The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released statistics of real personal income for states and metropolitan areas on Dec. 15, 2022. Real personal income increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2021. The percent change in real personal income across all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 7.2 percent in Nevada to –2.7 percent in Alaska.
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- Revisions to Source Data for Regional Price Parities, 2021: Updates Back to 2017 | SCB, April 2023
- Experimental Estimates of PCE-Weighted Regional Price Parities and Real PCE by State | SCB, September 2020 (PDF)
- Real Per Capita Personal Income and Regional Price Parities for 2015 | SCB, August 2017 (PDF)
What is Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas?
Statistics that are adjusted using BEA's regional price parities to better compare the buying power of personal income across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, or from one metro area to another. They are also adjusted for inflation over time.
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