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BEA 02-13

Metropolitan Area Personal Income and Per Capita Personal Income: 2000

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Jeffrey Newman:	(202)	6069265	(Analysis)	BEA 0213
Kathy Albetski:	6069240	(Estimates)

METROPOLITAN AREA PERSONAL INCOME AND
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME: 2000

Metropolitan areas in northern California and eastern North Carolina had the fastest growth in personal income in 2000, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Strong growth in earnings contributed to the rapid growth for all 6 metropolitan areas that comprise the greater San Francisco area ¹, while a recovery in rental income, which had been affected by flood damage in 1999 from Hurricane Floyd, contributed to personal income growth in Rocky Mount and Greenville.


                     Fastest growing metropolitan areas, 1999-2000
                                    (Percent change)

                             1999        ------------- 2000 -------------
                                                         Dividends,
                           Personal    Personal    Net    Interest, Transfer
                            Income      Income   Earnings  & Rent   Payments

United States.............     4.7       7.0       7.8       5.6      5.1

San Jose, CA..............    15.2      21.0      25.4       6.2      3.3
San Francisco, CA.........     9.6      15.6      20.8       3.8      2.3
Rocky Mount, NC...........    -5.2      14.4       7.1      82.7      4.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA     9.3      14.4      19.1       3.5      2.4
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA     7.1      13.6      17.4       4.8      4.2
Greenville, NC............    -0.9      13.3       9.4      39.8      4.7
Santa Rosa, CA............     5.6      13.0      17.7       3.5      4.1
Oakland, CA...............     8.3      12.4      15.6       4.5      3.1

Fastest growing metropolitan areas, 2000

Each of the metropolitan areas that comprise the greater San Francisco area had net earnings growth that were at least double the national average of 7.8 percent. Much of the strength in earnings reflects strong earnings growth in "new economy" types of industries business services, which includes software development, prepackaged software, data processing services, and computer rental and leasing, in industrial machinery and equipment manufacturing, which includes computer manufacturing, and in electronics and other electric equipment manufacturing. Earnings in these industries were affected greatly by increases in the stock market, which peaked in March 2000. San Jose was the fastest growing metropolitan area in 1999 and 2000.

The 2000 growth in Rocky Mount and Greenville reverses a pattern of below average growth in personal income in recent years. In 1999, Rocky Mount was the slowest growing metropolitan area, and Greenville was the fourth slowest, due to the effects of Hurricane Floyd.

Slowest growing metropolitan areas, 2000

All 8 of the slowest growing metropolitan areas had growth in earnings that was less than the national average by at least 5.1 percentage points. Four of the slowest growing areas were in the Southeast Region, and four were in the Great Lakes Region. Six of the 8 areasLake Charles; Youngstown-Warren; Flint; Toledo; Decatur, IL; and New Orleanshad earnings declines in durable goods manufacturing. In addition:

Anniston had declines in both federal civilian and military earnings due to the closing of Fort McClellan.
Lake Charles had a decline in mining earnings.
Flint; Decatur, IL; and New Orleans had earnings declines in depository and nondepository institutions.

                     Slowest growing metropolitan areas, 1999-2000
                                    (Percent change)

                             1999        ------------- 2000 -------------
                                                         Dividends,
                           Personal    Personal    Net    Interest, Transfer
                            Income      Income   Earnings  & Rent   Payments

United States.............     4.7       7.0       7.8       5.6      5.1

Anniston, AL..............     0.4      -0.2      -3.1       3.5      5.4
Lake Charles, LA..........     1.7       2.8       1.4       7.6      3.0
Decatur, AL...............     4.5       2.9       1.2       6.3      7.0
Youngstown-Warren, OH.....     2.5       3.1       1.9       4.8      5.2
Flint, MI.................     1.9       3.2       1.6       8.9      4.1
Toledo, OH................     3.6       3.2       2.4       4.6      4.8
Decatur, IL...............     4.2       3.3       2.3       6.1      4.4
New Orleans, LA...........     1.5       3.4       2.7       6.8      2.4

All of the 8 areas with the slowest growth in 2000 had below average personal income growth in 1999. Only Decatur, AL and Decatur, IL had personal income growth in 1999 that was within 1.0 percentage point of the national average.

Per capita personal income levels, 2000

The 10 metropolitan areas with the highest levels of 2000 per capita personal income (PCPI) were located on either the east or west coasts. San Francisco, with a 2000 PCPI of $57,414, continued to have the highest PCPI in the nation. Of the 10 areas, only Trenton did not rank in the top 10 in PCPI in 1999.

Five of the metropolitan areasNew Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury; Bergen-Passaic; Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon; Trenton; and Nassau-Suffolkwere part of the greater New York area².

        The 10 Metropolitan Areas with the highest per capita incomes in 2000

                                      --- Dollars ---          --- Ranks ---
                                      1999       2000          1999     2000

United States...................     27,843     29,469         ....      ....

San Francisco, CA...............     49,830     57,414            1         1
San Jose, CA....................     45,928     55,157            2         2
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-
 Danbury-Waterbury, CT..........     43,806     46,542            3         3
Bergen-Passaic, NJ..............     39,239     42,726            6         4
Middlesex-Somerset-
 Hunterdon, NJ..................     39,393     42,392            5         5
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL..     39,545     41,007            4         6
Trenton, NJ.....................     37,512     40,954           11         7
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA....     38,858     40,686            8         8
Nassau-Suffolk, NY..............     38,387     40,353            9         9
Naples, FL......................     38,916     40,121            7        10

Nine of the 10 metropolitan areas with the lowest levels of 2000 PCPI ranked in the bottom 10 in 1999. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, with a 2000 PCPI of $13,344, continued to have the lowest PCPI in the nation. Six of the seven lowest ranking metropolitan areas were in the Southwest Region.


