Washington and U.S. per capita personal income
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $53,493 | $49,571 |
| 2015 | $52,636 | $48,806 |
| 2014 | $51,616 | $47,565 |
| 2013 | $49,827 | $46,366 |
| 2012 | $50,127 | $46,891 |
| 2011 | $47,669 | $45,792 |
| 2010 | $46,443 | $44,333 |
| 2009 | $46,622 | $43,872 |
| 2008 | $50,302 | $46,134 |
| 2007 | $49,439 | $45,581 |
| 2006 | $47,426 | $44,825 |
| 2005 | $45,736 | $43,490 |
| 2004 | $45,834 | $42,903 |
| 2003 | $44,281 | $41,996 |
| 2002 | $43,898 | $41,684 |
| 2001 | $44,126 | $41,958 |
| 2000 | $44,681 | $41,637 |
| 1999 | $43,202 | $39,838 |
| 1998 | $41,533 | $38,831 |
| 1997 | $38,948 | $37,026 |
| 1996 | $37,420 | $35,890 |
| 1995 | $35,997 | $34,830 |
| 1994 | $35,447 | $34,003 |
| 1993 | $35,044 | $33,431 |
| 1992 | $34,923 | $33,221 |
| 1991 | $33,966 | $32,245 |
| 1990 | $33,609 | $32,657 |
Inflation-adjusted to 2016 dollars
1980-2016
- 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 2016, 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: August 16, 2017
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
