Nonmetropolitan U.S. vs. New Jersey
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Total Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Nonmetropolitan U.S. vs. New Jersey
Nonmetropolitan U.S.:
2022 TPI = $2,314,026,455K
2022 Percent of State = 10.60%
New Jersey:
2022 TPI = $714,990,176K
2022 Percent of U.S. = 3.28%
The annual total personal incomes (TPI) estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BEA) are among the most comprehensive, consistent, comparable and timely measures of economic activity available statewide and at the national levels. Personal income estimates are also the best available local level indicator of general purchasing power, and are therefore central to tracking and comparing county patterns of economic growth and change.
The following graphs highlight trends in the pattern of growth and change in the total personal income of the Nonmetropolitan U.S. and New Jersey with comparison to the nation. The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. The 2017 constant dollar (real) estimates of total personal income reported in the tables and portrayed graphically below are determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption.
Data Definition:
Personal income is the income received by persons from participation in production, plus transfer receipts from government and business, plus government interest (which is treated like a transfer receipt). It is defined as the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors' income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment, personal dividend income, personal interest income, and personal current transfer receipts, less contributions for government social insurance. Because the personal income of an area represents the income that is received by, or on behalf of, all the persons who live in that area, and because the estimates of some components of personal income (wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, and contributions for government social insurance) are made on a place-of-work basis, state personal income includes an adjustment for residence. The residence adjustment represents the net flow of compensation (less contributions for government social insurance) of interstate commuters.
Nonmetropolitan U.S. Total Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Billions)
Nonmetropolitan U.S. Total Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Billions)
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s annual total 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 the Nonmetropolitan U.S. over time.
When measured in current dollars, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s total personal income increased 1,891.33%, from $116B in 1970 to $2,314B in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 239.19%, from $588B in 1970 to $1,994B in 2022.
Real Total Personal Income, 1969-2022 (Billions)
Real Total Personal Income, 1969-2022 (Billions)
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s and New Jersey's annual real total personal income for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real total personal income patterns over time. During this 54-year period, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s real total personal income rose from $567B in 1969 to $1,994B in 2022, for a net gain of $1,427B, or 251.45%. In comparison, New Jersey's real total personal income increased from $172B in 1969 to $616B in 2022, for a net gain of $444B, or 257.94%.
Real Total Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Total Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 portrays the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s real total personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with New Jersey, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real total personal income in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real total personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real total personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
The Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s overall real total personal income growth was 251.45% over 1969-2022 trailed New Jersey's increase of 257.94%, and fell below the United States' increase of 348.76%.
Total Personal Income as a Percent of the United States Total: 1969-2022
Total Personal Income as a Percent of the United States Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the total personal income growth of the Nonmetropolitan U.S. and New Jersey is to compare their individual percentage contributions to the United States' total total personal income over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's total personal income grew faster, or declined less, than the United States' total personal income, while a declining share shows they grew more slowly.
In 1969, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s total personal income comprised 13.54% of the United States' total personal income, while in 2022 it totaled 10.60% thereby yielding a -2.94% share-shift. Similarly, in 1969, New Jersey's total personal income accounted for 4.11% of the United States' total personal income, while in 2022 it consisted of 3.28%, resulting in a -0.83% share-shift.
   
 
Total Personal Income Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.83%
=
3.28%
-
4.11%
-2.94%
=
10.60%
-
13.54%
 
