Change in Per Capita Personal Income by State, 1998-2003

Data Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/SPINewsRelease.htm

Note: The constant dollar conversion factor was drawn from: http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/cf16652014.pdf

State
1998-2003
1998
2003
Rank
Percent Change (based on constant dollars)
Rank
Income
Rank
Income (current value)
Income (constant 1998 dollars)
District of Columbia
1
17.74
2
36,379
1
48,342
42,831
Wyoming
2
17.04
31
24,836
16
32,808
29,068
North Dakota
3
13.13
39
22,872
33
29,204
25,875
Vermont
4
10.58
34
24,629
23
30,740
27,236
South Dakota
5
10.27
37
23,488
32
29,234
25,901
New Mexico
6
9.55
48
20,656
47
25,541
22,629
Maryland
7
9.10
6
30,317
5
37,331
33,075
Montana
8
8.68
47
21,130
45
25,920
22,965
Oklahoma
9
8.51
45
21,766
40
26,656
23,617
Massachusetts
10
8.46
4
32,524
4
39,815
35,276
Maine
11
8.26
36
23,596
35
28,831
25,544
Alaska
12
7.91
16
27,560
13
33,568
29,741
Virginia
13
7.39
15
27,780
12
33,671
29,833
West Virginia
14
6.79
50
20,226
49
24,379
21,600
Nebraska
15
6.69
25
25,542
22
30,758
27,252
Mississippi
16
6.29
51
19,545
51
23,448
20,775
Louisiana
17
6.21
44
21,772
44
26,100
23,125
Rhode Island
18
6.03
19
26,670
18
31,916
28,278
Alabama
19
5.95
42
22,025
41
26,338
23,335
Colorado
20
5.53
10
28,784
9
34,283
30,375
Kentucky
21
5.52
41
22,043
42
26,252
23,259
New Hampshire
22
5.49
8
29,147
7
34,702
30,746
California
23
5.38
12
28,374
10
33,749
29,902
Idaho
24
5.36
43
21,789
46
25,911
22,957
Minnesota
25
5.25
9
28,993
8
34,443
30,516
Pennsylvania
26
5.15
17
26,961
17
31,998
28,350
Tennessee
27
5.09
35
23,989
37
28,455
25,211
Arkansas
28
5.03
49
20,489
50
24,289
21,520
New Jersey
29
4.99
3
34,115
3
40,427
35,818
Hawaii
30
4.81
21
26,132
20
30,913
27,389
Wisconsin
31
4.59
20
26,175
21
30,898
27,376
South Carolina
32
4.48
40
22,161
43
26,132
23,153
Iowa
33
4.17
33
24,701
34
29,043
25,732
Kansas
34
4.08
26
25,483
27
29,935
26,522
Washington
35
4.05
11
28,384
14
33,332
29,532
Missouri
36
3.99
29
24,923
31
29,252
25,917
Connecticut
37
3.88
1
36,822
2
43,173
38,251
Florida
38
3.80
23
25,987
24
30,446
26,975
Texas
39
3.33
28
25,186
29
29,372
26,024
Georgia
40
3.19
27
25,279
28
29,442
26,086
Delaware
41
2.89
14
28,252
15
32,810
29,070
New York
42
2.69
5
31,555
6
36,574
32,405
Indiana
43
2.44
30
24,894
36
28,783
25,502
Arizona
44
2.42
38
23,216
39
26,838
23,778
Ohio
45
1.97
22
26,017
26
29,944
26,530
Utah
46
1.94
46
21,708
48
24,977
22,130
Oregon
47
1.77
24
25,542
30
29,340
25,995
Illinois
48
1.73
7
29,343
11
33,690
29,849
North Carolina
49
1.10
32
24,743
38
28,235
25,016
Michigan
50
0.19
18
26,919
25
30,439
26,969
Nevada
51
-1.98
13
28,260
19
31,266
27,702
U.S. Total
4.25
26,883
31,632
28,026

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