, November 17, 2016 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 Local Area Personal Income: 2015 Personal income grew in 2015 in 2,552 counties, fell in 548, and was unchanged in 13. On average, personal income rose 4.7 percent in 2015 in the metropolitan portion of the United States and rose 2.7 percent in the nonmetropolitan portion. Personal income growth in 2015 ranged from -30.3 percent in Sully County, South Dakota to 35.0 percent in Loving County, Texas. Per capita personal income—personal income divided by population—is a useful metric for making comparisons of the level of personal income across counties. In 2015, it ranged from $16,007 in Wheeler County, Georgia to $194,861 in Teton County, Wyoming. BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: Real personal income estimates for states and metropolitan areas for 2015 will be released on June 22, 2017.