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THURSDAY, March 24, 2016

STATE PERSONAL INCOME: FOURTH QUARTER 2015
State personal income grew 0.8 percent on average in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from
1.0 percent in the third quarter. Thirty-three states, including the four largest states California, Texas,
Florida, and New York had slower growth in personal income in the fourth quarter than in the third
quarter. Growth rates ranged from -0.1 percent in Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska to 1.3 percent
in Michigan. Growth in Michigan, and eight other states (Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Texas,
Indiana, Kansas, and Tennessee) was boosted by bonuses paid to workers represented by the United
Auto Workers for ratifying new contracts.

Fourth Quarter 2015 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
0.7
0.3
0.9
0.5
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.4
1.0
1.1
0.2
0.3

Rank
31
46
11
39
5
6
25
26
-23
13
4
40
9
3
47
44

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

Growth
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.8
0.5
0.9
0.4
-0.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.7

Rank
2
21
34
12
15
1
20
37
14
41
48
7
19
18
24
38
28

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

Growth
0.4
0.9
-0.1
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.9
0.6
0.3
0.5
-0.1

Rank
42
17
49
43
27
29
16
33
8
30
22
32
10
35
45
36
50

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.
NOT E: State personal income estimates for first quarter 201 6 will be released on June 22, 2016.
Contact: Jeannine Aversa 202–606–2649

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