Washington and U.S. per capita personal income
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $71,889 | $63,444 |
| 2020 | $69,497 | $61,436 |
| 2019 | $66,022 | $58,567 |
| 2018 | $64,185 | $57,400 |
| 2017 | $62,361 | $56,361 |
| 2016 | $60,920 | $55,035 |
| 2015 | $59,474 | $54,591 |
| 2014 | $57,143 | $52,649 |
| 2013 | $54,551 | $51,064 |
| 2012 | $54,669 | $51,466 |
| 2011 | $52,046 | $50,306 |
| 2010 | $51,098 | $49,089 |
| 2009 | $51,083 | $48,338 |
| 2008 | $54,187 | $50,249 |
| 2007 | $53,997 | $50,295 |
| 2006 | $51,771 | $49,305 |
| 2005 | $49,026 | $47,698 |
| 2004 | $49,770 | $46,900 |
| 2003 | $48,026 | $45,872 |
| 2002 | $47,545 | $45,580 |
| 2001 | $47,984 | $45,856 |
Inflation-adjusted to 2021 dollars
1980-2021
- 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 2021, 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