   
Nonmetropolitan U.S. Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Nonmetropolitan U.S. Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s real total 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 traced 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, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s real total personal income grew at an annual rate of 2.43% over 1970-2022. The Nonmetropolitan U.S. recorded its highest growth in 1973 (11.09%) and posted its lowest growth in 2022 (-4.83%). In 2022, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s real total personal income declined by -4.83%
Nonmetropolitan U.S. Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Nonmetropolitan U.S. Real Total Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some nonmetropolitan regions 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 the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s real total personal income since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s annual real total personal income growth rate averaged 4.11%. It averaged 1.80% in the 1980s, 2.68% during the 1990s, 1.95% throughout the 2000s, 1.63% in the 2010s, 2.32% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for the Nonmetropolitan U.S. noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for New Jersey and the nation. As the chart reveals, the Nonmetropolitan U.S.'s average annual real total personal income growth outpaced New Jersey's average throughout the 1970s (4.11% vs. 2.51%), posted below New Jersey's average during the 1980s (1.80% vs. 3.80%), fell below New Jersey's average during the 1990s (2.68% vs. 2.71%), topped New Jersey's average throughout the 2000s (1.95% vs. 1.69%), fell below New Jersey's average throughout the 2010s (1.63% vs. 2.10%), and recorded above New Jersey's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (2.32% vs. 0.77%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real total personal income growth trends, the Nonmetropolitan U.S. outperformed the nation over the 1970s (4.11% vs. 3.50%), trailed the nation in the 1980s (1.80% vs. 3.16%), trailed the nation over the 1990s (2.68% vs. 3.27%), fell below the nation over the 2000s (1.95% vs. 2.06%), posted below the nation throughout the 2010s (1.63% vs. 2.72%), and outperformed the nation over 2020-2022 (2.32% vs. 2.10%).
   
 
Real* Total Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
2.43
4.11
1.80
2.68
1.95
1.63
2.32
-4.83
 
2.46
2.51
3.80
2.71
1.69
2.10
0.77
-4.75
 
2.89
3.50
3.16
3.27
2.06
2.72
2.10
-4.19
 
   

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Nonmetropolitan U.S.:
Total Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
107,141,223
0.189
567,395,133
100.0
N
13.54
1970
 
