Maricopa County vs. Arizona
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Total Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Maricopa County vs. Arizona
Maricopa County:
2022 TPI = $288,842,282K
2022 Percent of State = 67.16%
Arizona:
2022 TPI = $430,083,534K
2022 Percent of U.S. = 1.97%
The annual total personal incomes (TPI) estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BEA) are among the most comprehensive, consistent, comparable and timely measures of economic activity available statewide and at the national levels. Personal income estimates are also the best available local level indicator of general purchasing power, and are therefore central to tracking and comparing county patterns of economic growth and change.
The following graphs highlight trends in the pattern of growth and change in the total personal income of Maricopa County and Arizona with comparison to the nation. The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. The 2017 constant dollar (real) estimates of total personal income reported in the tables and portrayed graphically below are determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption.
Data Definition:
Personal income is the income received by persons from participation in production, plus transfer receipts from government and business, plus government interest (which is treated like a transfer receipt). It is defined as the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors' income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment, personal dividend income, personal interest income, and personal current transfer receipts, less contributions for government social insurance. Because the personal income of an area represents the income that is received by, or on behalf of, all the persons who live in that area, and because the estimates of some components of personal income (wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, and contributions for government social insurance) are made on a place-of-work basis, state personal income includes an adjustment for residence. The residence adjustment represents the net flow of compensation (less contributions for government social insurance) of interstate commuters.
Maricopa County Total Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Maricopa County Total Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Maricopa County's annual total 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 Maricopa County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Maricopa County's total personal income increased 6,758.79%, from $4,211M in 1970 to $288,842M in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 1,068.28%, from $21,306M in 1970 to $248,910M in 2022.
Real Total Personal Income, 1969-2022 (Millions)
Real Total Personal Income, 1969-2022 (Millions)
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Maricopa County's and Arizona's annual real total personal income for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real total personal income patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Maricopa County's real total personal income rose from $19,517M in 1969 to $248,910M in 2022, for a net gain of $229,393M, or 1,175.37%. In comparison, Arizona's real total personal income advanced from $33,507M in 1969 to $370,624M in 2022, for a net advance of $337,118M, or 1,006.12%.
Real Total Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Total Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Maricopa County's real total 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 total personal income in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real total personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real total personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Maricopa County's overall real total personal income growth was 1,175.37% over 1969-2022 outpaced Arizona's increase of 1,006.12%, and topped the United States' increase of 348.76%.
Total Personal Income as a Percent of the Arizona Total: 1969-2022
Total Personal Income as a Percent of the Arizona Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of contrasting the total personal income growth of Maricopa County is to compare its individual percentage contributions to Arizona's statewide total personal income over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's total personal income grew faster, or declined less, than Arizona's total personal income, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Maricopa County's total personal income comprised 58.25% of Arizona's total personal income, while in 2022 it comprised 67.16% thereby yielding a +8.91% share-shift.
   
 
Total Personal Income Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+8.91%
=
67.16%
-
58.25%
 
   
Maricopa County Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Maricopa County Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Maricopa County's real total 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 illustrated 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, Maricopa County's real total personal income grew at an annual rate of 4.99% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 1978 (11.27%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2009 (-6.02%). In 2022, Maricopa County's real total personal income declined by -1.06%
Maricopa County Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Maricopa County Real Total 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 traces the annual percent change in Maricopa County's real total personal income since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Maricopa County's annual real total personal income growth rate averaged 7.42%. It averaged 5.60% during the 1980s, 5.48% in the 1990s, 2.92% throughout the 2000s, 3.60% in the 2010s, 4.69% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Maricopa County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Arizona and the nation. As the chart reveals, Maricopa County's average annual real total personal income growth recorded above Arizona's average throughout the 1970s (7.42% vs. 6.98%), registered above Arizona's average in the 1980s (5.60% vs. 4.98%), outperformed Arizona's average during the 1990s (5.48% vs. 5.06%), recorded under Arizona's average in the 2000s (2.92% vs. 3.31%), surpassed Arizona's average during the 2010s (3.60% vs. 3.17%), and exceeded Arizona's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (4.69% vs. 4.50%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real total personal income growth trends, Maricopa County surpassed the nation throughout the 1970s (7.42% vs. 3.50%), registered above the nation over the 1980s (5.60% vs. 3.16%), outgained the nation over the 1990s (5.48% vs. 3.27%), topped the nation throughout the 2000s (2.92% vs. 2.06%), recorded above the nation in the 2010s (3.60% vs. 2.72%), and recorded above the nation over 2020-2022 (4.69% vs. 2.10%).
   
