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UNITED

STATES

DEPARTMENT OF
BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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FOR WI RE TRANSMI SSI ON:

Rudol ph E. DePass:
I sabel l e B. Whi st on:

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W A S H IN G T O N , D .C .

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9: 00 A. M.

( 202)

EDT,

THURSDAY,

20230

JULY 20,

1989

523- 0955 ( Anal ysi s)
523- 0911 ( Est i mat es)

BEA 89- 32

REGI ONAL NONFARM PERSONAL I NCOME GROWTH:
FI RST QUARTER 1988 TO FI RST QUARTER 1989

The conv er genc e i n gr owt h r at es i n nonf ar m per sonal
and i nt er i or r egi ons t hat

began i n 1987 cont i nued i n t he past

t o t he Commer ce Depar t ment ' s
Mi deas t

i ncome bet ween coast al

Bur eau of

Economi c Anal ysi s.

year ,

accor di ng

Weak ness

and New Engl and i n nonf ar m i ncome gr owt h r el at i ve t o t he U. S.

i n t he
aver age

was a maj or f act or i n t he conver gence.
Di f f er ences i n gr owt h r at es among r egi ons wer e smal l er f r om t he f i r st
quar t er of 1988 t o t he f i r st quar t er of 1989 t han ear l i er i n t he cur r ent economi c
expansi on, al t hough i n bot h t i mespans nonf ar m i ncome gener al l y gr ew f ast er i n
coast al t han i n i nt er i or r egi ons.
Si nce t he f i r st quar t er of 1988, nonf ar m i ncome i n t he Mi deas t r egi on has
gr own 8. 9 per cent - - 0. 5 per cent age poi nt bel ow t he U. S. aver age of 9. 4 per cent .
Ear l i er i n t he expansi on, t he r egi on' s nonf ar m i ncome gr owt h had out pac ed t he
U. S. aver age ( see char t ) .
Bel ow- av er age gr owt h i n payr ol l s i n f i nanci al and
ot her ser vi c es i n New Yor k was a maj or f act or i n t he r ecent weak eni ng i n t he
Mi deast .
I n New Engl and, nonf ar m i ncome gr owt h ( 9. 6 per cent ) was onl y 0. 2 per cent age
poi nt above t he U. S. aver age i n t he past year , f ol l owi ng wel l abov e- av er age
gr owt h ear l i er i n t he expansi on.
The r egi on, whi ch ear l i er had r anked f i r st i n
nonf ar m i ncome gr owt h, f el l t o t hi r d pl ace. The weak eni ng mai nl y r ef l ec t s bel owaver age
gr owt h
in
cons t r uc t i on
and
pr i vat e
ser v i c e- t y pe
payr ol l s
in
Massachuset t s.
I n each of t he ot her coast al r egi ons - - Far West and Sout heas t - - nonf ar m
i ncome gr owt h i n t he past y ear cont i nued t o out pace t he U. S. av er age by about
t he same amount as ear l i er .
I n t he past year , t he Far West r anked f i r st i n
nonf ar m i ncome gr owt h ( 10. 5 per cent ) , and t he Sout heast r anked second ( 9. 9
per c ent ) .
mor e

~ 2 D i f f e r e n c e s B e t w e e n U .S . a n d R e g io n a l P e r c e n t C h a n g e s In
Pe r c e n t a g e

N o n fa rm

p o in t a

P e r s o n a l In c o m e

2

i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _______ _ j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i_ ____

N ew
E n g la n d

Far
W est

S o u th east

M id e a s t

C o a s ta l R e g io n s --------------

Av er age Annual

Per cent

G rea t
Lakes

P la i n s

1 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I n t e r i o r

Change i n Nonf ar m Per sonal
St at es and BEA Regi ons

Ear l i er i n expansi on:
1982: 111- 1988: 1

S o u th w est
R e g io n s

I ncome,

Past year :
1988: 1- 1989: 1

7. 2

9. 4

r egi ons. . .

7. 9

9. 7

New Engl and. . . .
Far Wes t . . . . . . .
Sout heas t . . . . . .
Mi deas t . . . . . . . .

8. 8
8. 1
7. 8
7. 5

9. 6
10. 5
9. 9
8. 9

5. 9

8. 8

6. 3
5. 9
5. 5
5. 0

9. 0
8. 8
8. 6
8. 2

Uni t ed St a t e s . . . . . .
Coast al

I nt er i or

r egi ons. .

Gr eat Lak es . . . .
PI ai ns . . . . . . . . .
Sout hwes t . . . . . .
Rocky Mount ai n. .

