2000 vs. 2016 Per Capita Income Growth and Change

Wisconsin Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change

Florence County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 57.00%

Rank = #1

Buffalo County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 8.10%

Rank = #72

Iowa County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 26.30%

Rank = #33

With a spotlight on Iowa County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across Wisconsin's 72 counties over the period 2000-2016.

Statewide Snippets:

Over 2000-2016 real PCI grew in all 72 Wisconsin counties.
Real PCI growth in fifty-two counties outpaced the statewide average (18.67%), while growth in twenty counties trailed.
At the extremes of the distribution, Florence County posted the highest growth of real PCI (57.00%), while Buffalo County placed last by logging a 8.10% gain.
The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Florence County, 57.00%) and lowest (Buffalo County, 8.10%) over 2000-2016 equated to 48.90% ( = 57.00% − 8.10%).

Iowa County Snippets:

Over 2000-2016, Iowa County posted a 26.30% net gain in real PCI.
Iowa County was joined by fifty-one other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2016 registered above the statewide average (18.67%).
Ranked #33 among Wisconsin's 72 counties, Iowa County's real PCI growth (26.30%) outperformed the statewide average of 18.67% by a 7.63% margin.
Iowa County's net real PCI growth (26.30%, #33) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Oconto County (25.54%, #34) and just below that of Langlade County (26.49%, #32).
Iowa County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 88.77% in 2000 to 94.48% in 2016, resulting in a gain of 5.70%.

Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2016

	More than 40%	40% to 35%	35% to 30%	30% to 25%	25% to 20%	20% to 15%	15% to 10%	10% or Below	Total
2000 vs. 2016	7	7	4	17	12	15	8	2	72

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016

Ozaukee County 2016

PCI = $76,654

Percent of State = 161.68%

Rank = #1

Menominee County 2016

PCI = $30,272

Percent of State = 63.85%

Rank = #72

Iowa County 2016

PCI = $44,793

Percent of State = 94.48%

Rank = #21

Again highlighting Iowa County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 real per capita income statewide ($47,412).

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Statewide Snippets:

Ranked #1, Ozaukee County's 2016 PCI totaled $76,654, equating to 161.68% of the statewide average.
Ranked last (#72), Menominee County's real per capita income of $30,272 in 2016 comprised just 63.85% of the total statewide. Menominee County's real per capita income in 2016 equates to just 39.5% to that of Ozaukee County's.

Iowa County Snippets:

Iowa County's PCI in 2016 ranked #21, amounting to 94.48% of the statewide average.
Iowa County's PCI of $44,793 placed below that of Winnebago County's ($44,824, #20), and just above that of Oneida County's ($44,719, #22).

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2016

	More than $50,000	$50,000 to $47,500	$47,500 to $45,000	$45,000 to $42,500	$42,500 to $40,000	$40,000 to $37,500	$37,500 to $35,000	$35,000 or Below	Total
2016	6	5	8	19	17	14	2	1	72

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Wisconsin Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016