 
Real* Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
4.99
7.42
5.60
5.48
2.92
3.60
4.69
-1.06
 
4.69
6.98
4.98
5.06
3.31
3.17
4.50
-1.44
 
2.89
3.50
3.16
3.27
2.06
2.72
2.10
-4.19
 
   

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Maricopa County:
Total Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,685,342
0.189
19,516,719
100.0
N
58.25
1970
 
4,211,271
0.198
21,305,631
109.2
9.17
58.36
1971
 
4,777,731
0.206
23,187,241
118.8
8.83
57.87
1972
 
5,494,258
0.213
25,784,954
132.1
11.20
58.05
1973
 
6,363,258
0.225
28,337,822
145.2
9.90
58.20
1974
 
7,179,432
0.248
28,957,496
148.4
2.19
58.20
1975
 
7,737,225
0.269
28,805,752
147.6
-0.52
58.10
1976
 
8,653,670
0.283
30,542,724
156.5
6.03
58.42
1977
 
9,868,249
0.302
32,702,310
167.6
7.07
59.28
1978
 
11,744,025
0.323
36,386,247
186.4
11.27
60.04
1979
 
13,949,405
0.351
39,693,268
203.4
9.09
60.68
1980
 
16,192,396
0.389
41,595,756
213.1
4.79
61.13
1981
 
18,494,662
0.424
43,604,060
223.4
4.83
61.19
1982
 
19,837,799
0.448
44,309,484
227.0
1.62
61.68
1983
 
22,115,448
0.467
47,380,770
242.8
6.93
62.38
1984
 
25,189,290
0.484
52,002,085
266.4
9.75
62.99
1985
 
28,417,814
0.501
56,690,500
290.5
9.02
63.82
1986
 
31,192,882
0.512
60,900,998
312.0
7.43
64.05
1987
 
33,572,591
0.528
63,582,044
325.8
4.40
64.23
1988
 
36,411,384
0.549
66,365,413
340.0
4.38
64.27
1989
 
39,071,934
0.573
68,234,809
349.6
2.82
64.29
1990
 
40,985,630
0.598
68,566,508
351.3
0.49
64.24
1991
 
42,854,724
0.618
69,373,400
355.5
1.18
63.74
1992
 
45,615,718
0.634
71,926,392
368.5
3.68
63.70
1993
 
48,818,412
0.650
75,105,249
384.8
4.42
63.46
1994
 
53,887,060
0.664
81,209,024
416.1
8.13
63.99
1995
 
59,453,263
0.678
87,748,713
449.6
8.05
64.76
1996
 
65,055,137
0.692
94,006,238
481.7
7.13
65.41
1997
 
71,316,729
0.704
101,292,100
519.0
7.75
66.16
1998
 
78,421,091
0.710
110,503,602
566.2
9.09
66.55
1999
 
83,432,422
0.720
115,876,754
593.7
4.86
66.79
2000
 
91,431,455
0.738
123,853,939
634.6
6.88
67.44
2001
 
94,360,040
0.753
125,308,810
642.1
1.17
66.41
2002
 
97,726,426
0.763
128,096,926
656.3
2.22
66.28
2003
 
103,228,925
0.779
132,524,874
679.0
3.46
66.00
2004
 
113,159,339
0.798
141,755,721
726.3
6.97
66.39
2005
 
125,236,459
0.821
152,491,214
781.3
7.57
66.71
2006
 
139,376,156
0.844
165,059,398
845.7
8.24
67.08
2007
 
146,219,642
0.866
168,831,205
865.1
2.29
66.59
2008
 
145,073,035
0.892
162,692,649
833.6
-3.64
64.91
2009
 
135,965,389
0.889
152,905,825
783.5
-6.02
64.05
2010
 
138,363,855
0.905
152,864,590
783.2
-0.03
63.99
2011
 
146,124,804
0.928
157,455,286
806.8
3.00
64.31
2012
 
153,927,824
0.945
162,828,003
834.3
3.41
65.10
2013
 
157,508,064
0.958
164,446,043
842.6
0.99
65.08
2014
 
166,295,821
0.971
171,225,400
877.3
4.12
65.55
2015
 
176,333,909
0.973
181,228,902
928.6
5.84
65.93
2016
 
184,999,292
0.983
188,229,307
964.5
3.86
66.14
2017
 
196,350,556
1.000
196,350,556
1,006.1
4.31
66.05
2018
 
209,380,123
1.020
205,180,087
1,051.3
4.50
66.37
2019
 
225,137,982
1.035
217,497,302
1,114.4
6.00
66.76
2020
 
248,760,469
1.046
237,741,166
1,218.1
9.31
66.46
2021
 
274,211,492
1.090
251,567,868
1,289.0
5.82
66.90
2022
 
288,842,282
1.160
248,909,699
1,275.4
-1.06
67.16
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
REAP_PI_CA1400_300_PSN
 
