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MONDAY, December 21, 2015

STATE PERSONAL INCOME: THIRD QUARTER 2015

State personal income grew 1.3 percent on average in the third quarter of 2015, the same pace as in the second
quarter. Personal income grew in every state with third-quarter personal income growth rates ranging from 0.6 percent in
Alaska to 2.2 percent in Nebraska and South Dakota.

Third 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
1.2
0.6
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.8
1.1
1.3
2.1
1.7

Rank
31
50
10
19
14
39
27
12
-37
28
24
4
38
23
3
5

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

Growth
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.4
2.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
0.9
1.4
1.5

Rank
25
43
21
42
33
17
11
34
15
16
2
35
32
36
47
13
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
0.9
1.3
1.0
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.2
2.2
0.9
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.3
0.7
1.5
1.1

Rank
48
18
45
7
20
30
29
1
46
41
6
22
40
26
49
9
44

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 estimates for fourth quarter 2015 and preliminary annual 2015 will be released on March 24, 2016.
Contact: Jeannine Aversa 202–606–2649

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