Yuma County vs. Arizona
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Yuma County vs. Arizona
Yuma County:
2022 PCI = $44,811
2022 Percent of State = 76.68%
Arizona:
2022 PCI = $58,442
Per Capita Income (PCI) is one of the most widely used indicators for gauging the economic performance and changing fortunes of local economies. It is used as a yardstick to assess the economic well being of a region's residents and the quality of consumer markets. It serves as a barometer for calibrating the economic performance of a region over time and to judge differences in relative economic prosperity between regions. Shifting trends in local per capita income growth have important social and political ramifications and significant implications in formulating local economic development strategies and initiatives.
Data Definition:
This measure of income is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of an area divided by the population of the area. Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of consumers' purchasing power and of the economic well-being of the residents of an area.
Personal income is measured as a flow throughout the year, while the measurement of population is at one point in mid-year. Therefore, per capita income is distorted if a significant change in population occurs during the year.
For smaller counties in particular, per capita income in any given year may be exceptionally high or low for the short run because of unusual local conditions, such as a bumper crop, a catastrophe, or a major construction project as the building of a dam or nuclear power plant.
Farm incomes are notorious for being especially volatile year-to-year, owing to changing weather, commodity market conditions, and alterations in government programs. Therefore, the per capita income of farm-dependent counties may exhibit sharp fluctuations over time.
The presence of large institutional populations--such as residents attending a local college or the residents of a local prison or state mental institution--can significantly lower the per capita income estimates of an area. Such results may not reflect the relative economic well being of the non-institutional population and may mislead if care is not given to their interpretation.
Yuma County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Yuma County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Yuma County's annual per capita personal income over 1970-2022 in current and constant (2017) dollars. Constant dollar measurements remove the effects of inflation. They allow for comparison of changes in the real purchasing power of Yuma County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Yuma County's per capita personal income increased 1,070.62%, from $3,828 in 1970 to $44,811 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 99.40%, from $19,366 in 1970 to $38,616 in 2022.
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Yuma County's and Arizona's annual real per capita personal income for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real per capita personal income patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Yuma County's real per capita personal income rose from $18,553 in 1969 to $38,616 in 2022, for a net gain of $20,062, or 108.13%. In comparison, Arizona's real per capita personal income advanced from $19,290 in 1969 to $50,362 in 2022, for a net gain of $31,072, or 161.08%.
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 portrays Yuma County's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Arizona, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real per capita personal income in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real per capita personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real per capita personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Yuma County's overall real per capita personal income growth was 108.13% over 1969-2022 trailed Arizona's increase of 161.08%, and fell below the United States' increase of 171.04%.
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 depicts the trends for per capita personal income relative to the national average by tracing Yuma County and Arizona per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Yuma County's per capita personal income amounted to 89.13% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 68.44%. Similarly, in 1969, Arizona's per capita personal income totaled 92.67% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 89.27%.
Yuma County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Yuma County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 shows the short-run pattern of Yuma County's real per capita personal income growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also traced on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Yuma County's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 1.50% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 2020 (12.81%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1996 (-9.31%). In 2022, Yuma County's real per capita personal income declined by -4.95%
Yuma County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Yuma County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again shows the annual percent change in Yuma County's real per capita personal income since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Yuma County's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 2.68%. It averaged 0.50% throughout the 1980s, -0.10% during the 1990s, 2.23% throughout the 2000s, 1.76% during the 2010s, 2.88% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Yuma County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Arizona and the nation. As the chart reveals, Yuma County's average annual real per capita personal income growth led Arizona's average in the 1970s (2.68% vs. 2.58%), fell below Arizona's average during the 1980s (0.50% vs. 1.71%), trailed Arizona's average during the 1990s (-0.10% vs. 1.67%), outperformed Arizona's average throughout the 2000s (2.23% vs. 0.91%), fell below Arizona's average during the 2010s (1.76% vs. 2.05%), and posted below Arizona's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (2.88% vs. 3.11%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, Yuma County topped the nation during the 1970s (2.68% vs. 2.37%), recorded underneath the nation during the 1980s (0.50% vs. 2.19%), recorded underneath the nation in the 1990s (-0.10% vs. 2.01%), topped the nation over the 2000s (2.23% vs. 1.10%), posted below the nation during the 2010s (1.76% vs. 1.97%), and outpaced the nation over 2020-2022 (2.88% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.50
2.68
0.50
-0.10
2.23
1.76
2.88
-4.95
 
