2000 vs. 2019 Per Capita Income Growth and Change

Briefing Report Outline:

1.	Bar Chart - Real* Per Capita Income Growth by County, 2000 vs. 2019, Net Percent Change
2.	Map - Real* Per Capita Income Growth by County, 2000 vs. 2019 Net Percent Change
3.	Bar Chart - Real* Per Capita Income by County, 2019
4.	Map - Real* Per Capita Income by County, 2019
5.	Table - Net Real* Per Capita Income Growth by County, 2000 vs. 2019
6.	Table - Net Per Capita Income Growth by County, 2000 vs. 2019

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Minnesota Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2019, Net Percent Change

Lake of the Woods County 2000 vs. 2019

Net Percent Change = 83.57%

Rank = #1

Norman County 2000 vs. 2019

Net Percent Change = 2.72%

Rank = #87

Aitkin County 2000 vs. 2019

Net Percent Change = 35.91%

Rank = #38

With a spotlight on Aitkin County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across Minnesota's 87 counties over the period 2000-2019.

Statewide Snippets:

Over 2000-2019 real PCI grew in all 87 Minnesota counties.
Real PCI growth in sixty-six counties outpaced the statewide average (27.59%), while growth in twenty-one counties trailed.
At the extremes of the distribution, Lake of the Woods County posted the highest growth of real PCI (83.57%), while Norman County placed last by logging a 2.72% gain.
The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Lake of the Woods County, 83.57%) and lowest (Norman County, 2.72%) over 2000-2019 equated to 80.85% ( = 83.57% − 2.72%).

Aitkin County Snippets:

Over 2000-2019, Aitkin County posted a 35.91% net gain in real PCI.
Aitkin County was joined by sixty-five other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2019 registered above the statewide average (27.59%).
Ranked #38 among Minnesota's 87 counties, Aitkin County's real PCI growth (35.91%) outperformed the statewide average of 27.59% by a 8.32% margin.
Aitkin County's net real PCI growth (35.91%, #38) over 2000-2019 registered just above that of Martin County (35.80%, #39) and just below that of Sherburne County (36.37%, #37).
Aitkin County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 67.66% in 2000 to 72.06% in 2019, resulting in a gain of 4.41%.

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Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2019, Net Percent Change

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2019

	More than 50%	50% to 45%	45% to 40%	40% to 35%	35% to 30%	30% to 25%	25% to 20%	20% or Below	Total
2000 vs. 2019	9	7	10	15	19	13	9	5	87

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Real Per Capita Income by County, 2019

Hennepin County 2019

PCI = $73,217

Percent of State = 130.95%

Rank = #1

Mahnomen County 2019

PCI = $33,681

Percent of State = 60.24%

Rank = #87

Aitkin County 2019

PCI = $40,291

Percent of State = 72.06%

Rank = #81

Again highlighting Aitkin County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2019 real per capita income statewide ($55,910).

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Statewide Snippets:

Ranked #1, Hennepin County's 2019 PCI totaled $73,217, equating to 130.95% of the statewide average.
Ranked last (#87), Mahnomen County's real per capita income of $33,681 in 2019 comprised just 60.24% of the total statewide. Mahnomen County's real per capita income in 2019 equates to just 46.0% to that of Hennepin County's.

Aitkin County Snippets:

Aitkin County's PCI in 2019 ranked #81, amounting to 72.06% of the statewide average.
Aitkin County's PCI of $40,291 placed below that of Faribault County's ($40,689, #80), and just above that of Morrison County's ($40,094, #82).