mor e

R ocky
M o u n t a in

Uni t ed

-3 -

I n each i nt er i or r egi on, nonf ar m i ncome gr owt h was bel ow t he U. S. aver age
i n t he past year , al t hough by a smal l er amount t han ear l i er i n t he expansi on.
The r egi ons, and t hei r gr owt h r at es i n t he past year , wer e: Rocky Mount ai n, 8. 2
per cent ; Sout hwest , 8. 6 per cent ; Pl ai ns, 8. 8 per cent ; and Gr eat Lakes, 9. 0
per cent .
The economi es of t he i nt er i or r egi ons have r ebounded somewhat f r om t he
r et ar di ng ef f ect s of weak gr owt h i n commodi t y- pr oduci ng i ndust r i es ear l i er i n
t he expansi on.
I n t he Rocky Mount ai n and Sout hwest r egi ons,
mi ni ng and
cons t r uc t i on payr ol l s, af t er decl i ni ng ear l i er , have pi cked up i n t he past year .
Dur abl es manuf act ur i ng payr ol l s have sur ged r ecent l y i n t he Pl ai ns r egi on,
es peci al l y i n I owa and Kansas.
I n t he Gr eat Lakes r egi on, a sur ge i n const r uct i on payr ol l s i n t he past year
r ef l ec t s i ncr eased demand f or i ndust r i al st r uct ur es and, as popul at i on gr owt h
accel er at ed, f or housi ng.
The Gr eat Lakes economy i s now benef i t i ng f r om a
pr ocess of i ndust r i al r est r uct ur i ng t hat began i n t he Nor t heast pr i or t o t he
cur r ent expansi on.

Def i ni t i ons
Per sonal i ncome i s t he i ncome r ecei v ed by per sons f r om al l sour ces, t hat
i s, f r om par t i ci pat i on i n pr oduct i on, f r om gover nment and busi ness t r ansf er
payment s, and f r om gover nment i nt er est .
Per sonal i ncome i s t he sum of pr i vat e
and gover nment wage and sal ar y di sbur sement s, ot her l abor i ncome,
f ar m and
nonf ar m pr opr i et or s' i ncome, r ent al i ncome of per sons, per sonal di vi dend i ncome,
per sonal i nt er est i ncome, and t r ansf er payment s, l ess per sonal cont r i but i ons f or
soci al i nsur ance.
Per sonal i ncome i s meas ur ed bef or e t he deduct i on of per sonal
i ncome t axes and ot her per sonal t axes and i s r epor t ed i n cur r ent dol l ar s ( no
adj ust ment i s made f or pr i ce changes) .
Nonf ar m per sonal
pr opr i et or s' i ncome.

i ncome

i s t ot al

per sonal

i ncome l ess

f ar m l abor

and

Pr i vat e ser vi c e- t y pe i ndust r i es consi st of whol esal e and r et ai l t r ade, t he
f i nanc e- i nsur ance- r eal
est at e gr oup, t he t r anspor t at i on- communi c at i on- publ i c
ut i l i t i es gr oup, and ser vi ces.

mor e

*

*

*

Addi t i onal dat a on per sonal i ncome f or r egi ons and st at es wi l l appear i n
t he J ul y i ssue of t he Sur vey of Cur r ent Bus i nes s , a mont hl y j our nal of t he Bur eau
of Ec onomi c Anal ysi s.
The Sur v ey of Cur r ent Busi ness i s av ai l abl e f r om t he
Super i nt endent of Document s, U. S. Gover nment Pr i nt i ng Of f i ce, Washi ngt on, D. C.
20402.
Fi r st cl ass mai l : annual subscr i pt i on $43. 00 domest i c.
Second cl ass
mai l : annual subs cr i pt i on $18. 00 domest i c, $22. 50 f or ei gn; si ngl e i ssue $6. 50
domest i c, $8. 13 f or ei gn.

*

*

*

Thi s and ot her news r el eases ar e av ai l abl e el ec t r oni c al l y at t he t i me of
publ i c r el eas e t hr ough t he Commer ce Depar t ment ' s Economi c Bul l et i n Boar d at a
nomi nal char ge t o user s.
For i nf or mat i on, cal l ( 202) 377- 1986.

*

*

*

Next r el ease dat e - - August 23, at 9: 00 A. M. EDT, f or :
1988 St at e Per Capi t a Per sonal I ncome ( r evi sed)

TABLE 1

NONFARM PERSONAL INCOME AND SELECTED COMPONENTS, BY STATE AND REGI ON, 1988: 1- 1989: 1
AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENT CHANGE
WAGE AND SALARY DI SBURSEMENTS
( PAYROLLS)

1
NONFARM
PERSONAL
I NCOME
UNI TED STATES . . . . . . . . . . .

DURABLES
MANUFAC­
TURI NG

NONDUR.
MANUFAC­
TURI NG

CONSTRUC­
TI ON

MI NI NG

PRI VATE
SERVI CETYPE

9. 4

7. 2

6 7

11. 6

3. 8

12. 0

10. 5

5 7
8. 5

4* 6
9 9
1410

20. 7

- 16. 2
32. 9
3. 8
44. 5

16. 1
13. 6

GOVERN­
MENT

RANK OF
PERCENT
CHANGE I N
NON FARM
PERSONAL
I NCOME

NEU ENGLAND
VERMONT . . . . . .
NEW HAMPSHI RE
CONNECTI CUT . .
MAI NE . . . . . . . .
MASSACHUSETTS
RHODE I SLAND .

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10.0
10.0

8.8

4. 6
6ii

9. 7
9. 2
9. 1

10. 0

3 9

11. 9
10. 3
9. 3
8. 9
8. 8
8. 3

- 11. 7
19. 2
4 2
6. 1
6 7
5 5

-.7
9
7. Z

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

8. 3
9. 3
6. 1
5. 8
6. 8

MI NNESOTA . . . . . . . . . . .
I OWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSOURI . . . . . . . . . . . .
KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . .
NEBRASKA . . . . . . . . . . . .
NORTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . .

