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THURSDAY, June 21, 2007

STATE PERSONAL INCOME: FIRST QUARTER 2007

U.S. personal income grew 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2007, up from 1.4 percent
growth in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to estimates released today by the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth was strongest in New York which grew 4.7 percent in
the first quarter—more than twice as fast as the U.S. and almost three times as fast as the
1.7 percent New York grew in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Personal Income: Percent Change, 2006:IV–2007:I

First Quarter 2007 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks
State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas

Growth
2.1
1.8
2.1
1.8
2.1
2.1
3.5
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.1
1.8
1.1
2.5
2.1
1.3
1.2

Rank
11
29
13
31
19
14
2
-5
23
12
30
47
4
18
45
46

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

Growth
2.1
1.6
2.0
2.0
2.2
1.6
2.1
1.6
2.1
1.4
1.6
2.0
0.3
2.9
1.4
4.7
2.2

Rank
16
37
25
20
7
38
17
39
15
43
40
21
48
3
42
1
8

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

Growth
-0.1
1.8
1.7
1.8
2.0
1.7
2.1
0.2
1.5
1.8
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.4
1.7
2.0
2.2

Rank
50
32
34
33
26
36
10
49
41
28
9
27
24
44
35
22
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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.

Contact: Ralph Stewart 202–606–2649

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