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Real Per Capita Income by County, 2019

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2019

	More than $55,000	$55,000 to $52,500	$52,500 to $50,000	$50,000 to $47,500	$47,500 to $45,000	$45,000 to $42,500	$42,500 to $40,000	$40,000 or Below	Total
2019	6	1	9	17	17	19	13	5	87

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Minnesota Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2019

	2000		2019		2000 - 2019
County	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Aitkin	29,646	67.66	40,291	72.06	35.91	10,646	4.41
Anoka	41,692	95.15	50,752	90.77	21.73	9,060	-4.37
Becker	32,881	75.04	45,855	82.02	39.46	12,974	6.98
Beltrami	29,520	67.37	41,189	73.67	39.53	11,669	6.30
Benton	34,885	79.61	43,757	78.26	25.43	8,872	-1.35
Big Stone	31,626	72.17	47,710	85.33	50.86	16,084	13.16
Blue Earth	35,572	81.18	43,436	77.69	22.11	7,864	-3.49
Brown	34,888	79.62	50,216	89.82	43.94	15,328	10.20
Carlton	33,009	75.33	41,740	74.66	26.45	8,731	-0.68
Carver	52,766	120.42	70,786	126.61	34.15	18,020	6.19
Cass	33,829	77.20	45,356	81.12	34.07	11,527	3.92
Chippewa	35,629	81.31	42,448	75.92	19.14	6,819	-5.39
Chisago	38,402	87.64	49,064	87.75	27.76	10,662	0.12
Clay	31,076	70.92	41,795	74.75	34.49	10,719	3.83
Clearwater	28,805	65.74	43,909	78.53	52.43	15,103	12.80
Cook	37,188	84.87	49,854	89.17	34.06	12,666	4.30
Cottonwood	32,861	74.99	42,615	76.22	29.69	9,755	1.23
Crow Wing	32,236	73.57	44,258	79.16	37.29	12,022	5.59
Dakota	49,517	113.00	58,815	105.20	18.78	9,299	-7.81
Dodge	35,553	81.14	44,873	80.26	26.21	9,319	-0.88
Douglas	34,793	79.40	49,425	88.40	42.05	14,632	9.00
Faribault	32,789	74.83	40,689	72.78	24.09	7,900	-2.05
Fillmore	31,667	72.27	41,845	74.84	32.14	10,178	2.58
Freeborn	32,861	74.99	42,935	76.79	30.66	10,074	1.80
Goodhue	37,514	85.61	51,766	92.59	37.99	14,252	6.98
Grant	34,828	79.48	43,380	77.59	24.55	8,551	-1.89
Hennepin	59,399	135.56	73,217	130.95	23.26	13,817	-4.60
Houston	36,005	82.17	49,311	88.20	36.95	13,306	6.03
Hubbard	28,895	65.94	51,170	91.52	77.09	22,274	25.58
Isanti	36,284	82.80	44,570	79.72	22.84	8,285	-3.09
Itasca	30,978	70.69	42,920	76.77	38.55	11,943	6.07
Jackson	32,121	73.30	49,442	88.43	53.92	17,321	15.13
Kanabec	29,823	68.06	42,341	75.73	41.98	12,518	7.67
Kandiyohi	36,295	82.83	48,744	87.18	34.30	12,450	4.35
Kittson	34,641	79.06	44,831	80.18	29.42	10,190	1.13
Koochiching	33,533	76.53	42,966	76.85	28.13	9,434	0.32
Lac qui Parle	31,941	72.89	47,392	84.76	48.37	15,451	11.87
Lake County	34,728	79.25	45,204	80.85	30.17	10,476	1.60