        The 10 Metropolitan Areas with the lowest per capita incomes in 2000

                                      --- Dollars ---          --- Ranks ---
                                      1999       2000          1999     2000

United States...................     27,843     29,469         ....      ....

Pine Bluff, AR..................     19,080     19,826          308       309
Provo-Orem, UT..................     18,114     19,128          310       310
Merced, CA......................     18,100     18,536          311       311
El Paso, TX.....................     17,749     18,535          313       312
Auburn-Opelika, AL..............     17,901     18,484          312       313
Las Cruces, NM..................     16,705     17,321          314       314
Yuma, AZ........................     16,004     16,002          315       315
Laredo, TX......................     14,347     15,114          316       316
Brownsville-Harlingen-
 San Benito, TX.................     14,179     14,906          317       317
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX....     12,782     13,344          318       318

Note about data on BEA web site

A narrative summary, BEA Regional Facts (BEARFACTS), of personal income and per capita personal income, components of income, and earnings by industry is available for each metropolitan area and for counties for the latest ten year (19902000) and most current year (19992000) periods. To access BEARFACTS for any area on BEA's Web site, go to
/regional/bearfacts/

The complete set of income and employment estimates for 19692000 for counties, metropolitan areas, and BEA economic areas is now available interactively on BEA's Web site. Detailed annual estimates of earnings and employment by industry, transfer payments (i.e., social security payments), and farm gross income and expenses by major category for each of the geographic regions are available. These estimates are the only detailed, broadly-inclusive, annual measure of economic activity available for local areas. Go to /regional/reis/ to access these estimates.

Data on personal income and per capita personal income for BEA regions, states, and metropolitan areas, as well as data for counties, will be presented in the May issue of the Survey of Current Business, the monthly journal of the Bureau of Economic Analysis. See the end of this release for information on obtaining issues of the Survey of Current Business in printed form and on BEA's Web site. For further information, call (202) 606-5360.

Definitions

Personal income is the income received by all persons from participation in production, from government and business transfer payments, and from government interest. Personal income is the sum of net earnings by place of residence, rental income of persons, personal dividend income, personal interest income, and transfer payments. Net earnings is earnings by place of workthe sum of wage and salary disbursements (payrolls), other labor income, and proprietors' incomeless personal contributions for social insurance, plus an adjustment to convert earnings by place of work to a place-of-residence basis. Personal income is measured before the deduction of personal income taxes and other personal taxes and is reported in current dollars (no adjustment is made for price changes).

The estimate of personal income in the United States is derived as the sum of the county estimates; it differs from the estimate of personal income in the national income and product accounts (NIPA's) because of differences in coverage and in the timing of the availability of source data.

Per capita personal income (PCPI) is the annual total personal income of residents divided by resident population as of July 1. PCPI estimates for 19901999 have been revised to incorporate revised county population estimates for 199099 from the Census Bureau that are consistent with the April 1, 2000 decennial census counts.

The metropolitan area definitions used by BEA for its personal income estimates are the county-based definitions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for federal statistical purposes. OMB's general concept of a metropolitan area is that of a geographic area consisting of a large population nucleus together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with the nucleus. OMB recognizes two sets of metropolitan areas in the New England region. The first set is defined in terms of cities and towns; the second set, which is used for the estimates presented here, consists of the 12 New England county metropolitan statistical areas (NECMA's). Outside of the New England region, the metropolitan areas consist of 58 primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSA's) and 248 metropolitan statistical areas (MSA's). The PMSA's and one NECMA are grouped into 17 consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSA's). The 318 metropolitan areas discussed in the text of this release consist of the MSA's, PMSA's, and NECMA's. The estimates for all of the areas, including the 17 CMSA's, are shown in Table 1.

BEA's major national, regional, international, and industry estimates; the Survey of Current Business; and BEA news releases are available on BEA's Web site:

The definitions of the metropolitan areas are available on the Web site in "Articles" under the "Regional" heading.

Summary BEA estimates are available on recorded messages at the time of public release at the following telephone numbers:

     (202) 606-5306  Gross domestic product
           606-5303  Personal income and outlays
           606-5362  Summary of international transactions

Most of BEA's estimates and analyses appear in the Survey of Current Business, BEA's monthly journal. The printed Survey of Current Business is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. First class mail: Annual subscription $95.00 domestic. Second class mail: Annual subscription $50.00 domestic, $62.50 foreign; single issue $22.00 domestic, $27.50 foreign.

¹Designated by the Office of Management and Budget as the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA consolidated metropolitan statistical area.
²Designated by the Office of Management and Budget as the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA consolidated metropolitan statistical area.