9. 2
9. 2
8. 9
8. 9
7. 5
7. 4
6. 4

2.8

^ %

5
10 19

14. 7
8. 3
15. 8

10 . 1

4. 8

11. 2

11. 7

1112
8 13
7. 0

4
10
11

13
22
24

MI DEAST
DI STRI CT OF COLUMBI A .
DELAUARE . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW JERSEY . . . . . . . . . .
MARYLAND . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENNSYLVANI A . . . . . . . .

1. 4
9
1. 2

11. 5
11. 4
16. 8
12. 9

23. 8
40. 9
17. 0

10.8

8 .8
2. 8
- 8.1

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

15. 8
20. 0
18. 5
19. 2
22. 5

- 10. 0
9. 1

11. 6
10. 9
9 9
13. 8
8. 3
^ 5
15. 6

-.8
10. 3
5. 8
5. 8
? A
8. 2
- 1. 8

7 5
19. 7
8. 3
s 5
10. 5
10. 6
0 ?

12. 1
10. 5
10. 1
9. 8
9. 5
9. 3
9. 1
8. 6
8. 4
8. 3
7. 7
6. 3

7. 6
5 P
10. 5
- 1. 6
8. 7
4 ?
9. 4
6 ?
10. 2
11. 0
7 0
- 9

10 . 2
s 3

6. 8
18. 9
13. 2
5 A
12. 4
7. 8
5 0
6. 8

14. 8

15. 6
14. 9

11. 2
11. 0

9. 5

9. 4
11. 1
5. 8
1. 0

(.5
4. ¿

8

18
32
33
40

GREAT LAKES
OHI O . . . . .
I LLI NOI S .
WI SCONSI N
MI CHI GAN .
I NDI ANA . .

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11 I 0
12. 4

(. c
3. 1
(. (
o. ¿

1. 5

23
25
27
28
35

PLAI NS
14. 1
11. 7
- 11. 4
7. 1

13. 9
12. 3
I OI O

718

20
21

8 15
7. 4
4. 3
5. 3

30
31
44
45
48

11. 5
8.2
0. (

5
9

SOUTHEAST
FLORI DA . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTH CAROLI NA . . . . . .
GEORGI A . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TENNESSEE . . . . . . . . . .
NORTH CAROLI NA . . . . . .
ALABAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARKANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSI SSI PPI . . . . . . . . .
LOUI SI ANA . . . . . . . . . . .
KENTUCKY . . . . . . . . . . . .
WEST VI RGI NI A . . . . . . .

69
3 n
7\ 4
5 7
66
7Í 3
7 0
8. 1
11. 4
6 n

9

^

12. 1
8.5
1. 8

14. 5
19. 3
- 1. 1

-. 0
10. 4

ID .
13. 5
13. 5
1 2 19
12. 1
9l 9

1. 0

12. 0
10. 6

10. 0
2.0

11 I o

2. 6
7. 6
8. 2
y. D
6. 6
6. U
¿. 6
1. 4

2

12

14
16
26
36
39
41
43
49

SOUTHWEST
ARI ZONA . . .
NEW MEXI CO
TEXAS . . . . .
OKLAHOMA . .

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10. 4
9. 4
8. 4
6. 9

7. 8
9 7
6. 3

12. 5
15. 2

? 7

8.6
5 7

- 1. 5

1.
p n

8. 8
8. 7

14. 3

10. 0
12. 1
4 4

7 A
22. 4

9. 8

11. 5

6

y. D
4. 4
D. 7

15
38
47

5. 1

17
34
37
42
50

ROCKY MOUNTAI N
UTAH . . . .
I DAHO . . .
MONTANA .
COLORADO
WYOMI NG .

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9 3
8. 7
8. 5
7. 9
5. 7

31. 5
10 .2

12. 3

NEVADA . . . .
CALI FORNI A
WASHI NGTON
OREGON . . . .

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15. 0
10. 7
9. 2
8. 9

19. 1
7. 5
12. 3

1. 8
10. 6
4 9

30. 5
11. 4
12. 7
22. 9

HAWAI I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. 4
7. 2

3 2
2

6

1. 6
9 7

34. 0
s s

10. 5
9. 9
9. 6
9. 0
8. 9

7.
6
7.
7.
s

9
2
4
3
0

9. 4

1 2 .8
9 7

5. 3

9.7

8Ì 3

8 .8
8 .6
8 .2

1 0 18
6 2

a n

1 2 Í6

9
11 I s

-. 1

15. 1
9. 8
- 1. 7
3. 2

12. 1
i ol i
9. 8

4. 5
4. 8
6. 4
3. 1

FAR WEST

7

35

-2 .2
1 2 .0

1. 9

I D. 6
14. 8
9. 5

11. 7
7. Z

8. 4
7. 0

3
19
29

11. 7

7. 2
3. 8

7
46

6 .8

1

BEA REGI ONS
FAR WEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTHEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NEW ENGLAND . . . . . . . . . . .
GREAT LAKES . . . . . . . . . . .
MI DEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLAI NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTHWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROCKY MOUNTAI N . . . . . . . .
NOTE:
SOURCE

9 9

6. 6
A 6
7. 7

4 5
4 4
8 17
1 1 .6

19. 0
13. 3
7. 9
2. 3
/. /.