1.86
2.58
1.71
1.67
0.91
2.05
3.11
-2.70
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   

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Yuma County:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,503
0.189
18,553
100.0
N
96.18
89.13
1970
 
3,828
0.198
19,366
104.4
4.38
95.22
91.19
1971
 
4,195
0.206
20,358
109.7
5.12
96.34
93.83
1972
 
4,421
0.213
20,747
111.8
1.91
93.83
91.02
1973
 
4,713
0.225
20,988
113.1
1.16
91.60
87.88
1974
 
5,806
0.248
23,416
126.2
11.57
104.68
99.49
1975
 
6,223
0.269
23,168
124.9
-1.06
106.83
98.41
1976
 
6,348
0.283
22,405
120.8
-3.29
100.62
92.34
1977
 
6,553
0.302
21,715
117.0
-3.08
95.55
87.19
1978
 
7,198
0.323
22,302
120.2
2.70
92.66
86.15
1979
 
8,418
0.351
23,954
129.1
7.41
96.63
91.18
1980
 
8,668
0.389
22,266
120.0
-7.05
89.58
85.11
1981
 
9,404
0.424
22,171
119.5
-0.42
87.44
83.28
1982
 
9,628
0.448
21,506
115.9
-3.00
86.52
80.30
1983
 
10,302
0.467
22,070
119.0
2.62
86.26
81.11
1984
 
11,456
0.484
23,651
127.5
7.16
87.87
82.48
1985
 
12,380
0.501
24,697
133.1
4.42
88.51
83.95
1986
 
12,642
0.512
24,681
133.0
-0.06
85.88
81.65
1987
 
13,931
0.528
26,383
142.2
6.89
91.60
85.84
1988
 
14,795
0.549
26,966
145.3
2.21
92.32
84.83
1989
 
14,241
0.573
24,871
134.1
-7.77
84.88
76.33
1990
 
14,187
0.598
23,734
127.9
-4.57
81.93
72.31
1991
 
15,089
0.618
24,427
131.7
2.92
85.03
75.26
1992
 
15,312
0.634
24,145
130.1
-1.16
83.73
72.65
1993
 
15,839
0.650
24,367
131.3
0.92
83.70
72.95
1994
 
15,721
0.664
23,692
127.7
-2.77
79.25
69.71
1995
 
17,851
0.678
26,347
142.0
11.21
86.19
75.71
1996
 
16,536
0.692
23,895
128.8
-9.31
76.27
66.88
1997
 
16,974
0.704
24,108
129.9
0.89
74.59
65.47
1998
 
18,018
0.710
25,390
136.8
5.32
74.67
65.54
1999
 
17,458
0.720
24,248
130.7
-4.50
70.21
61.06
2000
 
17,937
0.738
24,298
131.0
0.21
68.28
58.71
2001
 
18,747
0.753
24,896
134.2
2.46
69.57
59.43
2002
 
20,228
0.763
26,514
142.9
6.50
74.02
63.61
2003
 
21,615
0.779
27,749
149.6
4.66
76.15
66.18
2004
 
23,540
0.798
29,489
158.9
6.27
78.07
68.87
2005
 
24,215
0.821
29,484
158.9
-0.02
75.32
67.89
2006
 
24,859
0.844
29,440
158.7
-0.15
72.14
65.69
2007
 
26,307
0.866
30,375
163.7
3.18
73.89
66.45
2008
 
26,715
0.892
29,960
161.5
-1.37
75.07
65.39
2009
 
26,792
0.889
30,130
162.4
0.57
80.06
68.16
2010
 
27,791
0.905
30,704
165.5
1.90
82.28
68.52
2011
 
28,558
0.928
30,773
165.9
0.22
81.03
66.96
2012
 
28,301
0.945
29,937
161.4
-2.71
77.89
63.97
2013
 
30,017
0.958
31,339
168.9
4.68
81.40
67.60
2014
 
29,745
0.971
30,627
165.1
-2.27
77.83
64.26
2015
 
31,949
0.973
32,836
177.0
7.21
80.20
66.48
2016
 
33,033
0.983
33,610
181.2
2.36
80.33
67.45
2017
 
34,809
1.000
34,809
187.6
3.57
80.56
68.25
2018
 
35,266
1.020
34,559
186.3
-0.72
77.92
66.15
2019
 
36,985
1.035
35,730
192.6
3.39
77.55
66.58
2020
 
42,177
1.046
40,308
217.3
12.81
80.90
71.30
2021
 
44,285
1.090
40,628
219.0
0.79
78.49
68.73
2022
 
44,811
1.160
38,616
208.1
-4.95
76.68
68.44
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Arizona:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,643
0.189
19,290
100.0
N
92.67
1970
 
