Increasing wealth
The list below shows the 20 counties (population 10,000 and above) with the highest growth rates in per capita personal income, 1997 to 2002.
Rankings include only those counties where per capita income in 2002 was at least 75% of the national figure of $30,906. Although not an official county, the District of Columbia was included in our list.
| County | Per capita
personal income
1997 ($) | Per capita
personal income
2002 ($) | Pct change | Pct US figure |
| Walsh County, ND | 18,844 | 28,861 | 53.2% | 93 |
| Pitkin County, CO | 46,985 | 69,681 | 48.3% | 225 |
| Teton County, WY | 48,551 | 71,457 | 47.2% | 231 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | 16,257 | 23,792 | 46.3% | 77 |
| Iowa County, WI | 20,927 | 29,532 | 41.1% | 96 |
| Barnes County, ND | 18,195 | 25,493 | 40.1% | 82 |
| Uinta County, WY | 19,890 | 27,725 | 39.4% | 90 |
| Lawrence County, SD | 18,929 | 26,252 | 38.7% | 85 |
| San Francisco County, CA | 39,458 | 54,639 | 38.5% | 177 |
| Lake County, MN | 20,580 | 28,465 | 38.3% | 92 |
| Geary County, KS | 19,717 | 27,077 | 37.3% | 88 |
| Nevada County, CA | 24,058 | 32,841 | 36.5% | 106 |
| Lafayette County, MS | 16,985 | 23,147 | 36.3% | 75 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | 17,828 | 24,287 | 36.2% | 79 |
| Albany County, WY | 19,381 | 26,379 | 36.1% | 85 |
| District of Columbia, DC | 34,488 | 46,800 | 35.7% | 151 |
| Routt County, CO | 27,267 | 36,976 | 35.6% | 120 |
| Arlington County, VA | 40,830 | 55,148 | 35.1% | 178 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | 19,291 | 26,048 | 35.0% | 84 |
| Logan County, OK | 17,786 | 24,004 | 35.0% | 78 |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; ePodunk
Date: February 2005
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