STS!I? Sil.feiäS if !85SE§IÌ!0!uS"o?"EÌ85S,EES^ìs5riK

-.6

1. 9

14. 2
13. 1
12. 1
11. 9
10. 6
1 1 .3
1 0 .6
1 0 .6

PERS0",L

7.4
7. 8
6.1
4. 9
6 .0
8 .6
6 .0

D. 5

1

2

3
4
5

6
7

8

NONFARM PERSONAL INCOME AND SELECTED COMPONENTS, BY STATE AND REGI ON, 1982: 111- 1988: 1

TABLE 2.

AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENT CHANGE
WAGE AND SALARY DI SBURSEMENTS
( PAYROLLS)
NONFARM
PERSONAL
I NCOME
UNI TED STATES . . . . . . . . . . .

7. 2

DURABLES
MANUFAC­
TURI NG
5. 4

NONDUR.
MANUFAC­
TURI NG

CONSTRUC­
TI ON

MI NI NG

PRI VATE
SERVI CETYPE

5. 3

7. 8

- 4. 4

8. 7

4. 6
5. 1
2. 4
4. 9

10. 7
17. 8
19. 0
16. 3
16. 1
16. 3

17. 9
16. 5
15. 5
4. 7

14. 5
11. 9
10. 7

GOVERN­
MENT

6. 6

RANK OF
PERCENT
CHANGE I N
NONFARM
PERSONAL
I NCOME
--

NEW ENGLAND
NEW HAMPSHI RE . . . . . . .
MASSACHUSETTS . . . . . . .
MAI NE . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONNECTI CUT . . . . . . . . .
VERMONT . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RHODE I SLAND . . . . . . . .

11. 3

8. 8
8. 7
8. 6
8. 5
7. 5

8. 6

5. 3
7. 8
3. 8
5. 8
4. 2

6. 2
4. 6

2. 8
.5

8. 8
7. 7
7. 1

12. 2
10. 8
10. 6

10. 8
8. 2
6. 6

11. 2

11. 3
11. 3

6. 7
7. 8
6. 5

8. 2

4. 1
5. 6

1
8
10
11
13
20

MI DEAST
MARYLAND . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW JERSEY . . . . . . . . . .
DELAWARE . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . .
DI STRI CT OF COLUMBI A .
PENNSYLVANI A . . . . . . . .

8. 8
8. 6
8. 2
7. 6
6. 1
6. 1

3. 7
4. 3
3. 4
2. 7
27. 2

2. 2

6. 0
5. 7
4. 9
4. 5
9. 0
4. 5

17. 1
15. 2
7. 2
13. 3

1. 2
8. 6

10. 0
9. 2

- 2. 9
.5
9. 4
- 2. 9

10. 8

4. 7

8. 6
7. 2

7. 8
- 2. 0
- 5. 5

7. 8
5. 6
4. 7

9. 5
7. 4
3. 4

- 1. 8
- 8. 1

5. 0

3. 4
1. 4
- 9. 5

- 10. 4

5. 2
5. 6
5. 1
4. 1

9. 0
2. 3
8. 4

11. 4
10. 3
10. 5

9. 4
9. 1

8. 2

7

12

15
19
-32

GREAT LAKES
MI CHI GAN . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NDI ANA . . . . . .
WI SCONSI N . . . . . . . . . . .
I LLI NOI S . . . . . . . . . . . .
OHI O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. 0
6. 4

6. 6

6. 2
6. 2

5. 0
5. 5
3. 5
4. 2

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.
.

7. 1

6. 0
4. 8
10. 8
6. 1

GEORGI A . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FLORI DA . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NORTH CAROLI NA . . . . . .
VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTH CAROLI NA . . . . . .
TENNESSEE . . . . . . . . . . .
ALABAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARKANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . .
KENTUCKY . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSI SSI PPI . . . . . . . . .
WEST VI RGI NI A . . . . . . .
LOUI SI ANA . . . . . . . . . . .

9. 5
9. 4
8. 9
8. 7

5. 9

7. 3
6. 4

6. 1
4. 7
5. 0

6. 7
9. 1

.6

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

5. 9
7. 4
5. 1
5. 3

6. 0

22
26
29
30
34

PLAI NS
MI NNESOTA . . .
MI SSOURI . . . .
KANSAS . . . . . .
SOUTH DAKOTA
NEBRASKA . . . .
I OWA . . . . . . . .
NORTH DAKOTA

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.

6. 6
5. 3
5. 3
4. 9
4. 5
3. 7

7. 7

4. 4
5. 8

2.1
2. 8

3. 5

6. 2

1. 8

6. 8
- .3
8. 0

8. 1
7. 3
6. 2

6. 2

21

6. 7
5. 9
5. 1
5. 3
4. 8
4. 8

25
39
40
42
43
46

7. 3
8. 4
7. 2
6. 3
7. 0
6. 7
5. 7
5. 9
5. 7
5. 8
4. 9
2. 7

3
4
5
9
16
18
24
27
35
36
45
48

SOUTHEAST

8. 0

9. 9

8. 8
9. 9
8. 6
8.
9.
7.
7.

