Per Capita Real Personal Income

This chart shows per capita real personal income for each New England state, the region, and the nation as a whole. Dividing a state’s total real personal income by its population yields per capita real personal income. Per capita real personal income has been higher in New England than the United States since World War II. However, this pattern is not uniform for the six states. Currently, Connecticut has the highest per capita real personal income in the region, while Maine remains significantly below the national average. Per capita real personal income does not account for the distribution of income within a state.