   

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Arizona:
Total Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
6,327,071
0.189
33,506,704
100.0
N
0.80
1970
 
7,216,133
0.198
36,507,806
109.0
8.96
0.84
1971
 
8,255,566
0.206
40,065,838
119.6
9.75
0.89
1972
 
9,464,649
0.213
44,418,289
132.6
10.86
0.93
1973
 
10,934,211
0.225
48,693,881
145.3
9.63
0.96
1974
 
12,336,094
0.248
49,756,359
148.5
2.18
0.99
1975
 
13,317,758
0.269
49,582,122
148.0
-0.35
0.98
1976
 
14,813,181
0.283
52,282,430
156.0
5.45
0.99
1977
 
16,646,785
0.302
55,165,645
164.6
5.51
1.01
1978
 
19,559,610
0.323
60,601,097
180.9
9.85
1.05
1979
 
22,987,021
0.351
65,409,956
195.2
7.94
1.11
1980
 
26,489,939
0.389
68,048,549
203.1
4.03
1.14
1981
 
30,223,309
0.424
71,256,181
212.7
4.71
1.17
1982
 
32,161,434
0.448
71,835,416
214.4
0.81
1.16
1983
 
35,454,856
0.467
75,959,500
226.7
5.74
1.19
1984
 
39,988,822
0.484
82,555,011
246.4
8.68
1.22
1985
 
44,529,113
0.501
88,830,819
265.1
7.60
1.27
1986
 
48,697,699
0.512
95,077,411
283.8
7.03
1.31
1987
 
52,270,181
0.528
98,992,805
295.4
4.12
1.33
1988
 
56,652,853
0.549
103,258,640
308.2
4.31
1.33
1989
 
60,776,818
0.573
106,139,987
316.8
2.79
1.32
1990
 
63,797,722
0.598
106,729,773
318.5
0.56
1.30
1991
 
67,229,566
0.618
108,831,492
324.8
1.97
1.33
1992
 
71,607,986
0.634
112,910,732
337.0
3.75
1.32
1993
 
76,933,245
0.650
118,358,838
353.2
4.83
1.36
1994
 
84,205,588
0.664
126,899,735
378.7
7.22
1.42
1995
 
91,807,305
0.678
135,500,937
404.4
6.78
1.46
1996
 
99,449,957
0.692
143,707,581
428.9
6.06
1.49
1997
 
107,797,478
0.704
153,106,194
456.9
6.54
1.53
1998
 
117,834,952
0.710
166,041,896
495.5
8.45
1.55
1999
 
124,922,252
0.720
173,500,718
517.8
4.49
1.57
2000
 
135,573,750
0.738
183,649,522
548.1
5.85
1.57
2001
 
142,097,788
0.753
188,703,870
563.2
2.75
1.58
2002
 
147,455,199
0.763
193,279,940
576.8
2.43
1.61
2003
 
156,408,807
0.779
200,796,990
599.3
3.89
1.65
2004
 
170,442,982
0.798
213,515,455
637.2
6.33
1.70
2005
 
187,724,914
0.821
228,578,804
682.2
7.05
1.78
2006
 
207,762,641
0.844
246,047,656
734.3
7.64
1.84
2007
 
219,579,070
0.866
253,535,014
756.7
3.04
1.84
2008
 
223,495,122
0.892
250,639,365
748.0
-1.14
1.80
2009
 
212,283,565
0.889
238,732,768
712.5
-4.75
1.76
2010
 
216,223,640
0.905
238,884,195
712.9
0.06
1.72
2011
 
227,203,294
0.928
244,820,583
730.7
2.49
1.71
2012
 
236,431,415
0.945
250,101,990
746.4
2.16
1.70
2013
 
242,030,312
0.958
252,691,361
754.2
1.04
1.72
2014
 
253,711,620
0.971
261,232,504
779.6
3.38
1.72
2015
 
267,474,059
0.973
274,899,083
820.4
5.23
1.73
2016
 
279,696,749
0.983
284,580,144
849.3
3.52
1.76
2017
 
297,261,506
1.000
297,261,506
887.2
4.46
1.78
2018
 
315,458,961
1.020
309,131,048
922.6
3.99
1.80
2019
 
337,214,074
1.035
325,769,782
972.3
5.38
1.84
2020
 
374,311,796
1.046
357,730,966
1,067.6
9.81
1.91
2021
 
409,885,700
1.090
376,038,477
1,122.3
5.12
1.92
2022
 
430,083,534
1.160
370,624,281
1,106.1
-1.44
1.97
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
REAP_PI_CA1400_300_PSN
 
