Washington and U.S. per capita personal income
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $64,898 | $56,663 |
| 2018 | $62,992 | $55,290 |
| 2017 | $60,628 | $53,737 |
| 2016 | $58,872 | $52,558 |
| 2015 | $57,295 | $52,138 |
| 2014 | $54,922 | $50,197 |
| 2013 | $52,257 | $48,539 |
| 2012 | $52,350 | $48,913 |
| 2011 | $49,924 | $47,759 |
| 2010 | $48,898 | $46,458 |
| 2009 | $48,898 | $45,782 |
| 2008 | $51,881 | $47,626 |
| 2007 | $51,724 | $47,783 |
| 2006 | $49,630 | $46,869 |
| 2005 | $47,606 | $45,283 |
| 2004 | $47,594 | $44,495 |
| 2003 | $45,993 | $43,514 |
| 2002 | $45,441 | $43,207 |
| 2001 | $45,768 | $43,442 |
| 2000 | $46,127 | $42,970 |
| 1999 | $44,733 | $41,191 |
Inflation-adjusted to 2019 dollars
1980-2019
- 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 2019, Washington state ranked 9th among the states in per capita personal income.
Data source:
- Personal income and inflation adjustment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
Last updated
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