9
6
8
8

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

11. 1
8. 6

13. 5
16. 6
9. 7
9. 6
6. 4
3. 8

0
6. 8

11. 6
9. 7
9. 2

6. 2

1. 6

- 3. 7
3. 2
- 7. 0

-.7
- 1. 5
- 4. 9
- 1. 4
- 9. 8
- 5. 2
- 6. 6

9. 0
3. 8
3. 0
1. 7

10. 4
-.7
- 3. 4
- 7. 6

- 1. 9
- 6. 8
- 5. 6
- 11. 0

11. 7
6. 9
5. 5
1. 9

5. 7
4. 9
7. 4
3. 3

7. 8
5. 0
5. 8
1. 7
.7

- 1. 2
- 4. 6
- 1. 0
- 8. 7
- 12. 7

- 11. 9
- 8. 2
.4
- 4. 3
- 8. 0

6. 1

5. 7
5. 8
5. 3
4. 1
4. 6

7. 3

10. 7
6. 5
5. 7
5. 0

11. 1
2. 6

9. 4

8. 6

6. 1
6. 2

6. 5

12. 5
.7
5. 8
-.9

3. 4
4. 8

8. 9
- 14. 0

25. 3
1. 5

4. 7
6. 3
5. 4
4. 9
5. 6
5. 6
3. 2
5. 3

16. 5
9. 7
7. 8
13. 0
8. 5
5. 5
- 1. 6
- 4. 8

7. 8
6. 7
6. 4
5. 8
5. 6
3. 7
2. 7

7. 2
3. 1
- 1. 8

10. 0
6. 2

10. 6

6. 6

8. 1
7. 4
7. 2

6. 0
4. 3
2. 2

SOUTHWEST
ARI ZONA . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW MEXI CO . . . . . . . . . .
TEXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OKLAHOMA . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. 2
2. 3

9. 2

2. 9
1. 7

7. 8
5. 4

6. 8
3. 9

2

31
41
49

ROCKY MOUNTAI N
UTAH . . . .
COLORADO
I DAHO . . .
MONTANA .
WYOMI NG .

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.
.
.

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.
.
.
.

NEVADA . . . .
CALI FORNI A
WASHI NGTON
OREGON . . . .

.
.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

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.

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.
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.

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.
.
.

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.
.
.

.
.
.
.

6. 0
5. 5
5. 4
3. 7

0

1. 8

7. 1

5. 0
3. 1
-.7

FAR WEST

HAWAI I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. 8
8. 4
6. 9
6. 3

7. 8
3. 4

6. 8
5. 2
6. 4

6. 6
3. 4

9. 6
7. 6
7. 0

8. 8
.5

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

5. 1

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

6. 2

4. 0
5. 3

8. 6
2. 2

- 3. 5
- 1. 6
- 1. 7
- 3. 4
- 6. 6
- 8. 1

12. 0
9. 2
9. 2
9. 7
7. 8

6. 8
6. 0
5. 5

NOTE:
STATES ARE LI STED I N EACH REGI ON BASED ON THEI R PERCENT CHANGES I N NONFARM PERSONAL I NCOME.
SOURCE:
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF ECONOMI C ANALYSI S.

38
44
50

6

5. 3

14
23
28

5. 0
4. 4

17
47

7. 3

BEA REGI ONS
NEW ENGLAND . . . . . . . . . . .
FAR WEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTHEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI DEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GREAT LAKES . . . . . . . . . . .
PLAI NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUTHWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROCKY MOUNTAI N . . . . . . . .

33
57

8. 4
7. 0

6. 6
7. 0
5. 8
5. 9
6. 4
5. 5

1
2

3
4
5

6
7
8

T ABL E 3.

—

T OT AL

( MI L L I ONS

•

PE RS ONAL

I NCOME,

OF DOL L ARS,

BY ST AT E AND REGI ON,

SEASONAL L Y ADJ UST ED AT A NNUA L

1988

I

UNI T ED

ST AT ES

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

3, 922, 767

3, 994, 017

RAT ES)

PERCENT

1989

I I I

II

1988: 1- 1989: 1

I

I V

4, 075, 042

1988: 11989: 1

4, 198, 095

4, 297, 169

CHANGE

1988: 11119 8 8 : I V

9. 5

1988 : I V
1989: 1

3. 0

2. 4

NEW ENGL AND
CONNECT I CUT . . . . . . . . . . . .
MAI NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MA SS ACHUSE T T S . . . . . . . . .
NEW HA MP SHI RE . . . . . . . . .
RHODE I SL AND . . . . . . . . . .
VERMONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71,
17,
117,
20,
16,
8,

809
449
867
106
130
193

72,
17,
119,
20,
16,
8,

552
792
930
502
535
385

74,
18,
122,
21,
16,
8,

388
258
545
090
9 11
658

77 , 7 7 2
18, 735
12 5, 721
21 , 669
17, 194
8, 750

79,
19,
128,
22,
17,
9,

022
147
715
126
606
061

10.
9.
9.
10.
9.
10.