4,020
0.198
20,340
105.4
5.44
95.77
1971
 
4,354
0.206
21,131
109.5
3.89
97.39
1972
 
4,711
0.213
22,111
114.6
4.64
97.01
1973
 
5,145
0.225
22,912
118.8
3.62
95.93
1974
 
5,546
0.248
22,369
116.0
-2.37
95.04
1975
 
5,825
0.269
21,686
112.4
-3.05
92.11
1976
 
6,309
0.283
22,267
115.4
2.68
91.76
1977
 
6,858
0.302
22,727
117.8
2.07
91.25
1978
 
7,768
0.323
24,069
124.8
5.90
92.97
1979
 
8,712
0.351
24,790
128.5
3.00
94.36
1980
 
9,676
0.389
24,855
128.9
0.26
95.01
1981
 
10,755
0.424
25,357
131.5
2.02
95.25
1982
 
11,129
0.448
24,858
128.9
-1.97
92.82
1983
 
11,942
0.467
25,585
132.6
2.93
94.03
1984
 
13,038
0.484
26,916
139.5
5.20
93.87
1985
 
13,987
0.501
27,903
144.7
3.67
94.85
1986
 
14,720
0.512
28,739
149.0
3.00
95.08
1987
 
15,208
0.528
28,801
149.3
0.22
93.71
1988
 
16,025
0.549
29,209
151.4
1.42
91.88
1989
 
16,779
0.573
29,303
151.9
0.32
89.93
1990
 
17,317
0.598
28,970
150.2
-1.13
88.27
1991
 
17,745
0.618
28,726
148.9
-0.84
88.51
1992
 
18,287
0.634
28,835
149.5
0.38
86.76
1993
 
18,924
0.650
29,113
150.9
0.97
87.15
1994
 
19,836
0.664
29,893
155.0
2.68
87.96
1995
 
20,712
0.678
30,570
158.5
2.26
87.85
1996
 
21,681
0.692
31,330
162.4
2.49
87.69
1997
 
22,757
0.704
32,321
167.6
3.17
87.78
1998
 
24,130
0.710
34,002
176.3
5.20
87.77
1999
 
24,866
0.720
34,536
179.0
1.57
86.97
2000
 
26,271
0.738
35,587
184.5
3.04
85.99
2001
 
26,946
0.753
35,784
185.5
0.55
85.41
2002
 
27,325
0.763
35,817
185.7
0.09
85.93
2003
 
28,384
0.779
36,440
188.9
1.74
86.91
2004
 
30,154
0.798
37,774
195.8
3.66
88.21
2005
 
32,150
0.821
39,146
202.9
3.63
90.13
2006
 
34,460
0.844
40,810
211.6
4.25
91.06
2007
 
35,602
0.866
41,107
213.1
0.73
89.93
2008
 
35,586
0.892
39,908
206.9
-2.92
87.11
2009
 
33,467
0.889
37,636
195.1
-5.69
85.14
2010
 
33,774
0.905
37,314
193.4
-0.86
83.28
2011
 
35,244
0.928
37,977
196.9
1.78
82.64
2012
 
36,333
0.945
38,434
199.2
1.20
82.13
2013
 
36,877
0.958
38,501
199.6
0.18
83.05
2014
 
38,220
0.971
39,353
204.0
2.21
82.57
2015
 
39,836
0.973
40,942
212.2
4.04
82.89
2016
 
41,122
0.983
41,840
216.9
2.19
83.97
2017
 
43,208
1.000
43,208
224.0
3.27
84.71
2018
 
45,260
1.020
44,352
229.9
2.65
84.90
2019
 
47,693
1.035
46,074
238.9
3.88
85.86
2020
 
52,133
1.046
49,824
258.3
8.14
88.13
2021
 
56,420
1.090
51,761