Lake of the Woods	27,800	63.44	51,032	91.27	83.57	23,231	27.83
Le Sueur	37,652	85.93	47,909	85.69	27.24	10,256	-0.24
Lincoln	30,958	70.65	44,068	78.82	42.35	13,110	8.17
Lyon	35,567	81.17	47,015	84.09	32.19	11,448	2.92
McLeod	36,177	82.56	45,832	81.97	26.69	9,655	-0.59
Mahnomen	28,455	64.94	33,681	60.24	18.37	5,226	-4.70
Marshall	35,712	81.50	50,814	90.89	42.29	15,102	9.39
Martin	35,958	82.06	48,833	87.34	35.80	12,874	5.28
Meeker	31,788	72.54	42,573	76.15	33.93	10,786	3.60
Mille Lacs	29,924	68.29	41,858	74.87	39.88	11,934	6.58
Morrison	29,542	67.42	40,094	71.71	35.72	10,551	4.29
Mower	34,429	78.57	43,868	78.46	27.41	9,439	-0.11
Murray	34,257	78.18	49,921	89.29	45.72	15,664	11.11
Nicollet	36,224	82.67	48,169	86.15	32.98	11,945	3.49
Nobles	32,707	74.64	41,553	74.32	27.04	8,846	-0.32
Norman	35,219	80.37	36,176	64.70	2.72	957	-15.67
Olmsted	43,675	99.67	56,073	100.29	28.39	12,399	0.62
Otter Tail	31,362	71.57	45,353	81.12	44.61	13,992	9.55
Pennington	36,279	82.79	51,911	92.85	43.09	15,632	10.05
Pine	28,682	65.46	37,635	67.31	31.21	8,953	1.86
Pipestone	33,444	76.32	49,831	89.13	49.00	16,388	12.80
Polk	32,089	73.23	44,860	80.24	39.80	12,770	7.00
Pope	32,123	73.31	47,838	85.56	48.92	15,715	12.25
Ramsey	45,373	103.55	52,204	93.37	15.05	6,831	-10.18
Red Lake	30,546	69.71	48,272	86.34	58.03	17,726	16.63
Redwood	33,980	77.55	49,576	88.67	45.90	15,596	11.12
Renville	32,501	74.17	45,195	80.84	39.06	12,695	6.67
Rice	32,481	74.13	42,912	76.75	32.11	10,431	2.63
Rock	33,931	77.43	45,958	82.20	35.45	12,027	4.77
Roseau	36,670	83.69	45,505	81.39	24.09	8,835	-2.30
St. Louis	36,044	82.26	46,121	82.49	27.96	10,077	0.23
Scott	45,548	103.95	60,319	107.89	32.43	14,772	3.94
Sherburne	34,876	79.59	47,559	85.06	36.37	12,683	5.47
Sibley	31,134	71.05	45,130	80.72	44.96	13,997	9.67
Stearns	34,115	77.85	46,815	83.73	37.23	12,701	5.88
Steele	37,057	84.57	44,602	79.77	20.36	7,545	-4.79
Stevens	34,229	78.11	45,025	80.53	31.54	10,796	2.42
Swift	27,811	63.47	43,700	78.16	57.13	15,889	14.69
Todd	26,924	61.44	41,028	73.38	52.39	14,104	11.94
Traverse	31,996	73.02	47,126	84.29	47.28	15,129	11.27
Wabasha	35,721	81.52	48,193	86.20	34.91	12,472	4.68
Wadena	26,202	59.80	38,013	67.99	45.08	11,811	8.19
Waseca	32,210	73.51	39,981	71.51	24.13	7,771	-2.00
Washington	49,356	112.64	66,540	119.01	34.82	17,184	6.38
Watonwan	31,865	72.72	42,468	75.96	33.28	10,603	3.24
Wilkin	32,237	73.57	46,683	83.50	44.81	14,446	9.93
Winona	33,344	76.09	46,804	83.71	40.37	13,460	7.62
Wright	37,476	85.53	50,119	89.64	33.74	12,643	4.12
Yellow Medicine	32,111	73.28	53,464	95.63	66.50	21,353	22.34

