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WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2015

STATE PERSONAL INCOME 2014
Average state personal income growth accelerated to 3.9 percent in 2014 from 2.0 percent in 2013.
Growth of state personal income—the sum of net earnings by place of residence, property income, and personal
current transfer receipts—ranged from 0.5 percent in Nebraska to 5.7 percent in Alaska and Oregon, with 45
states growing faster in 2014 than in 2013. Inflation, as measured by the national price index for personal
consumption expenditures, was 1.3 percent in 2014 and 1.2 percent in 2013.

2014 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks
State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas

Growth
3.1
5.7
4.1
3.1
4.7
5.6
3.0
3.6
3.6
4.6
4.4
3.8
5.3
2.4
2.5
1.3
2.9

Rank
37
1
18
36
8
3
39
29
-11
14
26
6
46
45
49
42

State
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina

Growth
4.4
3.2
2.9
3.3
4.2
4.0
3.2
1.3
2.7
4.0
0.5
3.9
4.5
3.0
4.6
3.7
3.5

Rank
13
35
40
33
17
22
34
48
43
21
50
23
12
38
9
27
30

State
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Growth
5.6
3.9
3.8
5.7
3.4
4.3
4.3
1.7
3.6
5.6
4.6
4.0
2.6
5.3
2.9
3.4
4.0

Rank
4
24
25
2
31
16
15
47
28
5
10
19
44
7
41
32
20

BEA data—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 on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available.
NOTE: State personal income 2014 revision estimates will be released on September 30, 2015.
Contact: Jeannine Aversa or Thomas Dail 202–606–2649

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