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Personal & Per Capita Income
Los Angeles County, 1969-2022

Income

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Also see: Household Median Income for Los Angeles County.


"Personal Income" is the cumulative total of all income earned by all working residents of Los Angeles County. "Per Capita Income" is that Personal Income devided equally among the county's population. Los Angeles County has the largest sum of person income of any U.S. county (followed by Cook County, Illinois (Chicago) and Harris County, Texas (Houston). However, as for per capita income, it ranks close to 250 among U.S. counties.

Year Personal Income (thousands) Per Capita Personal Income
2022 $720,740,528 $74,142
2021 $720,046,822 $73,385
2020 $673,306,158 $67,383
2019 $628,932,215 $62,573
2018 $595,765,931 $59,004
2017 $573,348,398 $56,635
2016 $554,158,129 $54,750
2015 $535,960,148 $53,067
2014 $503,099,674 $50,052
2013 $475,453,288 $47,541
Year Personal Income (thousands) Per Capita Personal Income
2012 $477,907,190 $48,075
2011 $448,886,977 $45,439
2010 $420,356,279 $42,794
2009 $403,524,100 $41,229
2008 $416,005,884 $42,732
2007 $405,131,051 $41,765
2006 $387,413,828 $39,784
2005 $358,240,314 $36,606
2004 $337,811,867 $34,494
2003 $318,943,378 $32,655
Year Personal Income (thousands) Per Capita Personal Income
2002 $304,203,926 $31,342
2001 $296,318,538 $30,783
2000 $285,558,743 $29,938
1999 $270,247,679 $28,636
1998 $257,401,034 $27,637
1997 $236,496,701 $25,688
1996 $226,737,121 $24,842
1995 $215,673,355 $23,729
1994 $207,657,380 $22,828
1993 $202,979,701 $22,305
Year Personal Income (thousands) Per Capita Personal Income
1992 $201,705,385 $22,275
1991 $193,474,105 $21,622
1990 $190,944,513 $21,507
1989 $176,957,267 $20,123
1988 $167,476,986 $19,322
1987 $156,061,486 $18,245
1986 $145,190,479 $17,298
1985 $135,943,631 $16,613
1984 $126,191,783 $15,692
1983 $114,753,419 $14,487
Year Personal Income (thousands) Per Capita Personal Income
1982 $106,958,650 $13,770
1981 $100,434,385 $13,200
1980 $89,465,702 $11,918
1979 $79,718,454 $10,771
1978 $70,963,500 $9,653
1977 $62,721,460 $8,649
1976 $56,997,723 $7,904
1975 $51,826,029 $7,282
1974 $47,427,380 $6,693
1973 $43,160,005 $6,130
Year Personal Income (thousands) Per Capita Personal Income
1972 $40,108,100 $5,684
1971 $37,121,848 $5,226
1970 $35,629,674 $5,059
1969 $33,686,644 $4,819

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept. of Commerce