Minnesota	43,819	100.00	55,910	100.00	27.59	12,091	0.00
Metropolitan	47,417	108.21	59,013	105.55	24.46	11,596	-2.66
Nonmetropolitan	32,863	75.00	44,998	80.48	36.92	12,135	5.48

United States	41,384		53,662		29.67	12,278
Metropolitan U.S.	43,392		55,648		28.24	12,255
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	30,577		41,193		34.72	10,616

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

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

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Minnesota Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2019

	2000		2019		2000 - 2019
County	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Aitkin	21,885	67.66	41,707	72.06	90.57	19,822	4.41
Anoka	30,778	95.15	52,535	90.77	70.69	21,757	-4.37
Becker	24,274	75.04	47,466	82.02	95.54	23,192	6.98
Beltrami	21,792	67.37	42,635	73.67	95.65	20,843	6.30
Benton	25,753	79.61	45,294	78.26	75.88	19,541	-1.35
Big Stone	23,347	72.17	49,386	85.33	111.53	26,039	13.16
Blue Earth	26,260	81.18	44,962	77.69	71.22	18,702	-3.49
Brown	25,755	79.62	51,980	89.82	101.83	26,225	10.20
Carlton	24,368	75.33	43,206	74.66	77.31	18,838	-0.68
Carver	38,953	120.42	73,273	126.61	88.10	34,320	6.19
Cass	24,973	77.20	46,949	81.12	88.00	21,976	3.92
Chippewa	26,302	81.31	43,939	75.92	67.05	17,637	-5.39
Chisago	28,349	87.64	50,787	87.75	79.15	22,438	0.12
Clay	22,941	70.92	43,263	74.75	88.58	20,322	3.83
Clearwater	21,265	65.74	45,451	78.53	113.74	24,186	12.80
Cook	27,453	84.87	51,605	89.17	87.98	24,152	4.30
Cottonwood	24,258	74.99	44,112	76.22	81.84	19,854	1.23
Crow Wing	23,797	73.57	45,812	79.16	92.51	22,015	5.59
Dakota	36,554	113.00	60,882	105.20	66.55	24,327	-7.81
Dodge	26,246	81.14	46,449	80.26	76.97	20,203	-0.88
Douglas	25,685	79.40	51,161	88.40	99.19	25,476	9.00
Faribault	24,206	74.83	42,119	72.78	74.00	17,913	-2.05
Fillmore	23,377	72.27	43,316	74.84	85.29	19,938	2.58
Freeborn	24,258	74.99	44,443	76.79	83.21	20,185	1.80
Goodhue	27,694	85.61	53,585	92.59	93.49	25,891	6.98
Grant	25,711	79.48	44,904	77.59	74.65	19,193	-1.89
Hennepin	43,850	135.56	75,789	130.95	72.84	31,939	-4.60
Houston	26,580	82.17	51,043	88.20	92.04	24,463	6.03
Hubbard	21,331	65.94	52,967	91.52	148.31	31,636	25.58
Isanti	26,786	82.80	46,135	79.72	72.24	19,350	-3.09
Itasca	22,868	70.69	44,428	76.77	94.28	21,560	6.07
Jackson	23,713	73.30	51,179	88.43	115.83	27,467	15.13
Kanabec	22,016	68.06	43,829	75.73	99.08	21,813	7.67
Kandiyohi	26,794	82.83	50,457	87.18	88.32	23,663	4.35
Kittson	25,573	79.06	46,406	80.18	81.47	20,833	1.13
Koochiching	24,754	76.53	44,476	76.85	79.67	19,721	0.32
Lac qui Parle	23,580	72.89	49,057	84.76	108.05	25,477	11.87
Lake County	25,637	79.25	46,792	80.85	82.52	21,155	1.60
Lake of the Woods	20,523	63.44	52,824	91.27	157.39	32,302	27.83
Le Sueur	27,796	85.93	49,592	85.69	78.41	21,796	-0.24
Lincoln	22,854	70.65	45,616	78.82	99.60	22,762	8.17