0
7
2
1
1
6

4.
2.
2.
2.
1.
1.

5
6
6
7
7
1

1.
2.
2.
2.
2.
3.

6
2
4
1
4
6

11,
12,
86,
164,
337,
189,

2 13
845
959
516
092
159

11,
13,
87,
165,
340,
191,

486
236
846
545
797
207

11 , 9 1 5
13, 619
9 0 , 7 56
170, 455
347, 705
196, 574

12, 1 27
14, 093
92, 5 71
177 , 373
361, 222
200, 968

12,
14,
94,
179,
366,
205,

440
371
737
799
797
104

10. 9
11 . 9
8. 9
9. 3
8. 8
8. 4

1.
3.
2.
4.
3.
2.

8
5
0
1
9
2

2. 6
2. 0
2. 3
1. 4
1. 5
2. 1

199,
80,
147,
162,
73,

986
955
290
676
145

200, 668
81 , 1 62
148, 873
166, 449
74, 229

204,
82,
153,
169,
75,

210, 569
83, 4 01
157, 530
173 , 5 6 8
77 , 6 55

217,
87,
160,
177,
80,

824
550
621
420
411

8.
8.
9.
9.
9.

9
1
1
1
9

3. 2
.6
2. 7
2. 2
3. 1

3.
5.
2.
2.
3.

46,
41,
77,
84,
25,
9,
9,

113
675
519
229
937
494
816

7.
7.
9.
9.
8.
5.
6.

9
9
1
0
1
7
2

.4
4. 0
2. 4
2. 3
1. 8
8. 8
5. 8

10. 9
1 .9
5. 8
3. 0
6. 5
13 . 2
9. 4

MI DEAST
DEL AWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DI ST RI CT OF COL UMBI A .
MA RYL AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW J E RS EY . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P E NNSY L V ANI A . . . . . . . . . .
GREAT

L AKES

I L L I NOI S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NDI ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI CHI GAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OHI O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WI SCONSI N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

026
905
440
761
311

4
0
0
2
5

PL AI NS
I OWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI NNES OT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSOURI
................
NE BRASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NORT H DAKOT A . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUT H DAKOT A . . . . . . . . . . .

42, 726
38, 632
71 , 0 39
77, 241
24, 004
8, 985
9, 240

41,
39,
71,
78,
24,
8,
9,

782
867
395
940
900
645
06 6

41, 412
39, 334
71 , 5 7 8
79, 973
23, 921
7, 711
8, 48 0

41,
40,
73,
81,
24,
8,
8,

576
893
279
782
3 47
389
969

SOUT HEAST
AT.ARAMA

^

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

B

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

F L ORI DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GEORGI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KENT UCKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L OUI SI ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSI SSI PPI
............
NORT H CA ROL I NA . . . . . . . .
SOUT H CA ROL I NA . . . . . . . .
T ENNESSEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WEST VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . .

50,
28,
195,
92,
46,
52,
27,
89,
42,
64,
102,
21,

192
280
798
4 21
460
3 26
882
2 36
948
946
065
524

51,
29,
201,
94,
47,
53,
28,
90,
44,
66,
104,
21,

762
890
343
859
220
688
837
964
217
436
396
765

52,
29,
207,
96,
48,
54,
29,
93,
45,
67,
106,
22,

554
636
821
832
008
250
109
213
008
872
919
036

53,
30,
214,
99,
48,
55,
29,
95,
46,
69,
109,
22,

802
047
963
623
602
996
519
394
104
718
608
436

54, 946
32, 428
219, 783
101, 643
50, 278
57 , 3 7 2
30, 780
97, 845
47, 301
71, 361
112, 820
22, 878

9. 5
14. 7
12. 2
10. 0
8. 2
9. 6
10. 4
9. 6
10 . 1
9. 9
10. 5
6. 3

2. 4
1. 4
3. 4
2. 9
1.2
3. 2
1. 4
2. 3
2. 4
2. 7
2. 5
1. 8

2.
7.
2.
2.
3.
2.
4.
2.
2.
2.
2.
2.

1
9
2
0
4
5
3
6
6
4
9
0

50,
18,
42,
237,

135
160
443
649

51 , 6 39
18, 774
43, 048
244, 633

53,
18,
43,
246,

058
879
528
711

54,
19,
44,
255,

549
415
510
156

55,
20,
45,
258,

395
008
057
746

10.
10.
6.
8.

5
2
2
9

2.
2.
2.
3.

8
8
3
4

1. 6
3. 1
1.2
1. 4

52,
12,
9,
19,
6,

398
215
97 1
535
261

53,
12,
10,
20,
6,

707
531
155
071
526

54,
12,
9,
20,
6,

318
722
919
518
457

55,
13,
10,
21,
6,

924
064
772
220
504

56, 709
13, 378
10, 786
21 , 3 31
6, 618

8.
9.
8.
9.
5.

2
5
2
2
7

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

1. 4
2. 4
.1
.5
1.8

511,
17,
39,
74,

380
496
885
260

523,
18,
40,
75,

019
089
748
706

539,
18,
41,
76,

33 8
746
303
860

560,
19,
42,
78,

192
584
762
790

5 67 , 0 5 8
20, 119
43, 490
81, 284

10.
15.
9.
9.

