Sussex County vs. Delaware
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Sussex County vs. Delaware
Sussex County:
2022 PCI = $64,957
2022 Percent of State = 102.71%
Delaware:
2022 PCI = $63,243
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.
Sussex County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Sussex County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Sussex 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 Sussex County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Sussex County's per capita personal income increased 1,651.28%, from $3,709 in 1970 to $64,957 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 198.30%, from $18,765 in 1970 to $55,977 in 2022.
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Sussex County's and Delaware's 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, Sussex County's real per capita personal income rose from $19,240 in 1969 to $55,977 in 2022, for a net gain of $36,736, or 190.93%. In comparison, Delaware's real per capita personal income advanced from $23,941 in 1969 to $54,500 in 2022, for a net advance of $30,559, or 127.64%.
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 portrays Sussex County's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Delaware, 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.
Sussex County's overall real per capita personal income growth was 190.93% over 1969-2022 outpaced Delaware's increase of 127.64%, and topped 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 Sussex County and Delaware per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Sussex County's per capita personal income amounted to 92.43% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 99.22%. Similarly, in 1969, Delaware's per capita personal income totaled 115.01% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 96.60%.
Sussex County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Sussex County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Sussex 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 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, Sussex County's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 2.09% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1972 (9.45%) and posted its lowest growth in 1974 (-8.16%). In 2022, Sussex County's real per capita personal income declined by -1.29%
Sussex County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Sussex 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 traces the annual percent change in Sussex County's real per capita 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, Sussex County's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 1.20%. It averaged 3.66% during the 1980s, 1.31% during the 1990s, 1.90% during the 2000s, 2.41% in the 2010s, 2.06% 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 Sussex County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Delaware and the nation. As the chart reveals, Sussex County's average annual real per capita personal income growth recorded under Delaware's average during the 1970s (1.20% vs. 1.30%), recorded above Delaware's average in the 1980s (3.66% vs. 2.90%), recorded under Delaware's average during the 1990s (1.31% vs. 1.84%), outpaced Delaware's average during the 2000s (1.90% vs. 0.71%), outgained Delaware's average in the 2010s (2.41% vs. 1.20%), and led Delaware's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (2.06% vs. 1.63%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, Sussex County posted below the nation throughout the 1970s (1.20% vs. 2.37%), registered above the nation during the 1980s (3.66% vs. 2.19%), recorded underneath the nation during the 1990s (1.31% vs. 2.01%), exceeded the nation throughout the 2000s (1.90% vs. 1.10%), outperformed the nation over the 2010s (2.41% vs. 1.97%), and registered above the nation over 2020-2022 (2.06% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
2.09
1.20
3.66
1.31
1.90
2.41
2.06
-1.29
 
1.59
1.30
2.90
1.84
0.71
1.20
1.63
0.88
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   

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Sussex County:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,633
0.189
19,240
100.0
N
80.37
92.43
1970
 