Area name	Personal income	Per capita personal income¹
Millions of dollars	Percent change² 1999- 2000	Dollars	Rank in U.S. 2000
1998	1999	2000	1998	1999	2000
United States³	7,418,497	7,769,367	8,314,032	7.0	26,893	27,843	29,469	.
Metropolitan portion	6,309,791	6,622,851	7,103,560	7.3	28,528	29,569	31,332	.
Nonmetropolitan portion	1,108,706	1,146,516	1,210,472	5.6	20,277	20,822	21,847	.
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI	287,183	298,505	316,620	6.1	31,878	32,820	34,506	.
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN	54,908	57,245	60,249	5.2	28,078	29,075	30,384	.
Cleveland-Akron, OH	83,338	85,770	89,742	4.6	28,294	29,115	30,464	.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	150,138	160,079	174,907	9.3	30,167	31,267	33,289	.
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO	78,606	85,196	94,440	10.9	31,947	33,652	36,370	.
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI	162,694	169,368	178,609	5.5	29,973	31,114	32,694	.
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX	136,556	142,509	155,001	8.8	30,405	30,982	33,025	.
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA	428,551	451,458	482,176	6.8	26,909	27,892	29,329	.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL	95,902	98,951	105,353	6.5	25,637	25,937	27,033	.
Milwaukee-Racine, WI	49,851	51,775	54,331	4.9	29,698	30,734	32,137	.
New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA	741,023	774,361	836,234	8.0	35,723	36,956	39,568	.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD	187,702	194,772	206,743	6.1	30,592	31,598	33,377	.
Portland-Salem, OR-WA	61,119	64,272	69,210	7.7	27,732	28,687	30,453	.
Sacramento-Yolo, CA	46,577	50,012	54,157	8.3	26,894	28,299	29,951	.
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA	257,252	283,762	328,725	15.8	37,277	40,660	46,586	.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA	112,042	121,281	127,818	5.4	32,207	34,412	35,877	.
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV	247,605	262,832	283,865	8.0	33,416	34,955	37,168	.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas⁴
Abilene, TX	2,881	2,964	3,096	4.5	22,971	23,460	24,487	214
Akron, OH*	18,584	19,186	20,194	5.3	26,893	27,680	29,023	90
Albany, GA	2,567	2,635	2,770	5.1	21,313	21,864	22,920	267
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	24,112	24,816	26,233	5.7	27,587	28,392	29,942	71
Albuquerque, NM	16,861	17,372	18,503	6.5	24,043	24,598	25,894	164
Alexandria, LA	2,833	2,901	3,006	3.6	22,509	23,006	23,777	239
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA	16,797	17,530	18,614	6.2	26,606	27,593	29,146	88
Altoona, PA	2,908	3,031	3,165	4.4	22,284	23,361	24,533	210
Amarillo, TX	4,981	5,047	5,333	5.7	23,404	23,387	24,429	217
Anchorage, AK	8,403	8,599	9,108	5.9	32,668	33,156	34,950	24
Ann Arbor, MI*	17,299	18,414	19,765	7.3	31,002	32,312	33,987	32
Anniston, AL	2,361	2,369	2,364	-0.2	20,146	20,620	21,232	298
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	9,082	9,545	10,179	6.6	25,858	26,864	28,332	102
Asheville, NC	5,554	5,706	6,032	5.7	25,142	25,506	26,618	144
Athens, GA	3,262	3,407	3,589	5.3	22,001	22,542	23,311	253
Atlanta, GA	116,796	126,048	136,832	8.6	30,121	31,435	33,013	37
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ*	10,234	10,373	10,954	5.6	29,262	29,420	30,824	63
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1,920	2,021	2,135	5.6	17,466	17,901	18,484	313
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC	10,502	10,817	11,389	5.3	22,320	22,800	23,816	236
Austin-San Marcos, TX	32,797	36,972	40,483	9.5	28,382	30,659	32,039	44
Bakersfield, CA	12,577	12,921	13,787	6.7	19,559	19,714	20,767	304
Baltimore, MD*	74,127	77,608	82,502	6.3	29,354	30,551	32,265	42
Bangor, ME (NECMA)	3,124	3,244	3,426	5.6	21,605	22,387	23,653	242
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA (NECMA)	6,912	7,430	8,128	9.4	32,223	33,932	36,417	20
Baton Rouge, LA	14,061	14,542	15,176	4.4	23,787	24,312	25,117	190
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	8,795	8,798	9,146	3.9	22,974	22,851	23,756	240
Bellingham, WA	3,550	3,707	3,876	4.6	22,048	22,525	23,133	261
Benton Harbor, MI	3,853	4,018	4,171	3.8	23,776	24,799	25,659	170
Bergen-Passaic, NJ*	51,904	53,692	58,721	9.4	38,142	39,239	42,726	4
Billings, MT	3,100	3,179	3,376	6.2	24,285	24,697	26,057	160
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS	7,741	8,027	8,429	5.0	21,773	22,234	23,097	262
