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Per capita personal income in Kern County

Per capita personal income in Kern County was $50,641 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.7% from 2023. That is the 54th highest of 58 counties in 2024.

2024, USD50,641
Change on 2023+6.7%
Rank54th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high50,6412024
Series low3,9121969

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Per capita personal income in Kern County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K60K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 3,912 USD1970: 4,102 USD1971: 4,357 USD1972: 4,730 USD1973: 5,302 USD1974: 6,253 USD1975: 6,566 USD1976: 7,533 USD1977: 7,848 USD1978: 8,509 USD1979: 9,741 USD1980: 11,072 USD1981: 11,504 USD1982: 12,109 USD1983: 12,236 USD1984: 13,111 USD1985: 13,632 USD1986: 14,193 USD1987: 14,345 USD1988: 15,356 USD1989: 15,835 USD1990: 16,538 USD1991: 17,059 USD1992: 17,267 USD1993: 17,796 USD1994: 17,762 USD1995: 18,240 USD1996: 19,023 USD1997: 19,341 USD1998: 20,254 USD1999: 20,500 USD2000: 21,463 USD2001: 22,337 USD2002: 23,116 USD2003: 23,974 USD2004: 24,985 USD2005: 26,034 USD2006: 27,293 USD2007: 28,861 USD2008: 29,194 USD2009: 28,590 USD2010: 30,669 USD2011: 32,140 USD2012: 33,729 USD2013: 34,301 USD2014: 36,164 USD2015: 36,534 USD2016: 36,172 USD2017: 36,580 USD2018: 37,566 USD2019: 39,301 USD2020: 44,612 USD2021: 46,978 USD2022: 45,289 USD2023: 47,452 USD2024: 50,641 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 3,912 USD1970: 4,102 USD1971: 4,357 USD1972: 4,730 USD1973: 5,302 USD1974: 6,253 USD1975: 6,566 USD1976: 7,533 USD1977: 7,848 USD1978: 8,509 USD1979: 9,741 USD1980: 11,072 USD1981: 11,504 USD1982: 12,109 USD1983: 12,236 USD1984: 13,111 USD1985: 13,632 USD1986: 14,193 USD1987: 14,345 USD1988: 15,356 USD1989: 15,835 USD1990: 16,538 USD1991: 17,059 USD1992: 17,267 USD1993: 17,796 USD1994: 17,762 USD1995: 18,240 USD1996: 19,023 USD1997: 19,341 USD1998: 20,254 USD1999: 20,500 USD2000: 21,463 USD2001: 22,337 USD2002: 23,116 USD2003: 23,974 USD2004: 24,985 USD2005: 26,034 USD2006: 27,293 USD2007: 28,861 USD2008: 29,194 USD2009: 28,590 USD2010: 30,669 USD2011: 32,140 USD2012: 33,729 USD2013: 34,301 USD2014: 36,164 USD2015: 36,534 USD2016: 36,172 USD2017: 36,580 USD2018: 37,566 USD2019: 39,301 USD2020: 44,612 USD2021: 46,978 USD2022: 45,289 USD2023: 47,452 USD2024: 50,641 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
202450,641
202347,452
202245,289
202146,978
202044,612
201939,301
201837,566
201736,580
201636,172
201536,534
201436,164
201334,301
201233,729
201132,140
201030,669
200928,590
200829,194
200728,861
200627,293
200526,034
200424,985
200323,974
200223,116
200122,337
200021,463
199920,500
199820,254
199719,341
199619,023
199518,240
199417,762
199317,796
199217,267
199117,059
199016,538
198915,835
198815,356
198714,345
198614,193
198513,632
198413,111
198312,236
198212,109
198111,504
198011,072
19799,741
19788,509
19777,848
19767,533
19756,566
19746,253
19735,302
19724,730
19714,357
19704,102
19693,912

Compared with California and United States

Place2024
Kern County50,641
California86,761
United States73,634

Kern County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 111,268 USDAlpine County: 88,146 USDAmador County: 53,703 USDButte County: 61,191 USDCalaveras County: 64,051 USDColusa County: 61,656 USDContra Costa County: 108,259 USDDel Norte County: 50,144 USDEl Dorado County: 89,554 USDFresno County: 57,584 USDGlenn County: 58,305 USDHumboldt County: 62,031 USDImperial County: 52,117 USDInyo County: 72,766 USDKern County: 50,641 USDKings County: 47,718 USDLake County: 52,606 USDLassen County: 48,818 USDLos Angeles County: 83,888 USDMadera County: 51,225 USDMarin County: 190,891 USDMariposa County: 70,855 USDMendocino County: 62,438 USDMerced County: 51,481 USDModoc County: 68,353 USDMono County: 75,036 USDMonterey County: 74,175 USDNapa County: 103,017 USDNevada County: 80,346 USDOrange County: 94,034 USDPlacer County: 87,751 USDPlumas County: 71,569 USDRiverside County: 56,404 USDSacramento County: 69,693 USDSan Benito County: 69,967 USDSan Bernardino County: 53,991 USDSan Diego County: 84,312 USDSan Francisco County: 171,497 USDSan Joaquin County: 63,017 USDSan Luis Obispo County: 77,564 USDSan Mateo County: 179,656 USDSanta Barbara County: 88,347 USDSanta Clara County: 157,620 USDSanta Cruz County: 93,580 USDShasta County: 61,769 USDSierra County: 56,704 USDSiskiyou County: 61,164 USDSolano County: 67,744 USDSonoma County: 88,832 USDStanislaus County: 56,741 USDSutter County: 57,844 USDTehama County: 53,402 USDTrinity County: 42,191 USDTulare County: 53,098 USDTuolumne County: 61,604 USDVentura County: 82,558 USDYolo County: 71,044 USDYuba County: 54,741 USD
  • Under 53K
  • 53K to 58K
  • 58K to 66K
  • 66K to 75K
  • 75K to 89K
  • 89K and over
Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Kern 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, Kern 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, Kern 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/kern-county-california. 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, Kern 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/kern-county-california.

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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, Kern 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/kern-county-california (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Kern County?

Per capita personal income in Kern County was $50,641 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6.7% from 2023. That is the 54th highest of 58 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 Kern County?

$50,641 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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