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 Income




Table S3. Per Capita Income by State:  1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1999


(Income in current and 1999 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars)
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1999 1989 1979 1969 1959
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State In current In 1999 In current In 1999 In current In 1999 In current In 1999
dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars
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United States $21,587 $14,420 $18,715 $7,298 $15,523 $3,119 $12,151 $1,850 $8,980
Alabama             18,189 11,486 14,907 5,894 12,537 2,317 9,026 1,246 6,048
Alaska              22,660 17,610 22,855 10,193 21,681 3,725 14,511 2,259 10,965
Arizona             20,275 13,461 17,471 7,041 14,977 2,937 11,442 1,764 8,562
Arkansas            16,904 10,520 13,653 5,614 11,941 2,142 8,345 1,125 5,461
California          22,711 16,409 21,297 8,295 17,644 3,614 14,079 2,308 11,203
Colorado            24,049 14,821 19,236 7,998 17,012 3,106 12,100 1,889 9,169
Connecticut         28,766 20,189 26,203 8,511 18,104 3,885 15,135 2,352 11,417
Delaware            23,305 15,854 20,576 7,449 15,845 3,265 12,719 2,086 10,125
D.C                 28,659 18,881 24,505 8,960 19,059 3,842 14,967 2,404 11,669
Florida             21,557 14,698 19,076 7,270 15,464 3,058 11,913 1,728 8,388
Georgia             21,154 13,631 17,691 6,402 13,618 2,640 10,285 1,359 6,597
Hawaii              21,525 15,770 20,467 7,740 16,464 3,373 13,140 1,863 9,043
Idaho               17,841 11,457 14,870 6,248 13,290 2,644 10,300 1,608 7,805
Illinois            23,104 15,201 19,729 8,066 17,157 3,495 13,615 2,182 10,591
Indiana             20,397 13,149 17,066 7,142 15,192 3,070 11,960 1,832 8,893
Iowa                19,674 12,422 16,122 7,136 15,179 2,884 11,235 1,648 7,999
Kansas              20,506 13,300 17,262 7,350 15,634 2,929 11,410 1,775 8,616
Kentucky            18,093 11,153 14,475 5,978 12,716 2,425 9,447 1,322 6,417
Louisiana           16,912 10,635 13,803 6,430 13,677 2,330 9,077 1,369 6,645
Maine               19,533 12,957 16,816 5,768 12,269 2,548 9,926 1,514 7,349
Maryland            25,614 17,730 23,011 8,293 17,640 3,512 13,682 2,003 9,723
Massachusetts       25,952 17,224 22,354 7,458 15,864 3,408 13,276 2,050 9,951
Michigan            22,168 14,154 18,370 7,688 16,353 3,357 13,078 1,940 9,417
Minnesota           23,198 14,389 18,675 7,451 15,849 3,038 11,835 1,734 8,417
Mississippi         15,853 9,648 12,522 5,183 11,025 1,925 7,499 967 4,694
Missouri            19,936 12,989 16,858 6,917 14,713 2,952 11,500 1,751 8,499
Montana             17,151 11,213 14,553 6,589 14,015 2,696 10,503 1,679 8,150
Nebraska            19,613 12,452 16,161 6,936 14,753 2,797 10,896 1,629 7,907
Nevada              21,989 15,214 19,746 8,453 17,980 3,554 13,845 2,356 11,436
New Hampshire       23,844 15,959 20,713 6,966 14,817 2,985 11,629 1,794 8,708
New Jersey          27,006 18,714 24,288 8,127 17,287 3,674 14,313 2,260 10,970
New Mexico          17,261 11,246 14,596 6,119 13,016 2,437 9,494 1,599 7,762
New York            23,389 16,501 21,416 7,498 15,949 3,608 14,056 2,236 10,854
North Carolina      20,307 12,885 16,723 6,133 13,045 2,474 9,638 1,252 6,077
North Dakota        17,769 11,051 14,343 6,417 13,649 2,469 9,618 1,357 6,587
Ohio                21,003 13,461 17,471 7,285 15,496 3,199 12,462 1,957 9,499
Oklahoma            17,646 11,893 15,435 6,858 14,588 2,694 10,495 1,613 7,830
Oregon              20,940 13,418 17,415 7,557 16,074 3,148 12,264 1,949 9,460
Pennsylvania        20,880 14,068 18,258 7,077 15,053 3,066 11,944 1,855 9,004
Rhode Island        21,688 14,981 19,443 6,897 14,670 3,121 12,158 1,818 8,825
South Carolina      18,795 11,897 15,441 5,886 12,520 2,303 8,972 1,142 5,543
South Dakota        17,562 10,661 13,836 5,697 12,118 2,387 9,299 1,327 6,441
Tennessee           19,393 12,255 15,905 6,213 13,216 2,464 9,599 1,318 6,398
Texas               19,617 12,904 16,748 7,205 15,326 2,792 10,877 1,626 7,893
Utah                18,185 11,029 14,314 6,305 13,411 2,697 10,507 1,695 8,228
Vermont             20,625 13,527 17,556 6,178 13,141 2,772 10,799 1,516 7,359
Virginia            23,975 15,713 20,393 7,478 15,906 2,996 11,671 1,598 7,757
Washington          22,973 14,923 19,368 8,073 17,172 3,357 13,078 2,033 9,868
West Virginia       16,477 10,520 13,653 6,141 13,062 2,333 9,089 1,378 6,689
Wisconsin           21,271 13,276 17,230 7,243 15,406 3,032 11,812 1,844 8,951
Wyoming             19,134 12,311 15,978 7,927 16,861 2,895 11,278 1,888 9,164
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SOURCE:  1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Censuses of Population
Income Surveys Branch, HHES Division
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: August 26, 2008