Per Capita Personal Income, 1980

Inflation-Adjusted to 2022 Dollars

• The 1980 for Washington state was $34,427 (inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars).
• Pend Oreille and Ferry counties had the lowest per capita personal income at $21,254 and $21,291, respectively.
• At the high end of the spectrum were Garfield ($42,202), King ($41,231) and Lincoln ($39,462) counties.

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Per Capita Personal Income, 1990

Inflation-Adjusted to 2022 Dollars

• The 1990 per capita personal income for Washington state was $40,719 (inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars).
• Ferry County had the lowest per capita personal income at the county level at $25,838.
• At the high end of the spectrum was King County at $51,541. San Juan, with per capita income of $47,981, was the only other county with a per capita personal income over $40,000.

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Per Capita Personal Income, 2000

Inflation-Adjusted to 2022 Dollars

• In 2000, the Washington state per capita personal income was $48,450 (inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars).
• Only two counties topped the state average: King County at $67,969 and San Juan County at $59,128.
• Three counties had per capita personal incomes below $30,000: Ferry ($26,133), Franklin ($29,546) and Stevens ($29,414).

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Per Capita Personal Income, 2010

Inflation-Adjusted to 2022 Dollars

• In 2010, the Washington state per capita personal income was $53,059 (inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars).
• Only two counties topped the state average: King County at $74,165 and San Juan County at $63,228.
• Three counties had per capita personal incomes below $40,000: Ferry ($36,783), Stevens ($39,232) and Grant ($39,655).

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Per Capita Personal Income, 2022

Inflation-Adjusted to 2022 Dollars

• In 2022, the Washington state per capita personal income was $75,332.
• Two counties bettered the state average: King County at $113,819 and San Juan County at $89,744.
• Three counties had per capital personal income below $47,000: Franklin ($46,072), Whitman ($46,072), and Pacific ($46,498).

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Change in Per Capita Personal Income, 2010–2022

Inflation-Adjusted to 2022 Dollars

• Overall, inflation-adjusted per capita personal income increased by 33.8% in Washington between 2010 and 2022. At the county level, the change ranged from a 20.0% gain for Franklin County to a 53.4% increase for King County.

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Data Sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Washington State Revenue Forecast Council - Implicit Price Deflator

E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov