Washington and U.S. Per Capita Personal Income
Per Capita Personal Income
Inflation-Adjusted to 2011 Dollars
| Year | U.S. | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $41,663 | $44,294 |
| 2010 | $40,920 | $43,638 |
| 2009 | $40,511 | $43,630 |
| 2008 | $42,791 | $46,092 |
| 2007 | $42,632 | $45,531 |
| 2006 | $41,811 | $43,855 |
| 2005 | $40,361 | $41,857 |
| 2004 | $39,749 | $42,198 |
| 2003 | $38,842 | $40,783 |
| 2002 | $38,630 | $40,649 |
| 2001 | $38,754 | $41,004 |
| 2000 | $38,431 | $41,081 |
| 1999 | $36,807 | $39,650 |
| 1998 | $35,982 | $38,045 |
| 1997 | $34,187 | $35,646 |
| 1996 | $33,181 | $34,318 |
| 1995 | $32,266 | $32,982 |
| 1994 | $31,612 | $32,581 |
| 1993 | $30,944 | $32,035 |
| 1992 | $30,757 | $31,913 |
| 1991 | $30,168 | $31,333 |
| 1990 | $30,527 | $30,973 |
1980-2011
Inflation-Adjusted to 2011 Dollars
- Personal income includes all income earned by Washington households, including wages, self-employment income, interest, dividends, rent, social security, and other transfer payments.
- Washington per capita personal income has been higher than that of the United States overall in almost every year since 1980.
- Income from stock options and software industry wages helped boost Washington's per capita income in the late 1990s.
- In the fourth quarter of 2004 Microsoft paid a dividend of $3 per share, which increased the growth rate of Washington's personal income in 2004 by three percentage points above what it would have been without the dividend.
- In 2011, Washington state ranked 13th among the States in per capita income.
Data source:
- Personal income and inflation adjustment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Last modified: May 25, 2012
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
