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The 1980 per capita personal income for Washington State was $20,791 (inflation-adjusted to 2000 dollars).
Pend Oreille and Ferry counties had the lowest at $12,775 and $12,800, respectively.
At the high end of the spectrum were Garfield ($25,635), King ($25,250), and Lincoln ($24,397) counties.

The 1990 per capita personal income for Washington State was $24,677 (inflation-adjusted to 2000 dollars).
Ferry County had the lowest per capita personal income at the county level at $15,494.
At the high end of the spectrum was King County at $31,620. King County was the only county with a per capita personal income over $30,000.

In 2000, the Washington state per capita personal income was $31,780, but only two counties topped the average: King County at $44,437 and San Juan County at $37,618.
Four counties had per capita personal incomes below $20,000: Ferry ($17,260), Franklin ($19,263), Stevens ($19,602), and Whitman ($19,802).

Overall, inflation-adjusted per capita personal income increased by 18.7% in Washington between 1980 and 1990. Twelve counties experienced an increase in per capita personal income at rates higher than the overall state figure.

Overall, inflation-adjusted per capita personal income increased by 28.8% in Washington between 1990 and 2000. At the county level the range was from a 7.7% decrease in Adams County to a 40.5% increase for King County. In addition to King County, only four counties exceeded the state average change.

Overall, inflation-adjusted per capita personal income increased by 52.9% in Washington between 1980 and 2000. At the county level, the change ranged from a 8.2% decrease for Lincoln County to a 78.5% increase for San Juan County. Only six counties, San Juan, King, Pend Oreille, Kitsap, Jefferson, and Thurston, had growth in per capita personal income that exceeded the state average.
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Last modified: August 24, 2004
OFM Forecasting Division
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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