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Per capita personal income in Amherst County

Per capita personal income in Amherst County was $48,819 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 3.4% from 2023. That is the 69th highest of 82 counties in 2024.

2024, USD48,819
Change on 2023+3.4%
Rank69th of 82Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high48,8192024
Series low2,4571969

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Per capita personal income in Amherst County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,457 USD1970: 2,675 USD1971: 2,789 USD1972: 3,009 USD1973: 3,402 USD1974: 3,885 USD1975: 4,311 USD1976: 4,689 USD1977: 5,133 USD1978: 5,651 USD1979: 6,253 USD1980: 6,545 USD1981: 7,197 USD1982: 7,827 USD1983: 8,757 USD1984: 9,681 USD1985: 10,257 USD1986: 10,992 USD1987: 11,848 USD1988: 12,432 USD1989: 13,457 USD1990: 13,937 USD1991: 14,249 USD1992: 14,891 USD1993: 15,856 USD1994: 16,417 USD1995: 16,997 USD1996: 17,734 USD1997: 18,572 USD1998: 19,441 USD1999: 20,361 USD2000: 21,710 USD2001: 22,188 USD2002: 22,592 USD2003: 23,224 USD2004: 24,576 USD2005: 25,676 USD2006: 27,167 USD2007: 28,360 USD2008: 29,631 USD2009: 29,604 USD2010: 29,800 USD2011: 30,709 USD2012: 31,199 USD2013: 31,365 USD2014: 32,764 USD2015: 33,864 USD2016: 34,450 USD2017: 35,443 USD2018: 36,765 USD2019: 38,023 USD2020: 40,740 USD2021: 44,260 USD2022: 44,920 USD2023: 47,226 USD2024: 48,819 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 2,457 USD1970: 2,675 USD1971: 2,789 USD1972: 3,009 USD1973: 3,402 USD1974: 3,885 USD1975: 4,311 USD1976: 4,689 USD1977: 5,133 USD1978: 5,651 USD1979: 6,253 USD1980: 6,545 USD1981: 7,197 USD1982: 7,827 USD1983: 8,757 USD1984: 9,681 USD1985: 10,257 USD1986: 10,992 USD1987: 11,848 USD1988: 12,432 USD1989: 13,457 USD1990: 13,937 USD1991: 14,249 USD1992: 14,891 USD1993: 15,856 USD1994: 16,417 USD1995: 16,997 USD1996: 17,734 USD1997: 18,572 USD1998: 19,441 USD1999: 20,361 USD2000: 21,710 USD2001: 22,188 USD2002: 22,592 USD2003: 23,224 USD2004: 24,576 USD2005: 25,676 USD2006: 27,167 USD2007: 28,360 USD2008: 29,631 USD2009: 29,604 USD2010: 29,800 USD2011: 30,709 USD2012: 31,199 USD2013: 31,365 USD2014: 32,764 USD2015: 33,864 USD2016: 34,450 USD2017: 35,443 USD2018: 36,765 USD2019: 38,023 USD2020: 40,740 USD2021: 44,260 USD2022: 44,920 USD2023: 47,226 USD2024: 48,819 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202448,819
202347,226
202244,920
202144,260
202040,740
201938,023
201836,765
201735,443
201634,450
201533,864
201432,764
201331,365
201231,199
201130,709
201029,800
200929,604
200829,631
200728,360
200627,167
200525,676
200424,576
200323,224
200222,592
200122,188
200021,710
199920,361
199819,441
199718,572
199617,734
199516,997
199416,417
199315,856
199214,891
199114,249
199013,937
198913,457
198812,432
198711,848
198610,992
198510,257
19849,681
19838,757
19827,827
19817,197
19806,545
19796,253
19785,651
19775,133
19764,689
19754,311
19743,885
19733,402
19723,009
19712,789
19702,675
19692,457

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2024
Amherst County48,819
Virginia77,492
United States73,634

Amherst County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 55,998 USDAmelia County: 56,488 USDAmherst County: 48,819 USDAppomattox County: 49,384 USDArlington County: 131,624 USDBath County: 84,722 USDBedford County: 60,072 USDBland County: 49,719 USDBotetourt County: 66,799 USDBrunswick County: 47,473 USDBuchanan County: 52,465 USDBuckingham County: 41,269 USDCaroline County: 56,845 USDCharles City County: 68,549 USDCharlotte County: 49,287 USDChesterfield County: 69,378 USDClarke County: 86,201 USDCraig County: 52,712 USDCulpeper County: 62,786 USDCumberland County: 50,714 USDDickenson County: 46,587 USDEssex County: 58,862 USDFauquier County: 90,597 USDFloyd County: 54,710 USDFluvanna County: 60,650 USDFranklin County: 58,252 USDGiles County: 55,152 USDGloucester County: 64,683 USDGoochland County: 130,571 USDGrayson County: 43,221 USDGreene County: 58,821 USDHalifax County: 49,300 USDHanover County: 81,533 USDHenrico County: 81,054 USDHighland County: 55,224 USDIsle of Wight County: 70,714 USDKing and Queen County: 64,881 USDKing George County: 69,622 USDKing William County: 61,754 USDLancaster County: 85,487 USDLee County: 43,193 USDLoudoun County: 106,510 USDLouisa County: 54,482 USDLunenburg County: 42,935 USDMadison County: 63,787 USDMathews County: 76,569 USDMecklenburg County: 51,880 USDMiddlesex County: 70,772 USDNelson County: 71,776 USDNew Kent County: 128,544 USDNorthampton County: 70,479 USDNorthumberland County: 69,818 USDNottoway County: 47,849 USDOrange County: 66,250 USDPage County: 52,748 USDPatrick County: 45,475 USDPowhatan County: 75,461 USDPrince Edward County: 43,284 USDPulaski County: 53,872 USDRappahannock County: 95,139 USDRichmond County: 47,384 USDRussell County: 45,266 USDScott County: 45,065 USDShenandoah County: 59,843 USDSmyth County: 50,617 USDStafford County: 70,313 USDSurry County: 58,212 USDSussex County: 41,032 USDTazewell County: 51,592 USDWarren County: 62,100 USDWestmoreland County: 56,273 USDWythe County: 49,194 USDAlexandria city: 120,602 USDChesapeake city: 65,771 USDHampton city: 54,848 USDNewport News city: 53,320 USDNorfolk city: 51,498 USDPortsmouth city: 50,593 USDRichmond city: 80,007 USDRoanoke city: 59,053 USDSuffolk city: 67,250 USDVirginia Beach city: 76,347 USD
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Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Amherst County 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 income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Amherst County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Amherst County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/amherst-county-virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Amherst County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/amherst-county-virginia.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Amherst County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/amherst-county-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Amherst County?

Per capita personal income in Amherst County was $48,819 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 3.4% from 2023. That is the 69th highest of 82 counties in 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in Amherst County?

$48,819 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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