	2000		2016		2000 - 2016
County	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	29,102	72.84	37,510	79.12	28.89	8,409	6.27
Ashland	30,233	75.67	36,950	77.93	22.22	6,717	2.26
Barron	33,084	82.81	44,037	92.88	33.11	10,954	10.07
Bayfield	30,764	77.00	42,403	89.43	37.83	11,639	12.43
Brown	41,806	104.64	47,938	101.11	14.67	6,131	-3.53
Buffalo	38,933	97.45	42,087	88.77	8.10	3,154	-8.68
Burnett	30,804	77.10	39,068	82.40	26.83	8,263	5.30
Calumet	39,651	99.25	45,904	96.82	15.77	6,253	-2.43
Chippewa	35,281	88.31	41,699	87.95	18.19	6,418	-0.36
Clark	29,185	73.05	37,763	79.65	29.39	8,577	6.60
Columbia	39,942	99.98	47,015	99.16	17.71	7,074	-0.81
Crawford	28,714	71.87	39,479	83.27	37.49	10,765	11.40
Dane	47,524	118.96	55,917	117.94	17.66	8,393	-1.02
Dodge	35,472	88.79	41,097	86.68	15.86	5,624	-2.11
Door	40,864	102.28	55,453	116.96	35.70	14,589	14.68
Douglas	32,320	80.90	39,549	83.42	22.37	7,229	2.52
Dunn	30,888	77.31	37,907	79.95	22.73	7,020	2.64
Eau Claire	36,841	92.21	43,606	91.97	18.36	6,765	-0.24
Florence	30,756	76.98	48,286	101.84	57.00	17,530	24.86
Fond du Lac	38,605	96.63	44,253	93.34	14.63	5,648	-3.29
Forest	27,615	69.12	37,543	79.18	35.95	9,928	10.06
Grant	31,427	78.66	39,817	83.98	26.70	8,391	5.32
Green	37,501	93.87	47,537	100.26	26.76	10,036	6.40
Green Lake	35,903	89.87	43,145	91.00	20.17	7,242	1.13
Iowa	35,465	88.77	44,793	94.48	26.30	9,328	5.70
Iron	29,442	73.69	45,332	95.61	53.97	15,890	21.92
Jackson	33,165	83.01	41,541	87.62	25.26	8,377	4.60
Jefferson	38,820	97.17	42,637	89.93	9.83	3,818	-7.24
Juneau	30,098	75.34	36,129	76.20	20.04	6,031	0.87
Kenosha	38,360	96.02	43,637	92.04	13.76	5,277	-3.98
Kewaunee	34,548	86.47	43,886	92.56	27.03	9,339	6.09
La Crosse	36,883	92.32	45,848	96.70	24.31	8,965	4.38
Lafayette	29,189	73.06	40,208	84.81	37.75	11,019	11.74
Langlade	31,847	79.71	40,282	84.96	26.49	8,435	5.25
Lincoln	32,528	81.42	41,844	88.26	28.64	9,316	6.84
Manitowoc	36,395	91.10	43,653	92.07	19.94	7,257	0.97
Marathon	37,854	94.75	46,456	97.98	22.72	8,602	3.23
Marinette	31,951	79.97	40,534	85.49	26.87	8,584	5.52
Marquette	28,799	72.08	38,700	81.62	34.38	9,901	9.54
Menominee	22,616	56.61	30,272	63.85	33.85	7,655	7.24
Milwaukee	39,488	98.84	43,504	91.76	10.17	4,016	-7.08
Monroe	30,419	76.14	38,796	81.83	27.54	8,377	5.69
Oconto	33,799	84.60	42,431	89.49	25.54	8,632	4.89
Oneida	37,430	93.69	44,719	94.32	19.47	7,289	0.63
Outagamie	40,567	101.54	47,908	101.05	18.10	7,342	-0.49
Ozaukee	63,992	160.18	76,654	161.68	19.79	12,662	1.50
Pepin	31,798	79.59	44,554	93.97	40.11	12,756	14.38
Pierce	35,766	89.52	43,905	92.60	22.76	8,139	3.08
Polk	33,149	82.97	43,414	91.57	30.96	10,265	8.59
Portage	35,326	88.42	42,880	90.44	21.39	7,555	2.02
Price	30,617	76.64	42,092	88.78	37.48	11,475	12.14
Racine	39,789	99.59	45,112	95.15	13.38	5,323	-4.44
Richland	29,277	73.28	40,654	85.75	38.86	11,378	12.47
Rock	36,171	90.54	41,073	86.63	13.55	4,902	-3.91
Rusk	27,032	67.66	41,313	87.14	52.83	14,281	19.47
St. Croix	42,239	105.73	51,660	108.96	22.30	9,421	3.23
Sauk	37,138	92.96	44,357	93.56	19.44	7,219	0.60
Sawyer	31,916	79.89	40,959	86.39	28.33	9,042	6.50
Shawano	30,789	77.07	39,487	83.29	28.25	8,698	6.22
Sheboygan	40,047	100.24	47,290	99.74	18.09	7,243	-0.50
Taylor	29,423	73.65	38,018	80.19	29.21	8,595	6.54
Trempealeau	33,179	83.05	40,722	85.89	22.73	7,542	2.84
Vernon	26,940	67.43	38,090	80.34	41.39	11,151	12.91
Vilas	34,636	86.69	48,679	102.67	40.54	14,043	15.98
Walworth	38,384	96.08	45,389	95.73	18.25	7,004	-0.34
Washburn	30,491	76.32	43,187	91.09	41.64	12,696	14.77
Washington	46,328	115.96	53,813	113.50	16.16	7,485	-2.46
Waukesha	56,738	142.02	67,921	143.26	19.71	11,184	1.24
Waupaca	34,327	85.92	42,438	89.51	23.63	8,111	3.59
Waushara	29,679	74.29	38,245	80.67	28.86	8,567	6.38
Winnebago	39,265	98.28	44,824	94.54	14.16	5,559	-3.74
Wood	38,300	95.87	43,258	91.24	12.94	4,958	-4.63