9
0
0
5

3.
4.
3.
2.

9
5
5
5

1. 2
2. 7
1 .7
3. 2

10 , 161
19, 525

10, 456
19, 768

7. 2
10. 5

1 .1
4. 7

2. 9
1 .2

269, 841
858, 354
702, 724
279, 235
875, 813
373 , 629
107, 484
701 , 3 2 9

275, 678
873, 247
723, 825
294, 782
899, 435
379, 205
108, 822
7 1 1 , 9 51

9. 6
8. 9
9. 0
8. 4
10. 5
8. 8
8. 4
10. 7

3.
3.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.

2. 2
1.7
3. 0
5. 6
2. 7
1. 5
1 .2
1.5

SOUT HWEST
ARI Z ONA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW MEXI CO . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OKL AHOMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T EXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROCKY MOUNT A I N
COL ORA DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I DAHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MONT ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UT AH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WY OMI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F AR WEST
CAL I F ORNI A . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEVADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OREGON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WASHI NGT ON . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AL AS KA
HAWAI I

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

9, 754
17, 893

9, 954
18, 256

10, 050
18, 652

BEA REGI ONS
NEW ENGL AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI DEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TA K ER
P T. A T

B r

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

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

SOUT HEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUT HWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROCKY MOUNT A I N . . . . . . . . . .
F AR WEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOURCE:

U. S.

DE PART MENT

OF

251, 554
801 , 7 85
664, 052
271, 867
814, 078
348, 386
100, 379
643, 019
COMMERCE,

255,
810,
671,
274,
835,
358,
102,
657,

BUREAU OF

695
117
381
594
376
094
989
561

261,
831,
685,
272,
853,
362,
103,
676,

849
024
443
409
257
176
935
247

ECONOMI C ANAL YSI S

,

1
3
5
5
6
2
4

3. 7

T ABL E 4

NONF ARM PE RSONAL
( MI L L I ONS

OF DOL L ARS,

I NCOME,

BY

ST AT E AND REGI ON,

1988

I

UNI T ED ST AT ES

RATES)

1989

III

II

1988: 1- 1989: 1

SEASONAL L Y ADJ UST ED AT ANNUAL

IV

PERCENT
1988: 11989: 1

I

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

3, 869, 406

CONNECT I CUT . . . . . . . . . . . .
MAI NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MA SSACHUSET T S . . . . . . . . .
NEW HAMPSHI RE . . . . . . . . .
RHODE I SL AND . . . . . . . . . . .
VERMONT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71 , 666
17, 3 53
117, 681
20, 069
16, 089
8, 09 3

72,
17,
119,
20,
16,
8,

397
698
740
464
4 91
28 2

74,
18,
122,
21,
16,
8,

225
154
345
049
864
550

77, 638
18, 633
125, 560
21 , 636
17, 157
8, 660

78,
19,
128,
22,
17,
8,

848
030
472
084
555
94 6

10.
9.
9.
10.
9.
10.

11, 037
12, 845
86, 570
164, 249
3 3 6 , 5 04
188, 218

11,
13,
87,
165,
340,
190,

292
236
432
274
264
283

11,
13,
90,
170,
347,
195,

699
619
358
192
207
668

11,
14,
92,
177,
360,
200,

937
093
216
145
745
218

12,
14,
94,
179,
366,
203,

176
3 71
239
456
186
896

197, 022
79, 034
146, 535
161, 517
71 , 759

199,
80,
148,
16 5,
73,

057
427
288
667
082

204,
82,
153,
169,
74,

335
7 85
189
427
522

211 , 236
84, 554
1 5 7 , 136
173, 564
76, 630

214,
85,
159,
176,
78,

3, 941, 984

4, 038, 463

4, 164, 747

4, 232, 578

1988: H I 1988 : I V

9. 4

^

CHANGE

1988: 1 ™
1989: 1

3. 1

1. 6

4. 6
2. 6
2. 6
2-8
1. 7
1. 3

1.
2.
2.
2.
2.
3.

6
1
3
1
3
3

10. 3
11 . 9
8. 9
9. 3
8. 8
8. 3

2.
3.
2.
4.
3.
2.

0
5
1
1
9
3

2.
2.
2.
1.
1.
1.

0
0
2
3
5
8

957
837
779
281
251

9.
8.
9.
9.
9.

1
6
0
1
0

3.
2.
2.
2.
2.

4
1
6
4
8

1. 8
1. 5
1. 7
1. 6
2. 1

2
9
2
9
4
4
5

2.
2.
3.
2.
2.
1.
3.

7
5
2
0
5
8
0

1. 9
2. 3
2. 2
2. 3
2. 1
2. 2
1. 2

NEW ENGL AND
0
7
2
0
1
5

.
*

MI DEAST
DEL AWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DI ST RI CT OF COL UMBI A .
MARYL AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW J ERSEY . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PENNSY L V ANI A . . . . . . . . . . .
GREAT

L AKES

I L L I NOI S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NDI ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI CHI GAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OHI O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WI SCONSI N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PL AI NS
I OWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI NNES OT A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSOURI
................
NEBRAS KA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NORT H DAKOT A . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUT H DAKOT A . . . . . . . . . . .

