Personal income by state and region, third quarter 1997

Survey of Current Business, Feb, 1998 by Duke Tran

In the third quarter of 1997, U.S. personal income increased $77.8 billion (table A).(1) Three-fifths of the increase was accounted for by three regions--the Southeast, the Far West, and the Mideast (chart 1). Within these regions, the increase in personal income was largely accounted for by these States: Florida, Georgia, and Virginia in the Southeast; California in the Far West; and New York and Pennsylvania in the Mideast.

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Table A.--Personal Income by Component: Dollar Change, 1997:II-1997:III

                                       Net
                          Personal   earnings
                            income   by place       Dividends,
                                        of          interest,
                                     residence(1)   and rent

   United States            77,841         57,166       11,970

New England                  5,367          4,116          819
   Connecticut               1,834          1,485          225
   Maine                       297            221           46
   Massachusetts             2,426          1,839          410
   New Hampshire               363            260           67
   Rhode Island                270            181           37
   Vermont                     179            132           35

Mideast                     14,299         10,435        2,227
   Delaware                    312            250           40
   District of Columbia        148            105           21
   Maryland                  1,507          1,046          251
   New Jersey                2,801          2,146          454
   New York                  6,560          4,832          929
   Pennsylvania              2,971          2,055          532

Great Lakes                  9,851          6,759        1,895
   Illinois                  3,911          2,930          606
   Indiana                   1,184            785          224
   Michigan                  1,209            563          399
   Ohio                      2,119          1,395          434
   Wisconsin                 1,428          1,086          232

Plains                       4,268          3,028          738
   Iowa                        242             98           77
   Kansas                      628            436          136
   Minnesota                 1,590          1,285          207
   Missouri                  1,109            666          241
   Nebraska                    454            368           35
   North Dakota                175            151           20
   South Dakota                 70             24           22

Southeast                   16,725         11,643        2,706
   Alabama                     787            492          140
   Arkansas                     65            -88           74
   Florida                   4,699          3,208          876
   Georgia                   2,786          2,223          323
   Kentucky                    828            558          125
   Louisiana                 1,123            822          126
   Mississippi                 462            290           63
   North Carolina            1,231            646          317
   South Carolina            1,060            806          128
   Tennessee                 1,359            977          190
   Virginia                  1,998          1,477          300
   West Virginia               327            230           42

Southwest                    8,947          6,878        1,093
   Arizona                   1,547          1,153          236
   New Mexico                  317            194           55
   Oklahoma                  1,112            905          102
   Texas                     5,971          4,626          700

Rocky Mountain               2,825          2,184          406
   Colorado                  1,392          1,047          227
   Idaho                       409            329           48
   Montana                     124             72           34
   Utah                        768            644           70
   Wyoming                     131             94           27

Far West                    15,559         12,122        2,085
   Alaska                      190            156           24
   California               10,922          8,460        1,437
   Hawaii                      258            165           50
   Nevada                      691            504          123
   Oregon                      948            688          165
   Washington                2,549          2,148          286

                          Transfer
                          payments

   United States             8,705

New England                    432
   Connecticut                 124
   Maine                        30
   Massachusetts               177
   New Hampshire                37
   Rhode Island                 53
   Vermont                      12

Mideast                      1,636
   Delaware                     22
   District of Columbia         21
   Maryland                    209
   New Jersey                  201
   New York                    799
   Pennsylvania                385

Great Lakes                  1,197
   Illinois                    376
   Indiana                     174
   Michigan                    247
   Ohio                        290
   Wisconsin                   111

Plains                         503
   Iowa                         66
   Kansas                       56
   Minnesota                    99
   Missouri                    202
   Nebraska                     51
   North Dakota                  3
   South Dakota                 25

Southeast                    2,375
   Alabama                     154
   Arkansas                     78
   Florida                     616
   Georgia                     238
   Kentucky                    144
   Louisiana                   174
   Mississippi                 108
   North Carolina              269
   South Carolina              126
   Tennessee                   190
   Virginia                    221
   West Virginia                56

Southwest                      976
   Arizona                     158
   New Mexico                   68
   Oklahoma                    104
   Texas                       645

Rocky Mountain                 235
   Colorado                    118
   Idaho                        33
   Montana                      18
   Utah                         54
   Wyoming                      11

Far West                     1,351
   Alaska                       10
   California                1,025
   Hawaii                       43
   Nevada                       64
   Oregon                       94
   Washington                  115