Per capita personal income in Nelson County

Per capita personal income in Nelson County was $71,776 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.4% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 82 counties in 2024.

2024, USD71,776
Change on 2023+4.4%
Series high71,7762024
Series low2,3411969

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Per capita personal income in Nelson County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K80K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,341 USD1970: 2,534 USD1971: 2,626 USD1972: 2,713 USD1973: 2,992 USD1974: 3,441 USD1975: 3,782 USD1976: 4,227 USD1977: 4,877 USD1978: 5,821 USD1979: 6,887 USD1980: 7,804 USD1981: 8,449 USD1982: 8,960 USD1983: 9,854 USD1984: 10,738 USD1985: 11,173 USD1986: 12,174 USD1987: 12,040 USD1988: 12,924 USD1989: 13,983 USD1990: 14,173 USD1991: 14,483 USD1992: 16,121 USD1993: 17,246 USD1994: 18,437 USD1995: 19,764 USD1996: 20,643 USD1997: 22,107 USD1998: 23,482 USD1999: 24,104 USD2000: 26,133 USD2001: 27,326 USD2002: 27,614 USD2003: 28,454 USD2004: 29,991 USD2005: 31,675 USD2006: 33,690 USD2007: 34,901 USD2008: 35,628 USD2009: 35,689 USD2010: 36,579 USD2011: 38,656 USD2012: 41,615 USD2013: 42,700 USD2014: 43,075 USD2015: 45,240 USD2016: 46,657 USD2017: 48,222 USD2018: 49,547 USD2019: 53,191 USD2020: 57,691 USD2021: 63,126 USD2022: 63,841 USD2023: 68,750 USD2024: 71,776 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
202471,776
202368,750
202263,841
202163,126
202057,691
201953,191
201849,547
201748,222
201646,657
201545,240
201443,075
201342,700
201241,615
201138,656
201036,579
200935,689
200835,628
200734,901
200633,690
200531,675
200429,991
200328,454
200227,614
200127,326
200026,133
199924,104
199823,482
199722,107
199620,643
199519,764
199418,437
199317,246
199216,121
199114,483
199014,173
198913,983
198812,924
198712,040
198612,174
198511,173
198410,738
19839,854
19828,960
19818,449
19807,804
19796,887
19785,821
19774,877
19764,227
19753,782
19743,441
19732,992
19722,713
19712,626
19702,534
19692,341

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2024
Nelson County71,776
Virginia77,492
United States73,634

Rankings

Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Nelson County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

MLA 9

CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Nelson 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/nelson-county-virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Nelson 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/nelson-county-virginia.

Harvard

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, Nelson 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/nelson-county-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Nelson County?

Per capita personal income in Nelson County was $71,776 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.4% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 82 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 Nelson County?

$71,776 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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