This statistic shows the per capita personal income in the United States from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, the per capita personal income was 68,531 U.S. dollars. Personal income is the income that is received by persons from all sources.

Key information about US Household Income per Capita

• United States Annual Household Income per Capita reached 40,722.000 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous value of 39,167.917 USD in Dec 2022.
• US Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1984 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 21,116.200 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 40,722.000 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 9,024.615 USD in Dec 1984.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of US grew 0.967 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Household Income and Average Household Size. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides Household Income and Average Household Size.

The real gross domestic product of the United States grew to 66,755 chained U.S. dollars in 2023. This reflects a slight increase from the previous year when the real per capita GDP was 65,420 chained U.S. dollars. For the recorded period, the lowest real per capita real GDP was in 1991, at 39,618 chained U.S. dollars.

Out of all 50 states, New York had the highest per-capita real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, at 92,341 U.S. dollars, followed closely by Massachusetts. Mississippi had the lowest per-capita real GDP, at 41,603 U.S. dollars. While not a state, the District of Columbia had a per capita GDP of more than 210,780 U.S. dollars. What is real GDP? A country’s real GDP is a measure that shows the value of the goods and services produced by an economy and is adjusted for inflation. The real GDP of a country helps economists to see the health of a country’s economy and its standard of living. Downturns in GDP growth can indicate financial difficulties, such as the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, when the U.S. GDP decreased by 2.5 percent. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on U.S. GDP, shrinking the economy 2.8 percent. The U.S. economy rebounded in 2021, however, growing by nearly six percent. Why real GDP per capita matters Real GDP per capita takes the GDP of a country, state, or metropolitan area and divides it by the number of people in that area. Some argue that per-capita GDP is more important than the GDP of a country, as it is a good indicator of whether or not the country’s population is getting wealthier, thus increasing the standard of living in that area. The best measure of standard of living when comparing across countries is thought to be GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) which uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of a countries currency.

Graph and download economic data for Per Capita Personal Income in Los Angeles County, CA (PCPI06037) from 1969 to 2023 about Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; personal income; per capita; CA; personal; income; and USA.

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GDP per capita (current US$) in United States was reported at 85810 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, the real median household income in the state of Alabama was 60,660 U.S. dollars. The state with the highest median household income was Massachusetts, which was 106,500 U.S. dollars in 2023. The average median household income in the United States was at 80,610 U.S. dollars.

United States - Personal income per capita was 74545.00000 $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Personal income per capita reached a record high of 74545.00000 in January of 2025 and a record low of 1319.00000 in April of 1947. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Personal income per capita - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Per Capita Personal Income in San Diego County, CA (PCPI06073) from 1969 to 2023 about San Diego County, CA; San Diego; personal income; per capita; CA; personal; income; and USA.

GDP per capita growth (annual %) in United States was reported at 1.7974 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - GDP per capita growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Estimate of Median Household Income for United States (MHIUS00000A052NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about households, median, income, and USA.

GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) in United States was reported at 66683 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Per Capita Personal Income in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (MSA) (CHIC917PCPI) from 1969 to 2023 about Chicago, IL, IN, WI, personal income, per capita, personal, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Real Disposable Personal Income: Per Capita (A229RX0) from Jan 1959 to Jun 2025 about disposable, personal income, per capita, personal, income, real, and USA.

In 2023, the per capita personal income in Virginia was 73,841 U.S. dollars. Per capita personal income is calculated as the personal income of the residents of a given area divided by the resident population of the area.

Graph and download economic data for Gross domestic product per capita (A939RC0A052NBEA) from 1929 to 2024 about per capita, GDP, and USA.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Panama was last recorded at 17137.35 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in Panama is equivalent to 136 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - Panama GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Disposable personal income: Per capita (A229RC0A052NBEA) from 1929 to 2024 about disposable, personal income, per capita, personal, income, GDP, and USA.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03; generated by CCRPC staff; using data.census.gov; https://data.census.gov/cedsci/; (28 February 2025).