3,709
0.198
18,765
97.5
-2.47
78.51
88.36
1971
 
3,959
0.206
19,213
99.9
2.39
78.67
88.55
1972
 
4,481
0.213
21,029
109.3
9.45
82.28
92.26
1973
 
5,156
0.225
22,960
119.3
9.18
86.23
96.13
1974
 
5,228
0.248
21,087
109.6
-8.16
81.36
89.59
1975
 
5,850
0.269
21,781
113.2
3.29
85.49
92.51
1976
 
6,141
0.283
21,675
112.7
-0.48
82.66
89.33
1977
 
6,449
0.302
21,372
111.1
-1.40
80.91
85.81
1978
 
7,049
0.323
21,839
113.5
2.19
81.06
84.36
1979
 
7,521
0.351
21,401
111.2
-2.01
78.76
81.46
1980
 
8,298
0.389
21,316
110.8
-0.40
76.73
81.48
1981
 
9,262
0.424
21,836
113.5
2.44
77.92
82.02
1982
 
10,182
0.448
22,743
118.2
4.16
80.05
84.93
1983
 
11,106
0.467
23,795
123.7
4.62
82.69
87.45
1984
 
12,080
0.484
24,938
129.6
4.81
82.50
86.97
1985
 
13,131
0.501
26,195
136.1
5.04
83.49
89.05
1986
 
14,305
0.512
27,928
145.2
6.62
86.74
92.39
1987
 
14,894
0.528
28,207
146.6
1.00
85.16
91.78
1988
 
16,136
0.549
29,411
152.9
4.27
85.32
92.52
1989
 
17,519
0.573
30,595
159.0
4.03
84.67
93.90
1990
 
17,376
0.598
29,069
151.1
-4.99
80.96
88.57
1991
 
18,096
0.618
29,294
152.3
0.78
81.24
90.25
1992
 
18,423
0.634
29,050
151.0
-0.83
80.78
87.41
1993
 
18,341
0.650
28,217
146.7
-2.87
78.72
84.47
1994
 
19,282
0.664
29,058
151.0
2.98
80.64
85.50
1995
 
20,001
0.678
29,520
153.4
1.59
80.39
84.83
1996
 
21,307
0.692
30,789
160.0
4.30
81.36
86.17
1997
 
21,928
0.704
31,145
161.9
1.16
81.15
84.58
1998
 
23,527
0.710
33,151
172.3
6.44
79.90
85.57
1999
 
24,958
0.720
34,663
180.2
4.56
80.20
87.29
2000
 
26,663
0.738
36,118
187.7
4.20
78.86
87.28
2001
 
28,837
0.753
38,295
199.0
6.03
78.11
91.41
2002
 
28,955
0.763
37,953
197.3
-0.89
76.89
91.05
2003
 
30,905
0.779
39,676
206.2
4.54
81.36
94.63
2004
 
33,897
0.798
42,463
220.7
7.03
87.27
99.16
2005
 
34,432
0.821
41,925
217.9
-1.27
87.99
96.53
2006
 
35,603
0.844
42,163
219.1
0.57
87.40
94.08
2007
 
36,750
0.866
42,433
220.5
0.64
88.47
92.83
2008
 
38,086
0.892
42,712
222.0
0.66
92.32
93.23
2009
 
37,017
0.889
41,629
216.4
-2.54
90.16
94.17
2010
 
36,987
0.905
40,863
212.4
-1.84
89.99
91.20
2011
 
38,874
0.928
41,888
217.7
2.51
88.79
91.15
2012
 
40,723
0.945
43,078
223.9
2.84
93.03
92.06
2013
 
42,836
0.958
44,722
232.4
3.82
97.47
96.47
2014
 
44,705
0.971
46,030
239.2
2.92
98.55
96.58
2015
 
48,005
0.973
49,337
256.4
7.19
101.61
99.88
2016
 
48,190
0.983
49,032
254.8
-0.62
100.00
98.41
2017
 
49,665
1.000
49,665
258.1
1.29
99.33
97.38
2018
 
52,065
1.020
51,021
265.2
2.73
98.84
97.67
2019
 
54,554
1.035
52,703
273.9
3.30
101.50
98.21
2020
 
56,403
1.046
53,905
280.2
2.28
101.12
95.35
2021
 
61,815
1.090
56,710
294.7
5.20
104.97
95.94
2022
 
64,957
1.160
55,977
290.9
-1.29
102.71
99.22
Source: Calculations by the Delaware Regional Economic Analysis Project (DE-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Delaware:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
4,521
0.189
23,941
100.0
N
115.01
1970
 
4,724
0.198
23,901
99.8
-0.17
112.54
1971
 
5,032
0.206
24,421
102.0
2.17
112.55
1972
 
5,446
0.213
25,558
106.8
4.66
112.13
1973
 
5,979
0.225
26,627
111.2
4.18
111.49
1974
 
6,426
0.248
25,917
108.3
-2.67
110.11
1975
 
6,844
0.269
25,479
106.4
-1.69
108.22
1976
 
7,430
0.283
26,223
109.5
2.92
108.07
1977
 
7,971
0.302
26,414
110.3
0.73
106.06
1978
 
8,696
0.323
26,941
112.5
2.00
104.06
1979
 
9,549
0.351
27,172
113.5
0.86
103.43
1980
 
10,815
0.389
27,782
116.0
2.24
106.20
1981
 
11,886
0.424
28,023
117.1
0.87
105.27
1982
 
12,720
0.448
28,411
118.7
1.38
106.09
1983
 
13,431
0.467
28,775
120.2
1.28
105.75
1984
 
14,643
0.484
30,229
126.3
5.05
105.42
1985
 
15,727
0.501
31,374
131.0
3.79
106.65
1986
 
16,492
0.512
32,198
134.5
2.63
106.52
1987
 
17,490
0.528
33,123
138.4
2.87
107.78
1988
 
18,912
0.549
34,469
144.0
4.06
108.43
1989
 
20,692
0.573
36,136
150.9
4.84
110.90
1990
 
21,462
0.598
35,904
150.0
-0.64
109.39
1991
 
22,276
0.618
36,061
150.6
0.44
111.10
1992
 
22,808
0.634
35,963
150.2
-0.27
108.21
1993
 
23,300
0.650
35,846
149.7
-0.33
107.31
1994
 
23,912
0.664
36,035
150.5
0.53
106.03
1995
 
24,882
0.678
36,724
153.4
1.91
105.53
1996
 
26,190
0.692
37,845
158.1
3.05
105.92
1997
 
27,022
0.704
38,379
160.3
1.41
104.23
1998
 
29,444
0.710
41,490
173.3
8.10
107.10
1999
 
31,119
0.720
43,220
180.5
4.17
108.84
2000
 
33,810
0.738
45,799
191.3
5.97
110.67
2001
 
36,917
0.753
49,025
204.8
7.04
117.02
2002
 
37,660
0.763
49,364
206.2
0.69
118.42
2003
 
37,985
0.779
48,765
203.7
-1.21
116.31
2004
 
38,843
0.798
48,660
203.3
-0.22
113.63
2005
 
39,133
0.821
47,649
199.0
-2.08
109.71
2006
 
40,736
0.844
48,243
201.5
1.24
107.65
2007
 
41,539
0.866
47,962
200.3
-0.58
104.93
2008
 
41,254
0.892
46,264
193.2
-3.54
100.98
2009
 
41,056
0.889
46,171
192.9
-0.20
104.45
2010
 
41,101
0.905
45,408
189.7
-1.65
101.34
2011
 
43,781
0.928
47,176
197.1
3.89
102.65
2012
 
43,775
0.945
46,306
193.4
-1.84
98.95
2013
 
43,948
0.958
45,883
191.7
-0.91
98.98
2014
 
45,364
0.971
46,709
195.1
1.80
98.01
2015
 
47,244
0.973
48,555
202.8
3.95
98.30
2016
 
48,192
0.983
49,033
204.8
0.98
98.41
2017
 
50,002
1.000
50,002
208.9
1.98
98.04
2018
 
52,674
1.020
51,618
215.6
3.23
98.81
2019
 
53,746
1.035
51,922
216.9
0.59
96.76
2020
 
55,778
1.046
53,307
222.7
2.67
94.29
2021
 
58,889
1.090
54,026
225.7
1.35
91.40
2022
 
63,243
1.160
54,500
227.6
0.88
96.60
Source: Calculations by the Delaware Regional Economic Analysis Project (DE-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 Delaware Regional Economic Analysis Project (DE-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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