Clark County vs. Kansas
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Clark County vs. Kansas
Clark County:
2022 PCI = $58,135
2022 Percent of State = 96.21%
Kansas:
2022 PCI = $60,424
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.
Clark County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Clark County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Clark 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 Clark County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Clark County's per capita personal income increased 1,124.77%, from $4,747 in 1970 to $58,135 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 108.62%, from $24,014 in 1970 to $50,098 in 2022.
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Clark County's and Kansas' 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, Clark County's real per capita personal income rose from $18,023 in 1969 to $50,098 in 2022, for a net gain of $32,075, or 177.96%. In comparison, Kansas' real per capita personal income increased from $19,409 in 1969 to $52,070 in 2022, for a net gain of $32,662, or 168.29%.
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Clark County's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Kansas, 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.
Clark County's overall real per capita personal income growth was 177.96% over 1969-2022 outpaced Kansas' increase of 168.29%, and outpaced 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 displays the trends for per capita personal income relative to the national average by tracing Clark County and Kansas per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Clark County's per capita personal income amounted to 86.58% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 88.80%. Similarly, in 1969, Kansas' per capita personal income totaled 93.24% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 92.29%.
Clark County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Clark County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Clark 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 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, Clark County's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 2.44% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1979 (35.68%) and recorded its lowest growth in 1994 (-15.34%). In 2022, Clark County's real per capita personal income declined by -2.24%
Clark County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Clark 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 depicts the annual percent change in Clark County's real per capita 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, Clark County's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 5.32%. It averaged 1.91% during the 1980s, 1.56% during the 1990s, 1.65% during the 2000s, 2.97% in the 2010s, -1.63% 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 Clark County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Kansas and the nation. As the chart reveals, Clark County's average annual real per capita personal income growth surpassed Kansas' average throughout the 1970s (5.32% vs. 3.13%), outgained Kansas' average in the 1980s (1.91% vs. 1.47%), amounted to less than Kansas' average in the 1990s (1.56% vs. 2.08%), fell below Kansas' average throughout the 2000s (1.65% vs. 1.77%), outpaced Kansas' average during the 2010s (2.97% vs. 1.31%), and trailed Kansas' average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-1.63% vs. 1.17%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, Clark County recorded above the nation over the 1970s (5.32% vs. 2.37%), trailed the nation over the 1980s (1.91% vs. 2.19%), recorded underneath the nation in the 1990s (1.56% vs. 2.01%), topped the nation throughout the 2000s (1.65% vs. 1.10%), topped the nation over the 2010s (2.97% vs. 1.97%), and trailed the nation over 2020-2022 (-1.63% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
2.44
5.32
1.91
1.56
1.65
2.97
-1.63
-2.24
 
1.91
3.13
1.47
2.08
1.77
1.31
1.17
-3.09
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   

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Clark County:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,403
0.189
18,023
100.0
N
92.86
86.58
1970
 