Binghamton, NY	5,773	5,959	6,244	4.8	22,798	23,575	24,779	198
Birmingham, AL	24,406	25,652	26,814	4.5	26,791	27,966	29,057	89
Bismarck, ND	2,200	2,272	2,426	6.8	23,487	24,107	25,586	174
Bloomington, IN	2,662	2,779	2,955	6.3	22,308	23,098	24,503	213
Bloomington-Normal, IL	3,930	4,212	4,475	6.2	26,819	28,244	29,670	74
Boise City, ID	10,380	11,091	12,349	11.3	25,483	26,343	28,329	103
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH (NECMA)	199,531	212,497	235,164	10.7	33,411	35,287	38,758	16
Boulder-Longmont, CO*	9,487	10,392	11,521	10.9	34,181	36,347	39,347	14
Brazoria, TX*	5,314	5,625	6,014	6.9	22,984	23,675	24,723	200
Bremerton, WA*	5,442	5,636	5,916	5.0	23,777	24,568	25,443	179
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX	4,518	4,683	5,023	7.3	13,919	14,179	14,906	317
Bryan-College Station, TX	2,760	2,856	3,058	7.1	18,708	19,015	20,033	308
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	29,513	30,160	31,371	4.0	25,043	25,710	26,846	139
Burlington, VT (NECMA)	5,216	5,514	5,904	7.1	26,791	27,985	29,611	77
Canton-Massillon, OH	9,853	10,086	10,523	4.3	24,258	24,783	25,863	165
Casper, WY	1,860	1,917	2,137	11.5	28,117	28,920	32,112	43
Cedar Rapids, IA	5,450	5,718	6,089	6.5	29,112	30,106	31,686	50
Champaign-Urbana, IL	4,129	4,296	4,554	6.0	23,329	24,049	25,331	182
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	11,824	12,686	13,463	6.1	22,074	23,227	24,458	216
Charleston, WV	6,583	6,698	7,014	4.7	25,925	26,523	27,898	113
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	40,359	43,205	46,600	7.9	28,212	29,360	30,901	60
Charlottesville, VA	4,452	4,598	4,947	7.6	28,927	29,223	30,875	62
Chattanooga, TN-GA	11,243	11,761	12,472	6.0	24,477	25,422	26,781	140
Cheyenne, WY	2,067	2,178	2,291	5.2	25,674	26,885	28,035	109
Chicago, IL*	265,559	276,206	292,932	6.1	32,665	33,632	35,336	22
Chico-Paradise, CA	4,086	4,280	4,549	6.3	20,433	21,262	22,325	279
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN*	46,511	48,408	50,946	5.2	28,582	29,551	30,891	61
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY	4,089	4,290	4,619	7.7	20,168	20,938	22,250	281
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH*	64,754	66,584	69,549	4.5	28,723	29,557	30,909	58
Colorado Springs, CO	12,887	13,738	14,957	8.9	25,874	26,988	28,804	92
Columbia, MO	3,327	3,436	3,646	6.1	25,094	25,623	26,851	138
Columbia, SC	13,418	14,089	14,932	6.0	25,621	26,519	27,741	116
Columbus, GA-AL	6,213	6,489	6,823	5.1	22,694	23,694	24,813	197
Columbus, OH	41,976	44,389	47,299	6.6	27,896	29,114	30,619	66
Corpus Christi, TX	8,262	8,409	8,879	5.6	21,646	22,029	23,323	250
Corvallis, OR	2,157	2,196	2,291	4.3	27,327	28,059	29,318	81
Cumberland, MD-WV	1,971	2,010	2,102	4.6	19,190	19,617	20,653	305
Dallas, TX*	106,605	113,699	124,705	9.7	31,840	32,974	35,216	23
Danville, VA	2,150	2,199	2,314	5.2	19,461	19,936	21,028	303
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	9,260	9,250	9,690	4.8	25,824	25,713	27,005	134
Dayton-Springfield, OH	25,427	26,056	27,084	3.9	26,572	27,336	28,504	99
Daytona Beach, FL	10,308	10,587	11,232	6.1	21,519	21,754	22,660	276
Decatur, AL	3,274	3,423	3,521	2.9	22,707	23,573	24,108	228
Decatur, IL	2,927	3,049	3,150	3.3	25,353	26,479	27,516	124
Denver, CO*	65,598	70,982	78,793	11.0	32,532	34,267	37,153	18
Des Moines, IA	13,074	13,700	14,340	4.7	29,503	30,402	31,347	53
Detroit, MI*	134,925	140,283	147,828	5.4	30,410	31,601	33,259	36
Dothan, AL	2,943	3,071	3,202	4.3	21,566	22,357	23,197	259
Dover, DE	2,772	2,862	3,025	5.7	22,348	22,787	23,795	238
Dubuque, IA	2,173	2,174	2,287	5.2	24,481	24,450	25,645	172
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI	5,789	5,978	6,339	6.0	23,893	24,590	26,005	162
Dutchess County, NY*	7,710	7,964	8,687	9.1	28,160	28,691	30,939	57
Eau Claire, WI	3,432	3,584	3,785	5.6	23,435	24,321	25,472	178
El Paso, TX	11,624	11,988	12,643	5.5	17,318	17,749	18,535	312
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	4,372	4,627	4,857	5.0	24,578	25,614	26,485	149
Elmira, NY	2,085	2,145	2,281	6.4	22,711	23,499	25,069	191
Enid, OK	1,328	1,326	1,373	3.5	22,841	22,791	23,815	237
Erie, PA	6,504	6,649	6,944	4.4	23,082	23,637	24,740	199
Eugene-Springfield, OR	7,590	7,904	8,271	4.6	23,744	24,564	25,584	175
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY	7,640	7,896	8,310	5.2	25,940	26,712	28,048	108
