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The file below gives annual per capita personal income (PCPI) from 2005 to 2007 for Wisconsin and every one of its counties, metropolitan areas, and workforce development areas. It also gives PCPI for Wisconsin's metropolitan portion and non-metropolitan portion.  This file is available as a spreadsheet or in PDF.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis produces PCPI estimates on an annual basis for every region, state, metropolitan statistical area and county in the United States. Data for other states can be found on BEA's Regional Economic Accounts page.

Personal income is probably thought of as wages earned from jobs. Wages are actually only one portion of total income, though on average, a significant majority. Personal income is the sum of net earnings*, rental income, personal dividend income, personal interest income, and personal current transfer (government) receipts.

Population acts as the denominator of the equation. As one tends to view PCPI for its quantitative, dollar significance, there are underlying characteristics that can impact the level or change in PCPI and these characteristics are not always solely economic. For example, two counties with equal population levels, similar paying industry and occupational compositions and the same employment rates could show sizable differences in PCPI if one of the counties has a significantly higher percentage of young children. Why? These children are not earning wages, but are nevertheless part of the population component factored into PCPI. Another example is that a county’s employers may pay lower than average wages yet the county could have a surprisingly high PCPI because a significant number of its residents commute to work in nearby, higher paying counties. These are simplified examples that show how qualitative, demographic issues can affect this measure of economic health.

*Net earnings is earnings by place of work (the sum of wage and salary disbursements (payrolls), supplements to wages and salaries, and proprietors’ income) less government contributions for social insurance, plus an adjustment to convert earnings by place of work to a place-of-residence basis. Personal income is measured before the deduction of personal income taxes and other personal taxes and is reported in current dollars (no adjustment is made for price changes). Bureau of Economic Analysis

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