Lyon	26,256	81.17	48,667	84.09	85.35	22,410	2.92
McLeod	26,707	82.56	47,442	81.97	77.64	20,735	-0.59
Mahnomen	21,006	64.94	34,864	60.24	65.97	13,858	-4.70
Marshall	26,363	81.50	52,600	90.89	99.52	26,236	9.39
Martin	26,545	82.06	50,548	87.34	90.42	24,003	5.28
Meeker	23,466	72.54	44,069	76.15	87.80	20,603	3.60
Mille Lacs	22,091	68.29	43,329	74.87	96.14	21,238	6.58
Morrison	21,809	67.42	41,502	71.71	90.30	19,694	4.29
Mower	25,416	78.57	45,409	78.46	78.66	19,993	-0.11
Murray	25,290	78.18	51,675	89.29	104.33	26,385	11.11
Nicollet	26,741	82.67	49,861	86.15	86.46	23,120	3.49
Nobles	24,145	74.64	43,012	74.32	78.14	18,867	-0.32
Norman	25,999	80.37	37,446	64.70	44.03	11,447	-15.67
Olmsted	32,241	99.67	58,043	100.29	80.03	25,802	0.62
Otter Tail	23,152	71.57	46,947	81.12	102.78	23,795	9.55
Pennington	26,782	82.79	53,734	92.85	100.64	26,952	10.05
Pine	21,174	65.46	38,957	67.31	83.99	17,783	1.86
Pipestone	24,689	76.32	51,582	89.13	108.93	26,893	12.80
Polk	23,689	73.23	46,435	80.24	96.02	22,746	7.00
Pope	23,714	73.31	49,519	85.56	108.82	25,805	12.25
Ramsey	33,495	103.55	54,037	93.37	61.33	20,542	-10.18
Red Lake	22,550	69.71	49,968	86.34	121.59	27,418	16.63
Redwood	25,085	77.55	51,317	88.67	104.58	26,233	11.12
Renville	23,993	74.17	46,783	80.84	94.99	22,790	6.67
Rice	23,978	74.13	44,419	76.75	85.25	20,441	2.63
Rock	25,048	77.43	47,573	82.20	89.92	22,524	4.77
Roseau	27,071	83.69	47,103	81.39	74.00	20,033	-2.30
St. Louis	26,609	82.26	47,741	82.49	79.42	21,133	0.23
Scott	33,624	103.95	62,438	107.89	85.69	28,814	3.94
Sherburne	25,746	79.59	49,230	85.06	91.21	23,483	5.47
Sibley	22,983	71.05	46,716	80.72	103.26	23,732	9.67
Stearns	25,184	77.85	48,460	83.73	92.42	23,276	5.88
Steele	27,356	84.57	46,169	79.77	68.77	18,813	-4.79
Stevens	25,268	78.11	46,607	80.53	84.45	21,338	2.42
Swift	20,531	63.47	45,235	78.16	120.33	24,704	14.69
Todd	19,876	61.44	42,469	73.38	113.67	22,594	11.94
Traverse	23,620	73.02	48,781	84.29	106.52	25,161	11.27
Wabasha	26,370	81.52	49,886	86.20	89.18	23,516	4.68
Wadena	19,343	59.80	39,349	67.99	103.43	20,006	8.19
Waseca	23,778	73.51	41,386	71.51	74.05	17,608	-2.00
Washington	36,436	112.64	68,878	119.01	89.04	32,442	6.38
Watonwan	23,523	72.72	43,960	75.96	86.88	20,437	3.24
Wilkin	23,798	73.57	48,323	83.50	103.06	24,525	9.93
Winona	24,615	76.09	48,448	83.71	96.82	23,833	7.62
Wright	27,666	85.53	51,880	89.64	87.52	24,214	4.12
Yellow Medicine	23,705	73.28	55,342	95.63	133.46	31,638	22.34

Minnesota	32,348	100.00	57,874	100.00	78.91	25,526	0.00
Metropolitan	35,004	108.21	61,086	105.55	74.51	26,082	-2.66
Nonmetropolitan	24,260	75.00	46,579	80.48	92.00	22,318	5.48

United States	30,551		55,547		81.82	24,997
Metropolitan U.S.	32,033		57,603		79.82	25,570
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	22,573		42,640		88.90	20,068

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

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