September 28, 2016

State personal income growth accelerated to 1.0 percent on average in the second quarter of 2016 from 0.3 percent in the first quarter. Personal income grew in every state in the second-quarter with growth rates ranging from 0.4 percent in Alaska to 1.4 percent in Utah.

SQPI 2016 Q1-Q2

Second Quarter 2016 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks

State Growth Rank
Alabama 0.8 43
Alaska 0.4 50
Arizona 1.2 8
Arkansas 1.1 16
California 1.0 32
Colorado 1.1 14
Connecticut 1.1 20
Delaware 1.1 15
District of Columbia 1.5 --
Florida 1.2 6
Georgia 0.9 36
Hawaii 0.9 37
Idaho 1.3 3
Illinois 1.0 22
Indiana 1.1 11
Iowa 1.2 9
Kansas 1.2 7
Kentucky 0.8 44
Louisiana 1.2 10
Maine 0.7 45
Maryland 1.1 17
Massachusetts 1.1 12
Michigan 1.1 13
Minnesota 0.9 38
Mississippi 0.8 42
Missouri 1.0 28
Montana 0.9 33
Nebraska 1.3 2
Nevada 1.2 5
New Hampshire 1.1 19
New Jersey 1.0 25
New Mexico 0.9 34
New York 1.0 26
North Carolina 1.1 21
North Dakota 0.5 46
Ohio 1.0 24
Oklahoma 0.5 48
Oregon 1.3 4
Pennsylvania 1.0 27
Rhode Island 0.9 39
South Carolina 0.9 35
South Dakota 0.5 47
Tennessee 1.0 29
Texas 0.9 40
Utah 1.4 1
Vermont 0.8 41
Virginia 1.0 30
Washington 1.1 18
West Virginia 1.0 31
Wisconsin 1.0 23
Wyoming 0.5 49

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