   

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United States:
Total Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
791,229,000
0.189
4,190,165,758
100.0
N
1970
 
855,525,000
0.198
4,328,265,709
103.3
3.30
1971
 
924,613,000
0.206
4,487,323,465
107.1
3.67
1972
 
1,016,408,000
0.213
4,770,076,966
113.8
6.30
1973
 
1,133,468,000
0.225
5,047,731,018
120.5
5.82
1974
 
1,244,912,000
0.248
5,021,223,733
119.8
-0.53
1975
 
1,362,505,000
0.269
5,072,617,275
121.1
1.02
1976
 
1,495,704,000
0.283
5,279,017,400
126.0
4.07
1977
 
1,651,632,000
0.302
5,473,329,799
130.6
3.68
1978
 
1,855,849,000
0.323
5,749,934,936
137.2
5.05
1979
 
2,073,296,000
0.351
5,899,598,782
140.8
2.60
1980
 
2,313,972,000
0.389
5,944,235,512
141.9
0.76
1981
 
2,590,995,000
0.424
6,108,676,176
145.8
2.77
1982
 
2,777,640,000
0.448
6,204,105,336
148.1
1.56
1983
 
2,969,333,000
0.467
6,361,584,112
151.8
2.54
1984
 
3,275,415,000
0.484
6,761,937,695
161.4
6.29
1985
 
3,508,482,000
0.501
6,999,046,441
167.0
3.51
1986
 
3,717,756,000
0.512
7,258,548,586
173.2
3.71
1987
 
3,931,800,000
0.528
7,446,308,852
177.7
2.59
1988
 
4,264,433,000
0.549
7,772,592,728
185.5
4.38
1989
 
4,605,107,000
0.573
8,042,309,775
191.9
3.47
1990
 
4,897,332,000
0.598
8,192,943,538
195.5
1.87
1991
 
5,072,291,000
0.618
8,211,045,100
196.0
0.22
1992
 
5,406,546,000
0.634
8,524,985,809
203.5
3.82
1993
 
5,643,648,000
0.650
8,682,535,385
207.2
1.85
1994
 
5,933,938,000
0.664
8,942,579,420
213.4
3.00
1995
 
6,278,125,000
0.678
9,266,058,093
221.1
3.62
1996
 
6,660,854,000
0.692
9,625,094,288
229.7
3.87
1997
 
7,068,422,000
0.704
10,039,373,926
239.6
4.30
1998
 
7,584,003,000
0.710
10,686,661,406
255.0
6.45
1999
 
7,978,449,000
0.720
11,081,025,264
264.5
3.69
2000
 
8,620,234,000
0.738
11,677,052,911
278.7
5.38
2001
 
8,990,104,000
0.753
11,938,732,039
284.9
2.24
2002
 
9,146,700,000
0.763
11,989,225,466
286.1
0.42
2003
 
9,474,684,000
0.779
12,163,560,736
290.3
1.45
2004
 
10,008,929,000
0.798
12,538,275,270
299.2
3.08
2005
 
10,540,800,000
0.821
12,834,755,927
306.3
2.36
2006
 
11,291,446,000
0.844
13,372,153,008
319.1
4.19
2007
 
11,925,044,000
0.866
13,769,145,681
328.6
2.97
2008
 
12,423,410,000
0.892
13,932,275,429
332.5
1.18
2009
 
12,058,253,000
0.889
13,560,635,845
323.6
-2.67
2010
 
12,547,501,000
0.905
13,862,497,514
330.8
2.23
2011
 
13,299,818,000
0.928
14,331,082,712
342.0
3.38
2012
 
13,905,749,000
0.945
14,709,785,897
351.1
2.64
2013
 
14,063,283,000
0.958
14,682,748,144
350.4
-0.18
2014
 
14,778,160,000
0.971
15,216,235,418
363.1
3.63
2015
 
15,467,113,000
0.973
15,896,476,839
379.4
4.47
2016
 
15,884,741,000
0.983
16,162,082,333
385.7
1.67
2017
 
16,658,962,000
1.000
16,658,962,000
397.6
3.07
2018
 
17,514,402,000
1.020
17,163,073,878
409.6
3.03
2019
 
18,343,601,000
1.035
17,721,060,157
422.9
3.25
2020
 
19,609,985,000
1.046
18,741,324,605
447.3
5.76
2021
 
21,392,812,000
1.090
19,626,252,970
468.4
4.72
2022
 
21,820,248,000
1.160
18,803,588,325
448.8
-4.19
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
REAP_PI_CA1400_300_PN
 
   
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