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Consumer spending per person in North Carolina

Consumer spending per person in North Carolina was $55,700 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.6% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD55,700
Change on 2024+4.6%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high55,7002025
Series low19,2551997

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Consumer spending per person in North Carolina, 1997 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K60K1997200220072012201720251997: 19,255 USD1998: 19,976 USD1999: 21,184 USD2000: 22,462 USD2001: 22,948 USD2002: 23,299 USD2003: 24,167 USD2004: 25,399 USD2005: 26,822 USD2006: 27,851 USD2007: 28,953 USD2008: 29,283 USD2009: 28,469 USD2010: 29,346 USD2011: 30,360 USD2012: 31,233 USD2013: 32,006 USD2014: 33,155 USD2015: 34,166 USD2016: 35,040 USD2017: 36,382 USD2018: 37,776 USD2019: 39,109 USD2020: 39,098 USD2021: 44,425 USD2022: 48,322 USD2023: 50,978 USD2024: 53,253 USD2025: 55,700 USD10K20K30K40K50K60K19972007201720251997: 19,255 USD1998: 19,976 USD1999: 21,184 USD2000: 22,462 USD2001: 22,948 USD2002: 23,299 USD2003: 24,167 USD2004: 25,399 USD2005: 26,822 USD2006: 27,851 USD2007: 28,953 USD2008: 29,283 USD2009: 28,469 USD2010: 29,346 USD2011: 30,360 USD2012: 31,233 USD2013: 32,006 USD2014: 33,155 USD2015: 34,166 USD2016: 35,040 USD2017: 36,382 USD2018: 37,776 USD2019: 39,109 USD2020: 39,098 USD2021: 44,425 USD2022: 48,322 USD2023: 50,978 USD2024: 53,253 USD2025: 55,700 USD
USD. Source: BEA, SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 29 values
PeriodUSD
202555,700
202453,253
202350,978
202248,322
202144,425
202039,098
201939,109
201837,776
201736,382
201635,040
201534,166
201433,155
201332,006
201231,233
201130,360
201029,346
200928,469
200829,283
200728,953
200627,851
200526,822
200425,399
200324,167
200223,299
200122,948
200022,462
199921,184
199819,976
199719,255

Compared with United States

Place2025
North Carolina55,700
United States61,062

North Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 48,725 USDAlaska: 70,227 USDArizona: 58,361 USDArkansas: 48,180 USDCalifornia: 70,076 USDColorado: 68,438 USDConnecticut: 70,377 USDDelaware: 63,664 USDDistrict of Columbia: 98,784 USDFlorida: 66,061 USDGeorgia: 55,158 USDHawaii: 63,695 USDIdaho: 49,627 USDIllinois: 63,730 USDIndiana: 54,273 USDIowa: 51,254 USDKansas: 53,553 USDKentucky: 51,641 USDLouisiana: 52,584 USDMaine: 65,444 USDMaryland: 60,794 USDMassachusetts: 74,900 USDMichigan: 57,346 USDMinnesota: 61,104 USDMississippi: 45,855 USDMissouri: 57,032 USDMontana: 61,349 USDNebraska: 56,840 USDNevada: 58,443 USDNew Hampshire: 72,282 USDNew Jersey: 68,561 USDNew Mexico: 50,932 USDNew York: 69,658 USDNorth Carolina: 55,700 USDNorth Dakota: 61,192 USDOhio: 55,295 USDOklahoma: 47,797 USDOregon: 60,667 USDPennsylvania: 62,438 USDRhode Island: 60,999 USDSouth Carolina: 53,665 USDSouth Dakota: 56,774 USDTennessee: 53,530 USDTexas: 55,875 USDUtah: 54,512 USDVermont: 65,694 USDVirginia: 60,615 USDWashington: 65,667 USDWest Virginia: 52,770 USDWisconsin: 57,246 USDWyoming: 62,488 USD
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Consumer spending per person, 2025, USD. North Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal consumption expenditures of the residents of a state divided by its population, in current US dollars: goods and services bought by households and by nonprofits serving them, including health care paid by insurers and government programs and the rental value of owner-occupied homes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis, table SAPCE2 line 1, nation and states.

Measured where residents live, wherever they spend. Not adjusted for price differences between states; regional_price_parity shows those. The state total is consumer_spending_usd_total.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states (Consumer spending per person, North Carolina, 1997 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, Consumer spending per person, North Carolina, 1997 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Consumer spending per person, North Carolina, 1997 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/north-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, Consumer spending per person, North Carolina, 1997 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the consumer spending per person in North Carolina?

Consumer spending per person in North Carolina was $55,700 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.6% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest consumer spending per person in North Carolina?

$55,700 in 2025, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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