Washington and U.S. per capita personal income
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,283 | $50,392 |
| 2016 | $55,616 | $50,090 |
| 2015 | $54,767 | $49,931 |
| 2014 | $53,088 | $48,445 |
| 2013 | $50,758 | $47,197 |
| 2012 | $51,062 | $47,736 |
| 2011 | $48,552 | $46,618 |
| 2010 | $47,292 | $45,132 |
| 2009 | $47,462 | $44,662 |
| 2008 | $51,208 | $46,965 |
| 2007 | $50,329 | $46,401 |
| 2006 | $48,280 | $45,632 |
| 2005 | $46,560 | $44,273 |
| 2004 | $46,659 | $43,676 |
| 2003 | $45,078 | $42,752 |
| 2002 | $44,688 | $42,434 |
| 2001 | $44,920 | $42,713 |
| 2000 | $45,485 | $42,387 |
| 1999 | $43,980 | $40,555 |
| 1998 | $42,281 | $39,530 |
| 1997 | $39,650 | $37,693 |
Inflation-adjusted to 2017 dollars
1980-2017
- 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 2017, Washington state ranked 13th among the states in per capita personal income.
Data source:
- Personal income and inflation adjustment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Last modified: January 29, 2018
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