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN	4,258	4,535	4,720	4.1	24,914	26,230	27,024	133
Fayetteville, NC	6,862	7,105	7,542	6.2	22,912	23,558	24,899	193
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	6,356	6,806	7,306	7.4	21,588	22,442	23,316	251
Flagstaff, AZ-UT	2,432	2,528	2,700	6.8	20,111	20,842	22,000	288
Flint, MI*	10,470	10,672	11,017	3.2	24,171	24,567	25,217	186
Florence, AL	2,877	2,956	3,060	3.5	20,254	20,770	21,397	295
Florence, SC	2,790	2,902	3,085	6.3	22,336	23,107	24,517	211
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	6,219	6,670	7,376	10.6	25,830	27,017	29,178	87
Fort Lauderdale, FL*	43,721	44,556	47,997	7.7	28,015	27,950	29,409	80
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL	10,924	11,196	11,834	5.7	25,893	25,917	26,655	142
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL	8,644	8,932	9,367	4.9	27,779	28,237	29,206	85
Fort Smith, AR-OK	4,113	4,319	4,625	7.1	20,384	21,104	22,249	282
Fort Walton Beach, FL	4,093	4,254	4,530	6.5	24,363	25,163	26,501	148
Fort Wayne, IN	12,805	13,195	13,878	5.2	25,924	26,479	27,591	118
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX*	43,532	46,380	50,202	8.2	26,729	27,745	29,305	82
Fresno, CA	17,465	18,462	19,556	5.9	19,454	20,260	21,121	301
Gadsden, AL	2,072	2,119	2,219	4.7	19,852	20,375	21,486	294
Gainesville, FL	4,938	5,063	5,347	5.6	23,217	23,455	24,507	212
Galveston-Texas City, TX*	6,251	6,387	6,660	4.3	25,446	25,662	26,564	145
Gary, IN*	15,702	16,146	17,196	6.5	24,947	25,604	27,216	129
Glens Falls, NY	2,698	2,751	2,893	5.2	21,856	22,169	23,262	256
Goldsboro, NC	2,217	2,222	2,443	9.9	19,543	19,635	21,550	292
Grand Forks, ND-MN	2,264	2,264	2,388	5.5	22,657	23,122	24,572	208
Grand Junction, CO	2,562	2,709	2,885	6.5	22,738	23,591	24,693	201
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI	27,695	28,933	30,550	5.6	26,095	26,853	27,977	110
Great Falls, MT	1,881	1,896	1,978	4.3	23,304	23,527	24,661	202
Greeley, CO*	3,521	3,822	4,126	8.0	21,144	21,921	22,539	278
Green Bay, WI	6,102	6,365	6,659	4.6	27,442	28,311	29,295	83
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC	32,570	33,716	35,799	6.2	26,716	27,237	28,522	98
Greenville, NC	2,936	2,911	3,299	13.3	22,499	21,964	24,599	207
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC	21,965	22,964	24,403	6.3	23,404	24,108	25,277	184
Hagerstown, MD*	2,945	3,012	3,206	6.5	22,570	22,960	24,267	221
Hamilton-Middletown, OH*	8,397	8,837	9,303	5.3	25,580	26,719	27,878	114
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA	17,221	17,838	18,653	4.6	27,505	28,399	29,624	76
Hartford, CT (NECMA)	37,637	39,103	41,761	6.8	33,179	34,261	36,295	21
Hattiesburg, MS	2,195	2,288	2,393	4.6	20,035	20,679	21,344	296
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC	7,725	8,092	8,633	6.7	23,209	23,945	25,178	189
Honolulu, HI	24,914	25,263	26,235	3.8	28,091	28,744	29,960	70
Houma, LA	4,031	3,970	4,185	5.4	20,817	20,406	21,519	293
Houston, TX*	124,991	130,497	142,327	9.1	31,136	31,726	33,891	33
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	6,247	6,348	6,653	4.8	19,709	20,092	21,106	302
Huntsville, AL	8,576	8,881	9,471	6.6	25,483	26,155	27,575	119
Indianapolis, IN	44,755	46,852	49,836	6.4	28,589	29,485	30,906	59
Iowa City, IA	2,888	3,058	3,276	7.1	26,788	27,847	29,441	79
Jackson, MI	3,514	3,704	3,865	4.3	22,524	23,582	24,357	219
Jackson, MS	10,716	11,095	11,666	5.1	24,692	25,369	26,396	151
Jackson, TN	2,404	2,512	2,674	6.4	22,969	23,611	24,853	196
Jacksonville, FL	28,638	29,383	31,413	6.9	26,673	26,997	28,456	100
Jacksonville, NC	3,166	3,284	3,433	4.5	21,000	21,950	22,847	270
Jamestown, NY	2,821	2,842	2,959	4.1	20,036	20,288	21,208	299
Janesville-Beloit, WI	3,683	3,780	3,918	3.7	24,416	24,943	25,694	169
Jersey City, NJ*	14,950	15,660	16,760	7.0	24,990	25,927	27,522	122
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	9,857	10,121	10,712	5.8	20,756	21,174	22,302	280
Johnstown, PA	4,865	5,069	5,262	3.8	20,634	21,658	22,663	275
Jonesboro, AR	1,615	1,699	1,793	5.5	20,154	20,968	21,744	290
Joplin, MO	3,224	3,351	3,505	4.6	20,928	21,506	22,230	283
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI	11,108	11,333	11,759	3.8	24,700	25,092	25,950	163
Kankakee, IL*	2,302	2,358	2,494	5.8	22,297	22,740	24,010	230
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,305	53,017	56,591	6.7	28,865	30,090	31,765	48
Kenosha, WI*	3,620	3,795	3,998	5.3	24,731	25,589	26,646	143