38,
36,
68,
76,
21,
8,
8,

687
738
268
064
508
159
163

39,
37,
69,
77,
21,
8,
8,

513
662
640
779
749
24 1
3 84

40,
38,
70,
79,
22,
8,
8,

343
159
716
393
071
34 1
420

41,
39,
72,
80,
22,
8,
8,

449
130
966
997
625
493
675

42,
40,
74,
82,
23,
8,
8,

252
011
573
847
103
6 83
779

9.
8.
9.
8.
7.
6.
7.

49,
27,
192,
91,
45,
51,
27,
87,
42,
64,
101,
21,

221
150
698
248
582
785
013
866
662
224
449
476

50,
27,
198,
93,
46,
52,
27,
89,
43,
65,
103,
21,

763
771
255
700
251
883
795
4 07
889
682
765
711

51,
28,
204,
95,
47,
53,
28,
91,
44,
67,
106,
21,

598
243
931
695
162
745
324
694
786
189
274
988

52,
28,
212,
98,
47,
55,
28,
94,
45,
69,
109,
22,

955
896
559
540
944
406
809
069
826
003
081
386

53,
29,
216,
100,
49,
56,
29,
96,
46,
70,
112,
22,

6 82
479
046
214
113
081
271
023
957
337
117
821

9. 1
8. 6
12. 1
9. 8
7 .7
8. 3
8. 4
9. 3
10. 1
9. 5
10. 5
6. 3

2. 6
2. 3
3. 7
3. 0
1.7
3. . 1
1. 7
2. 6
2. 3
2. 7
2. 6
1. 8

1. 4
2. 0
1. 6
1. 7
2. 4
1. 2
1. 6
2. 1
2. 5
1. 9
2. 8
1. 9

49,
17,
40,
234,

438
9 31
954
896

50,
18,
41,
240,

767
483
829
362

52,
18,
42,
244,

433
594
430
558

54,
19,
43,
252,

036
086
413
223

54,
19,
43,
254,

596
619
76 8
597

10.
9.
6.
8.

3.
2.
2.
3.

1
6
3
1

1. 0
2. 8
.8
.9

51,
11,
9,
19,
6,

671
520
73 3
402
18 5

52,
11,
9,
19,
6,

679
820
972
910
380

53,
12,
10,
20,
6,

631
055
025
388
391

55,
12,
10,
21,
6,

039
344
377
071
408

55,
12,
10,
21,
6,

733
528
560
202
540

2. 6
2. 4
3. 5
3. 3
.3

1. 3
1. 5
1. 8
.6
2. 1

504,
17,
38,
72,

777
445
997
935

515,
18,
39,
74,

581
0 27
811
268

531,
18,
40,
75,

884
687
335
436

553,
19,
41,
77,

949
528
919
411

558,
20,
42,
79,

623
056
476
673

4.
4.
3.
2.

1
5
9
6

.8
2. 7
1.3
2. 9

7 .2
10 . 4

1 .1
5. 0

2. 9
1. 0

9.
8.
9.
8.
9.
8.
8.
10.

3.
3.
2.
2.
2.
3.
2.
4.

2. 1
1.6
1. 7 ^
2. 2
1. 9 ™
1. 0
1. 3
1. 2

SOUT HEAST
AL ABAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARKANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F L ORI DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GEORGI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KENT UCKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L OUI SI ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI SSI SSI PPI
............
NORT H CA ROL I NA . . . . . . . .
SOUT H CAROL I NA . . . . . . . .
T ENNESSEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WEST VI RGI NI A . . . . . . . . .

g
i
™

SOUT HWEST
ARI Z ONA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW MEXI CO . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OKL AHOMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T EXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4
4
9
4

ROCKY MOUNT AI N
COL ORADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I DAHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MONT ANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UT AH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WY OMI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. 9
8. 7
8. 5
9. 3
5. 7

F AR WEST
CA L I F ORNI A . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEVADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OREGON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WA SHI NGT ON . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AL ASKA
HAWAI I

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

9 , 7 44
17, 579

9, 94 3
17, 934

10, 037
18, 316

10, 147
19, 229

10, 445
19, 412

10.
15.
8.
9.

7
0
9
2

BEA REGI ONS
NEW ENGL AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MI DEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GREAT L AKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PL AI NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUT HEAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOUT HWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROCKY MOUNT A I N . . . . . . . . . . .
F AR WEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOURCE:

U. S.

DEPA RT ME NT

OF

250,
799,
655,
257,
802,
343,
98,
634,

951
423
866
588
373
218
512
154

COMMERCE,

255, 072
807, 781
6 66 , 521
262, 969
821, 873
351, 441
100, 761
647, 687

BUREAU OF

261,
828,
684,
267,
841,
358,
102,
666,

187
743
258
443
632
015
490
343

ECONOMI C ANAL YSI S.

269,
856,
703,
274,
865,
368,
105,
692,

233
354
120
335
47 5
758
23 8
807

274,
870,
715,
280,
882,
372,
106,
700,

934
323
106
249
139
581
563
827

6
9
0
8
9
6
2
5

1
3
8
6
8
0
7
0