116,205,291
0.198
587,904,943
103.6
3.61
13.58
1971
 
126,564,063
0.206
614,239,568
108.3
4.48
13.69
1972
 
141,314,314
0.213
663,198,395
116.9
7.97
13.90
1973
 
165,434,676
0.225
736,738,704
129.8
11.09
14.60
1974
 
178,599,143
0.248
720,361,162
127.0
-2.22
14.35
1975
 
196,701,464
0.269
732,321,162
129.1
1.66
14.44
1976
 
214,639,825
0.283
757,561,236
133.5
3.45
14.35
1977
 
236,171,216
0.302
782,645,864
137.9
3.31
14.30
1978
 
266,242,160
0.323
824,892,056
145.4
5.40
14.35
1979
 
296,830,826
0.351
844,637,128
148.9
2.39
14.32
1980
 
323,063,134
0.389
829,899,132
146.3
-1.74
13.96
1981
 
364,134,984
0.424
858,505,208
151.3
3.45
14.05
1982
 
386,441,249
0.448
863,150,810
152.1
0.54
13.91
1983
 
405,385,860
0.467
868,510,284
153.1
0.62
13.65
1984
 
447,037,489
0.484
922,887,527
162.7
6.26
13.65
1985
 
467,715,411
0.501
933,042,234
164.4
1.10
13.33
1986
 
484,732,288
0.512
946,391,550
166.8
1.43
13.04
1987
 
503,365,211
0.528
953,307,093
168.0
0.73
12.80
1988
 
533,517,297
0.549
972,418,294
171.4
2.00
12.51
1989
 
576,979,271
0.573
1,007,630,448
177.6
3.62
12.53
1990
 
607,606,086
0.598
1,016,488,642
179.2
0.88
12.41
1991
 
632,227,501
0.618
1,023,452,425
180.4
0.69
12.46
1992
 
677,267,764
0.634
1,067,908,805
188.2
4.34
12.53
1993
 
706,784,984
0.650
1,087,361,514
191.6
1.82
12.52
1994
 
747,716,862
0.664
1,126,826,304
198.6
3.63
12.60
1995
 
778,929,602
0.678
1,149,643,714
202.6
2.02
12.41
1996
 
828,059,835
0.692
1,196,566,384
210.9
4.08
12.43
1997
 
869,045,637
0.704
1,234,317,095
217.5
3.15
12.29
1998
 
913,477,671
0.710
1,287,186,539
226.9
4.28
12.04
1999
 
944,508,268
0.720
1,311,798,820
231.2
1.91
11.84
2000
 
998,039,513
0.738
1,351,954,042
238.3
3.06
11.58
2001
 
1,048,989,445
0.753
1,393,043,272
245.5
3.04
11.67
2002
 
1,067,258,389
0.763
1,398,930,921
246.6
0.42
11.67
2003
 
1,113,302,802
0.779
1,429,253,604
251.9
2.17
11.75
2004
 
1,174,432,205
0.798
1,471,221,773
259.3
2.94
11.73
2005
 
1,221,652,725
0.821
1,487,516,560
262.2
1.11
11.59
2006
 
1,281,671,956
0.844
1,517,849,308
267.5
2.04
11.35
2007
 
1,354,708,412
0.866
1,564,201,984
275.7
3.05
11.36
2008
 
1,437,169,961
0.892
1,611,719,144
284.1
3.04
11.57
2009
 
1,413,769,857
0.889
1,589,916,732
280.2
-1.35
11.72
2010
 
1,472,833,472
0.905
1,627,188,581
286.8
2.34
11.74
2011
 
1,556,946,119
0.928
1,677,671,349
295.7
3.10
11.71
2012
 
1,601,316,787
0.945
1,693,905,671
298.5
0.97
11.52
2013
 
1,628,633,966
0.958
1,700,372,690
299.7
0.38
11.58
2014
 
1,679,829,343
0.971
1,729,625,254
304.8
1.72
11.37
2015
 
1,717,311,624
0.973
1,764,983,837
311.1
2.04
11.10
2016
 
1,723,890,854
0.983
1,753,989,311
309.1
-0.62
10.85
2017
 
1,784,632,909
1.000
1,784,632,909
314.5
1.75
10.71
2018
 
1,856,372,865
1.020
1,819,135,168
320.6
1.93
10.60
2019
 
1,934,158,678
1.035
1,868,517,653
329.3
2.71
10.54
2020
 
2,095,069,208
1.046
2,002,264,260
352.9
7.16
10.68
2021
 
2,283,825,007
1.090
2,095,233,078
369.3
4.64
10.68
2022
 
2,314,026,455
1.160
1,994,111,196
351.5
-4.83
10.60
Source: Calculations by the New Jersey Regional Economic Analysis Project (NJ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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New Jersey:
Total Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
32,504,175
0.189
172,134,592
100.0
N
4.11
1970
 