Wisconsin	39,951	100.00	47,412	100.00	18.67	7,461	0.00
Metropolitan	42,195	105.62	49,282	103.95	16.80	7,087	-1.67
Nonmetropolitan	33,786	84.57	41,957	88.49	24.18	8,171	3.93

United States	41,384		49,826		20.40	8,442
Metropolitan U.S.	43,392		51,643		19.01	8,250
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	30,577		38,658		26.43	8,081

*Real per capita personal income determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for
Personal Consumption (2017=1.00).

Source: Calculations by the Wisconsin Regional Economic Analysis Project (WI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Wisconsin Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016

	2000		2016		2000 - 2016
County	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	21,483	72.84	36,867	79.12	71.61	15,383	6.27
Ashland	22,318	75.67	36,316	77.93	62.72	13,997	2.26
Barron	24,423	82.81	43,282	92.88	77.22	18,859	10.07
Bayfield	22,711	77.00	41,675	89.43	83.51	18,965	12.43
Brown	30,862	104.64	47,115	101.11	52.66	16,253	-3.53
Buffalo	28,741	97.45	41,365	88.77	43.92	12,624	-8.68
Burnett	22,740	77.10	38,397	82.40	68.85	15,657	5.30
Calumet	29,271	99.25	45,117	96.82	54.13	15,845	-2.43
Chippewa	26,045	88.31	40,984	87.95	57.36	14,938	-0.36
Clark	21,545	73.05	37,115	79.65	72.26	15,569	6.60
Columbia	29,486	99.98	46,209	99.16	56.72	16,723	-0.81
Crawford	21,197	71.87	38,801	83.27	83.05	17,604	11.40
Dane	35,083	118.96	54,958	117.94	56.65	19,874	-1.02
Dodge	26,186	88.79	40,392	86.68	54.25	14,205	-2.11
Door	30,167	102.28	54,502	116.96	80.67	24,335	14.68
Douglas	23,859	80.90	38,870	83.42	62.92	15,011	2.52
Dunn	22,802	77.31	37,257	79.95	63.39	14,455	2.64
Eau Claire	27,197	92.21	42,858	91.97	57.58	15,661	-0.24
Florence	22,704	76.98	47,457	101.84	109.02	24,753	24.86
Fond du Lac	28,499	96.63	43,493	93.34	52.61	14,994	-3.29
Forest	20,386	69.12	36,899	79.18	81.00	16,513	10.06
Grant	23,200	78.66	39,134	83.98	68.68	15,934	5.32
Green	27,684	93.87	46,721	100.26	68.77	19,037	6.40
Green Lake	26,504	89.87	42,404	91.00	59.99	15,900	1.13
Iowa	26,181	88.77	44,024	94.48	68.15	17,843	5.70
Iron	21,734	73.69	44,554	95.61	104.99	22,819	21.92
Jackson	24,483	83.01	40,828	87.62	66.76	16,346	4.60
Jefferson	28,658	97.17	41,906	89.93	46.23	13,248	-7.24
Juneau	22,219	75.34	35,509	76.20	59.81	13,290	0.87
Kenosha	28,318	96.02	42,888	92.04	51.45	14,570	-3.98
Kewaunee	25,504	86.47	43,133	92.56	69.13	17,629	6.09
La Crosse	27,228	92.32	45,062	96.70	65.50	17,834	4.38
Lafayette	21,548	73.06	39,518	84.81	83.39	17,970	11.74
Langlade	23,510	79.71	39,591	84.96	68.40	16,081	5.25