4,747
0.198
24,014
133.2
33.24
119.98
113.07
1971
 
5,468
0.206
26,536
147.2
10.50
127.21
122.30
1972
 
5,782
0.213
27,136
150.6
2.26
121.17
119.05
1973
 
6,722
0.225
29,934
166.1
10.31
124.08
125.33
1974
 
7,279
0.248
29,358
162.9
-1.92
124.47
124.73
1975
 
6,703
0.269
24,955
138.5
-15.00
105.42
105.99
1976
 
7,148
0.283
25,228
140.0
1.10
104.35
103.97
1977
 
6,987
0.302
23,153
128.5
-8.23
94.25
92.96
1978
 
6,369
0.323
19,732
109.5
-14.78
78.13
76.22
1979
 
9,409
0.351
26,773
148.5
35.68
101.70
101.91
1980
 
10,503
0.389
26,981
149.7
0.78
104.20
103.14
1981
 
12,326
0.424
29,061
161.2
7.71
108.72
109.16
1982
 
13,352
0.448
29,822
165.5
2.62
109.37
111.36
1983
 
14,837
0.467
31,786
176.4
6.59
117.29
116.82
1984
 
15,895
0.484
32,815
182.1
3.24
115.06
114.45
1985
 
15,578
0.501
31,076
172.4
-5.30
107.28
105.64
1986
 
15,291
0.512
29,855
165.6
-3.93
100.67
98.77
1987
 
15,443
0.528
29,247
162.3
-2.04
98.06
95.16
1988
 
16,530
0.549
30,129
167.2
3.02
100.07
94.78
1989
 
18,368
0.573
32,077
178.0
6.47
105.47
98.45
1990
 
21,255
0.598
35,558
197.3
10.85
115.29
108.34
1991
 
19,505
0.618
31,575
175.2
-11.20
102.89
97.28
1992
 
19,294
0.634
30,422
168.8
-3.65
95.97
91.54
1993
 
24,221
0.650
37,263
206.7
22.49
116.25
111.55
1994
 
20,933
0.664
31,546
175.0
-15.34
97.01
92.82
1995
 
20,373
0.678
30,070
166.8
-4.68
91.28
86.41
1996
 
20,026
0.692
28,939
160.6
-3.76
84.70
81.00
1997
 
21,790
0.704
30,948
171.7
6.94
87.40
84.05
1998
 
24,127
0.710
33,997
188.6
9.85
92.08
87.76
1999
 
25,491
0.720
35,404
196.4
4.14
94.87
89.15
2000
 
23,633
0.738
32,013
177.6
-9.58
83.90
77.36
2001
 
26,180
0.753
34,766
192.9
8.60
90.13
82.98
2002
 
25,568
0.763
33,514
185.9
-3.60
87.51
80.40
2003
 
28,291
0.779
36,319
201.5
8.37
94.21
86.62
2004
 
25,637
0.798
32,116
178.2
-11.57
83.38
75.00
2005
 
30,014
0.821
36,546
202.8
13.79
92.81
84.15
2006
 
30,480
0.844
36,097
200.3
-1.23
86.07
80.54
2007
 
33,458
0.866
38,632
214.3
7.02
88.63
84.52
2008
 
38,521
0.892
43,199
239.7
11.82
93.82
94.29
2009
 
35,661
0.889
40,104
222.5
-7.17
90.55
90.72
2010
 
41,740
0.905
46,114
255.9
14.99
104.82
102.92
2011
 
47,420
0.928
51,097
283.5
10.80
110.56
111.19
2012
 
47,222
0.945
49,952
277.2
-2.24
105.14
106.75
2013
 
51,534
0.958
53,804
298.5
7.71
112.84
116.07
2014
 
52,833
0.971
54,400
301.8
1.11
114.14
114.14
2015
 
50,296
0.973
51,692
286.8
-4.98
107.94
104.65
2016
 
51,717
0.983
52,620
292.0
1.79
110.70
105.61
2017
 
52,285
1.000
52,285
290.1
-0.64
108.31
102.51
2018
 
51,222
1.020
50,195
278.5
-4.00
101.87
96.08
2019
 
54,633
1.035
52,779
292.8
5.15
104.81
98.35
2020
 
57,388
1.046
54,846
304.3
3.92
104.27
97.02
2021
 
55,860
1.090
51,247
284.3
-6.56
95.37
86.70
2022
 
58,135
1.160
50,098
278.0
-2.24
96.21
88.80
Source: Calculations by the Kansas Regional Economic Analysis Project (KS-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Kansas:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,665
0.189
19,409
100.0
N
93.24
1970
 
3,956
0.198
20,015
103.1
3.12
94.24
1971
 
4,298
0.206
20,860
107.5
4.22
96.14
1972
 
4,772
0.213
22,395
115.4
7.36
98.25
1973
 
5,417
0.225
24,124
124.3
7.72
101.01
1974
 
5,848
0.248
23,586
121.5
-2.23
100.21
1975
 
6,358
0.269
23,671
122.0
0.36
100.54
1976
 
6,850
0.283
24,177
124.6
2.14
99.64
1977
 
7,413
0.302
24,566
126.6
1.61
98.64
1978
 
8,151
0.323
25,253
130.1
2.80
97.54
1979
 
9,251
0.351
26,324
135.6
4.24
100.20
1980
 
10,080
0.389
25,894
133.4
-1.64
98.98
1981
 
11,338
0.424
26,730
137.7
3.23
100.41
1982
 
12,208
0.448
27,267
140.5
2.01
101.82
1983
 
12,649
0.467
27,100
139.6
-0.61
99.59
1984
 
13,815
0.484
28,521
146.9
5.24
99.47
1985
 
14,521
0.501
28,967
149.2
1.56
98.47
1986
 
15,189
0.512
29,656
152.8
2.38
98.11
1987
 
15,748
0.528
29,825
153.7
0.57
97.04
1988
 
16,520
0.549
30,110
155.1
0.96
94.71
1989
 
17,414
0.573
30,412
156.7
1.01
93.34
1990
 
18,436
0.598
30,842
158.9
1.41
93.97
1991
 
18,957
0.618
30,687
158.1
-0.50
94.55
1992
 
20,105
0.634
31,701
163.3
3.30
95.39
1993
 
20,836
0.650
32,055
165.2
1.12
95.96
1994
 
21,579
0.664
32,520
167.6
1.45
95.69
1995
 
22,321
0.678
32,944
169.7
1.30
94.67
1996
 
23,645
0.692
34,168
176.0
3.71
95.63
1997
 
24,932
0.704
35,411
182.5
3.64
96.17
1998
 
26,201
0.710
36,920
190.2
4.26
95.30
1999
 
26,871
0.720
37,320
192.3
1.08
93.98
2000
 
28,166
0.738
38,154
196.6
2.24
92.20
2001
 
29,047
0.753
38,575
198.7
1.10
92.07
2002
 
29,218
0.763
38,299
197.3
-0.72
91.88
2003
 
30,029
0.779
38,551
198.6
0.66
91.95
2004
 
30,748
0.798
38,518
198.5
-0.08
89.95
2005
 
32,340
0.821
39,378
202.9
2.23
90.67
2006
 
35,411
0.844
41,937
216.1
6.50
93.58
2007
 
37,748
0.866
43,586
224.6
3.93
95.35
2008
 
41,060
0.892
46,046
237.2
5.65
100.50
2009
 
39,382
0.889
44,289
228.2
-3.82
100.19
2010
 
39,822
0.905
43,995
226.7
-0.66
98.19
2011
 
42,889
0.928
46,215
238.1
5.05
100.56
2012
 
44,914
0.945
47,511
244.8
2.80
101.53
2013
 
45,670
0.958
47,682
245.7
0.36
102.86
2014
 
46,290
0.971
47,662
245.6
-0.04
100.01
2015
 
46,597
0.973
47,891
246.8
0.48
96.96
2016
 
46,718
0.983
47,533
244.9
-0.75
95.40
2017
 
48,272
1.000
48,272
248.7
1.55
94.64
2018
 
50,283
1.020
49,274
253.9
2.08
94.32
2019
 
52,127
1.035
50,358
259.5
2.20
93.84
2020
 
55,041
1.046
52,602
271.0
4.46
93.05
2021
 
58,569
1.090
53,732
276.8
2.15
90.90
2022
 
60,424
1.160
52,070
268.3
-3.09
92.29
Source: Calculations by the Kansas Regional Economic Analysis Project (KS-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 Kansas Regional Economic Analysis Project (KS-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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