35,294,519
0.198
178,561,768
103.7
3.73
4.13
1971
 
38,078,118
0.206
184,800,379
107.4
3.49
4.12
1972
 
41,394,930
0.213
194,269,429
112.9
5.12
4.07
1973
 
45,063,192
0.225
200,682,218
116.6
3.30
3.98
1974
 
48,945,152
0.248
197,415,206
114.7
-1.63
3.93
1975
 
52,877,698
0.269
196,864,103
114.4
-0.28
3.88
1976
 
57,408,891
0.283
202,621,999
117.7
2.92
3.84
1977
 
62,802,139
0.302
208,119,496
120.9
2.71
3.80
1978
 
69,699,071
0.323
215,947,054
125.5
3.76
3.76
1979
 
77,368,975
0.351
220,154,725
127.9
1.95
3.73
1980
 
87,084,508
0.389
223,706,607
130.0
1.61
3.76
1981
 
97,168,413
0.424
229,089,739
133.1
2.41
3.75
1982
 
104,980,977
0.448
234,484,325
136.2
2.35
3.78
1983
 
113,460,820
0.467
243,081,712
141.2
3.67
3.82
1984
 
125,385,448
0.484
258,852,264
150.4
6.49
3.83
1985
 
134,484,929
0.501
268,283,053
155.9
3.64
3.83
1986
 
143,990,664
0.512
281,127,441
163.3
4.79
3.87
1987
 
154,710,515
0.528
293,001,240
170.2
4.22
3.93
1988
 
170,480,905
0.549
310,727,978
180.5
6.05
4.00
1989
 
182,884,117
0.573
319,386,872
185.5
2.79
3.97
1990
 
192,170,879
0.598
321,490,387
186.8
0.66
3.92
1991
 
196,169,703
0.618
317,560,305
184.5
-1.22
3.87
1992
 
210,398,531
0.634
331,754,227
192.7
4.47
3.89
1993
 
217,404,095
0.650
334,467,838
194.3
0.82
3.85
1994
 
225,066,906
0.664
339,180,942
197.0
1.41
3.79
1995
 
238,901,876
0.678
352,601,877
204.8
3.96
3.81
1996
 
252,630,680
0.692
365,057,411
212.1
3.53
3.79
1997
 
268,793,397
0.704
381,770,842
221.8
4.58
3.80
1998
 
286,580,221
0.710
403,821,806
234.6
5.78
3.78
1999
 
299,723,847
0.720
416,277,339
241.8
3.08
3.76
2000
 
329,591,759
0.738
446,468,206
259.4
7.25
3.82
2001
 
341,308,913
0.753
453,253,450
263.3
1.52
3.80
2002
 
345,988,725
0.763
453,511,849
263.5
0.06
3.78
2003
 
354,097,719
0.779
454,589,210
264.1
0.24
3.74
2004
 
369,770,927
0.798
463,215,362
269.1
1.90
3.69
2005
 
382,749,265
0.821
466,045,594
270.7
0.61
3.63
2006
 
410,264,863
0.844
485,865,541
282.3
4.25
3.63
2007
 
435,048,745
0.866
502,325,153
291.8
3.39
3.65
2008
 
449,545,421
0.892
504,144,242
292.9
0.36
3.62
2009
 
436,271,441
0.889
490,628,132
285.0
-2.68
3.62
2010
 
448,931,100
0.905
495,979,738
288.1
1.09
3.58
2011
 
469,252,907
0.928
505,638,665
293.7
1.95
3.53
2012
 
484,600,001
0.945
512,619,799
297.8
1.38
3.48
2013
 
488,591,296
0.958
510,112,962
296.3
-0.49
3.47
2014
 
509,357,588
0.971
524,456,696
304.7
2.81
3.45
2015
 
530,303,097
0.973
545,024,201
316.6
3.92
3.43
2016
 
545,301,738
0.983
554,822,492
322.3
1.80
3.43
2017
 
566,237,088
1.000
566,237,088
329.0
2.06
3.40
2018
 
591,910,410
1.020
580,037,052
337.0
2.44
3.38
2019
 
624,819,804
1.035
603,614,816
350.7
4.06
3.41
2020
 
657,894,366
1.046
628,751,724
365.3
4.16
3.35
2021
 
705,095,171
1.090
646,870,369
375.8
2.88
3.30
2022
 
714,990,176
1.160
616,142,444
357.9
-4.75
3.28
Source: Calculations by the New Jersey Regional Economic Analysis Project (NJ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_300_PSN
 
   

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United States:
Total Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
791,229,000
0.189
4,190,165,758
100.0
N
1970
 