268.3
3.89
87.57
2022
 
58,442
1.160
50,362
261.1
-2.70
89.27
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,931
0.189
20,816
100.0
N
1970
 
4,198
0.198
21,238
102.0
2.03
1971
 
4,471
0.206
21,697
104.2
2.16
1972
 
4,857
0.213
22,793
109.5
5.05
1973
 
5,363
0.225
23,883
114.7
4.78
1974
 
5,836
0.248
23,537
113.1
-1.45
1975
 
6,324
0.269
23,544
113.1
0.03
1976
 
6,875
0.283
24,265
116.6
3.07
1977
 
7,516
0.302
24,906
119.6
2.64
1978
 
8,356
0.323
25,889
124.4
3.95
1979
 
9,232
0.351
26,271
126.2
1.47
1980
 
10,184
0.389
26,160
125.7
-0.42
1981
 
11,291
0.424
26,621
127.9
1.76
1982
 
11,990
0.448
26,781
128.7
0.60
1983
 
12,701
0.467
27,210
130.7
1.61
1984
 
13,889
0.484
28,674
137.7
5.38
1985
 
14,746
0.501
29,417
141.3
2.59
1986
 
15,482
0.512
30,227
145.2
2.75
1987
 
16,228
0.528
30,733
147.6
1.67
1988
 
17,442
0.549
31,790
152.7
3.44
1989
 
18,658
0.573
32,584
156.5
2.50
1990
 
19,619
0.598
32,821
157.7
0.73
1991
 
20,050
0.618
32,457
155.9
-1.11
1992
 
21,077
0.634
33,234
159.7
2.39
1993
 
21,713
0.650
33,405
160.5
0.51
1994
 
22,552
0.664
33,986
163.3
1.74
1995
 
23,577
0.678
34,798
167.2
2.39
1996
 
24,725
0.692
35,729
171.6
2.67
1997
 
25,925
0.704
36,822
176.9
3.06
1998
 
27,493
0.710
38,740
186.1
5.21
1999
 
28,592
0.720
39,711
190.8
2.51
2000
 
30,551
0.738
41,384
198.8
4.21
2001
 
31,548
0.753
41,895
201.3
1.23
2002
 
31,801
0.763
41,684
200.2
-0.50
2003
 
32,659
0.779
41,928
201.4
0.59
2004
 
34,183
0.798
42,821
205.7
2.13
2005
 
35,669
0.821
43,432
208.6
1.43
2006
 
37,843
0.844
44,816
215.3
3.19
2007
 
39,588
0.866
45,710
219.6
1.99
2008
 
40,854
0.892
45,816
220.1
0.23
2009
 
39,307
0.889
44,204
212.4
-3.52
2010
 
40,557
0.905
44,808
215.3
1.36
2011
 
42,649
0.928
45,956
220.8
2.56
2012
 
44,237
0.945
46,795
224.8
1.83
2013
 
44,401
0.958
46,357
222.7
-0.94
2014
 
46,287
0.971
47,659
229.0
2.81
2015
 
48,060
0.973
49,394
237.3
3.64
2016
 
48,971
0.983
49,826
239.4
0.88
2017
 
51,004
1.000
51,004
245.0
2.36
2018
 
53,309
1.020
52,240
251.0
2.42
2019
 
55,547
1.035
53,662
257.8
2.72
2020
 
59,153
1.046
56,533
271.6
5.35
2021
 
64,430
1.090
59,110
284.0
4.56
2022
 
65,470
1.160
56,419
271.0
-4.55
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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