Killeen-Temple, TX	6,365	6,759	7,132	5.5	20,671	21,933	22,696	273
Knoxville, TN	16,490	17,021	18,153	6.7	24,441	24,975	26,345	153
Kokomo, IN	2,654	2,784	2,918	4.8	26,292	27,474	28,727	95
La Crosse, WI-MN	3,064	3,164	3,323	5.0	24,438	25,100	26,165	156
Lafayette, LA	8,201	8,151	8,572	5.2	21,511	21,219	22,210	284
Lafayette, IN	4,093	4,205	4,455	5.9	22,738	23,179	24,330	220
Lake Charles, LA	3,988	4,054	4,166	2.8	21,841	22,103	22,701	272
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	10,122	10,478	11,306	7.9	21,469	21,919	23,285	255
Lancaster, PA	11,981	12,495	13,298	6.4	25,806	26,706	28,195	106
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	10,949	11,526	12,050	4.5	24,474	25,780	26,895	136
Laredo, TX	2,572	2,712	2,945	8.6	14,053	14,347	15,114	316
Las Cruces, NM	2,818	2,905	3,032	4.4	16,376	16,705	17,321	314
Las Vegas, NV-AZ	37,556	40,561	43,615	7.5	26,320	26,985	27,558	121
Lawrence, KS	2,043	2,135	2,278	6.7	20,941	21,461	22,747	271
Lawton, OK	2,285	2,349	2,443	4.0	19,771	20,235	21,332	297
Lewiston-Auburn, ME (NECMA)	2,316	2,413	2,497	3.5	22,463	23,333	24,045	229
Lexington, KY	12,170	12,785	13,743	7.5	26,121	26,975	28,597	97
Lima, OH	3,555	3,702	3,864	4.4	22,894	23,909	24,890	194
Lincoln, NE	6,509	6,858	7,217	5.2	26,611	27,717	28,752	94
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	14,634	15,240	16,045	5.3	25,598	26,327	27,417	126
Longview-Marshall, TX	4,677	4,764	5,009	5.2	22,492	22,804	23,992	232
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA*	253,406	265,291	281,835	6.2	27,208	28,111	29,522	78
Louisville, KY-IN	28,201	29,247	31,008	6.0	27,866	28,670	30,191	68
Lubbock, TX	5,475	5,594	5,978	6.9	22,851	23,235	24,613	205
Lynchburg, VA	4,704	4,910	5,194	5.8	22,169	22,976	24,141	226
Macon, GA	7,490	7,814	8,234	5.4	23,505	24,357	25,474	177
Madison, WI	13,090	13,737	14,679	6.9	31,152	32,456	34,301	30
Mansfield, OH	3,826	3,908	4,101	4.9	21,746	22,156	23,347	249
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	6,720	7,105	7,659	7.8	12,492	12,782	13,344	318
Medford-Ashland, OR	4,005	4,246	4,468	5.2	22,670	23,687	24,563	209
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL	11,116	11,374	12,261	7.8	23,772	24,090	25,650	171
Memphis, TN-AR-MS	30,687	31,775	33,329	4.9	27,625	28,222	29,275	84
Merced, CA	3,545	3,742	3,924	4.9	17,528	18,100	18,536	311
Miami, FL*	52,180	54,395	57,356	5.4	23,935	24,492	25,320	183
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ*	43,472	45,564	49,749	9.2	38,155	39,393	42,392	5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI*	44,776	46,566	48,860	4.9	30,032	31,122	32,538	39
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	96,082	101,215	109,236	7.9	33,308	34,518	36,666	19
Missoula, MT	2,093	2,161	2,315	7.1	22,307	22,802	24,111	227
Mobile, AL	11,393	11,774	12,280	4.3	21,378	21,930	22,677	274
Modesto, CA	9,178	9,650	10,302	6.8	21,407	22,001	22,889	268
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ*	35,161	36,478	39,362	7.9	31,952	32,721	34,812	28
Monroe, LA	3,109	3,258	3,396	4.2	21,055	22,135	23,061	265
Montgomery, AL	7,860	8,251	8,584	4.0	23,899	24,915	25,740	167
Muncie, IN	2,735	2,813	2,952	5.0	22,889	23,683	24,877	195
Myrtle Beach, SC	4,043	4,309	4,616	7.1	21,737	22,461	23,315	252
Naples, FL	8,951	9,538	10,198	6.9	38,357	38,916	40,121	10
Nashville, TN	34,143	35,748	38,263	7.0	28,598	29,429	30,962	56
Nassau-Suffolk, NY*	101,028	105,063	111,360	6.0	37,229	38,387	40,353	9
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury-Waterbury, CT*	71,036	74,358	79,510	6.9	42,134	43,806	46,542	3
New London-Norwich, CT (NECMA)	7,690	7,918	8,235	4.0	29,967	30,741	31,745	49
New Orleans, LA	33,225	33,710	34,842	3.4	24,878	25,187	26,056	161
New York, NY*	321,204	337,522	365,961	8.4	35,123	36,504	39,259	15
Newark, NJ*	72,871	75,398	81,529	8.1	36,321	37,298	40,061	11
Newburgh, NY-PA*	9,167	9,590	10,211	6.5	24,411	25,125	26,211	155
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC	37,362	38,836	41,180	6.0	24,154	24,929	26,159	157
Oakland, CA*	78,163	84,680	95,167	12.4	33,581	35,819	39,611	13
Ocala, FL	5,251	5,448	5,780	6.1	20,996	21,367	22,191	285
Odessa-Midland, TX	6,287	5,994	6,414	7.0	25,995	24,968	27,139	131
Oklahoma City, OK	24,684	25,793	27,606	7.0	23,226	23,969	25,436	180
Olympia, WA*	5,055	5,267	5,513	4.7	25,018	25,711	26,460	150
Omaha, NE-IA	20,377	21,682	22,895	5.6	28,932	30,459	31,866	46
Orange County, CA*	87,686	92,823	99,583	7.3	31,619	32,963	34,862	27