Lincoln	24,012	81.42	41,126	88.26	71.27	17,113	6.84
Manitowoc	26,868	91.10	42,904	92.07	59.68	16,036	0.97
Marathon	27,945	94.75	45,659	97.98	63.39	17,714	3.23
Marinette	23,587	79.97	39,839	85.49	68.90	16,252	5.52
Marquette	21,260	72.08	38,036	81.62	78.91	16,776	9.54
Menominee	16,696	56.61	29,752	63.85	78.20	13,056	7.24
Milwaukee	29,151	98.84	42,757	91.76	46.68	13,607	-7.08
Monroe	22,456	76.14	38,130	81.83	69.80	15,674	5.69
Oconto	24,951	84.60	41,703	89.49	67.14	16,752	4.89
Oneida	27,632	93.69	43,951	94.32	59.06	16,320	0.63
Outagamie	29,947	101.54	47,086	101.05	57.23	17,139	-0.49
Ozaukee	47,240	160.18	75,338	161.68	59.48	28,098	1.50
Pepin	23,474	79.59	43,789	93.97	86.54	20,315	14.38
Pierce	26,403	89.52	43,152	92.60	63.43	16,749	3.08
Polk	24,471	82.97	42,669	91.57	74.36	18,197	8.59
Portage	26,078	88.42	42,145	90.44	61.61	16,067	2.02
Price	22,602	76.64	41,370	88.78	83.03	18,768	12.14
Racine	29,373	99.59	44,337	95.15	50.95	14,965	-4.44
Richland	21,613	73.28	39,957	85.75	84.88	18,344	12.47
Rock	26,702	90.54	40,368	86.63	51.18	13,666	-3.91
Rusk	19,956	67.66	40,604	87.14	103.47	20,649	19.47
St. Croix	31,182	105.73	50,774	108.96	62.83	19,592	3.23
Sauk	27,416	92.96	43,596	93.56	59.02	16,180	0.60
Sawyer	23,561	79.89	40,256	86.39	70.86	16,694	6.50
Shawano	22,729	77.07	38,810	83.29	70.75	16,080	6.22
Sheboygan	29,564	100.24	46,478	99.74	57.21	16,915	-0.50
Taylor	21,720	73.65	37,365	80.19	72.03	15,645	6.54
Trempealeau	24,493	83.05	40,023	85.89	63.40	15,529	2.84
Vernon	19,887	67.43	37,437	80.34	88.24	17,549	12.91
Vilas	25,569	86.69	47,843	102.67	87.12	22,275	15.98
Walworth	28,336	96.08	44,610	95.73	57.43	16,274	-0.34
Washburn	22,509	76.32	42,446	91.09	88.57	19,937	14.77
Washington	34,201	115.96	52,890	113.50	54.65	18,689	-2.46
Waukesha	41,885	142.02	66,756	143.26	59.38	24,871	1.24
Waupaca	25,341	85.92	41,710	89.51	64.60	16,369	3.59
Waushara	21,909	74.29	37,589	80.67	71.57	15,680	6.38
Winnebago	28,986	98.28	44,055	94.54	51.99	15,069	-3.74
Wood	28,274	95.87	42,516	91.24	50.37	14,242	-4.63

Wisconsin	29,493	100.00	46,598	100.00	58.00	17,105	0.00
Metropolitan	31,149	105.62	48,437	103.95	55.50	17,287	-1.67
Nonmetropolitan	24,942	84.57	41,237	88.49	65.33	16,295	3.93

United States	30,551		48,971		60.30	18,421
Metropolitan U.S.	32,033		50,756		58.45	18,723
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	22,573		37,995		68.32	15,422

Source: Calculations by the Wisconsin Regional Economic Analysis Project (WI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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