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Per capita personal income in Mercer County

Per capita personal income in Mercer County was $61,164 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 2.6% from 2023. That is the 32nd highest of 102 counties in 2024.

2024, USD61,164
Change on 2023+2.6%
Rank32nd of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high61,1642024
Series low3,7491969

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Per capita personal income in Mercer County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K80K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 3,749 USD1970: 3,815 USD1971: 3,868 USD1972: 4,432 USD1973: 5,392 USD1974: 6,016 USD1975: 7,115 USD1976: 6,792 USD1977: 6,940 USD1978: 7,785 USD1979: 8,519 USD1980: 8,620 USD1981: 10,592 USD1982: 11,010 USD1983: 9,969 USD1984: 12,304 USD1985: 12,955 USD1986: 12,877 USD1987: 13,620 USD1988: 13,579 USD1989: 14,933 USD1990: 15,814 USD1991: 16,448 USD1992: 18,080 USD1993: 17,946 USD1994: 18,820 USD1995: 19,137 USD1996: 21,704 USD1997: 22,970 USD1998: 23,378 USD1999: 23,105 USD2000: 24,517 USD2001: 25,821 USD2002: 25,816 USD2003: 27,550 USD2004: 29,483 USD2005: 30,077 USD2006: 30,936 USD2007: 33,197 USD2008: 36,271 USD2009: 35,336 USD2010: 36,833 USD2011: 40,190 USD2012: 40,731 USD2013: 44,758 USD2014: 43,253 USD2015: 41,450 USD2016: 43,202 USD2017: 43,625 USD2018: 45,150 USD2019: 45,371 USD2020: 52,171 USD2021: 58,799 USD2022: 59,758 USD2023: 59,606 USD2024: 61,164 USD020K40K60K80K19691988200720241969: 3,749 USD1970: 3,815 USD1971: 3,868 USD1972: 4,432 USD1973: 5,392 USD1974: 6,016 USD1975: 7,115 USD1976: 6,792 USD1977: 6,940 USD1978: 7,785 USD1979: 8,519 USD1980: 8,620 USD1981: 10,592 USD1982: 11,010 USD1983: 9,969 USD1984: 12,304 USD1985: 12,955 USD1986: 12,877 USD1987: 13,620 USD1988: 13,579 USD1989: 14,933 USD1990: 15,814 USD1991: 16,448 USD1992: 18,080 USD1993: 17,946 USD1994: 18,820 USD1995: 19,137 USD1996: 21,704 USD1997: 22,970 USD1998: 23,378 USD1999: 23,105 USD2000: 24,517 USD2001: 25,821 USD2002: 25,816 USD2003: 27,550 USD2004: 29,483 USD2005: 30,077 USD2006: 30,936 USD2007: 33,197 USD2008: 36,271 USD2009: 35,336 USD2010: 36,833 USD2011: 40,190 USD2012: 40,731 USD2013: 44,758 USD2014: 43,253 USD2015: 41,450 USD2016: 43,202 USD2017: 43,625 USD2018: 45,150 USD2019: 45,371 USD2020: 52,171 USD2021: 58,799 USD2022: 59,758 USD2023: 59,606 USD2024: 61,164 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
202461,164
202359,606
202259,758
202158,799
202052,171
201945,371
201845,150
201743,625
201643,202
201541,450
201443,253
201344,758
201240,731
201140,190
201036,833
200935,336
200836,271
200733,197
200630,936
200530,077
200429,483
200327,550
200225,816
200125,821
200024,517
199923,105
199823,378
199722,970
199621,704
199519,137
199418,820
199317,946
199218,080
199116,448
199015,814
198914,933
198813,579
198713,620
198612,877
198512,955
198412,304
19839,969
198211,010
198110,592
19808,620
19798,519
19787,785
19776,940
19766,792
19757,115
19746,016
19735,392
19724,432
19713,868
19703,815
19693,749

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2024
Mercer County61,164
Illinois75,507
United States73,634

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 62,377 USDAlexander County: 54,342 USDBond County: 48,500 USDBoone County: 59,708 USDBrown County: 49,932 USDBureau County: 54,671 USDCalhoun County: 60,531 USDCarroll County: 54,171 USDCass County: 51,995 USDChampaign County: 59,853 USDChristian County: 53,948 USDClark County: 55,544 USDClay County: 54,942 USDClinton County: 64,744 USDColes County: 57,854 USDCook County: 79,964 USDCrawford County: 61,038 USDCumberland County: 104,890 USDDeKalb County: 55,006 USDDe Witt County: 61,727 USDDouglas County: 70,031 USDDuPage County: 98,481 USDEdgar County: 58,558 USDEdwards County: 53,227 USDEffingham County: 72,180 USDFayette County: 49,155 USDFord County: 69,422 USDFranklin County: 51,381 USDFulton County: 52,445 USDGallatin County: 57,193 USDGreene County: 54,758 USDGrundy County: 63,824 USDHamilton County: 56,469 USDHancock County: 60,715 USDHardin County: 55,913 USDHenderson County: 55,143 USDHenry County: 60,048 USDIroquois County: 59,524 USDJackson County: 50,957 USDJasper County: 59,658 USDJefferson County: 52,893 USDJersey County: 56,565 USDJo Daviess County: 63,662 USDJohnson County: 44,062 USDKane County: 69,927 USDKankakee County: 55,091 USDKendall County: 63,048 USDKnox County: 51,995 USDLake County: 103,546 USDLaSalle County: 57,510 USDLawrence County: 43,606 USDLee County: 55,487 USDLivingston County: 59,404 USDLogan County: 50,572 USDMcDonough County: 51,383 USDMcHenry County: 72,162 USDMcLean County: 66,091 USDMacon County: 61,375 USDMacoupin County: 56,247 USDMadison County: 62,684 USDMarion County: 56,066 USDMarshall County: 58,087 USDMason County: 57,582 USDMassac County: 51,487 USDMenard County: 61,789 USDMercer County: 61,164 USDMonroe County: 77,807 USDMontgomery County: 56,457 USDMorgan County: 53,806 USDMoultrie County: 77,504 USDOgle County: 58,984 USDPeoria County: 64,705 USDPerry County: 49,885 USDPiatt County: 70,960 USDPike County: 59,267 USDPope County: 43,633 USDPulaski County: 48,723 USDPutnam County: 73,151 USDRandolph County: 51,003 USDRichland County: 57,427 USDRock Island County: 54,067 USDSt. Clair County: 61,712 USDSaline County: 55,721 USDSangamon County: 63,581 USDSchuyler County: 55,900 USDScott County: 54,010 USDShelby County: 56,517 USDStark County: 59,494 USDStephenson County: 57,610 USDTazewell County: 62,652 USDUnion County: 53,748 USDVermilion County: 52,819 USDWabash County: 57,146 USDWarren County: 55,441 USDWashington County: 63,450 USDWayne County: 52,956 USDWhite County: 65,452 USDWhiteside County: 57,536 USDWill County: 70,456 USDWilliamson County: 58,380 USDWinnebago County: 55,188 USDWoodford County: 69,291 USD
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Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Mercer 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, Mercer 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, Mercer 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/mercer-county-illinois. 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, Mercer 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/mercer-county-illinois.

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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, Mercer 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/mercer-county-illinois (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Mercer County?

Per capita personal income in Mercer County was $61,164 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 2.6% from 2023. That is the 32nd highest of 102 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Mercer County?

$61,164 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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