Washington and U.S. per capita personal income
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $68,322 | $59,729 |
| 2019 | $65,530 | $57,140 |
| 2018 | $63,855 | $56,047 |
| 2017 | $61,244 | $54,633 |
| 2016 | $59,524 | $53,368 |
| 2015 | $58,077 | $52,856 |
| 2014 | $55,644 | $50,864 |
| 2013 | $53,949 | $49,188 |
| 2012 | $53,048 | $49,569 |
| 2011 | $50,595 | $48,403 |
| 2010 | $49,560 | $47,088 |
| 2009 | $49,562 | $46,403 |
| 2008 | $52,585 | $48,273 |
| 2007 | $52,426 | $48,432 |
| 2006 | $50,303 | $50,505 |
| 2005 | $48,252 | $46,898 |
| 2004 | $48,240 | $45,099 |
| 2003 | $46,617 | $44,105 |
| 2002 | $46,058 | $44,793 |
| 2001 | $46,389 | $44,032 |
| 2000 | $46,753 | $43,553 |
Inflation-adjusted to 2020 dollars
1980-2020
- 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 2020, Washington state ranked 7th 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
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