Orlando, FL	38,426	40,731	43,921	7.8	24,508	25,330	26,523	147
Owensboro, KY	2,038	2,086	2,220	6.5	22,421	22,837	24,238	222
Panama City, FL	3,274	3,345	3,483	4.1	22,274	22,575	23,479	246
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH	3,320	3,421	3,567	4.3	21,826	22,565	23,610	244
Pensacola, FL	8,788	9,038	9,522	5.4	21,491	22,043	23,063	264
Peoria-Pekin, IL	9,219	9,360	9,689	3.5	26,532	26,893	27,908	111
Philadelphia, PA-NJ*	156,407	162,631	172,229	5.9	30,868	31,985	33,742	34
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	77,874	82,677	90,309	9.2	25,329	26,013	27,564	120
Pine Bluff, AR	1,575	1,606	1,670	4.0	18,619	19,080	19,826	309
Pittsburgh, PA	66,086	68,840	72,206	4.9	27,806	29,096	30,644	65
Pittsfield, MA (NECMA)	3,726	3,817	4,051	6.1	27,445	28,226	30,054	69
Pocatello, ID	1,469	1,523	1,597	4.9	19,629	20,162	21,141	300
Portland, ME (NECMA)	7,649	8,026	8,447	5.3	29,309	30,408	31,773	47
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA*	53,544	56,273	60,856	8.1	28,700	29,672	31,620	51
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI (NECMA)	25,106	26,176	27,693	5.8	26,519	27,393	28,709	96
Provo-Orem, UT	6,142	6,551	7,089	8.2	17,380	18,114	19,128	310
Pueblo, CO	2,861	2,985	3,146	5.4	20,780	21,291	22,174	286
Punta Gorda, FL	3,253	3,331	3,511	5.4	23,638	23,751	24,650	203
Racine, WI*	5,076	5,209	5,470	5.0	27,042	27,654	28,949	91
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	33,005	35,371	38,912	10.0	29,253	30,443	32,537	40
Rapid City, SD	2,100	2,209	2,340	5.9	24,056	25,090	26,361	152
Reading, PA	9,620	9,934	10,509	5.8	26,208	26,781	28,078	107
Redding, CA	3,605	3,781	4,032	6.6	22,247	23,339	24,606	206
Reno, NV	10,552	11,195	11,911	6.4	32,502	33,636	34,879	25
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA	4,150	4,269	4,598	7.7	22,279	22,582	23,872	235
Richmond-Petersburg, VA	27,932	29,358	31,271	6.5	28,635	29,744	31,292	54
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA*	66,827	71,205	76,593	7.6	21,500	22,325	23,350	248
Roanoke, VA	6,288	6,493	6,883	6.0	26,766	27,579	29,181	86
Rochester, MN	3,622	3,867	4,151	7.3	30,171	31,547	33,283	35
Rochester, NY	29,626	30,133	31,213	3.6	27,024	27,488	28,419	101
Rockford, IL	9,165	9,419	9,769	3.7	25,083	25,570	26,253	154
Rocky Mount, NC	3,250	3,080	3,524	14.4	22,739	21,488	24,629	204
Sacramento, CA*	42,528	45,671	49,567	8.5	27,086	28,509	30,252	67
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI	10,028	10,320	10,772	4.4	24,846	25,590	26,733	141
St. Cloud, MN	3,700	3,826	4,067	6.3	22,650	23,124	24,210	224
St. Joseph, MO	2,204	2,303	2,455	6.6	21,715	22,601	23,944	234
St. Louis, MO-IL	75,458	77,468	81,709	5.5	29,184	29,855	31,354	52
Salem, OR*	7,574	7,999	8,354	4.4	22,391	23,253	24,000	231
Salinas, CA	10,442	11,127	11,970	7.6	26,919	28,081	29,695	73
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT	31,226	32,672	34,868	6.7	23,953	24,738	26,075	159
San Angelo, TX	2,338	2,404	2,520	4.8	22,475	23,136	24,235	223
San Antonio, TX	36,977	38,704	41,169	6.4	23,903	24,612	25,741	166
San Diego, CA	78,156	84,493	91,850	8.7	28,558	30,289	32,515	41
San Francisco, CA*	78,465	85,983	99,425	15.6	45,683	49,830	57,414	1
San Jose, CA*	66,666	76,769	92,880	21.0	40,185	45,928	55,157	2
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA	5,869	6,231	6,669	7.0	24,453	25,592	26,932	135
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA	11,416	12,132	13,085	7.9	28,920	30,567	32,734	38
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA*	7,686	8,398	9,610	14.4	30,636	33,107	37,567	17
Santa Fe, NM	4,226	4,395	4,626	5.2	29,261	30,007	31,249	55
Santa Rosa, CA*	13,452	14,202	16,046	13.0	30,168	31,321	34,863	26
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	19,092	19,594	20,503	4.6	33,319	33,672	34,577	29
Savannah, GA	7,316	7,601	8,008	5.4	25,362	26,066	27,289	128
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA	14,638	14,950	15,708	5.1	23,206	23,827	25,191	188
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA*	84,997	93,159	98,384	5.6	35,880	38,858	40,686	8
Sharon, PA	2,559	2,623	2,774	5.8	21,107	21,720	23,080	263
Sheboygan, WI	2,895	3,031	3,190	5.3	25,852	27,039	28,278	104
Sherman-Denison, TX	2,306	2,426	2,597	7.1	21,546	22,218	23,400	247
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	8,780	9,031	9,404	4.1	22,529	23,083	23,972	233
Sioux City, IA-NE	2,933	2,974	3,091	3.9	23,791	24,008	24,902	192