855,525,000
0.198
4,328,265,709
103.3
3.30
1971
 
924,613,000
0.206
4,487,323,465
107.1
3.67
1972
 
1,016,408,000
0.213
4,770,076,966
113.8
6.30
1973
 
1,133,468,000
0.225
5,047,731,018
120.5
5.82
1974
 
1,244,912,000
0.248
5,021,223,733
119.8
-0.53
1975
 
1,362,505,000
0.269
5,072,617,275
121.1
1.02
1976
 
1,495,704,000
0.283
5,279,017,400
126.0
4.07
1977
 
1,651,632,000
0.302
5,473,329,799
130.6
3.68
1978
 
1,855,849,000
0.323
5,749,934,936
137.2
5.05
1979
 
2,073,296,000
0.351
5,899,598,782
140.8
2.60
1980
 
2,313,972,000
0.389
5,944,235,512
141.9
0.76
1981
 
2,590,995,000
0.424
6,108,676,176
145.8
2.77
1982
 
2,777,640,000
0.448
6,204,105,336
148.1
1.56
1983
 
2,969,333,000
0.467
6,361,584,112
151.8
2.54
1984
 
3,275,415,000
0.484
6,761,937,695
161.4
6.29
1985
 
3,508,482,000
0.501
6,999,046,441
167.0
3.51
1986
 
3,717,756,000
0.512
7,258,548,586
173.2
3.71
1987
 
3,931,800,000
0.528
7,446,308,852
177.7
2.59
1988
 
4,264,433,000
0.549
7,772,592,728
185.5
4.38
1989
 
4,605,107,000
0.573
8,042,309,775
191.9
3.47
1990
 
4,897,332,000
0.598
8,192,943,538
195.5
1.87
1991
 
5,072,291,000
0.618
8,211,045,100
196.0
0.22
1992
 
5,406,546,000
0.634
8,524,985,809
203.5
3.82
1993
 
5,643,648,000
0.650
8,682,535,385
207.2
1.85
1994
 
5,933,938,000
0.664
8,942,579,420
213.4
3.00
1995
 
6,278,125,000
0.678
9,266,058,093
221.1
3.62
1996
 
6,660,854,000
0.692
9,625,094,288
229.7
3.87
1997
 
7,068,422,000
0.704
10,039,373,926
239.6
4.30
1998
 
7,584,003,000
0.710
10,686,661,406
255.0
6.45
1999
 
7,978,449,000
0.720
11,081,025,264
264.5
3.69
2000
 
8,620,234,000
0.738
11,677,052,911
278.7
5.38
2001
 
8,990,104,000
0.753
11,938,732,039
284.9
2.24
2002
 
9,146,700,000
0.763
11,989,225,466
286.1
0.42
2003
 
9,474,684,000
0.779
12,163,560,736
290.3
1.45
2004
 
10,008,929,000
0.798
12,538,275,270
299.2
3.08
2005
 
10,540,800,000
0.821
12,834,755,927
306.3
2.36
2006
 
11,291,446,000
0.844
13,372,153,008
319.1
4.19
2007
 
11,925,044,000
0.866
13,769,145,681
328.6
2.97
2008
 
12,423,410,000
0.892
13,932,275,429
332.5
1.18
2009
 
12,058,253,000
0.889
13,560,635,845
323.6
-2.67
2010
 
12,547,501,000
0.905
13,862,497,514
330.8
2.23
2011
 
13,299,818,000
0.928
14,331,082,712
342.0
3.38
2012
 
13,905,749,000
0.945
14,709,785,897
351.1
2.64
2013
 
14,063,283,000
0.958
14,682,748,144
350.4
-0.18
2014
 
14,778,160,000
0.971
15,216,235,418
363.1
3.63
2015
 
15,467,113,000
0.973
15,896,476,839
379.4
4.47
2016
 
15,884,741,000
0.983
16,162,082,333
385.7
1.67
2017
 
16,658,962,000
1.000
16,658,962,000
397.6
3.07
2018
 
17,514,402,000
1.020
17,163,073,878
409.6
3.03
2019
 
18,343,601,000
1.035
17,721,060,157
422.9
3.25
2020
 
19,609,985,000
1.046
18,741,324,605
447.3
5.76
2021
 
21,392,812,000
1.090
19,626,252,970
468.4
4.72
2022
 
21,820,248,000
1.160
18,803,588,325
448.8
-4.19
Source: Calculations by the New Jersey Regional Economic Analysis Project (NJ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_300_PN
 
   
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