Sioux Falls, SD	4,671	4,958	5,322	7.3	28,406	29,413	30,675	64
South Bend, IN	6,727	6,930	7,261	4.8	25,495	26,156	27,335	127
Spokane, WA	9,650	9,977	10,692	7.2	23,336	24,015	25,550	176
Springfield, IL	5,541	5,695	5,976	4.9	27,466	28,286	29,651	75
Springfield, MO	7,296	7,561	8,000	5.8	23,032	23,510	24,473	215
Springfield, MA (NECMA)	15,250	15,780	16,832	6.7	25,173	25,990	27,653	117
State College, PA	3,080	3,251	3,428	5.4	22,871	24,026	25,237	185
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	2,751	2,785	2,891	3.8	20,426	20,893	21,969	289
Stockton-Lodi, CA	11,542	12,297	13,209	7.4	21,364	22,261	23,242	258
Sumter, SC	1,964	2,040	2,148	5.3	18,620	19,464	20,493	306
Syracuse, NY	17,807	18,316	19,126	4.4	24,260	25,010	26,130	158
Tacoma, WA*	16,548	17,219	18,004	4.6	24,371	24,859	25,587	173
Tallahassee, FL	6,569	6,864	7,237	5.4	23,649	24,429	25,382	181
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	61,218	63,331	67,824	7.1	26,197	26,732	28,214	105
Terre Haute, IN	3,173	3,265	3,424	4.9	21,192	21,844	22,977	266
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	2,564	2,673	2,808	5.0	19,916	20,647	21,636	291
Toledo, OH	15,919	16,490	17,011	3.2	25,739	26,667	27,521	123
Topeka, KS	4,369	4,478	4,724	5.5	25,799	26,418	27,784	115
Trenton, NJ*	12,521	13,071	14,385	10.1	36,397	37,512	40,954	7
Tucson, AZ	18,089	19,037	20,117	5.7	22,239	22,967	23,705	241
Tulsa, OK	21,450	21,984	23,157	5.3	27,244	27,529	28,775	93
Tuscaloosa, AL	3,605	3,753	3,903	4.0	22,062	22,826	23,652	243
Tyler, TX	4,389	4,518	4,810	6.5	25,662	26,152	27,421	125
Utica-Rome, NY	6,583	6,764	7,038	4.0	21,897	22,557	23,505	245
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA*	12,820	13,731	15,597	13.6	25,628	26,888	29,880	72
Ventura, CA*	20,632	22,140	24,166	9.2	28,232	29,783	31,919	45
Victoria, TX	2,025	2,078	2,231	7.3	24,305	24,748	26,533	146
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ*	3,126	3,182	3,412	7.2	21,421	21,748	23,303	254
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA	6,631	6,972	7,396	6.1	18,426	19,117	20,043	307
Waco, TX	4,467	4,705	4,897	4.1	21,293	22,241	22,878	269
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV*	170,533	182,212	198,156	8.8	35,871	37,588	40,046	12
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	2,966	2,946	3,116	5.8	23,216	23,053	24,373	218
Wausau, WI	3,088	3,209	3,381	5.3	24,782	25,591	26,860	137
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL	42,948	44,169	46,589	5.5	39,182	39,545	41,007	6
Wheeling, WV-OH	3,324	3,382	3,541	4.7	21,368	21,926	23,170	260
Wichita, KS	14,502	14,638	15,236	4.1	26,868	26,908	27,904	112
Wichita Falls, TX	3,252	3,341	3,537	5.9	23,143	23,746	25,208	187
Williamsport, PA	2,563	2,632	2,788	5.9	21,257	21,904	23,252	257
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD*	17,935	18,587	20,149	8.4	31,301	32,010	34,262	31
Wilmington, NC	5,363	5,625	6,034	7.3	23,777	24,443	25,738	168
Yakima, WA	4,551	4,593	4,906	6.8	20,709	20,730	22,022	287
Yolo, CA*	4,049	4,341	4,589	5.7	25,035	26,265	27,038	132
York, PA	9,518	9,805	10,387	5.9	25,328	25,877	27,142	130
Youngstown-Warren, OH	13,592	13,926	14,356	3.1	22,649	23,312	24,173	225
Yuba City, CA	2,717	2,983	3,158	5.9	19,828	21,600	22,624	277
Yuma, AZ	2,445	2,491	2,578	3.5	16,404	16,004	16,002	315
1. Per capita personal income was computed using Census Bureau midyear population estimates. Estimates for 19982000 reflect county population estimates available as of April 2002. 2. Percent change calculated from unrounded data. 3. The personal income level shown for the United States is derived as the sum of the county estimates. It differs from the estimate of personal income in the national income and product accounts (NIPA's) because of differences in coverage, in the methodologies used to prepare the estimates, and in the timing of the availability of source data. In particular, it differs from the NIPA estimate because, by definition, it omits the earnings of Federal civilian and military personnel stationed abroad and of U.S. residents employed abroad temporarily by private U.S. firms. 4. Includes Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA's designated by *), and New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMA's). The New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury-Waterbury, CT NECMA is presented as a PMSA (part of the New York CMSA).